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If you enter an ACME grocery store in the Delaware region during October, you’ll notice checkout counters decked with pink donation canisters for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and it’s likely that you’ll be swept into the enthusiasm of ACME’S Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities. ACME’s dedication to the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against [...]
Rebecca Neu, a three-time cancer survivor has been waging a personal battle against cancer since 1985. She knows that a sense of humor and the kind of support that she receives – and gives others – through the American Cancer Society are as important as any medicine. In addition to the medical advancements [...]
At the age of 48, Joyce Rickards was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. For Rickards, cancer wasn’t a new word in her vocabulary. She had already experienced five different types of cancer: lung, breast, chronic lymphatic leukemia, gastric, and multiple myeloma in her immediate family. In 2006 she was diagnosed with Stage II gastric cancer [...]
NEWARK, DE (June 14, 2012) – About 12 million people alive today in the United States have had some type of cancer. Christiana Mall, the American Cancer Society and celebrity Chef Dana Herbert have joined forces to fight back against the disease and help create more birthdays by presenting The Cupcake Revolution. This cupcake competition begins on [...]
Source: American Cancer Society Copyright 2012 American Cancer Society, Inc. All rights reserved. To the nearly 12 million cancer survivors in the United States, each birthday is a special milestone. These days, more people are surviving cancer and living longer – and that’s something to celebrate, especially on National Cancer Survivors Day, held June 3 [...]
Source: American Cancer Society Copyright 2012 American Cancer Society, Inc. All rights reserved. Remember the spontaneity and freedom of recess? The joy of taking a break to run around aimlessly, hang on monkey bars, or jump rope with friends? This May, the American Cancer Society is calling on women everywhere to relive that joy by [...]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE – March 26, 2012 – The American Cancer Society will host its annual distinguished event at the Wilmington Country Club at 4825 Kennett Pike in Wilmington from 7:30 until 11:30 PM on Friday, May 18, 2012 to celebrate its “Hometown Heroes,” local advocates and volunteers who have helped the organization save more [...]
The year 2001 was a year many of us will never forget. For Vicki Brown, it was the year that changed her life forever. Brown, a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, found a lump in her right breast. Her annual mammogram was already scheduled for later in the month, but it was an ultrasound that revealed [...]
ATLANTA – November 15, 2011 – Three Americans whose exceptional talents and commitment have helped make progress in the fight against cancer received prestigious awards from the American Cancer Society for their work in humanitarianism, distinguished service, and volunteer leadership. As part of its Annual Meeting, the Society honors individuals whose work is helping to [...]
WILMINGTON, DEL. – The South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society recently selected Michael T. Marquardt, CEO of Global Kompass Strategies, Inc., to join its volunteer Board of Directors. Marquardt began his three-year term on Sept. 1, 2011. The South Atlantic Division, the largest Division of the Society with a population of more than [...]
WILMINGTON, DEL – October 23, 2011 – Today, more than 5,000 Delaware residents joined together at the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to help create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays. The Society is encouraging women to choose to put their personal breast health first to stay well [...]
NEWARK – October 18, 2011 – At a press conference today, the American Cancer Society, the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition and the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® announced their partnership to “Paint Delaware Pink” for the month of October, recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More than 800 women across [...]