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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 [...]
WHAT: The American Cancer Society, the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition and the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® are “Turning Delaware Pink” for the month of October, recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month, businesses across Delaware will be lit pink to promote awareness and stress the importance of [...]
ATLANTA – October 3, 2011—Two of the three scientists receiving the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology are former American Cancer Society research grantees, bringing the number of Nobel Laureates among the Society’s funded researchers to 46. Dr. Bruce A Beutler, professor of genetics and immunology at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, [...]
OCEAN CITY, MD – August 30, 2011 – Beverly Furst had a good feeling about combining her already successful “Pink Ribbon Classic 5K Run” with the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event – but the support and interest she’s received since the kickoff breakfast three weeks ago has been nothing short of [...]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – Students in Mrs. Wendy Turner’s second grade class at Mount Pleasant Elementary School have learned many important lessons this year – math, reading, art, spelling, geography, health, and more. But perhaps their biggest lesson came from a project they never imagined undertaking at the start of the school year. In the second [...]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE – June 13, 2011 – The American Cancer Society announced today that the organization is launching a new summer campaign, “Swim to Conquer Cancer,” to help raise money for cancer research, education, patient services and programs, and advocacy. The campaign asks area swim clubs and pools to host a one-day fundraising effort [...]
ATLANTA – May 11, 2011 – Finding out a loved one has cancer can be one of the most difficult things a person will ever have to experience, but caregivers who offer friendship, love and support to the family member or friend diagnosed with the disease do not have to go through the experience alone. [...]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – March 24, 2011 – The American Cancer Society is recruiting a dedicated core of volunteers to serve as the planning committee for its upcoming Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, an annual event held each October. Previous Making Strides events were executed by Society staff; however, in an effort to promote community [...]