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 [...]
Choose Play This May to Help Prevent Cancer
April 16, 2012 By
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 [...]
American Cancer Society Honors Local Volunteers, Advocates at Annual Distinguished Event
March 26, 2012 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 [...]
Breast Cancer Survivor, Volunteer Passionate About Helping Others Reach to Recovery
December 1, 2011 By
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 [...]
Centreville Volunteer Honored by American Cancer Society for Outstanding Contributions to Fight Against Cancer
November 15, 2011 By
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 [...]
Michael Marquardt Joins Board of Directors for American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division
November 1, 2011 By
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 [...]
Thousands of Delawareans Help Fight Breast Cancer, Create World with More Birthdays
October 23, 2011 By
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 [...]
Delaware Governor Jack Markell Proclaims October Statewide Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Businesses Turn Pink to Increase Awareness
October 19, 2011 By
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 [...]
Press Conference to be Held as Delaware Governor Jack Markell Proclaims October Statewide Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Businesses Turn Pink to Increase Awareness
October 13, 2011 By
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 [...]
Two Nobel Prize Winners Received American Cancer Society Funding
October 6, 2011 By
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, [...]
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Launched in Ocean City, Md.
August 30, 2011 By
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 [...]
Mount Pleasant Elementary School Second Grade Class Presents Donation to American Cancer Society
June 30, 2011 By
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 [...]