BALTIMORE – May 17, 2012 – The American Cancer Society will host its 13th annual Taste For Life at The Lyric at 140 W. Mt. Royal Avenue in Baltimore from 2-6 PM on Sunday, July 29, 2012. The event showcases recipes by renowned chefs from the Baltimore area using local ingredients, as well as delectable [...]
National Cancer Survivors Day Is June 3
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
American Cancer Society Hosts June African American Men’s Health Conferences
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
BALTIMORE – The American Cancer Society will host 2012 African American Men’s Health Conferences at two locations: June 9 at Coppin State University, 2500 W. North Avenue; and June 16 at Morgan State University in the Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the conferences running until noon. A [...]
Local Cosmetologists Needed to Help Women Cancer Patients Feel Beautiful Again
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Montgomery and Prince George’s County, MD— The American Cancer Society is seeking licensed cosmetologists such as estheticians, make-up artists and nail technicians volunteers in Montgomery and Prince George’s County for a unique and emotionally-vital program helping female cancer patients. The Society will hold its next Look Good…Feel Better training for Montgomery Prince George’s County cosmetologists/estheticians [...]
Local Residents Called to Contribute to Historic Cancer Research Effort
May 3, 2012 By
ANNAPOLIS – May 3, 2012 – Residents of Anne Arundel County have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations. Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to participate [...]
Fourth Annual American Cancer Society Real Estate Golf Classic Scheduled for May 14, 2012
April 19, 2012 By
BALTIMORE, MD – April 19, 2012 – The American Cancer Society will host its Real Estate Golf Classic on Monday, May 14, 2012 at Hayfields Country Club in Hunt Valley, Maryland, one of the region’s premiere private golf clubs. Tournament proceeds support the Society’s lifesaving cancer research, patient services, community education and advocacy efforts. The [...]
Maryland’s Newest Tool in the Fight Against Cancer to Debut at Anne Arundel County Gathering
April 19, 2012 By
ANNAPOLIS – April 19, 2012 – This June, residents of Anne Arundel County will have an unprecedented opportunity to participate first-hand in a landmark new cancer research study: the American Cancer Society will be enrolling participants for their newest study, Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). CPS-3 is a historic nationwide study to help researchers better understands [...]
American Cancer Society to Host Taste For Life, Event Focused on Local Foods and Wines
April 19, 2012 By
BALTIMORE – April 19, 2012 – The American Cancer Society will host its 13th annual Taste For Life at The Lyric at 140 W. Mt. Royal Avenue in Baltimore from 2-6 PM on Sunday, July 29, 2012. The event showcases recipes by renowned chefs from the Baltimore area using local ingredients, as well as delectable [...]
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 [...]
Family Makes 5,000th Pillow for American Cancer Society; Benefits Breast Cancer Patients Experiencing Discomfort from Surgery
March 5, 2012 By
BALTIMORE, MD – March 5, 2012 – Every few months about a dozen members of the Marken family meet to sew and stuff pillows for breast cancer patients. At their most recent gathering in February the group of women made their 5,000th pillow, an 11-inch square provided to breast cancer patients to place under their [...]
American Cancer Society Calls for Passage of Tobacco Tax Increase
January 26, 2012 By
ANNAPOLIS, MD – January 26, 2012 – It’s not any new news that the State of Maryland could use some extra revenue these days. What if there was a funding source that could help fund valuable tobacco control programs and health care, save lives, and to top it off, has major public support. This is [...]
American Cancer Society Volunteers Raise Half Million Dollars to Make Strides Against Breast Cancer in Baltimore
October 16, 2011 By
BALTIMORE – October 16, 2011 – Today, 7,500 residents from across Maryland joined together at the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer four-mile walk in Baltimore, Md. to help create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays. The Society encourages women to choose to put their personal breast health first to [...]