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ATLANTA – February 23, 2011 – Since 1999, the South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society has provided thousands of college scholarships to childhood cancer survivors and invested more than $2 million back into the local communities. The Society has established the 2011 Young Cancer Survivor Scholarship Program to assist childhood cancer survivors in [...]
Jessica Clohessy always knew the first message on her cell phone after she competed in a race would be her father’s. Kevin Clohessy was his daughter’s biggest fan and couldn’t wait to congratulate her after a run. But when Jessica crosses the finish line in the 2011 Sun Trust National Marathon in Washington, D.C. on [...]
Columbia, SC – The American Cancer Society has opened registration for the 2011 South Carolina African American Men’s Health Forum. The event, themed “Taking Care of the Man in the Mirror,” will take place on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Brookland Banquet and Conference Center in West Columbia from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Continental [...]
Myrtle Beach, SC - Nov. 2, 2010– The American Cancer Society is recognizing its first health care provider in Horry County. Carolina Regional Cancer Center will receive the Society Collaborative Health Care Partner award in a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16. The press conference will be held at the cancer center, 4712 Oleander [...]
COLUMBIA, SC (October 19, 2010) – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is asking South Carolina U.S. Congressional District 5 candidates to go on the record with their positions on cancer issues. ACS CAN, the nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, has reached out to more than 500 federal and state candidates [...]
Oct. 4, 2010 - Eighteen Logan’s restaurants in the Carolinas and Augusta, GA will host a “Pink Out” on October 25 to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer. On the “Pink Out” day, the restaurants will be decorated in pink décor, staff will wear pink clothing and 10 [...]
ATLANTA – October 1, 2010 – As the nation marks the annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the American Cancer Society is encouraging women to choose to put their personal breast health first to stay well and reduce their risk of breast cancer. The Society is reminding women 40 and older about the [...]
ATLANTA — September 23, 2010 — 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. [...]
Washington, D.C. – September 22, 2010 – Key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will directly benefit cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are set to take effect tomorrow, six months after the landmark law was signed. Starting Sept. 23, health plans will be banned from setting lifetime dollar caps on coverage, and [...]
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (August 17, 2010) – The American Cancer Society and the University of South Carolina Center for Colon Cancer Research will host Remember When? – a 1960’s- inspired showcase of hair and health at The Cinema Room in Orangeburg on Saturday, August 28. The celebration, which will be held from 7-11 p.m., is designed to [...]
JULY 28, 2010 – According to a new report, seven states and the District of Columbia are getting mixed reviews for their legislative efforts to combat cancer. How Do You Measure up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality evaluates each state’s legislative activity on six issues key to [...]
UPDATED July 15, 2010 — 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. Beginning [...]