RICHMOND – May 15, 2012 – The diagnosis of cancer in a child or teenager creates an instant crisis in the lives of the child, their parents and other family members. Normal daily life stops because often parents change their work schedules to attend medical appointments and siblings get cared for by relatives or neighbors. [...]
American Cancer Society and Sweet Frog to Host Reception for Children Affected by Cancer
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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 [...]
Virginia Governor Signs Legislation Benefiting Cancer Patients; American Cancer Society Volunteers Applaud Efforts
May 2, 2012 By
RICHMOND – May 2, 2012 – For years, advocates from across Virginia have been relentless in their efforts to fight cancer by educating legislators about how changes in state policy can improve the lives of cancer patients and their families. Their persistence paid off this year when members of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s General Assembly [...]
American Cancer Society to Host Relay Rally on Thursday, April 26th at Germanna Community College in Culpeper
April 24, 2012 By
CULPEPER, VA – The American Cancer Society will host a Relay Rally at Germanna Community College in Culpeper, Virginia on Thursday, April 26th from 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM. The event is open to anyone interested in helping to save lives from cancer. Information will be shared about the American Cancer Society and its signature [...]
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 Supports Signing of Bill to Reduce Health Coverage Disparities for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
April 9, 2012 By
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – April 9, 2012 – Representatives from the American Cancer Society applauded Governor McDonnell for signing Senate Bill 450/House Bill 1273, Parity of Coverage of Oral Chemotherapy Medications, late last week. The legislation, which was introduced by Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel and Delegate Christopher Peace, prohibits insurers that provide cancer chemotherapy from imposing [...]
American Cancer Society to Host Relay Rally, Saturday, March 31st at Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake
March 23, 2012 By
CHESAPEAKE, VA – The American Cancer Society invites the public to attend its Relay Rally on March 31, 2012 from 8 AM until 10 AM at Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake, Virginia. Anyone in the Hampton Roads area who is interested in helping the Society save lives from cancer is asked to attend the event. The [...]
Capacity Crowd Helps Raise Praise and Cancer Awareness
January 29, 2012 By
Gospel Artists Lend Their Voices and Support to Save Lives PORTSMOUTH, VA- Jan. 30, 2012 – The American Cancer Society, in partnership with NEWorks Productions and Grove Church, hosted “Call to Action” a free gospel concert to increase cancer awareness and action within Portsmouth’s African American community. The event, the first of its kind in Portsmouth, [...]
Gospel Concert to Raise Cancer Awareness and Celebrate Volunteers
January 27, 2012 By
Portsmouth, VA — The American Cancer Society, in partnership with NEWorks Productions and Grove Church, will host “Call to Action” a gospel concert to increase cancer awareness and action within Portsmouth’s African American community. The event, the first of its kind in Portsmouth, is a combination of music and ministry designed to address the wellbeing [...]
American Cancer Society Awards $360,000 in Research and Training Grants to the University of Virginia
November 15, 2011 By
November 15, 2011— The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has recently awarded an Institutional Research Grant totaling $360,000 to researchers at the University of Virginia. The grant, which goes into effect January 1, 2012, is among 98 national research and training grants awarded in [...]
Virginia Tech Alumnus Named to Board of Directors for American Cancer Society’s South Atlantic Division
November 11, 2011 By
BLACKSBURG, VA. – The South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society recently selected Joshua Burnheimer to join its volunteer Board of Directors. Burnheimer 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 40 million, serves Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North [...]
Cancer Advocates Set to Mark Great American Smokeout by Urging Virginia to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Legislation
November 11, 2011 By
Richmond, VA – November 11, 2011 – The American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), will celebrate the 36th Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 17 by calling on Governor McDonnell and state lawmakers to protect the health of Virginia residents by passing strong tobacco control [...]