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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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.– The South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society recently selected Bruce Waldholtz, M.D., to join its volunteer Board of Directors. Dr. Waldholtz 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, [...]
ATLANTA –October 20, 2011—Twenty-two individuals with a strong personal interest in cancer have been chosen to participate in the American Cancer Society’s research grants peer review process for 2012. These “Stakeholders,” who have been part of the Society’s grant review process since 1999, bring input from lay people and other external audiences as the Society [...]
NORFOLK, Va. – October 8, 2011 – Today, the American Cancer Society announced that more than $260,000 was raised at its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 3-mile walking event at Harbor Park in Norfolk. More than 6,000 dedicated community members participated in this inspirational walk to honor and celebrate breast cancer survivors, educate people about the [...]
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, [...]
PORTSMOUTH, VA – October 6, 2011 – The American Cancer Society, Walmart Foundation, and the City of Portsmouth announced the kickoff of the “Portsmouth Partnership to Beat Breast Cancer” at a press conference on October 3, 2011. Local, Commonwealth and Federal officials spoke about grassroots efforts to encourage African American women, particularly those over the [...]
ROANOKE, Va. – October 6, 2011 – John Robertson, Director of the Center for Comparative Oncology (CeCO) and a professor of pathology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, will be the keynote speaker at the American Cancer Society’s 14th annual Pink Ribbon [...]
RICHMOND, Va. – October 2, 2011 – Today, the American Cancer Society announced that more than $400,000 was raised at its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K event on Oct. 2 at Brown’s Island. More than 12,000 dedicated community members participated in this inspirational 5K walk to honor and celebrate breast cancer survivors, educate people [...]