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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 [...]
Suffolk, Va – September 29, 2011 – As a precursor to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, Griffin Oil & Propane hit the road with a striking new pink propane truck in late September of last year. This initiative is Griffin Oil & Propane’s way of raising cancer awareness throughout the region. The pink truck is [...]
NORFOLK, Virginia – September 22, 2011 – Sonny Jones who recently opened Pixel210, a photography studio located in Ghent, will support Breast Cancer Awareness Month by making portraits and highlighting the stories of 31 breast cancer survivors in the Hampton Roads area. Jones’ mother-in-law recently underwent a mastectomy and completed chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. [...]
NORFOLK, VA – Sept. 14, 2011 – Tickets are available for the Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Breakfast, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club located in Norfolk, Virginia. General Admission tickets are $35 and VIP tickets are $100. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m., with the program beginning at [...]
Press Conference to feature local, state, regional healthcare, political and community partners to reduce breast cancer disparities among African American women. PORTSMOUTH, VA – September 14, 2011 – The Walmart Foundation and the American Cancer Society join with local, state and regional healthcare, political and community partners to announce a new breast cancer awareness initiative, [...]
RICHMOND, Va. – (September 9, 2011) – The American Cancer Society has selected the First Lady of the Commonwealth of Virginia Maureen McDonnell to serve as honorary chair for this year’s Cure by Design Survivor Fashion Show. This year over 38,000 Virginians will be diagnosed with cancer and over 14,000 will die from the disease. [...]