Atlanta, GA—May 30, 2013– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded a two-year grant totaling $24,000 to Tracy R. Howk, MSW, a social worker at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOI). The Training Grant in Clinical Oncology Social Work is among 175 national research and [...]
American Cancer Society Awards $5,452,500 in Research and Training Grants to Nine North Carolina Researchers
May 29, 2013 by
Charlotte, N.C. —May 29, 2013– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded nine grants totaling $5,452,500 to researchers in North Carolina. The grants are among 175 national research and training grants totaling $79,073,250 awarded for fiscal year 2013. The grants will fund investigators [...]
American Cancer Society Awards $30,000 Research and Training Grant to South Carolina Researcher
May 28, 2013 by
Charleston, S.C.—May 29, 2013– The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has awarded a grant totaling $30,000 to a South Carolina researcher. The grant is among 175 national research and training grants totaling $79,073,250 awarded for fiscal year 2013. The grants will fund investigators at [...]
Governor Tomblin Proclaims 2013 as ‘American Cancer Society Year’ to Honor Organization’s 100 Years of Fighting Cancer
May 23, 2013 by
CHARLESTON, W. VIRGINIA – MAY 23, 2013 – In honor of the American Cancer Society’s 100th Birthday, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin officially proclaimed the year 2013 as the 100th anniversary of the American Cancer Society in West Virginia and urged all residents of West Virginia to join together to finish the fight against cancer. The [...]
American Cancer Society Grantee Sees Cancer Research As A Way to Help People, Change The Future of Cancer
April 25, 2013 by
Justin Jones decided at the age of 12 when his grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer that he wanted to do something to help people. Through high school and into his early college years, he focused on becoming a physician. Then his college chemistry professors talked to him about other ways to make a difference, [...]
Across Hampton Roads, Residents Asked to Enroll in Historic National Cancer Prevention Study
April 15, 2013 by
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – APRIL 15, 2013 – Residents of Hampton Roads and surrounding areas 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 [...]
2013 Georgia ACS CAN Research Breakfast at Emory Winship Cancer Institute Features Former Gov. Roy Barnes and Leaders in Cancer Research
March 20, 2013 by
More than 80 people turned out for the March 14 Georgia ACS CAN research breakfast at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to hear the latest information on cancer research from leaders in the field. The program, “The Importance of Cancer Research Funding: Finding A Cure, Making A Difference,” featured keynote speaker Roy Barnes, [...]
Metro Atlanta Enrolls 2,600 in Cancer Prevention Study 3 And Becomes No. 1 Enrollment City in The Nation
March 19, 2013 by
Metro Atlanta is the No. 1 Cancer Prevention Study 3 enrollment city in the nation, enrolling 2,600 CPS-3 participants in a two-week campaign that ended on Friday, March 15. The American Cancer Society partnered with the YMCA of Metro Atlanta for the CPS-3 enrollment, offering 17 YMCA locations throughout nine counties to make it [...]
Alpa Patel, PhD, Principal Investigator of ACS Cancer Prevention Study-3 Comes to Mount Airy, Carroll County
March 8, 2013 by
Will enroll Mount Airy Mayor Rockinberg, March 12 at 3 p.m. “Cancer Prevention Day” declared in Mount Airy, www.CPS3CarrollCounty.org WHAT: CPS-3 takes center stage in Mount Airy on Tuesday, March 12, which Mayor Patrick Rockinberg has declared “Cancer Prevention Day.” At 3 p.m. that day, Mayor Rockinberg will be enrolled into the study by prestigious [...]
American Cancer Society Awards Large Research Grant to Medical University of South Carolina Researcher
February 19, 2013 by
CHARLESTON, S.C. – February 19, 2013— Dr. Katherine Sterba was awarded a five-year extramural research grant totaling $729,000 from the American Cancer Society at a reception on February 6, 2013, at the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Public Health Sciences, where she is an assistant professor. Dr. Sterba is a behavioral scientist affiliated [...]
Charlottesville Residents Needed to Enroll in Historic National Cancer Prevention Study
February 4, 2013 by
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – FEBRUARY 4, 2013 – Residents of Charlottesville and surrounding areas 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 [...]
Commissioners Support CPS-3 with First Proclamation of 2013 Session
February 4, 2013 by
Charles County Maryland officials are taking the cancer fight to a new level. Charles County is the first site in the National Capital Region to host enrollment in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3). And County Commissioners, in their first proclamation of 2013, have declared February 2013 as “Cancer Prevention Month,” and [...]