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Volunteers essential in goal of fighting cancer

Today, the American Cancer Society thanks its more than 3 million volunteers — including the many volunteers in this community — each of whom is creating his own legacy of compassion and dedication to... read more

'Behind the beard' -- No Shave November proceeds help defray medical expenses of city employee.

The goal of No-Shave November is simple: Bring awareness to cancer by growing beards, which many cancer patients lose, and donating the funds typically spent on shaving to local cancer prevention orga... read more

3 Women on How They’ve Handled the Hardest Parts of Ovarian Cancer

It was important for Roley to educate herself about her illness. “I wanted to know every detail,” she says. “I think knowledge is power and the more information I could get, the better prepared I was ... read more

Send Uplifting Letters and Books to Kids with Cancer this Holiday in the Letters of Love Campaign

received over 1600 letters from individuals worldwide, including letters written by children and people who were themselves receiving cancer treatments. The company's new goal is to ... season is espe... read more

Newk's Eatery Raises More Than $250,000 to Battle Ovarian Cancer

Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating its fifth year fighting for women battling ovarian cancer, Newk's Cares ... about its philanthropy, with a goal to improve the rate of early diagnosis ... read more

Fight Colorectal Cancer and Genomic Health Launch Unique Online Resource for Colon Cancer Patients

who is on the Medical Advisory Board of Fight Colorectal Cancer and is a volunteer with the organization. Coach walks patients through a simple questionnaire with audio guidance to help them better un... read more

School brings sense of normalcy to youngsters fighting cancer

Cancer does not discriminate and in an instant it can turn your world upside down. Which is why one local program that works to bring a sense of normalcy to a child’s life is so important to the famil... read more

Allen Institute for Immunology to partner with CU Anschutz to understand dynamics of human immune system

The Allen Institute for Immunology's goal ... volunteers, thanks to a unique partnership with established research organizations. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus joins Benaroya Rese... read more

Relay For Life highlights fight against cancer

The money counts toward their overall fundraising goal. Relays take ... on the difference we made in the fight against cancer." Q: Who are the organizers? A: Each relay has an event leadership team. T... read more

George H. W. Bush, and a legacy of philanthropy

“We can let nothing stand in our way of continuing the fight to eradicate cancer,” he wrote in a letter attached to the hospital’s gala invitation. “Especially not now.” Showing up was important ... w... read more

Roswell resident advocates for lung cancer research at 'Love the Pearls' fundraiser luncheon

“We still face the challenge of identifying cancer in people who have never smoked,” said Smith. He described a round table effort of large, important organizations, coming together with an “opportuni... read more

Tom Lehman Joins Forces with Fight Colorectal Cancer to Raise Awareness of Nation's Second-Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths

"At the time, I didn't realize just how lucky I was to catch my colon cancer in Stage I, when it was most treatable," said Lehman. "Now, together with Fight CRC and Exact Sciences, I realize how impor... read more