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Press Releases

  • 2013

    1. February 13, 2013 CancerCare Joins WellPoint Foundation to Improve the Health of Caregivers
    2. February 4, 2013 CancerCare Honors Leader in Cancer Treatments at 30th Partnerships in Hope Annual Awards Dinner
  • 2012

    1. September 26, 2012 Caribou Coffee Partners with CancerCare through Amy's Blend Campaign to Provide Support to Those Impacted by Breast Cancer
    2. September 20, 2012 CancerCare Recognizes September 20 As First Annual Myelofibrosis Awareness Day
    3. July 23, 2012 Magnolia Meals at Home Provides Home Delivered, Nutritious Meals at No-Cost to People with Breast Cancer in New Jersey and Massachusetts
    4. May 31, 2012 Boehringer Ingelheim and CancerCare Launch My Cancer Circle Online Tool for Cancer Caregivers
    5. May 30, 2012 Carolyn Messner of CancerCare is Named "Oncology Social Worker of the Year"
    6. May 29, 2012 CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation Announces New Director of External Relations
    7. February 6, 2012 CancerCare Launches New Transportation Assistance Program for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
    8. January 24, 2012 Actress, Cancer Advocate S. Epatha Merkerson to Host "Partnerships in Hope" Awards Dinner
  • 2011

    1. November 16, 2011 CancerCare's 3rd Annual Blocks of Love at Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, CT on November 19
    2. November 3, 2011 CancerCare's 9th Annual Lung Cancer Walk for Hope on Sunday, Nov. 6
    3. October 26, 2011 Leading Cancer Researchers to be Honored at CancerCare's Annual "Tribute to Our Friends"
    4. September 18, 2011 The Tic Tac Brand Donates $100,000 in Support of CancerCare’s Free Services
    5. August 30, 2011 Tic Tac® Mints Launches 2011 Shake, Share & Care Campaign in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness and CancerCare
    6. July 13, 2011 CancerCare is Awarded Top Rating by The American Institute of Philanthropy
    7. June 10, 2011 CancerCare CancerCare Raises More Than $550,000 at 2011 Spring Gala to Support Its Free Services For People Facing Cancer
    8. March 21, 2011 Carolyn Messner of CancerCare Is Awarded National Fellowship for Social Work and Patient Care
    9. March 20, 2011 CancerCare CEO, Helen H. Miller, to Join National Philanthropic Trust Board of Directors
    10. January 21, 2011 CancerCare Lung Cancer Walk Goes Coast to Coast in 2010, Raising over $250,000 for National Lung Cancer Program
    11. January 10, 2011 Actress, Cancer Advocate S. Epatha Merkerson to Host "Partnerships in Hope" Dinner, Feb. 24
  • 2010

    1. October 6, 2010 Hockey Great Bobby Nystrom to Serve As Honorary Chair for CancerCare’s 2010 Lung Cancer Walk on Nov. 7
    2. September 22, 2010 Leading GI and Breast Cancer MDs Among Honorees at CancerCare’s Annual "Tribute to Our Friends"
    3. July 28, 2010 Empowering Book for Cancer Patients Receives Top Honors from Medical Writers; a Portion of Proceeds to Benefit CancerCare
    4. June 28, 2010 CancerCare National Board of Trustees Elects New President, Susan S. Smirnoff
    5. March 23, 2010 New Helpline Offers Resources and Support for People Facing a Melanoma Diagnosis
    6. February 22, 2010 CancerCare to Honor Health Care Leaders at Annual "Partnerships in Hope" Awards Dinner
    7. February 8, 2010 CancerCare Educational Podcasts Now Available in iTunes Music Store
    8. January 5, 2010 Help Available to More Cancer Patients Unable to Cover Insurance Co-Payments for Treatment
  • 2009

    1. October 29, 2009 CancerCare Announces New CEO, Helen Miller
    2. October 11, 2009 Seventh Annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer New York Raises $9.5 Million – Largest Avon Walk This Year
    3. September 1, 2009 New Call Center Helps Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope With Challenges of Diagnosis
    4. July 20, 2009 CancerCare Launches New Program to Help Multiple Myeloma Patients Cover Transportation Costs
    5. June 22, 2009 UPS Drives Support for CancerCare's Kids Program
    6. June 1, 2009 Financial Assistance Resource Guide for Cancer Patients Now Available Online
    7. May 26, 2009 ASCO to Honor CancerCare's Diane Blum for Dedication to Helping People Manage Challenges of Cancer
    8. May 13, 2009 Financial Help Available for Cancer Patients Unable to Cover Insurance Co-Payments for Treatment
    9. March 4, 2009 Innovators in Breast Cancer Research, Treatment and Patient Support Honored at CancerCare's Annual Awards Dinner
    10. February 11, 2009 CancerCare Receives Grant from New York Community Trust to Assist Needy New Yorkers Facing Cancer
    11. January 15, 2009 Free Booklet Helps Cancer Patients Cope With Treatment Side Effects
  • 2008

    1. October 28, 2008 Media Coverage of Lung Cancer Is Increasing—And Increasingly Negative, New Report Shows
    2. August 18, 2008 CancerCare's Financial Assistance Program Receives New Grant from Reader's Digest Foundation
    3. July 23, 2008 CancerCare's Online Services for Caregivers Receive Top Honors
    4. May 30, 2008 CancerCare Clients Treated to Special Day of Pampering
    5. May 28, 2008 CancerCare Joins "Stand up to Cancer" Initiative
    6. May 27, 2008 Treatment Side Effects Involving Skin Hamper Quality of Life for Cancer Patients, New Survey Shows
    7. May 23, 2008 New Telephone Support Group Available for Brain Tumor Patients
    8. May 14, 2008 Sweet Charity: Duncan Hines® Sponsors Cupcakes for a Cause™ to Benefit CancerCare for Kids®
    9. March 17, 2008 Free Booklet Helps Cancer Patients Understand and Manage Peripheral Neuropathy
    10. February 29, 2008 CancerCare Honors Lung Cancer Pioneers at 25th Annual Awards Dinner
  • 2007

    1. November 5, 2007 New CancerCare Booklet Helps People Facing Cancer Understand Latest Research and Treatments
    2. November 5, 2007 CancerCare Announces Relaunch of Lungcancer.org
    3. October 23, 2007 Better Psychosocial Care Needed for Cancer Patients, Says Report from Institute of Medicine
    4. October 7, 2007 Avon Foundation Supports CancerCare's Financial Assistance for Underserved Women With Breast Cancer
    5. September 17, 2007 CancerCare of Long Island Hosts 5th Annual Lung Cancer Walk, Nov. 4
    6. August 13, 2007 Family Dollar, Fitz Motorsports Team With CancerCare to Support Women With Breast Cancer
    7. July 12, 2007 Hamptons Boutique Theory Donates Portion of Weekend Sales to CancerCare
    8. June 12, 2007 Women Well-Informed About Breast Cancer, Yet Lacking Knowledge About Current Treatments, New Survey Finds
    9. June 5, 2007 Tic Tac® Partners With CancerCare for Its Third Year to Support Women With Breast Cancer
    10. June 1, 2007 Skincare Guru Sonya Dakar Puts Star Power to Work for CancerCare
    11. March 29, 2007 CancerCare Featured on CBS Nightly News Program About "The Cost of Cancer"
    12. February 28, 2007 Survivor of Breast Cancer and Hurricane Katrina Honored at CancerCare's 24th Annual Human Services Awards Dinner
  • 2006

    1. December 8, 2006 CancerCare Online Support Groups Offer Convenience, Confidentiality and Flexibility
    2. November 15, 2006 Keep Your Lungs Healthy During Lung Cancer Month--And All Year Round
    3. November 3, 2006 CancerCare Connect Series Wins Prestigious Award for Best Health Care Consumer Publication
    4. October 26, 2006 CancerCare Receives $50,000 from Astrazeneca Charity Challenge at PGA Tour's Chrysler Championship
    5. October 9, 2006 CancerCare Receives $1.3 Million Grant from the Avon Foundation
    6. July 27, 2006 CancerCare Launches Latest Edition of A Helping Hand: The Resource Guide for People with Cancer
    7. June 16, 2006 CancerCare presents "An Evening with Richard Adler" at Guild Hall
    8. May 10, 2006 CancerCare Honors Long Island Residents and Business at Annual Gold Coast Gala
    9. May 4, 2006 New Help for Cancer Survivors Suffering from "Chemobrain," An Under-Reported and Under-Treated Side Effect
    10. May 1, 2006 CancerCare of Connecticut's Sixteenth Annual Golf Invitational
    11. February 28, 2006 CancerCare of Long Island Assumes Leadership Role in National Survivorship Program
    12. February 13, 2006 CancerCare of Connecticut to Honor Bayer at Sixth Annual Connecticut Cares Awards Dinner
    13. February 7, 2006 The Near & Far Aid Association Grants $10,000 to CancerCare of Connecticut for Expansion of Children's Services
    14. January 19, 2006 CancerCare To Honor President of sanofi-aventis U.S. at 23rd Annual Awards Dinner
  • 2005

    1. November 3, 2005 For Cancer Patients, Hurricane Effects Still Pervade Daily Life, BUT Increased Financial Support is Now Available
    2. September 9, 2005 National Cancer Organization Steps Up Free Counseling Services to Patients Affected by Katrina
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