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Celebrate Your Critter Caregiver!

November 11, 2015
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Has your pet helped you or a loved one cope with a cancer diagnosis? We want to honor your furry (or scaly!) friend with our #CritterCaregivers photo contest.

To celebrate National Family Caregivers Month, we invite you to share photos of you and your pet using the hashtag #CritterCaregivers, along with stories about how your critter caregiver has helped you or your loved ones cope with cancer.

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Looking Beyond the Pink Ribbon at CancerCare’s Breast Cancer Brunch

November 6, 2015
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On October 30, 15 people gathered at CancerCare’s New York office for a Breast Cancer Brunch, a celebration of all who are living with, and beyond, breast cancer. The event provided an opportunity for people who have been helped by CancerCare’s breast cancer services to meet one another and share their experiences.

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CancerCare’s Halloween Event Brings Together Families Affected by Cancer

November 2, 2015
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On October 27th, 19 parents and children gathered in costume at CancerCare’s national office for “What’s Behind the Mask?,” a free Halloween event. The evening provided a fun time for kids, and also served as an opportunity for self-expression and bonding with others in similar situations.

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Dr. Carolyn Messner Appointed as Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine

October 22, 2015
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CancerCare congratulates Carolyn Messner, DSW, OSW-C, LCSW-R, on her appointment as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Messner is Director of Education and Training at CancerCare.

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CancerCare Receives One of Eleven Grants Awarded at AVON 39 The Walk To End Breast Cancer

October 20, 2015
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CancerCare wishes to express our immense gratitude to the Avon Foundation for Women for awarding our organization a $650,000 grant to support the AvonCares program, which has provided direct financial assistance to more than 80,000 low-income breast cancer patients in 50 states since 2000. The grant was presented at AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, which concluded this past weekend in New York.

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CancerCare Appoints Fernando Moraleda as Chief Information Officer

October 13, 2015
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CancerCare is pleased to announce the appointment of Fernando Moraleda as Chief Information Officer. In this role, Moraleda will be responsible for oversight of the organization’s technology operations as well as driving technology-related business strategy.

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CancerCare Welcomes Christine Verini as Chief Business Development Officer

October 5, 2015
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CancerCare is pleased to welcome Chief Business Development Officer Christine Verini. Ms. Verini will serve as a key member of CancerCare’s Executive Leadership Team with a primary focus on expanding existing and future mission-based programs and enhancing and building organizational support and collaborations.

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CancerCare Survey Finds Most Patients Unfamiliar With Clinical Pathways

September 10, 2015
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A recent survey conducted by CancerCare of more than 1,300 breast, colon, lung and prostate cancer patients diagnosed within the past five years found that the vast majority had not heard the term “clinical pathway”. Even after it was defined, fewer than half claimed to be familiar with the term.

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Introducing CancerCare Canines

July 20, 2015
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CancerCare is thrilled to announce the start of a new program, CancerCare Canines, in collaboration with New York Therapy Animals, an affiliate group of Intermountain Therapy Animals. Our first workshop on July 21 will provide an opportunity for patients, caregivers, survivors, people who have experienced the loss of a loved one and healthcare professionals to interact with an animal assisted therapy team.

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CancerCare at BlogHer 2015: Join Our Twitterstorm and Learn About the Pillow Talk Program

July 16, 2015
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From July 16-18, CancerCare will be at BlogHer 2015, the world’s largest conference for women content creators, doing what we do best: encouraging others to talk about cancer. To learn more, visit us at Booth 2004, or join us tomorrow at 1:30 pm for a Twitterstorm, where CancerCare and our partners will be tweeting information about Pillow Talk and the importance of starting conversations about cancer: follow #CancerTalk.

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