Press Releases
2023
2022
- September 27, 2022CancerCare® Welcomes Kim Czubaruk as Senior Director, Strategy and Policy
- September 06, 2022CancerCare® and the Patricia A. O’Callaghan Animal Care Foundation Announce $1 Million Grant from the Foundation to Help Cancer Patients and Their Pets Stay Together
- July 19, 2022CancerCare®’s Caregiver Decision-Making Survey Results Reveal Gaps in Support For Caregivers
- May 31, 2022Premier Inc.’s Jessica Daley and Denise Juliano Elected to CancerCare® Board of Trustees
- May 23, 2022CancerCare®'s 34th Festival of Hope Gala Shines Light on Supporters and Advocates
- May 16, 2022CancerCare® Expands In-person Services With New Long Island Office
- May 02, 2022CancerCare® and Amie’s Place Foundation Announce Innovative Educational Resources to Help Cancer Patients and Their Pets Stay Safely Together
- April 18, 2022CancerCare® to Host Festival of Hope Gala on May 11, 2022
- April 13, 2022Employer Utilization Management Tactics Place Healthcare Benefits Cost Before Patient Care, Survey Finds
- March 28, 2022CancerCare® to Host National Gala on April 12, 2022
- March 10, 2022CancerCare® Releases Employer Guide to Prescription Drug Benefit Design for Employees with Serious Illness
2021
- September 28, 2021CancerCare® Donates Lung Cancer URL to LUNGevity Foundation to Connect More People Affected by Lung Cancer with the Resources They Need
- September 13, 2021CancerCare®'s Young Professionals Committee Scholarship Program Re-Opens for 2021-22 Academic Year
- September 07, 2021CancerCare® CEO Patricia J. Goldsmith Named to Forbes 50 Over 50 Vision List
- August 12, 2021CancerCare® Adds Harvey Shapiro, Managing Partner at Sargoy, Stein, Rosen & Shapiro, to Board of Trustees
- July 22, 2021Music Icon Patti LaBelle Reminds Adults: It’s Time to Get Screened for Cancer
- June 04, 2021The Mary Kay FoundationSM Donates $150,000 to CancerCare® Providing Cancer Resources to Underserved Female Populations
- May 19, 2021CancerCare’s Festival of Hope Gala Hosted Virtually on May 12, 2021
- April 30, 2021CancerCare® Publishes White Paper Highlighting Gaps in Education and Care for Patients with Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors (TGCT)
- April 28, 2021CancerCare® to Host Virtual Festival of Hope Gala on May 12, 2021
- April 26, 2021Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer Partners with CancerCare® to Launch A New Helpline for Those Affected by Stomach Cancer
- April 14, 2021Over 80 Patient and Disability Groups Call on Policymakers to Reject Health Policies That Discriminate
- April 08, 2021After a Year of COVID-19 Delayed Important Preventive Care, Oncologists Remind America: Time to Get Cancer Screenings Back on Track
- April 07, 2021CancerCare® and LUNGevity Foundation to Launch CONNECTING for Lung Health to Bridge Health Care Disparities
- April 05, 2021CancerCare® to Host Virtual National Gala on April 21, 2021
- March 29, 2021New Survey Reveals 44% of Current and Former Patients Living With Cancer Say Cost Was a Factor in Treatment Decisions; 55% Reported Feeling Depressed Over Financial Burden
- March 29, 2021CancerCare® Receives $800,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust
- March 23, 2021CancerCare® Welcomes Mark D. Peters II, PharmD as Vice President for New Business Development and Outreach
- March 02, 2021CancerCare® Young Professionals Committee Announces Final Scholarship Winner for 2020-2021 Academic Year
- February 16, 2021CancerCare® Welcomes Joanne Vanak, MSN, BSN, to Board of Trustees
- January 20, 2021National Minority Quality Forum’s Diverse Cancer Communities Working Group Published in the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Journal of Oncology Practice
2020
- October 22, 2020CancerCare® Welcomes J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP, Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society, to Board of Trustees
- September 15, 2020CancerCare® Young Professionals Committee Announces Recipients for Inaugural Scholarship for Young Adults Affected by Cancer
- September 08, 2020CancerCare® Appoints Craig Vosburg, President of Mastercard North America, to Board of Trustees
- September 01, 2020CancerCare® Publishes White Paper Examining Cancer Caregivers and Treatment Decision Making
- July 13, 2020Patricia J. Goldsmith, CEO of CancerCare®, to Speak at Free Virtual Advocacy Summit for Patients with Cancer
- July 07, 2020Pan-Cancer Consortium Moves to Clarify and Promote Consistent Use of Common Terms for Biomarker and Germline Genetic Testing
- June 15, 2020New Program Offers Cancer Patients Financial Assistance with Household Expenses
- May 27, 2020CancerCare® Paper in American Cancer Society’s Journal, CANCER, Highlights Important Gap in Patient/Doctor Communication
- April 23, 2020New Program Offers Patients Free Transportation to Cancer Appointments During COVID-19 Pandemic
- March 31, 2020LUNGevity Launches Breathe Easier: An Emergency Response Fund for COVID-19
- March 23, 2020CancerCare® Receives $700,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust
- March 19, 2020CancerCare® to Provide Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients Affected by COVID-19
- March 16, 2020CancerCare® Publishes White Paper Examining Treatment Decision Making for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
- March 09, 2020CancerCare® Launches Financial Assistance Component of Pet Assistance and Wellness (PAW) Program to Help Cat and Dog Owners Affected by Cancer
- March 03, 2020CancerCare®'s Young Professionals Committee Announces Scholarship for Young Adults Affected by Cancer
- February 24, 2020CancerCare® Appoints Dr. Alton Kremer and John Keating to Board of Trustees
- February 18, 2020CancerCare® Launches Cancer Out Loud: The CancerCare Podcast
2019
- December 16, 2019CancerCare® to Provide Vital Support for Cancer Patients Impacted by the California Wildfires
- October 21, 2019CancerCare® Celebrates its 17th Annual Lung Cancer Walk for Hope
- September 10, 2019Susan G. Komen Partners with CancerCare® to Help Breast Cancer Patients with Financial Assistance
- August 26, 2019CancerCare® Announces Walk, Wag & Run Event, 1st Annual Human and K-9 Walk/Run
- August 19, 2019Christine Verini of CancerCare® is Featured in PharmaVOICE Magazine’s 100 Most Inspiring People Issue
- June 10, 2019Dr. Carolyn Messner of CancerCare® Is Presented the 2019 Association of Oncology Social Work’s (AOSW) Quality of Life in Cancer Care Award
- May 31, 2019CancerCare® Publishes New Manifesto Declaring the Importance of Patients’ Values in Treatment Decision Making
- May 13, 2019CancerCare® Convenes Stakeholder Meeting to Begin Creating Model Disaster Response Program for Cancer Patients
- May 06, 2019CancerCare Celebrates 75 Years of Help and Hope on May 4, 2019
- April 29, 20192019 CancerCare® Gala Celebrates 75 Years of Help & Hope, Event Raises Funds for Free Support Services
- April 09, 2019CancerCare's My Cancer Circle Relaunches New Website
- March 26, 2019CancerCare® Receives $700,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust
- January 28, 2019CancerCare® Celebrates 75 Years of Serving the Cancer Community
2018
- November 13, 2018CancerCare’s Chief Program Officer, Brian Tomlinson, MPA, Joins Cancer.Net’s Editorial Board
- November 05, 2018CancerCare® White Paper Examines the Current Role of Biomarker Testing for Advance-Stage Lung Cancer Patients
- October 11, 2018Barbells for Boobs Partners With CancerCare® to Launch Breast Cancer Support Line
- September 18, 2018CancerCare® New Jersey Walk/Run for Hope Celebrates 31 Years
- September 17, 2018CancerCare® Prepares to Provide Vital Support for Cancer Patients Affected by Hurricane Florence
- May 15, 2018CancerCare’s 30th Annual Festival of Hope Gala Highlights the Importance of Community
- April 30, 20182018 CancerCare® Gala Showcases Program Impacts, Raises Funds for Free Support Services
- April 19, 2018TESARO to Receive 2018 Partnership Award at CancerCare® Gala
- February 27, 2018CancerCare® Receives $400,000 From The Mary Kay Foundation
- February 22, 2018CancerCare® Publishes Findings from New Oncology Provider Study
- February 14, 2018CancerCare® Receives $700,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust
- January 30, 2018CancerCare® Raises Nearly $665,000 to Support Cancer Patients Affected by Hurricanes
- January 10, 2018CancerCare® Receives Donation from The Tutu Project™ for the Carey Foundation to Provide Financial Assistance to People Facing Breast Cancer
2017
- December 28, 2017Caribou Coffee Raises $190,000 in Support of CancerCare’s Free Services
- November 29, 2017Impassioned Lung Cancer Survivors Join Your Cancer Game Plan, Merck to Advocate for Others Facing This Highly Stigmatized Disease
- October 15, 2017AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer Raises $6.4 Million in New York
- October 12, 2017CancerCare® Launches Initiative to Help Puerto Rican Cancer Patients Access Treatment
- September 27, 2017Celebrate National Coffee Day and ALL MONTH Support Those Affected by Cancer
- September 27, 2017CancerCare® Expands Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients Affected by Hurricanes
- September 19, 2017Pro Baseball Hall of Famer and Cancer Survivor Mike Schmidt Joins Merck, Jim Kelly and Leading Cancer Organizations to Expand Your Cancer Game Plan to Help More People Impacted by Cancer
- September 13, 2017CancerCare® Paramus Walk/Run for Hope Celebrates 30 Years
- September 06, 2017CancerCare® to Support Cancer Patients Affected by Hurricane Harvey
- June 23, 2017New CancerCare® Survey Illuminates the Financial Hardship of Cancer
- June 13, 2017CancerCare® Establishes Patient Values Initiative Releases Focus Group Assessment
- June 13, 2017CancerCare® Social Worker Receives 2017 AOSW Leadership Award in Oncology Social Work
- May 11, 2017CancerCare® Festival of Hope Gala Raises Vital Funds to Support Free Services
- May 01, 20172017 CancerCare® Gala Honors Health Care Luminaries, Raises Funds to Support Free Services
- February 07, 2017CancerCare® Receives $700,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust to Help New Yorkers Affected by Cancer
- February 06, 2017CancerCare® Receives $400,000 Contribution From The Mary Kay Foundation to Assist Women With Cancer
- January 19, 2017LUNGevity Foundation Partners With CancerCare® to Launch Lung Cancer HELPLine
2016
- October 18, 2016CancerCare® Lung Cancer Walk for Hope
- October 16, 2016AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer Raises $7.6 Million in New York
- October 05, 2016CancerCare® Announces Funding for Cancer Patients Through CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCAF)
- August 25, 2016CancerCare® Paramus Walk/Run for Hope
- August 22, 201610th Annual CancerCare® Fairfield Walk/Run for Hope
- August 11, 2016CancerCare® Announces Funding for Thyroid Cancer Patients Through CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCAF)
- July 26, 2016CancerCare® Receives Grant from The Tutu Project for the Carey Foundation to Provide Financial Assistance to People Facing Breast Cancer
- June 15, 2016CancerCare® 28th Annual Festival of Hope Gala a Huge Success for Patients and Families Affected by Cancer
- May 25, 2016CancerCare® Announces First-Ever Acute Myeloid Leukemia Awareness Month in June
- May 11, 2016CancerCare® Releases Landmark Patient Access and Engagement Report
- May 03, 2016CancerCare® to Honor Helsinn Therapeutics at 28th Annual Festival of Hope Gala
- April 22, 20162016 CancerCare® Gala Raises $1 Million
- March 21, 2016CancerCare® Offers Transportation Assistance Grants for Cancer Patients
- March 01, 2016CancerCare® White Paper Finds Lung Cancer Patients Value Quality of Life Measures Over Symptom Management
- February 25, 2016CancerCare Latest to Join Effort to Repeal the “Cadillac Tax”
- February 02, 2016CancerCare® Announces Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients in Mid-Hudson Valley
- January 25, 2016CancerCare® Announces Funding for Multiple Myeloma Patients Through CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCAF)
- January 15, 2016CancerCare® Announces Funding for Direct Assistance to Metastatic Lung Cancer and Multiple Myeloma Patients
2015
- December 15, 2015Data Accrual Complete – CancerCare® Patient Access and Engagement Study
- December 14, 2015CancerCare® Announces Appointment of Loretta Moseman to Board of Trustees
- December 10, 2015CancerCare® Appoints Terry Langbaum to Board of Trustees
- December 08, 201513th Annual CancerCare® Long Island Lung Cancer Walk for Hope Brings Out More than 1,000 Long Islanders and Friends, Raising Funds and Awareness
- December 04, 2015Carolyn Messner of CancerCare® is Named Fellow of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS)
- November 04, 2015CancerCare® Announces Funding for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Through CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (CCAF)
- October 20, 2015CancerCare® Receives $650,000 to Support Low-Income Breast Cancer Patients Nationwide
- October 08, 2015CancerCare® Names Fernando Moraleda as Chief Information Officer
- October 05, 2015CancerCare® Welcomes Christine Verini as Chief Business Development Officer
- September 24, 2015Eisai Expands Magnolia Meals at Home® Program to Help People Living with Thyroid Cancer
- July 16, 2015For Families Impacted by Cancer, Pillow Talk May Help with Hard Conversations
- July 14, 2015Susan G. Komen® Grants $2.3 Million to Help Breast Cancer Patients and Families
- July 08, 2015CancerCare® Announces National Study: CancerCare Patient Access and Engagement Report
- May 04, 20152015 CancerCare® Gala Raises Over $900,000 for Anyone Affected by Cancer
- April 29, 2015CancerCare® Welcomes Teresa Bitetti to Board of Trustees
- April 27, 2015CancerCare® Announces Appointment of Marcia A. Kean to Board of Trustees
- April 21, 2015Columbia School of Social Work, CancerCare® and University of Washington School of Social Work Introduce the Handbook of Oncology Social Work
- April 13, 2015Third Annual CancerCare® Greenwich Walk/Run for Hope
- April 01, 2015CancerCare® Invites Families to Join the Healing Hearts Bereavement Camp on June 5-7 in Milford, PA
- March 24, 2015CancerCare® Provides Financial Assistance for People Diagnosed with Melanoma or Lung Cancer
2014
- December 30, 2014Join CancerCare® for Free Webinar on Cancer in the Workplace
- October 27, 2014CancerCare® Provides Financial Assistance for People with Pancreatic Cancer
- October 22, 2014Helpful Resources Available in Time for National Family Caregivers Month
- September 30, 2014CancerCare® Awarded $1.5 Million Grant from Susan G. Komen®
- September 24, 2014AVONCares Provides Help for Women Facing Cancer
- August 01, 2014CancerCare® Provides Financial Assistance for People with Lung Cancer
- July 22, 2014CancerCare® Welcomes Ellen Miller Sonet as Chief Strategy and Alliance Officer
- June 30, 2014CancerCare® Board of Trustees Appoints New President, Michael Parisi
- May 20, 2014CancerCare® Receives $35,000 Grant from The Horizon Foundation For New Jersey
- May 15, 2014CancerCare® Receives $750,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust to Help New Yorkers Affected by Cancer
- May 06, 2014CancerCare® Greenwich 5K Walk/Run for Hope Raises over $40,000 for Anyone Affected by Cancer
- April 28, 2014CancerCare® Second Annual Greenwich 5K Walk/Run for Hope, May 4
- April 24, 2014CancerCare® Celebrates 70 Years and Raises Over One Million Dollars at Anniversary Gala
- April 07, 2014CancerCare® Announces Oncology Leader Patricia J. Goldsmith as CEO
- February 10, 2014CancerCare® Applauds Recent CVS Decision to Ban Tobacco Products
2013
- November 18, 2013CancerCare® Announces New Chief Program and Communications Officer
- September 25, 2013For the 18th Consecutive Year, Caribou Coffee Amy’s Blend Program Honors Original Roastmaster and Supports Those Impacted by Breast Cancer
- September 09, 2013CancerCare® Co-Payment Assistance Foundation Launches Same-Day Approval
- February 13, 2013CancerCare® Joins WellPoint Foundation to Improve the Health of Caregivers
- February 04, 2013CancerCare® Honors Leader in Cancer Treatments at 30th Partnerships in Hope Annual Awards Dinner
2012
- September 26, 2012Caribou Coffee Partners with CancerCare® through Amy's Blend Campaign to Provide Support to Those Impacted by Breast Cancer
- September 20, 2012CancerCare® Recognizes September 20 As First Annual Myelofibrosis Awareness Day
- July 23, 2012Magnolia Meals at Home Provides Home Delivered, Nutritious Meals at No-Cost to People with Breast Cancer in New Jersey and Massachusetts
- May 31, 2012Boehringer Ingelheim and CancerCare® Launch My Cancer Circle Online Tool for Cancer Caregivers
- May 30, 2012Carolyn Messner of CancerCare® is Named "Oncology Social Worker of the Year"
- May 29, 2012CancerCare® Co-Payment Assistance Foundation Announces New Director of External Relations
- February 06, 2012CancerCare® Launches New Transportation Assistance Program for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
- January 24, 2012Actress, Cancer Advocate S. Epatha Merkerson to Host "Partnerships in Hope" Awards Dinner
2011
- November 16, 2011CancerCare's 3rd Annual Blocks of Love at Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, CT on November 19
- November 03, 2011CancerCare's 9th Annual Lung Cancer Walk for Hope on Sunday, Nov. 6
- October 26, 2011Leading Cancer Researchers to be Honored at CancerCare's Annual "Tribute to Our Friends"
- September 18, 2011The Tic Tac Brand Donates $100,000 in Support of CancerCare’s Free Services
- August 30, 2011Tic Tac® Mints Launches 2011 Shake, Share & Care Campaign in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness and CancerCare
- July 13, 2011CancerCare is Awarded Top Rating by The American Institute of Philanthropy
- June 10, 2011CancerCare CancerCare Raises More Than $550,000 at 2011 Spring Gala to Support Its Free Services For People Facing Cancer
- March 21, 2011Carolyn Messner of CancerCare Is Awarded National Fellowship for Social Work and Patient Care
- March 20, 2011CancerCare CEO, Helen H. Miller, to Join National Philanthropic Trust Board of Directors
- January 21, 2011CancerCare Lung Cancer Walk Goes Coast to Coast in 2010, Raising over $250,000 for National Lung Cancer Program
- January 10, 2011Actress, Cancer Advocate S. Epatha Merkerson to Host "Partnerships in Hope" Dinner, Feb. 24
2010
- October 06, 2010Hockey Great Bobby Nystrom to Serve As Honorary Chair for CancerCare’s 2010 Lung Cancer Walk on Nov. 7
- September 22, 2010Leading GI and Breast Cancer MDs Among Honorees at CancerCare’s Annual "Tribute to Our Friends"
- July 28, 2010Empowering Book for Cancer Patients Receives Top Honors from Medical Writers; a Portion of Proceeds to Benefit CancerCare
- June 28, 2010CancerCare National Board of Trustees Elects New President, Susan S. Smirnoff
- March 23, 2010New Helpline Offers Resources and Support for People Facing a Melanoma Diagnosis
- February 22, 2010CancerCare to Honor Health Care Leaders at Annual "Partnerships in Hope" Awards Dinner
- February 08, 2010CancerCare Educational Podcasts Now Available in iTunes Music Store
- January 05, 2010Help Available to More Cancer Patients Unable to Cover Insurance Co-Payments for Treatment
2009
- October 29, 2009CancerCare Announces New CEO, Helen Miller
- October 11, 2009Seventh Annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer New York Raises $9.5 Million – Largest Avon Walk This Year
- September 01, 2009New Call Center Helps Ovarian Cancer Patients Cope With Challenges of Diagnosis
- July 20, 2009CancerCare Launches New Program to Help Multiple Myeloma Patients Cover Transportation Costs
- June 22, 2009UPS Drives Support for CancerCare's Kids Program
- June 01, 2009Financial Assistance Resource Guide for Cancer Patients Now Available Online
- May 26, 2009ASCO to Honor CancerCare's Diane Blum for Dedication to Helping People Manage Challenges of Cancer
- May 13, 2009Financial Help Available for Cancer Patients Unable to Cover Insurance Co-Payments for Treatment
- March 04, 2009Innovators in Breast Cancer Research, Treatment and Patient Support Honored at CancerCare's Annual Awards Dinner
- February 11, 2009CancerCare Receives Grant from New York Community Trust to Assist Needy New Yorkers Facing Cancer
- January 15, 2009Free Booklet Helps Cancer Patients Cope With Treatment Side Effects
2008
- August 18, 2008CancerCare's Financial Assistance Program Receives New Grant from Reader's Digest Foundation
- July 23, 2008CancerCare's Online Services for Caregivers Receive Top Honors
- May 30, 2008CancerCare Clients Treated to Special Day of Pampering
- May 28, 2008CancerCare Joins "Stand up to Cancer" Initiative
- May 27, 2008Treatment Side Effects Involving Skin Hamper Quality of Life for Cancer Patients, New Survey Shows
- May 23, 2008New Telephone Support Group Available for Brain Tumor Patients
- May 14, 2008Sweet Charity: Duncan Hines® Sponsors Cupcakes for a Cause™ to Benefit CancerCare for Kids®
- February 29, 2008CancerCare Honors Lung Cancer Pioneers at 25th Annual Awards Dinner
2007
- November 05, 2007New CancerCare Booklet Helps People Facing Cancer Understand Latest Research and Treatments
- October 07, 2007Avon Foundation Supports CancerCare's Financial Assistance for Underserved Women With Breast Cancer
- September 17, 2007CancerCare of Long Island Hosts 5th Annual Lung Cancer Walk, Nov. 4
- August 13, 2007Family Dollar, Fitz Motorsports Team With CancerCare to Support Women With Breast Cancer
- July 12, 2007Hamptons Boutique Theory Donates Portion of Weekend Sales to CancerCare
- June 05, 2007Tic Tac® Partners With CancerCare for Its Third Year to Support Women With Breast Cancer
- June 01, 2007Skincare Guru Sonya Dakar Puts Star Power to Work for CancerCare
- March 29, 2007CancerCare Featured on CBS Nightly News Program About "The Cost of Cancer"
- February 28, 2007Survivor of Breast Cancer and Hurricane Katrina Honored at CancerCare's 24th Annual Human Services Awards Dinner
2006
- December 08, 2006CancerCare Online Support Groups Offer Convenience, Confidentiality and Flexibility
- November 03, 2006CancerCare Connect Series Wins Prestigious Award for Best Health Care Consumer Publication
- October 26, 2006CancerCare Receives $50,000 from Astrazeneca Charity Challenge at PGA Tour's Chrysler Championship
- October 09, 2006CancerCare Receives $1.3 Million Grant from the Avon Foundation
- July 27, 2006CancerCare Launches Latest Edition of A Helping Hand: The Resource Guide for People with Cancer
- June 16, 2006CancerCare presents "An Evening with Richard Adler" at Guild Hall
- May 10, 2006CancerCare Honors Long Island Residents and Business at Annual Gold Coast Gala
- May 04, 2006New Help for Cancer Survivors Suffering from "Chemobrain," An Under-Reported and Under-Treated Side Effect
- May 01, 2006CancerCare of Connecticut's Sixteenth Annual Golf Invitational
- February 28, 2006CancerCare of Long Island Assumes Leadership Role in National Survivorship Program
- February 13, 2006CancerCare of Connecticut to Honor Bayer at Sixth Annual Connecticut Cares Awards Dinner
- February 07, 2006The Near & Far Aid Association Grants $10,000 to CancerCare of Connecticut for Expansion of Children's Services
- January 19, 2006CancerCare To Honor President of sanofi-aventis U.S. at 23rd Annual Awards Dinner