Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The 12th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 19 on the west steps of the State Capitol.
Fiercebiotech (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
With the lid on federal research spending, competition for any available money has been heating up among more than 1,000 advocacy groups, according to the Wall Street Journal . Officials at the American Cancer Society are warning that donors are being approached too often from too many groups. And lobbying lawmakers for funds has reached fever pitch. Tighter funding is forcing the Society to set priorities,...
State Journal Featured Content (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society Office in Morgantown helps patients with support and services while they undergo treatment.
Mariska's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
According to the American Cancer Society, 2.4 million women in the United States have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many of you know how dear this cause is to me. I have watched friends lose their hair, their breasts, and yes, even their lives to this silent [...]
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Maria Sharapova and Canon Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer Canon and Maria Sharapova today announced the Company's 'Pink' campaign, which will help raise awareness of breast cancer and celebrates Canon's 10-year support of the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer®. Canon has created a special 'bundle,' including a PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH camera in pink melody, a SELPHY...
markstorer.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
I had a story due tonight about our local American Cancer Society Relay for Life event here in town. As I wrote the piece, I found myself unable to detach as I normally do. I’ve developed, rather quickly I might add-which disturbs me–a real ability to detach myself from the people I interview. [...]
A Keyboard and a .45 (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Get you attention? It's October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. V and I support several cancer charitable organizations. We support The American Cancer Society and Komen for the Cure to name a couple. An organization that we also support, that raises money for for Komen and The KatScan Fund is Boobie-Thon . Controversial? Sure. But they raise one heck of a lot of money for causes that we support. From...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Devil’s Due Publishing, Hypergraphia, the Hero Initiative and the American Cancer Society are teaming up for a benefit to help artist Josh Medors, who is currently battling cancer. The event will be held in Brooklyn next Saturday, Oct. 4. More details can be found here.
Southern Sass on Crime (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) program is dedicated to increasing awareness about the importance of the early detection of breast cancer through a nationwide campaign. NBCAM started as a weeklong campaign in 1985 with 2 founding members. Today the American Cancer Society is one of many national public service organizations, professional associations, and [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
BRENTWOOD, MO -- 09/29/08 -- Scrubs & Beyond is doing more than recognizing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- they are supporting it by donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of specific items to the American Cancer Society. ..
The Turner Report (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Not there has been any clamor for it, but while I am awaiting some videos of more recent performances of our group Natural Disaster, I have posted an extremely grainy, poor quality video of one of our June 2005 performances. It was the first time we played at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Webb City, an all-night activity, and our portion of it began at about 1:30 a.m. The video features...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
The Rochester-based Wegmans supermarket chain is getting kudos from the American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey for ending the sale of cigarettes in their stores. “Wegmans made a courageous move by becoming the first large grocery chain in New York State to stop selling cigarettes,” Donald Distasio, CEO of the Cancer [...]
adn.com: Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Evening of Hope, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Providence Cancer Center, 3851 Piper St. The event highlights breast cancer awareness and features refreshments, a guest speaker, music, door prizes and a silent auction to benefit the local American Cancer Society. $10. (440-6376, 694-3254, 227-2112, 440-0685)
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
SUFFERN, N.Y. - (Grassroots Newswire) -- According to American Cancer Society® estimates, in 2008 alone, about 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women in the United States and 40,480 women will die from the disease. Such
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
I'm hearing some disturbing news with regard to Governor Kaine and smoke-free restaurants - an issue on which he's been a champion the past few years. The American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society, the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Smoke Free Virginia Now , and 71% of all Virginians all understand that smoking should not be permitted in bars and restaurants....
