August 30, 2010
Some major Hollywood talent showed their support for Tic Tac brand’s Shake, Share & Care program benefiting CancerCare at last night’s 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Celebrities dropping in at the SLS Hotel’s swag lounge shared their “personal acts of caring” on the program’s Facebook page. For each act posted, Tic Tac brand will donate $5* to CancerCare’s free, professional support services for people facing cancer.
CancerCare got a mention in a recent Los Angeles Times article (8/26) examining how swag lounges for Hollywood celebrities are increasingly emphasizing their charitable tie-in’s and forgoing the traditional high-end loot offered in previous years.
Check out the celebrity shout-outs on Shake, Share & Care’s Facebook page, and post your own personal act of caring to support CancerCare.
*(up to $100,000).
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
August 17, 2010
Donna’s Dancer Center of Shirley, N.Y., winner of the Top Studio of the Day prize at the 2010 Power of Dance Talent Competition, has generously donated it’s winnings to CancerCare of Long Island. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the award-winning studio for its $1, 835 donation to support our services for individuals and families on Long Island facing cancer.
Donna’s Dance Center offers hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet and many other dance classes for all ages. Please call the center at 631-399-7033 to register for classes and to learn more about the programs they offer.
We encourage you to visit their Facebook page and become a fan!
CancerCare of Long Island was founded to ensure that Long Island residents had full access to all of CancerCare’s free support services including counseling, education and financial assistance.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
August 11, 2010
Richard C. Frank, MD’s new book, Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope: A Guide for Patients, Families, and Health Care Providers, is a must-read for anyone affected by cancer. A portion of proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to CancerCare, ensuring that we are able to continue providing free, professional support services to people all across the country.
Fighting Cancer inspires patients to feel in control at a time when they may feel powerless. The many topics the book discusses include:
• What cancer is and how it spreads
• How to reconcile emotional needs alongside medical treatment
• Why particular treatment strategies are chosen and how they work
• How patients can visualize treatments at work in the body and why this is helpful
You can order a copy of the book here, or through Amazon.com.
We also encourage you to visit Dr. Frank’s Fighting Cancer blog.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
June 15, 2010
CancerCare was proud a proud participant at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held June 4-8 in Chicago, IL. The ASCO Annual Meeting is the nation’s premier educational and scientific conference where more than 30,000 oncology health care professionals gather to discuss the latest in cancer care.
CancerCare’s ASCO-Sponsored Patient Advocacy Booth allowed our representatives to interact with health care professionals from across the country — and around the world — to promote our free support services for anyone affected by cancer.
ASCO President Douglas W. Blaney, MD, with CancerCare’s Monica Cavazos Mendez
Complete ASCO Annual Meeting coverage, including research summaries, podcasts, and video can be found on ASCO’s website.
CancerCare’s publication, Your Guide to the Latest Research and Treatments: Highlights from ASCO 2010, will be available soon. Please stay posted for updates!
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
May 7, 2010
During the month of May, CancerCare encourages you to Run for the Rosés!
Select wineries, inns and restaurants across Long Island wine country are offering special promotions all month long benefitting CancerCare. They will provide exceptional rosé wines for sampling, and one dollar from every bottle sold will be contributed to our organization’s free cancer support services.
Don’t miss your chance to experience exclusive tours, fun events, and special offers on food and wine, all for a great cause. Visit the Long Island Wine Country website, www.liwines.com, for a complete listing of participating restaurants and wineries, as well as information about transportation and accommodations.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
April 9, 2010
Through April, The Cutting Edge Concert Series, presented by Symphony Space in New York City, explores the role that music can play in a patient’s treatment.
On Monday, April 12, CancerCare Director of Education and Training Carolyn Messner will join host Victoria Bond and composers Harold Meltzer, Sebastian Currier, Laurie San Martin, Sean Shepherd, Kristin Kuster, Jeremy Thurlow and Anna Weesner in a discussion about the therapeutic value of music during treatment.
The event, held at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater (Broadway at 95th St.) begins at 6:30 p.m. with the panel discussion, followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m.
“As a recent breast cancer survivor, I learned from a fellow patient the benefit of having music played when undergoing radiation treatments,” says Messner. “I requested my favorite classical music to be played. It was transformative for me, the time went quickly and the music enabled me to tolerate the treatments.”
“Many people find music to be a fabulous distraction from what is happening around them during treatment,” adds Messner, noting that most treatment centers offer patients the option of listening to music during treatment. “Patients can certainly find it soothing and relaxing, and some even prefer to dial the volume as loud as it can go in order to feel energized. Having the ability to select what they listen to and how loud they listen to it brings a sense of control, and really can completely change a person’s mood.”
Tickets are $20 ($18 for Symphony Space members); students and seniors, $15. Purchase tickets online at www.symphonyspace.org.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
March 4, 2010
March is both Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation provides up to $10,000 per year in co-payment assistance to eligible individuals facing renal cell carcinoma or colorectal cancer.
CancerCare has also responded to the needs of people facing kidney cancer by hosting Connect Education Workshops that offer information about research and treatment in kidney cancer and offering informative kidney cancer publications in our ever-expanding online reading room.
To learn about treatment updates for colorectal cancer, listen to our most recent Connect Education Workshop, Emerging Treatments for Colorectal Cancer: What’s New? Other Connect Education Workshops have explored colorectal cancer topics such as improved treatment options through clinical trials and updates on genetic testing for recurrence.
Additionally, this month’s Ask CancerCare column gives you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about coping with colorectal cancer.
For more resources on these cancers, visit the diagnoses pages on our website.
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Posted by Kyle Hornyak
January 29, 2010
Support CancerCare by attending the 2nd Annual Sweet Charity: Candy for a Cause event, hosted by CancerCare’s Junior Committee.
Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres, drinks, cupcakes, candy and psychic readings at Dylan’s Candy Bar, with proceeds to benefit CancerCare.
Date & Time:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Tickets:
$50 per person (advance purchase)
$60 (at the door)
Location:
Dylan’s Candy Bar
1011 Third Avenue (3rd Ave & 60th St)
New York, NY
Directions:
Subway: N, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to Lexington Avenue/59th Street
Tickets may be purchased online by visiting:
http://www.cancercare.org/sweetcharity
For more information, contact Bertie Downs, Special Events Coordinator, at 212-712-8337 or bdowns@cancercare.org
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Posted by jzahora
November 18, 2009
How can I be “strong” and supportive with my spouse while continuing to cope with my own reactions to his diagnosis?…What if my child asks: “Is Mommy going to die?”…What is a healthcare proxy and living will?…How can we protect our family financially while being faced with expensive treatments for cancer?
Get answers to these and other questions in 100 Questions & Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer (2nd Ed., 2009). The book offers practical guidance for caregivers, family members and friends on how to deal with common concerns arising from a cancer diagnosis.
Co-authored by Richard T. Hara, Ph.D., MSSW, CancerCare’s director of online services, and Susannah L. Rose, MS, MSSW, the book is available from Barnes & Noble, which will donate a portion of the book sale to CancerCare when you link from our website and purchase it online.
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Posted by Jeanie M. Barnett
October 14, 2009
CancerCare's Jane Levy (center) with Avon's Carol Kurzig and financial expert Suze Orman, accepting a $1.125 million grant award, made possible by participants in Avon's annual Walk for Breast Cancer.
CancerCare was among 8 non-profit organizations receiving substantial grants this past weekend from the Avon Foundation for Women to support direct services and care for women facing breast cancer.
The grant funds were made possible by the more than 4,000 men and women, including hundreds of breast cancer survivors, who walked in the seventh annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on Oct. 10 and 11 in New York City and raised a record $8.7 million to support a variety of health care non-profits that assist women facing breast cancer.
The Walk is a noncompetitive event, in which participants collect pledges for completing either a walking marathon (26.2 miles) or a marathon and a half (39.3 miles), split over 2 days.
The Avon Foundation is a long-time supporter of CancerCare’s free counseling, education and financial assistance programs for underserved women with breast cancer who live in New York City and the tri-state area.
CancerCare received nearly $1.13 million — the second largest grant award presented — during the celebratory Closing Ceremony of the Walk. Suze Orman, financial expert and Special Ambassador for the Avon Foundation for Women, and Carol Kurzig, President of the Avon Foundation, were on hand to present the ceremonial check to CancerCare Director of Patient Services Jane Levy.
To date, Avon’s support has allowed CancerCare to provide its free, professional services to more than 39,000 low-income women facing breast cancer.
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Posted by Jeanie M. Barnett
