Latest NCI-designated Cancer Center Stories
Philanthropic Race Raises Record-Breaking $3.9 million for St. Jude MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tennessee residents Brian Shelton of Cookeville, and Candice Fredericks of Collierville were the top male and female finishers, respectively, in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend on Saturday, Dec. 3. Shelton finished the 26.2-miles course with a time of 2:38:16 while Fredericks finished in 3:11:22. Proceeds from all races benefited St. Jude Children's...
Men are three times more likely than women to develop a common form of skin cancer but medical science doesn’t know why. A new study may provide part of the answer. Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) have found that male mice had lower levels of an important skin antioxidant than female mice and higher levels of certain cancer-linked inflammatory cells. ...
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ANN INC., the parent company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, announced that it will join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for the eighth annual Thanks and Giving campaign by asking shoppers to "give thanks for the healthy kids in your life and give to those who are not." Now through December 31st, customers who shop at Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Factory, LOFT, and LOFT Outlet stores will have an opportunity to support St. Jude through an...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- How do patients, doctors, insurers and the government define the value of cancer treatment? How do drugs stack up against one another from a value perspective? Is personalizing treatment a realistic goal and can it increase the value of care? The answers to these questions are not simple - nor are they without controversy. But John Marshall, MD, of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, says the conversation is an...
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The SECU Cancer Center at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. is now open to patients, an announcement that came at a recent donor luncheon and ribbon cutting ceremony where Trustees of Mission Foundation announced they had reached their $15 million goal to help fund the project. SECU Foundation jumpstarted the fundraising campaign with a $5 million grant in 2010, with naming rights recognizing the Credit Union members' gift. The five-story...
Boston-based Internet stationery company, LookLoveSend, LLC is partnering with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund this holiday season to offer online access to high-quality printed, personalized holiday photo cards. The collection includes special Dana-Farber Cancer Institute photo cards, the proceeds from which will go directly to the Jimmy Fund. Shoppers may also choose to make a gift directly to the Jimmy Fund at checkout with any other holiday card purchases. Billerica, MA...
St. Jude patients and GRAMMY®-award winning artist Ne-Yo steal the spotlight ATLANTA, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The inaugural St. Jude Soul Celebration Gala brought together red carpet celebrities like Elise Neal, Terri Vaughn, Roger Bobb, Demetria McKinney, Mike Peterson (NFL Atlanta Falcons), Dikembe Mutombo (NBA Hall of Fame), and Fredricka Whitfield for a good cause - to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, one of the...
Peloton’s Success is in Response to Stefanie Spielman’s Challenge to “Continue to Fight†Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) November 12, 2011 Stefanie's Team of Hope raised over $268,000 for Pelotonia 11, making the team the #1 non-corporate fundraising peloton in the event for the second year in a row. All of the funds raised will go to life-saving cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute....
Peloton’s success is in response to Stefanie Spielman’s challenge to “Continue to Fight†Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) November 12, 2011 Stefanie's Team of Hope raised more than $268,000 for Pelotonia 11, making the team the #1 non-corporate fundraising peloton in the event for the second year in a row. All of the funds raised will go to life-saving cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research...
Angelica Vale, Danna Garcia, Alejandro Chaban, Chino y Nacho, Katharine McPhee, Lily Aldridge, Hill Harper, Adam Irigoyen and Elise Neal also lend their voices and talents to support the campaign MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For 50 years, the entertainment industry has embraced the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. When Danny Thomas set out to build the hospital in 1962, some of the biggest stars of that era such as Frank Sinatra,...
