Category: cancer advocacy

5th United States Governor Supports Global Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Campaign

Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, has joined governors from Connecticut, Missouri, Mississippi, and Nebraska in support of the 1st Worldwide Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Day on November 10, 2010.   With increased awareness both in the healthcare…

Novartis Oncology Announces Winner of 2010 Warner Advocacy Award

Maryann Wahmann of the Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network (CCAN) has been chosen as winner of the 2010 Warner Advocacy Award, established last year by Novartis Oncology to commemorate the life and work of the late Monica Warner of the Carcinoid Cancer…

Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancer Survivors of New Mexico Invited to Family Cancer Retreat

Adult carcinoid and NET cancer patients/survivors and their primary caregivers are invited to attend the Cancer Services of New Mexico’s Fall 2010 Family Cancer Retreat from September 24 to 26 in Glorieta, New Mexico.  This is a free educational program…

Carcinoid Cancer Foundation Welcomes Channeling Jackie-O

When Marlena Johnston was first diagnosed with carcinoid cancer of the appendix in April 2010, she went to the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s website and embarked on a journey to learn all she could about her rare disease.  She began with Newly Diagnosed:…

ASCO Calendar of Hope — Call for Artwork

Carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancer patients, and cancer survivors of all ages, are invited by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to share their emotions through art and inspire hope in others.  ASCO is accepting artwork submissions …

Take Them a Meal: How to Help a Carcinoid Patient

If you know a carcinoid cancer patient who has just had surgery or is feeling too ill to cook, here’s a great website to visit:  http://takethemameal.com.

TakeThemAMeal.com is a free online tool designed to coordinate the delivery of meals to someone …

Advocacy Award Honors the Late Monica Warner of the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation: Call for Nominations

Novartis Oncology has announced its 2010 Warner Advocacy Award named in honor of Monica Warner, a driving force behind the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation for two decades and an extraordinary advocate for carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor patients. …

Carcinoid Cancer Advocacy

For Heather Yohnka-Boettcher serving as an advocate for carcinoid cancer is her focus as a team captain in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.  The 2010 Relay for Life of Van Buren West will be held on June 12 and 13 from 10:00 am to 10:00 am at Bangor…

Proclamation Heralds Worldwide Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Cancer Awareness Day: November 10, 2010

To raise greater awareness of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) cancers the first annual Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day is being planned for Wednesday, November 10, 2010.  In preparation for this unique day, a proclamation has been created by the World…

YMCA/Rocky Gap Triathlon in Maryland Supports Carcinoid Cancer Foundation

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Cumberland YMCA in Maryland, the YMCA/Rocky Gap Triathlon, and a carcinoid patient and her family, the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is one of three charitable organizations being supported by the June 5,…