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Retired Detective Andy Lara volunteers to transport cancer patients from the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge in Cheltenham for their treatments at Philadelphia area hospitals. (Credit: Steve Tawa)

Colon Cancer Survivor Drives Home The Message About Early Screening

A retired Philadelphia police detective is among those the American Cancer Society is recognizing during this Colon Cancer Awareness Month.

2013/03/08

Health: Want To Help Fight Cancer? Nat’l Organization Looking For Help From Healthy People In Our Area

The fight against cancer is ramping up and now a national organization is looking for your help.

2013/03/06

More Delaware Valley Participants Sought For Long-Term Cancer Study

The American Cancer Society is trying to get 300,000 Americans to participate in the “Cancer Prevention Study III.”

2013/03/06

How To Help Your Kids Choose The Best Extra-Curricular Activities

Help your kids learn and prepare for the future through after-school activities.

2013/01/16

(A technician takes blood from one volunteer at left as other volunteers go through an initial questionnaire for the 20-year study. Credit: Lynne Adkins)

Hundreds Volunteer in Philadelphia For Nationwide, Long-Term Cancer Study

Hundreds of people were signing up in center city Philadelphia to take part in a decades-long study on preventing cancer.

2012/10/19

Annual Dragon Boat Festival Raises Money For Many Causes

The teams with 21 to a boat – lined up on the river’s east bank. Some were there for the fun of it, but a lot of teams were there to raise money for charities.

2012/10/07

Health: Nearly 18 Million Cancer Survivors Expected In U.S. By 2022

Nearly 14 million Americans are cancer survivors, and that number is expected to skyrocket over the next decade. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on why and the challenges it brings.

2012/06/14

(Anna Krentcil was arrested on charges that she took her six-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. File photo)

Anti-Cancer Groups Want N.J. To Ban Indoor Tanning For Those Under 18

The push is not due to the recent hue and cry over that New Jersey mom and her child in a tanning facility, but to what the American Cancer Society says are scary new figures about melanoma.

2012/05/07

(Kara Schmidt, left, and Katie Stonelake held a flea market to raise money for charity. Credit: Lauren Lipton)

Positively Philadelphia: A Couple of Gung-Ho Charity Fundraisers

“We’re having a yard sale, and all of the proceeds are going to be donated to the American Cancer Society or the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure,” say Katie Stonelake and Kara Schmidt.

2012/05/06

(Dr. Anil Rustgi, of the University of Pennsyvlania medical school, announces his search for study participants. Credit: Pat Loeb)

UPenn Cancer Researcher Seeking Participants For Long-Term Study

The American Cancer Society is looking for people between the ages of 30 and 65 to participate in “Cancer Prevention Study 3,” a long-term, national study exploring the role of genetics in cancer development.

2012/04/25

(City 6 coaches and others pose with a giant check at the 2012 "Coaches vs. Cancer" kickoff breakfast at the Paleestra. Credit: Ed Benkin)

Philly’s ”City 6” Basketball Coaches Gather for Cancer Society Fundraiser

Even though college basketball may have been on the minds of the fans at the Palestra, the annual event raises money for the American Caner Society.

2012/03/12

file photo (credit: American Cancer Society)

Cancer Cases On The Decline In America

By Dr. Brian McDonough PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There’s good news from the American Cancer Society. Cancer cases and cancer deaths have dropped in much of the United States. It is the lowest we’ve seen since […]

2012/01/05

Report Shows Cancer Survival Rates Improving

When the American Cancer Society’s annual report comes out, this afternoon, there will be good news for cancer patients: survival rates are improving.

2012/01/04

cyclists bike along the Ben Franklin Bridge.

Bike-A-Thon Closes Ben Franklin Bridge For Good Cause

The weather was perfect for the 39th annual American Cancer Society’s bike-a-thon which began at the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge, closing it for slightly more than an hour on Sunday morning.

2011/07/10

National Cancer Study Looking To Enroll Participants At This Weekend’s Relay For Life

There will be a Cancer Prevention Study 3 tent at the Relay for Life event at Hatboro-Horsham High School Friday between 4pm and 8pm. It’s a national study trying to determine a link between cancer and lifestyle factors.

2011/06/15

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