Just Three Calls How many calls does it take to get a Congressperson’s attention? Just three calls from three constituents will make a difference. Don’t sit on the sidelines. Make quality cancer care a priority and CALL your representative to ask for their support for the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (CCCIA)! Call now >>
Sign Up CancerCare’s Free Telephone Workshops! Part II of the annual Cancer Survivorship Series, which takes place on May 19, focuses on the importance of nutrition and physical activity while living with, through and beyond cancer. Sign up >>
Join Us for an Evening with the Stars The NCCS Rays of Hope gala is right around the corner! Join us on May 13 as we celebrate cancer survivors and honor leaders in the cancer survivorship movement. Awardees include Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order SVU, and Doug Ulman, founder of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and president of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, moderator of Face the Nation, and cancer survivor, will emcee the event. Call NCCS at 1-888-650-9127 to purchase your gala tickets! Purchase tickets >>
Advocate Spotlight: Sherri Romanoski Sherri Romanoski, a teacher, wife, and mother of three was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. After undergoing surgery and chemo and finding a “black hole” where helpful information should have been, Sherri decided to do something for people in the same situation. Read on to find out how this devastating diagnosis and a survivor’s retreat pointed Sherri on the path to advocacy. Read more >>
Thank you for joining us in NYC! On behalf of Team NCCS, thank you to everyone who participated in the Revlon Run/Walk in New York City on May 2. More than 40,000 people gathered in Times Square to join the fight against women’s cancers. See photos from the event >>
Making important decisions Most people don’t hear much else after the three words, “You have cancer.” The decision-making skills a person has always had can suddenly get lost, and deciding on a treatment can be overwhelming for that person and their loved ones. The Cancer Survival Toolbox module, Making Decisions, helps you identify your decision-making style and learn how to best make critical decisions like choosing the appropriate cancer treatment. Listen now >>
