American Cancer Society Archives - Harlem World Magazine

Join Pharrell And Others At The “Nothing Can Stop Us,” Super Bowl Gospel Celebration

For the eighth consecutive year, the 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will air on BET during Super Bowl LV week on Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at 8/7c.Continue reading

American Cancer Society Host Annual Taste Of Hope With Chefs JJ Johnson, Michael White And Sting

The American Cancer Society (ACS) will host the 15^th annual Taste of Hope virtual celebration on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.Continue reading

Health Department Urges Colon Cancer Screening Following Revised Recommendations

The Health Department is encouraging New Yorkers to get screened for colon cancer and alerting health care providers to the risk of colon cancer at younger ages. Continue reading

NFL Player’s Choir Sings “Little Light Of Mine” For American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society presented Share The Light – a virtual live streaming event hosted by Carrie Ann Inaba, moderator of CBS’s daytime series The Talk and judge for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars last week.Continue reading

5W’s: American Cancer Society’s Meagan Hallworth On Relay For Life In Harlem

Meet Meagan Hallworth, the Community Development Manager at Relay for Life to answer our e-mail 5 Ws questions before the upcoming Relay For Life of Manhattan event in Harlem.Continue reading

Thank You For Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2017 From Harlem To Hollywood (Video)

In celebration of 25 years of saving lives nationwide, American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks united communities to honor those touched by the disease and raise awareness and funds for a world without breast cancer during the month of October 2017. Continue reading

Learn About Making Strides Against Breast Cancer From Harlem To Hollis

The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks raise awareness and funds to save lives from breast cancer. Continue reading

Touro Medical Student Wins Top Honors At Commencement At The Apollo In Harlem

When Payal Aggarwal, DO, was just six years old she visited her grandfather in India in the hospital. He had cancer and she told him the experience of their visits made her want to become a doctor when she grew up. Continue reading

Breast Cancer Awareness Month At Harlem’s Raymour & Flanigan

On October 1^st, the Harlem location of Raymour & Flanigan Furniture with a location at 125th Street & Lexington Avenue in East Harlem participated in a fundraiser to support Breast Cancer Awareness month.Continue reading

When It Comes to Detecting Breast Cancer, You’re in Charge!

By Dr. Melinda Huang October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the time each year to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of the disease, and to educate and empower women to take charge of their own breast health.Continue reading

Harlem’s R&F Donates $10K With American Cancer Society

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture with a location at 125th Street & Lexington Avenue in East Harlem is proud to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is partnering with the American Cancer Society by donating $10,000 toward research, education and to help those affected by breast cancer.Continue reading

Interview: Cancer Survivor Calvin Martin

Calvin Martin As Chair of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Harlem next month. Here, the 69-year young Calvin Martin reflects on his life as a cancer survivor, his inspirations, his reaction when he found out he had cancer and his advice for survivors.Continue reading