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CancerCare E-News
April 2022
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Measuring CancerCare's Impact
Since 1944, CancerCare's commitment to offering help and hope to anyone affected by cancer has remained constant. Thanks to our donors, volunteers, friends and advocates, we continue to make a difference. Because of the generosity of our donors, last year CancerCare continued to help individuals and families impacted by cancer with the full range of our support services.
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A CancerCare Night on the Town
This month, CancerCare hosted its Spring Gala live and in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The event honored three CancerCare members of the Board of Trustees, Christine Converse Hogan, Marsha Palanci and Susan Smirnoff, and featured a musical performance by Tony and Grammy Award Nominee Jeremy Jordan. To raise further funds, there was a live and silent auction including wine and food experiences, trips to Mexico and a suite at Yankee Stadium.
The event was a great success, exceeding our goal with over $1,000,000 raised, providing vital funds for our continued success. It’s not too late to donate, however. The need for our financial and psychosocial services is more valuable than ever. To learn more about the gala and lend your support for our programs, please visit us here.
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Twenty Years of Reiki at CancerCare
This year marks the 20-year anniversary of free Reiki workshops at CancerCare. Reiki is a gentle energy treatment that balances the body, may support the immune system and leaves many participants feeling more connected.
Since 2002, Reiki Master Linda Gnat-Mullin has offered her free monthly Reiki workshops to our CancerCare community. Meeting one Wednesday a month, from 12:30 – 2 p.m., CancerCare's Reiki workshops are open to anyone affected by cancer. Each workshop (conducted over Zoom) offers Reiki, features a wellness topic and allows for attendees to meet and connect with each other.
If you’ve never experienced Reiki or have not attended CancerCare’s Reiki workshops, new attendees are always welcome! Read more about our retrospective and learn how to register for future workshops here.
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Cancer Out Loud: The CancerCare Podcast Launches Season 5
CancerCare is excited to announce the launch of season 5 of Cancer Out Loud: The CancerCare Podcast with its first episode, "Get Screened: It Can Save Your Life." Cancer Out Loud pulls back the curtain on the cancer experience. It features the stories of people living with cancer, caregivers, survivors, loved ones and the bereaved. Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Anchor.
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Spots Open for Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp
Our free Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp allows families who have experienced the loss of a loved one to cancer to come together for a weekend retreat. Each year, families spend three days in the beautiful Poconos, Pennsylvania. Fun activities like swimming, horseback riding and fishing are combined with therapeutic grief activities led by CancerCare professional oncology social workers. This camp is for families: parents or guardians with children and teens ages 4 and up, who have lost a loved one to cancer within the past two years.
Date & Time
Friday, June 10, 6:00 p.m. – Sunday, June 12, 3:00 p.m. ET
To Register or Learn More
Space is limited and on a first come, first served basis. We encourage you to register with us today. Register by April 22, 2022.
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The Employers' Prescription for Employee Protection Toolkit
CancerCare has developed a new resource for corporations concerned about employee access to high quality cancer care. The Employers’ Prescription for Employee Protection Toolkit is a guide to utilization management in prescription drug benefit plans. At CancerCare, we too often hear from our clients about the obstacles they face when trying to fill their prescriptions. Many cost-saving measures that seem benign can result in treatment delays and disruptions, unaffordable out-of-pocket expenses and people not being able to keep up with their medications. These consequences can also have an impact on the workplace such as increased absenteeism, lower productivity and decreases in job satisfaction and retention.
The toolkit includes explainers, video case studies featuring real patients, detailed recommendations and best practices that can help employers solve real problems without creating barriers to needed care. It also includes actionable tools that can be used to correspond with benefit consultants and pharmacy benefit managers and language that can be used in proposals and contracts.
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Leading Experts Discuss Important Cancer Topics
Make sure you've signed up for our upcoming Connect Education Workshops! These free workshops provide the latest cancer information straight from leading experts, via phone or online. At the end of the workshop, you'll have a chance to ask the experts your own questions.
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Donor Spotlight: Workwear Outfitters (WWO)
On March 25th, employees at Workwear Outfitters (WWO) held the first of two annual on-site fundraising walks for 2022. WWO selects charities to raise awareness and donations for each walk and asks employees to participate in a one mile walk on the day of the event. In selecting CancerCare, the company and employees have chosen to honor the memory of two Workwear Outfitters Associates who recently passed away from cancer. CancerCare is honored to accept their generous donation of $1,410 and is deeply appreciative of their efforts on behalf of their coworkers. We would like to offer a special thanks to Wanda Sussman for helping to select CancerCare and sharing the WWO story.
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Join Our Upcoming Community Programs
Available to participants nationwide, CancerCare's community programs blend educational content with emotional guidance and advice. These free events are open to anyone affected by cancer and are held via video conference and telephone.
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CancerCare® is the leading national organization dedicated to providing free, professional support services including case management, counseling, support groups, educational workshops, publications and financial assistance to anyone affected by cancer. All CancerCare services are provided by master's-prepared oncology social workers and world-leading cancer experts.
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