Status Update: The latest issue should be in our hands Friday, just in time for us to get some over to the Komen Race. We’ll start making the deliveries to local distributors Monday when the main shipment arrives. News: Touched by Cancer will have a booth at the Komen Race for the Cure (see details [...]
Ellen F. Parks, RN, OCN, CNIV, a nurse clinician at the Duke University Medical Center, was one of 11 exceptional cancer care providers honored with the 2011 American Cancer Society Lane Adams Quality of Life Award. Parks received the award for going above and beyond her duties as a nurse clinician. Through her compassionate care, [...]
Pretty in Pink Receives Pinnacle Award On Tuesday, May 3, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce honored the achievements of local businesses during its 27th annual Pinnacle Business Awards held at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Pretty in Pink Foundation was honored with the Community Leadership Award Sponsored by Progress Energy. The [...]
Touched by Cancer is looking to start a “scholarship program” of sorts, where a local corporate sponsor would cover the expenses associated with you advertising in the magazine. If you are a nonprofit organization in the Triangle that would benefit from the exposure our magazine offers, please contact us and tell us about who you [...]
Most patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers who successfully complete treatment with chemotherapy and radiation manage to do so without losing the ability to speak clearly and swallow comfortably, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute. “This is good news,” said Joseph K. Salama, M.D., an assistant professor of radiation oncology at [...]
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