The Summer Issue of Plains Talk is Now Available

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and events in the High Plains Division of the American Cancer Society by reading Plains Talk, our quarterly newsletter. There are three versions depending on your location, but feel free to read all three versions as each have inspiring stories of volunteers, achievements and moving stories concerning the cancer [...]

Eagle Scout Project to Benefit American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Lubbock

Local Boy Organizes Book Drive at Barnes and Noble   Parker Wise has organized a book drive at Barnes and Noble on Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. as a part of his Eagle Scout Project. He hopes to collect more than 400 adult books of all topics to donate to [...]

Annual Report: US Cancer Death Rates Still Declining

While cancer remains a major public health problem in the United States, cancer death rates among both men and women are continuing to decline, according to the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) annual cancer statistics report, “Cancer Statistics, 2010,” published in the Society’s journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, and its companion piece Cancer Facts [...]

Dallas Corporate Hero Circle Raises $51,000 to Fight Cancer

Tapping into Dallas’ pool of successful business professionals paid off big for the American Cancer Society’s new Corporate Hero Circle initiative. The elite group of 23 area business leaders raised more than $51,000 for the Society’s research, education, advocacy, and patient services programs in a mere two months.   “We are very pleased with the [...]