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Each year, we look to use a winter themed artwork image from a local cancer survivor for the cover of our annual holiday cards. Please call our office or email Amanda at amanda.marchegiani@scranton.edu  if you are interested in this opportunity. Thank you.

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute recently reached the milestone of facilitating the completion of over 4,000 cancer screenings through the organization’s Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. These screenings have been completed over the course of the past six years through a free program designed to assist those most in need, primarily the uninsured and underinsured,…

  Join us on Saturday, September 8th for Cancer Survivors Day. 26th Cancer Survivors Day-Honoring, Remembering, Sharing Saturday, September 8, 2018 McDade Park 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. *Please dress for the weather as this event will take place outdoors.   Cancer Survivors Day-Honoring, Remembering, Sharing is an annual dual-location event held in honor of all of the…

The Duryea at Dusk committee raised $11,500 for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute at their second Duryea at Dusk 5K and Festival held in early June at the Duryea Community Park.  The event featured a 5K run, a one-mile fun walk and a festival including food, games, basket raffles, local business vendors and a deejay. About…

Theodore Uroskie, M.D., has been named chair for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s 26th Annual Cancer Survivors Day- Honoring, Remembering, Sharing. Theodore Uroskie, MD of Lake Winola, is a retired obstetrician/gynecologist and an NRCI Board member. He has volunteered for the local Disaster Action of the Red Cross, Disaster Health Service of the Red Cross, and…

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s President, Karen Saunders, recently announced a staffing change within the organization approved by the Board of Directors. Trudy A. Coleman, Ph.D., CTR, of Avoca, retired on June 30, 2018, as the Cancer Program Manager. Dr. Coleman has extensive experience in cancer data collection and retrieval, cancer registry management, registrar training, and…

The Wayne County Community Foundation awarded a grant to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute.  With the grant, the Cancer Institute will provide Wayne County residents with one-on-one phone counseling/education about the importance of cancer screening.  The target population for this effort is low-income uninsured and underinsured Wayne County residents.

The Duryea at Dusk committee has set their second Duryea at Dusk 5K and Festival for Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 5:00p.m. at the Duryea Community Park.  The event will feature a 5K run, a one mile fun walk and a festival including including food, games, basket raffles, local business vendors and a deejay. Through…

  The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute board of ambassadors and associate board of ambassadors met in early May at Montage Mountain for a wrap-up meeting of the 2017 Spirit of Hope Celebration and a kick-off meeting to plan the 2018 event. The Ambassadors presented the Cancer Institute with a $52,100 check. The Board of Ambassadors, a…