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The 4th Biennial Buzz Off Cancer hosted by Mick’s Barber Shop will take place on Saturday, June 24th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Buzzees must raise a minimum of $30 to get their head buzzed and receive their free t-shirt. In addition to the buzzing of heads, beards, mustaches and undercut designs, there will…

The Duryea at Dusk committee has set their first Duryea at Dusk 5K and Festival for Saturday, June 3, 2017, 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 food, games, basket raffles and a deejay. Click here to register for the…

NEPA Match Day is right around the corner. The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is part of the Scranton Area Community Foundation’s NEPA Match Day Collective. NEPA Match Day will be held Friday, May 5, 2017. The Scranton Area Community Foundation is providing a dollar for dollar match for the first $1,000 raised by EACH member of…

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is part of the Scranton Area Community Foundation’s NEPA Match Day Collective. NEPA Match Day will be held on Friday, May 5, 2017. The Scranton Area Community Foundation is providing a dollar for dollar match for the first $1,000 raised by EACH member of the NEPA Match Day collective! Check…

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute board of ambassadors and associate board of ambassadors met in early February at Montage Mountain for a wrap-up meeting of the 2016 Spirit of Hope Celebration. The Ambassadors presented the Cancer Institute with a $67,205 check. The Board of Ambassadors, a group of community volunteers, hosted the fifth annual Spirit…

 Timothy J. Farrell, MD was recently named chair for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s 14th Annual C.A.S.U.A.L. (Colon cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day. Timothy J. Farrell, MD, of Clarks Summit, is a surgeon for Geisinger Community Medical Center. He is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and completed his…

The Mid Valley High School Boys Varsity Soccer Team hosted their second annual “Kicking for a Cause” soccer game fundraiser in mid-October. This event raised $1,100 for the Judi H Rock On 6 event that benefits the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. The fundraiser included the Mid Valley Boys Varsity Soccer Team playing against Old Forge…

Sandi Korshnak, a four-year breast cancer survivor from Moscow, recently partnered with the Cancer Institute to create the design for the organization’s annual holiday card. The photograph was taken in Roaring Brook Township. Each year, the Cancer Institute invites a local cancer survivor to submit artwork for the cover of a holiday card sent to…

Our President, Karen M. Saunders, took some time to thank everyone who helped to make our 25th Anniversary Year a year to remember. View our thank you video here. We are looking forward to working with the community this year too. Thank you for supporting NRCI.

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is extremely grateful to the residents of Gateway and East Mountain Apartments for their generous donation.  The donation provided will help fund the Cancer Navigation Screening Program which assists individuals with limited resources to receive potentially life-saving screenings for breast, cervical, and colon cancer. The Cancer Institute is a community…