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Our biggest awareness campaign, C.A.S.U.A.L. (Colon cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day is coming up on Thursday, March 28th. Over 8,000 individuals throughout northeastern PA will dress casual in a long sleeve or short sleeve t-shirts, pins and/or silicone wristbands to help raise awareness about the importance of early detection and screening for colon…

Holly Roever Carron was recently named chair for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s 16th Annual C.A.S.U.A.L. (Colon cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day. Holly Roever Carron is President at HW Roever Inc, an independent, family operated franchisee of Dunkin Donuts. Holly is responsible for operating nine Dunkin Donuts in the Greater Scranton area and is…

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, a community-based nonprofit organization, is pleased to announce the release of “Cancer in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Incidence and Mortality for Common Cancers” available at: cancernepa.org  This unique locally-focused report was compiled by Cancer Institute Surveillance Coordinator, Karen Ryczak, RN and Medical Director, Samuel Lesko, MD, MPH. The report documents that both…

    Believing is silent. You don’t hear it. You feel it. Happy Holidays!   With Gratitude, *Photo credit to Angela Ceccarelli, owner of Angela Ceccarelli Photography in Mayfield. She is a 2 1/2 year lobular carcinoma cancer survivor. She has been a photographer for the past 31 years. 

Thank you to University of Scranton students, Yochabel, Arjita, Sarah, Millicent and Pooja for your hard work on a CASUAL Day marketing plan for your class project. We are appreciative of your dedication and support of the Cancer Institute.  

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…