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In December 2018, the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute Board of Directors elected new officers. Susan Shoemaker was elected as Chair of the Board of Directors, Mary Sewatsky, MD, Vice-Chair, Fr. Herbert Keller, Secretary and Suzanne M. Fletcher, Treasurer.  In addition to the new officers, the Board of Directors appointed Michael Greenberg, MD and Soumit Basu, MD, Ph.D.  to…

The Highmark Foundation recently awarded the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute with a $25,000 grant to support the Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. This investment will ensure the continuous work of the Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program for underserved residents of northeastern Pennsylvania to facilitate colon, breast, and cervical cancer screenings. The program helps with identifying and…

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,…