Help Recognize Caregivers During Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Caribou Coffee's Community Video Project


For the past 21 years, Caribou Coffee has supported those impacted by breast cancer in memory of their original Roastmaster, Amy Erickson, who passed away from cancer in 1995. This year, Caribou invites you to pay TRIBUTE and thank cancer caregivers everywhere as part of their community video project in partnership with Tribute, an innovative web application that makes it easy for people to show their gratitude.



Throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month, please visit Tribute.co/CaribouTribute to record your own video in less than 60 seconds and show appreciation to cancer caregivers all over the country. For every video submitted, Caribou will donate $5 to CancerCare. Share your participation using #CaribouTribute and encourage friends and family to submit a Tribute video, as well.

 


October Is...
  
Breast Cancer Awareness Month - sign up for our online support groups for people with breast cancer (stage 1-3), triple negative breast cancer or metastatic breast cancer


Liver Cancer Awareness Month - read our fact sheet about updates in 
liver cancer treatment and managing the costs of liver cancer


Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (October 13) - register for our upcoming workshop to hear oncology experts talk about living with metastatic breast cancer



National Mammography Day (October 21) - read our fact sheet about breast cancer early detection
 
 
Paramus Walk/Run for Hope Raises More Than $100,000!


Thank you to the more than 600 walkers, runners and volunteers who joined us at the Paramus Walk/Run for Hope at Bergen Community College on Sunday, September 25 to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones and support people affected by cancer.
 
Our Walk/Run for Hope series continues on Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Lung Cancer Walk for Hope in Woodbury, NY!
 
Finding Breast Cancer Support


For more than 30 years, October has been recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with the goal of increasing awareness of the diagnosis and raising funds to support research. Since 1944, CancerCare has provided free support services to anyone affected by any cancer diagnosis, and many of the patients and caregivers who contact us each year are coping with a breast cancer. Learn about our free support services, including counseling, support groups, education, financial assistance, and referrals to resources in your community in our latest blog post.
 
Leading Experts Discuss Important Cancer Topics


Make sure you've signed up for our upcoming Connect Education Workshops! These free workshops provide the latest cancer information straight from leading experts, via phone or online. At the end of the workshop, you'll have a chance to ask the experts your own questions.


CancerCare in the News!

 
"My family and friends were supportive, but I needed more. So I went to CancerCare. I found out later that I was able to give other patients hope, and hope is what we need."


CancerCare client Yvette Walker was recently interviewed on NBC News. Learn more about how CancerCare helped her cope with metastatic breast cancer.










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