NCCC Washington (Pacific Northwest)
NCCC Pacific Northwest Chapter Donate to NCCC Pacific NW Selena Rushton Get in touch with Selena Karena Horton Get in touch with Karena Selena’s Story Since my diagnosis in 2016, I’ve beaten the odds and feel that research into why I have would be beneficial to save lives. Beyond cancer, I have an amazing series […]
NCCC New York (Rockland Roses)
NCCC New York (Rockland Roses) Chapter Donate to NCCC NY (Rockland Roses) Get in Touch with the Rockland Roses Anne DiLascio-Marsico (Rose’s Mother) Diana Caufield (Rose’s Sister) Veronica Marsico (Rose’s Sister) Keryn Nicholas (Rose’s friend) Mission Statement: Our mission as the Rockland Roses is to honor Rose’s beautiful life and all that she cherished. She […]
NCCC Illinois (Peoria)
NCCC Central Illinois (Peoria) Chapter Donate to NCCC Central IL (Peoria) Get in touch with the NCCC Central Illinois (Peoria) Chapter Jolene Whisler Chapter Leader Jolene Whisler’s passion for spreading awareness comes from her experience battling cervical cancer. I have been a cervical cancer survivor since 2006. I was 34 years old at the time […]
Cervical Health Awareness Month
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month Socia Media Resources For Partners and Families Toolkit for Advocates Other Resources While NCCC is focused on cervical health and cervical cancer prevention all year long, Cervical Health Awareness Month in January is a time where we want to get as many people involved as we can. The World […]
The Patient Journey
https://www.nccc-online.org/images/pexels-thirdman-7658921.mp4 The Patient Journey Stories from cervical cancer patients and survivors This year, about 14,480 new cases of cervical cancer will be diagnosed. And behind very new case is a patient. With their own story. Patient stories offer powerful insights that go beyond the statistics and outcomes, as those affected by cervical cancer have an […]
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NCCC Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)
NCCC Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Chapter Donate to NCCC OK (Oklahoma City) Get in Touch with NCCC Oklahoma City Mike Hawkins From Chapter Leader Mike Hawkins My sister, Jennifer Claire Hawkins, died in 2013 of cervical cancer that may have been prevented by the human papalomavirus vaccine and regular checkups. By raising money to support organizations […]
NCCC Pennsylvania (NW Philadelphia)
NCCC Pennsylvania (NW Philadelphia) Chapter Donate to NCCC PA (Philadelphia) Get in Touch with the NW Philadelphia Chapter Angela Reese Angela Reese is a passionate communicator, cervical cancer awareness and prevention ambassador, and diva of faith with determination who became wheelchair bound and cognitively impaired as a result of radiation and chemotherapy treatments to fight […]
Desperate Housewives Star Talks about her Anal Cancer Diagnosis
Hoping to lessen stigma and spur conversations between patients and health care professionals, Desperate Housewives actor Marcia Cross recently told CBS This Morning she was diagnosed with anal cancer about a year and a half ago. “High risk” types of HPV are associated with a number of cancers beyond cervical and include cancers of the […]
Dare We Say It: Can a Nation Actually Eliminate Cervical Cancer?
It’s bold, this idea that cervical cancer can be eliminated. Increasingly, though, the “E” word is used by researchers and public health authorities in Australia as they gaze into their country’s future and gauge the impact of wide HPV vaccine coverage coupled with sophisticated cervical cancer screening tests. The land Down Under, simply put, rocks […]