From the Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation: The Fourth Annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk raised $125,000 for Cancer LifeNet the morning of June 3 at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. One thousand participants and community partners walked the Ripken Mile–four laps along the warning track–on Leidos Field. Since the walk’s inception in 2014, more than $500,000 […]
Harford County Health Department Recognizes “Don’t Fry Day;” Celebrates Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention
From the Harford County Health Department: “DON’T FRY DAY” CELEBRATES MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER DETECTION & PREVENTION Every Friday before Memorial Day, The Harford County Health Department joins the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention in observing national “Don’t Fry Day” to encourage sun safety awareness. Skin cancer affects all skin types and is the […]
POSTPONED: 4th Annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk to Raise Funds for Cancer LifeNet
From the Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation: Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk Postponed to June 3 Rain forecast moves the walk to first Saturday in June Due to the forecast for Saturday, the Fourth Annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk has been postponed to Saturday, June 3, at 8 a.m. at Ripken Stadium. It is expected […]
Harford County Health Department Promotes Importance of Screening During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
From the Harford County Health Department: Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Maryland. This year, according to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 2,430 Marylanders will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 860 will die from it in. Ninety percent of colon […]
Harford County Health Department Urges Women to be Screened for Cervical Cancer
From the Harford County Health Department: This year, an estimated 230 Maryland women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and approximately 70 will die from the disease. The human papilloma virus, HPV, can cause certain cancers and other diseases. About 17,600 women and 9,300 men are diagnosed with a cancer caused by HPV each year […]
Harford County Joins “No Shave November” Campaign to Grow Cancer Awareness
From Harford County government: No Shave November is a national campaign to “grow” awareness about the importance of men’s cancer screenings. In recognition of No Shave November, County Executive Barry Glassman invites the men of Harford County to stop shaving for the month and donate new shaving supplies and other toiletries to support local veterans […]
Edgewood Middle School Student Named 2016 Nickelodeon HALO Award Honoree; Youngest of 4 Youth Nationwide Recognized for ‘Helping and Leading Others’
From We Cancerve Movement, Inc.” We Cancerve Movement Founder Grace E. G. Callwood, age 12, of Harford County, is a 2016 NICKELODEON HALO AWARDS Honoree, and will be recognized during a concert special honoring her and three other young community leaders who are changing the world by “Helping and Leading Others” (HALO). The concert, which […]
Think Pink: A Survivor’s Discussion; TV Journalist Geralyn Lucas Discusses Cancer Journey at Aberdeen Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Television journalist, author and breast health advocate Geralyn Lucas discusses her book, “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy,” Thursday, October 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Aberdeen Library, 21 Franklin Street in Aberdeen. Lucas was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27, having just graduated from […]
