Employees of WVU Hospitals gathered at the WVU Cancer Institute’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center on Friday, October 20 decked out in their pink and pearls for Pink Out Day in honor of National Mammography Day, the October observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the upcoming Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November.
Local VFD Conducts Raffle on Behalf of the Comfort Fund
The Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department recently conducted a raffle fundraiser on behalf of the Michael Craig Comfort Fund at the WVU Cancer Institute. Staff from the WVU Cancer Institute were on hand to greet the firetruck and accept the $2200 donation. We are deeply grateful to our generous community for helping us make a tangible impact on our patients at a time when they are facing a diagnosis of cancer which is an emotional and financially challenging time for them.
The Comfort Fund’s purpose is to provide temporary assistance to oncology patients who are receiving their care at West Virginia University Cancer Institute/Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. The fund is utilized directly by patients until they can be linked with appropriate community, state or national resources. The types of assistance offered cover various areas of need associated with cancer treatment including medication costs, lodging, transportation, and other supportive and social services. There is no overhead for this fund, and all money donated goes directly into the Comfort Fund for patient assistance.
Please join us on November 2nd to Shine A Light on Lung Cancer by wearing white. We will take a picture in the Don Hoylman Family Atrium on Thursday, November 2nd at 12. We will have an informational table set up on the Cancer Center Ground Floor throughout November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month. This will include information about all parts of the lung cancer journey. The event is in collaboration with Go2 For Lung Cancer. Shine A Light events are being held across the country throughout November.
WVU To Celebrate World Pancreatic Cancer Day
The WVU Cancer Institute will mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day with the DeLynn lecture followed by a special luncheon event. The lecture will start at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in WVU Health Sciences Center, Room 4080, with the luncheon to follow starting at noon in the WVU Cancer Institute Don Hoylman Family Atrium.
WVU’s world-class pancreatic cancer team leads one of the nation’s best robotic pancreatic surgery programs, conducts cutting-edge research to improve patient outcomes, enhances patient care through innovative clinical trials, and continues to make cancer treatments safer and more effective.
Learn more about the WVU pancreatic cancer team’s work to offer patients a brighter future and hear from patients about the impact of this challenging disease.
Attendees must register for the luncheon by Nov. 10. Please plan to join us for these events.
Parking is available in the Health Sciences Center lot outside of the WVU Cancer Institute.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Stephanie McCandless.
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