Welcome to two new board members from Flagstaff: Liz McGinlay and Heidi Hansen!
Photo: Cancer Support Community Arizona meets in Flagstaff at the historic Colton House on the grounds of the Museum of Northern Arizona. Pictured left to right are Liz McGinlay, Sandi Perez, Cindy May and Heidi Hansen. Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) is...
Free Housing for Patients Traveling more than 100 miles for Cancer Treatment
On March 26, Airbnb announced a strategic partnership with Cancer Support Community Headquarters! Airbnb is providing grant funding to help relieve the financial burden of patients and their families in finding housing when traveling for cancer treatment. “Many...
11 Life Changing Benefits of Volunteering That May Not Be So Obvious
Helping Others – Ok, ok file this under obvious. When you volunteer, you are making a direct impact on the people affected by your cause. Whether you’re taking care of malnourished infants, fostering an abandoned or abused pet, or building a home for a...
Partner Spotlight: BHHS Legacy Foundation
The BHHS Legacy Foundation’s sustained investment in Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) is helping us to enhance our presence in the Phoenix-Metro West Valley to offer our free evidence-based emotional, nutritional, social, and educational programs to anyone...
Did you Know?
Volunteering makes you feel as if you have more time? Yes, it’s true. Just like donating money makes you feel wealthier. Cassie Mogilner, professor at Wharton states: “The results show that giving your time to others can make you feel more ‘time affluent’ and less...
Annual Prom for Teens Impacted by Cancer Slated for March 30
Teens Impacted by Cancer to Dance the Night Away without Worry - or Their Wigs PHOENIX, AZ (February 26, 2019) Cancer Support Community Arizona, the only organization in the state that provides year-round emotional nutritional, and educational support for teens...
Trivia Night to Benefit Cancer Patients Sold Out on March 16
Cancer patients and community leaders raise funds at Arizona largest trivia night! PHOENIX, AZ (March 1, 2019) Cancer Support Community Arizona, the only organization in the state that provides year-round emotional nutritional, and educational support for anyone...
Caramelized Cauliflower Soup
Eating healthy doesn't need to be boring! Check out this DELICIOUS Caramelized Cauliflower Soup recipe from our Cooking For Cancer Class! Caramelized Cauliflower Soup Ingredients 1 head cauliflower (about 3 lbs), cut into florets 1 large shallot, chopped, 1...
Pistou Soup Recipe
We are OBSESSED with this delicious soup recipe from our Cooking for Cancer Class this morning! Check out the recipe! Pistou (Makes 6 servings) Ingredients 1 cup diced onion 1 leek, white part only, sliced 1 Tbsp butter 1 cup green beans, cut into 1/2 inch...
Board Member Spotlight: Mary Ann Luciano
Recently, Cancer Support Community Arizona Board of Directors Mary Ann Luciano, Vice President of Ambassador Education with Plexus Worldwide sat down with Plexus Connect to talk about her experience serving and supporting our critical and powerful organization and...
Art therapy among palliative cancer patients: Aesthetic dimensions and impacts on symptoms
Here at CSCAZ, we want to bring you information on your cancer journey to empower you to take charge of your treatment. The oncology world is constantly putting out AMAZING new research, but who has time to read huge studies that MIGHT relate to them. We...
Intrinsic Benefits of Volunteering
Many different people from all walks of life from all over the country volunteer at all different kinds of organizations. Whether it’s human rights or animals or the environment or disease, maybe it’s disenfranchised youth or domestic violence, we all have our...
Phoenix Suns Commitment to Cancer Support Community Arizona
Thursday, December 27, 2018 Mayor Williams and Members of the Phoenix City Council: The BIG Gorilla is always at home when visiting CSCAZ. Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) opened its doors to cancer patients and their loved ones in March 1999, ensuring that...
Fred’s Story
My name is Fred Marrero, I am a throat and tongue cancer survivor, and this is my story: For 3-weeks, I experienced pain swallowing and my voice was hoarse. When the pain became unbearable, I drove myself to the ER in Los Angeles (I was living in Pasadena). A...
Tierney’s Story
Make a Donation and Make a Difference When you make a contribution to Cancer Support Community Arizona, you benefit from an Arizona dollar-for-dollar tax credit, so that no one faces cancer alone®. Making a gift to Cancer Support Community Arizona is as...
New Faces at CSCAZ
Between our board, staff and YPC, you have seen a ton of new faces at CSCAZ lately! But who are all these people and what does the YPC even stand for? Staff Updates The Cancer Support Community staff are here every day to directly support our programs....
Social Programs
Cancer care today often provides state-of-the-science biomedical treatment, but fails to address the psychological and social (psychosocial) problems associated with the illness. These problems—including patients’ lack of information or skills needed to...
Thank you to our Supporters!
Have you ever wondered what the names on the back of our calendar support? Our partners do much more than get their names on the back of our calendar! They provide the infrastructure needed to put on programs! Without them, events like our Teen Prom,...
Support CSCAZ through your love of Golf!
As you know, golf is huge here in the Valley of the Sun! We are so grateful to have TWO amazing partners who are supporting Cancer Support Community Arizona through their events in November. You have TWO opportunities to donate, win, and mingle with your...
Golf, Golf, and More Golf!
Not a golfer, but want a chance to win up to $5,000 at the Arizona Central Credit Union Golf Tournament all while Supporting Cancer Support Community Arizona? Now is your chance! We are excited to announce we will be having a helicopter ball drop at...
How a Breast Cancer Survivor Gained Hope at Cancer Support Community Arizona!
Dear Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) family, My name is Marla Palmer and 8 years ago I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. As I reflect on this momentous occasion, which coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, cancer taught me to view life’s...
Jeff’s Story
My name is Jeff and I am a Rectal and Liver Cancer Survivor. This is my story. In 2012 I was diagnosed with Thursdays rectal cancer. In 2015 I was diagnosed with 4th stage liver cancer given 6 months to live. I decided this time that I will go all natural...
At 31 years old, I am a childhood cancer survivor and a blood cancer survivor.
Dear Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) family, My name is Alexandra Anastasio, I’m the Recruitment Chair for Cancer Support Community Arizona’s Young Professionals Council (YPC). This month we celebrate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Blood...
Reconnecting My Mind and Body
Dear Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) family, After radiation and 12+ months of chemotherapy for breast cancer, I felt disconnected from the world around me. I didn’t laugh. I didn’t cry. I was once known for my smile, but it had long...
5 Signs of Breast Cancer that Aren’t a Lump
No lump = no tumor = no cancer, right? Not necessarily. There are breast cancer symptoms that you may not be aware of but you need know. Symptoms that don’t involve a lump. “You can see a lot of things just by looking at your breasts in the mirror,” says medical...
Listening Sessions
**Para español, mira la parte inferior de esta página There has been a lot of growth and some changes at Cancer Support Community AZ. At the root of what we do, is you!! Please take an hour, and come share with me your ideas on what is working, what needs...
Four steps to resuming a healthy sex life after cancer
A healthy sex life can prove difficult – especially after cancer treatment. When it comes to healthy sexual relations, experts at Cancer Treatment Centers of America are committed to helping patients deal with intimacy issues. And they say it comes down to these four...
#MyBestLife
Dear Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) family, Even though I’m in my teens, I have constant reminders that I’m a childhood cancer survivor. #ughhh For example, my eyes are constantly ‘watery’. My family and friends don’t even notice anymore but for...
Double trouble: Tobacco and alcohol combine to elevate cancer risk
When it comes to cancer risk, smoking and drinking are “like gasoline and matches,” according to Dr. Stephen Lynch, Primary Care and Intake Physician at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phoenix. In fact, when you smoke and drink, you’re multiplying your risk of...
Car Donation from Allstate and Caliber Collision to Benefit Teens & Adults with Cancer
Media Contact: McKenzie Simmons Cancer Support Community Arizona 602-349-6277 msimmons@cscaz.org For Immediate Release Car Donation from Allstate and Caliber Collision to Benefit Teens & Adults with Cancer When: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM Where: Cancer...
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