This Westchester Mom Is On A Mission To Fight Childhood Cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and one New Rochelle mom is hoping area residents will help support those currently undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City and Harrison with its "Put Cancer in the Penalty Box" event. Jill Ostrager Cohen, president of a 501c3 organization called Band of Parents , is behind "Put Cancer in the Penalty Box," a skating charity fundraiser taking place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

Cancer Community Rallies for Research

Aug. 23, 2017 - The local cancer community - researchers, patients, advocates, community leaders, friends and family - gathered today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in West Harrison, NY, to call on Congress to reject any cuts to federal cancer research funding and support an increased budget for this lifesaving work. The event, organized by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network brought together dozens of volunteers to send the message that federal funding for cancer research should be a national priority.