ACS Determination Pittsburgh

Things we miss: cheering, yelling support, and ringing cowbells for you all as you run your race!!

Are you ready to GIVE A FIT?! Join your American Cancer Society for the GIVE A FIT Triple Challenge (Feb. 4-May 2). Registration is now open for anyone and everyone ready to GIVE A FIT about their health and supporting ACS. Choose one distance (5K, 10K or Half Marathon) or all three. And because we GIVE A FIT about you, we'll provide the training and expertise you need to COMPLETE (each distance) or COMPETE (achieve a goal time). ... Plus, you'll earn a commemorative medal for each distance or the exclusive Triple Challenge medal Make today the day you GIVE A FIT! Cancer hasn't stopped, and neither will we. #GIVEAFIT #ACS www.runsignup.com/giveafit

Choose the American Cancer Society DetermiNation program when registering for a Pittsburgh Marathon event and help support our life-saving mission!

Give the Gift of HOPE this spring! For a $25 donation, we will deliver a bunch of daffodils to a local hospital/cancer center in your honor. Orders can be made online here: acsnortheastregion.ticketleap.com/nedndaffodils/... Additionally, for $10, there is an option to purchase a virtual daffodil to send to a loved one. All you have to do is include their email address while ordering. Thank you for supporting the American Cancer Society's mission & spreading HOPE this spring.

Our 24/7 helpline is here to offer guidance when patients and caregivers need it most. Join the fight against cancer today. Join our team or donate at http://acsdetermination.org/pghmarathon21

Cancer research funding has dropped 50% in 2020. That means future discoveries for patients like Kira are at risk. Donate now. "Sometimes I am tired of the cliches about scars. Sometimes I don’t want to be reminded of the battles I’ve won or the resilience I’ve earned. Sometimes I run my finger over the ridges of purple skin and ache for the pieces of me that have been cut out and thrown away. As if they were never sacred.

The most important risk factor for developing cervical cancer is infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). The American Cancer Society recommends the primary HPV test as the preferred test for cervical cancer screening for people 25-65 years of age. #AttackingCancer https://www.cancer.org//detection-diagn/how-diagnosed.html

Our 2021 team is now 40 runners strong! Will you be joining us? For the first time in history, the American Cancer Society's mission is at risk - including their ability to fund cancer research. The American Cancer Society needs to be here to help patients face cancer with comprehensive support, but we need your help to be able to do so. Every dollar will truly make a difference right now. Make your miles more meaningful by joining the Pittsburgh DetermiNation team for our 20...21 season. Register here and choose the American Cancer Society during registration: https://raceroster.com//2021-dicks-sporting-goods-pittsbur

Cancer research funding has dropped 50% in 2020. That means future discoveries for patients like Erin are at risk. Donate now. "I have a long road of healing ahead but I'm feeling so relieved and hopeful for the future.

Facing cancer is hard enough without the complications of a global pandemic. Your support ensures patients like Kira have 24/7 access to guidance, resources and support throughout their journey. "This is pain. This is grief. This is finding out my mom has a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer, while trying to navigate my side effects from chemo, while trying to accept my own future with cancer, while trying to hold the collective pain from a global pandemic, while trying to breathe.

Facing cancer is hard enough without the complications of a global pandemic. This year, cancer patients have faced treatment without loved ones and are having significant delays in care." Your support ensures cancer patients and their families have 24/7 access to guidance, resources and support throughout their journey.