American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network- West Virginia

10/20/2026

We are so excited and proud to see one of our volunteer leaders Annette Fetty Santilli get this well deserved award!

10/15/2026

Two new studies show the rural vs urban survival and mortality disparities gap is getting wider for women with breast cancer. Learn more:

Key takeaways: Women living in rural communities experienced worse breast cancer survival than those living in metropolitan areas. Before 2000, breast cancer mortality rates were lower in rural...

10/05/2026

It’s breast cancer awareness month. Learn more:

Get detailed information about breast cancer risks, causes, symptoms, treatments, research, and more.

09/29/2026

Thank you WCHS Eyewitness News for coverage of our Lights of Hope event in City of Charleston, WV honoring and remembering all those impacted by cancer. Click the link to watch: https://archive.tveyes.com/18120/2890896-42727/9a5d6e51-95f1-4eb8-b58a-4ff19c3e0107/WCHS_09-27-2026_23.08.56.mp4

09/25/2026

💙✨ Thank you to Governor Patrick Morrisey for proclaiming September 27-October 4 as Lights of Hope Week.

Every light tells a story. A loved one we miss. A survivor we celebrate. A family forever changed by cancer.

Join us for an evening of hope, remembrance, and community at the West Virginia Lights of Hope Community Display, featuring special music by 🎸 Justin Ritter

🕯️ September 27 | 6:30-8:30 PM
📍 Slack Plaza Park, 170-198 Laidley St., Charleston, WV 25301
✨ Free and open to the public.

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09/24/2026

✨ Thank You, Charleston! ✨

We are incredibly grateful to the City of Charleston, WV and Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin for recognizing the impact of cancer on our community and issuing a proclamation declaring September 27 through October 4 as Lights of Hope Week in Charleston, WV!

💙 Join us for the West Virginia Lights of Hope Community Display 📅 Sunday, September 27 🕡 6:30 - 8:30 PM
📍 Slack Park (170-198 Laidley St., Charleston, WV 25301)
✨ Free and open to the public. Please join us and share this invitation with your West Virginia friends and family.

Together, we can light the way toward hope, remembrance, and a future free from cancer. 💙🕯️

09/23/2026

09/23/2026

Join us for our Lights of Hope display at Slack Park in Charleston September 27th 6:30 pm-8:30 p.m.. Our display will also feature the musical talent of Justin Ritter. Come out celebrate survivorship and those who have been touched by cancer.

09/16/2026

Our passionate volunteers and dedicated staff took over “the Hill” in DC! We met with West Virginia’s US Senate & US Rep. offices to discuss policies to reduce the cancer burden in our state and nation! Senator Shelley Moore Capito Senator Jim Justice Congresswoman Carol Miller Congressman Riley M. Moore

09/14/2026

Great day for cancer screens and health checks at West Virginia Legislature interims meetings! Thanks to all the great partners who set up including WVU Cancer Institute, Marshall Health Network, Vandalia Health CAMC, Boone Memorial Health, & Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH). We are so appreciative of the great work you do in your communities!