Now is the perfect time to create a team or contribute to a team for the annual March for Babies for March of Dimes®!

This year's March for Babies in NYC is on April 27, 2014. You can track the status of the event here and register here.  

Not in the NYC area? More New York chapters can be found listed here and you can click here to find the March for Babies event closest to you if you're outside of New York!  Visit the March of Dimes® website to learn more about their services, programs, and efforts and read about their Prematurity Campaign here.  Stay current on events and news from your own local chapter here.

Sbangle is proud to donate 20% of all Purple & Diamond Ribbon, Slim, & Napkin Ring sets sold to March of Dimes® whose mission is to raise awareness of and funds for research pertaining to pregnancy, birth, premature birth, and birth defects.  Shop now to have your Purple & Diamond Sbangles in time for April's race!

This blog post is dedicated A,R, and SMc, “For there is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather, to cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands” (Christina Rossetti).

"March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and you are invited to participate in a day-long global web chat on Facebook in observance of World Kidney Day, March 13. World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.


“What can I do to help?”
Caregivers and family members play an important and prominent role throughout the kidney cancer treatment process. The Kidney Cancer Association is pleased to offer Lotsa Helping Hands as part of our commitment to supporting caregivers of those battling kidney cancer.


Renal Cell Carcinoma is a comprehensive publication that explores the most common type of kidney cancer. More than 60,000 people are diagnosed with RCC each year, and this guide provides valuable information to help them upon diagnosis, including sections on staging, treatment options and side effect management as well as a list of available advocacy and financial resources. Available in PDF and print formats at no charge.

In the News…

Perioperative blood transfusion worsens kidney cancer patients’ survival
Receipt of a blood transfusion significantly reduced cancer-specific (68 vs 92%) and recurrence-free survival (63 vs 88%) at 5-years’ follow-up on univariate analysis.

Forty-nine-month survival in a metastatic renal cell carcinoma patient across six lines of targeted therapy
The survival and prognosis of mRCC patients may thus be significantly improved with the suitable use of newer targeted agents.

Advanced age should not preclude sunitinib use for mRCC
Elderly kidney cancer patients benefit from sunitinib therapy just as much as their younger counterparts, a retrospective analysis of six clinical trials shows.
Visit the Pressroom section at KidneyCancer.org for details on these and other stories. Bookmark the page to stay abreast of cutting-edge cancer research. News items are added each week."

Source: Kidney Cancer Association via Kidney Cancer News www.kidneycancer.org

Sbangle is proud to donate 20% of all Orange & Diamond Ribbon, Slim, & Napkin Ring sets sold to Kidney Cancer Association whose mission is to raise awareness of and funds for the prevention, early detection, and cure of kidney cancer and renal ailments.

Corinne Feller was a scholar athlete who resided in Montgomery, New York her whole life.  Corinne battled ovarian cancer for 10 months before succumbing to the disease at the young age of 18 in 1999.  Her legacy of generosity, fairness, and social consciousness is the basis of The Corinne Feller Memorial Fund’s mission.  Visit The Corinne Feller Memorial Fund to read more about Corinne’s legacy.

Nicole Feller Lee, Founder of The Corinne Feller Memorial Fund and sister of Corinne, explains, “Corinne stressed the importance of awareness.”  As part of the outreach efforts for awareness, she founded the Cancer Awareness Survivors Team (CAST).  

As she explains, “Learning the symptoms of ovarian cancer is vital because early diagnosis greatly increases chances for survival. Currently, almost 70 percent of ovarian cancer patients aren’t diagnosed until the disease is in its advanced stages. Each year, 27 thousand new cases of ovarian cancer are discovered, and more than 14 thousand women die of the disease. There is currently no effective screening tool for ovarian cancer, making awareness critically important.” Read more about CAST here and please show your support by checking out their table at the 

SUNY Orange's 20th Annual Wellness Fair
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wellness Center, 115 South Street, Middletown, NY

Sbangle is proud to donate 20% of all Teal & Diamond Ribbon, Slim, & Napkin Ring sets sold to The Corinne Feller Memorial Fund whose mission is to raise awareness of and funds for the prevention, early detection, and cure of ovarian cancer.