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Across our Facebook community group, fan page and Twitter handle, ECAA has been actively encouraging volunteers to help raise awareness of esophageal cancer. As a nonprofit charged to take on this ‘beast’, we utilize all avenues of communication and social media to convey our message. What sets ECAA apart from other nonprofits organizations is that: [...]

April is no joke!   Across the EC Community for the past few years, April has been recognized as Esophageal Cancer awareness month. EC is a terrible and devastating disease, and ECAA’s goal is to help those in that fight — past, present and future. To that end, we are calling out to our community [...]

For Valentine’s day, sending out a virtual hug, and hoping to bring you some warmth, that you are not alone. There are organizations out there trying to help EC. There are places were people impacted by EC get together.

Dear friends and supporters of ECAA,As the holiday season enters full swing, we know that you’re already busy decorating and buying gifts for your loved ones.  In this spirit, we ask that you consider us as an option for your gift this year.  ECAA offers donations “in honor”, which you can designate to whomever you choose. [...]

Gobble Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving! While we understand that we all face challenges each year (inside and outside the EC Community), there is much to be grateful for.  In that thinking and spirit, we want to express our gratitude for your being part of the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association (ECAA). In this next year, you’ll notice that [...]

The renowned Doctor Oz brings up the issue of Esophageal Cancer again on his TV show. We here at ECAA really appreciate his on-going efforts to raise awareness of this disease. Thanks Dr. Oz! You can find a preview of his new show here (Sorry, no ability to embed his show). If you haven’t seen [...]

Last Thursday ECAA unveiled its new look: We Launched our NEW WEBSITE!   Many man-hours went into the planning, aggregation and development of this site. Congratulations to the team for accomplishing this task. Certainly the updated site will better guide those learning about EC and those wanting to fight back to be more effective. There [...]

The ECAA has announced that we are having our annual Board meeting in Cape Cod, MA during the weekend of September 24th-25th. The majority of our sessions are open to the general public and our members are welcome to join us. The event locations are TBA, but the meetings will be in or near East [...]

Bequest to Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association from Crystal Clift – Minnesota We were recently informed about a generous bequest to the ECAA from a lady who recently passed away at the age of 62 from this terrible disease. She contributed many hours in both her personal life and working life to helping others. Her career [...]

In Memorial: James Gillett, ECAA Board Member It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of one of our founders, James Gillett. James was an integral part of our organization for many years, serving not just as a member of the Board of Directors but also devoting multiple years as our President. His [...]