(Hershey) -- The upcoming opening of the new Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital building has one former patient and her family reflecting on the role of the facility in the community.

Harrisburg, PA – The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) of Central Pennsylvania announced today that it will host a Town Hall Meeting open to the public.

Join us in our mission to remove access barriers to coordinated, quality care for cancer patients in Pennsylvania.

“We’ve renamed our Fudge Ripple ice cream Four Diamonds Fudge,” says Bob Adams, manager of the Turkey Hill Experience.  Turkey Hill Dairy has partnered with the Four Diamonds Fund, an organization based at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital that provides financial and emotional support for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Cancer news in brief for the week of July 9th

The world's fastest camera, developed by UCLA engineers, is being used to detect rogue cancer cells.

Aubrey Mennaugh and her best friend Carrie Myers are childhood cancer survivors. Although their friendship began before cancer, it grew stronger as they faced it together.  They still remain very close today.

Ode became a concept EP that chronicles the mindset of a teenage boy as he’s faced with the possibility and eventual diagnosis of leukemia. 10 years ago today, marks the start of what you could say was the most infamous four days of my life.

Does a positive attitude help to fight cancer?  Many people, including lots of cancer survivors, think so.

Register Today for the 2nd Annual Central PA Race to Anyplace

(Undated) -- This weekend, thousands of Penn State students and alumni will take part in an event that's become one of the most famous fundraisers for pediatric cancer research. The annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, or "THON," as it's more commonly known, will take over the school's Bryce Jordan Center from this evening to Sunday afternoon.