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The Monthly News
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Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day - Health is a Team Effort |
September 21 marks Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day—a national reminder that good health isn’t just a personal responsibility; it’s something we can support in each other.
Whether it’s a parent, spouse, sibling, neighbor, or friend, many people put off important medical appointments for reasons ranging from busy schedules to fear of bad news. But preventive care and regular checkups are essential for catching health issues early, managing ongoing conditions, and maintaining overall well-being.
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Bag It News |
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Breakfast with Bag It 2025
Thursday, November 6, 2025
 Between now and November 5 show your support for Bag It with a donation, purchase a raffle ticket, and/or join us for Breakfast with Bag It - Tucson. |
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Making A Difference |
 Bag It is Now Part of SECC!
We’re excited to share that Bag It has been approved as a participating charity in the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). Arizona state employees can now choose Bag It Cancer as a beneficiary of their workplace giving. If you or someone you know is a state employee, please consider designating Bag It through SECC this fall! |
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Share Your Thoughts |
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 We want your Feedback on the Bag It Bag!
Share your thoughts by filling out our feedback form or providing a written testimonial and be entered into a quarterly drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. Next drawing September 30th.
"It helps to keep dates of everything that happened and will happen which helps you to prepare. The tips are most helpful in coping with anticipation of upcoming procedures.
The information helped me to ask the questions that concern me." |
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Partner Spotlight |
CLL Society is a patient-focused nonprofit supporting individuals affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Guided by expert physicians, it provides education, advocacy, emotional support, and research to help close gaps in care.
Through monthly webinars, articles, and updates on medical developments, CLL Society keeps patients and care partners informed. Its network of over 40 Support Groups offers community connection, while the Peer Support Program provides one-on-one guidance from trained volunteers. The Expert Access™ Program offers free second opinions from leading CLL specialists.
To learn more about the difference CLL Society is making, you can view their Impact Report by clicking here.
If you or someone you know was recently diagnosed with CLL, order a CLL Bag It Bag today with code BINEWS25, loaded with valuable information to help guide them through this challenging time. The CLL Bag It Bag is now available in the Spanish
Bicultural version. Disponible en español.
If you would like to check out all of our cancer-specific Bags, please click here.
If you are a healthcare provider looking to order Bags for your patients/practice please contact our Healthcare Outreach Manager, Terie at terie@bagitcancer.org |
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Mark Your Calendar |
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Thursday, Sept 11, 2025
Come together with hundreds of your nursing peers at this interactive, virtual event. Bag It Bag will be at the virtual expo. Stop by our booth to experience our English and Spanish Bicultural Bags as well as 11 Cancer-Specific Bags.
Bag It Bags Info Sessions for Healthcare Providers (Virtual)
Friday, September 19, 2025, 9:30am AZ (12:30pm EST)
If you are interested in learning more about how you can have Bag It Bags in your practice for your patients, join us for an upcoming Info Session. Register now
Going Beyond: Surviving, Fighting and Thriving Walk and Resource Fair (Tucson, AZ)
Monday, October 6, 2025, 5:00-7:00pm AZ
Join us every Monday in October as we come together to honor the courage, resilience and spirit of all those affected by cancer. To kick things off, on Monday, Oct. 6, we will also be having a one-day-only Resource Fair and 360 Photo Booth!
Sign up today!
Saturday, October 18, 2025
7am-3:30pm PT | 9am-5:30pm CT | 10am-6:30pm ET
Join us for a free, one-day event designed to help you navigate the legal, financial, and practical challenges that come with a chronic or serious medical diagnosis.
Register here!
Breakfast with Bag It (Tucson, AZ)
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:30-9:00am
Join us in supporting Bag It Cancer by attending our upcoming breakfast and helping make a difference in the lives of those impacted by cancer. Click here to learn more!
Our website shows all the upcoming Bag It hosted events and events where we will be exhibiting.
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Bag It Educates, Supports, and Empowers those impacted by cancer.
We help patients, caregivers, and cancer advocates to Fight the Fear of Cancer through our two key programs: the Bag It bag and Escape to THRIVE. The bag helps anyone with any type of cancer to cope with their diagnosis and become active members of their treatment team. Escape to THRIVE is a national leadership conference to support cancer advocates.
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