Pink Ladies Golf Tournament to Benefit American Cancer Society
Sugar Land Sun - Sun Oct 12, 2:48 am EDTThe American Cancer Society is teeing off for its 6th annual Pink Ladies Golf Tournament event on Oct. 27 at Sugar Creek Country Club.
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TACOMA: Breast cancer awareness walk raises about $90,000
Tacoma News Tribune - Sun Oct 12, 4:11 am EDTMore than 1,000 people participated Saturday in a three-mile walk through Tacoma’s Stadium District to raise funds for breast cancer research and awareness programs. The event raised about $90,000, said Liz Lamb-Ferro, a spokeswoman with the American Cancer Society.
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Cancer Experts Welcome Government Physical Activity Guidelines
Kansas City InfoZine - Sun Oct 12, 6:29 am EDTExperts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) welcomed a new set of guidelines on physical activity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Included in the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans is specific acknowledgment that regular activity lowers risk for colon, breast and other cancers.
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Cancer Society to honor attorney during Ball of Hope
The Scranton Times-Tribune - Sun Oct 12, 4:34 am EDTAttorney John P. Moses will be honored at the 2008 American Cancer Society Ball of Hope on Nov. 14 at the Scranton Cultural Center.
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Cancer Society holds open house at office
Ventura County Star - Sun Oct 12, 3:12 am EDTThe public is invited to an open house Tuesday at the American Cancer Society's new office in Ventura.
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Breast Cancer
San Marcos Daily Record - Sun Oct 12, 6:13 am EDTDuring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month, the American Cancer Society continues to recommend mammograms for all women age 40 and older every year to help detect breast cancer early.
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Tamoxifen Chemoprevention Tied To Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
Science Daily - Sat Oct 11, 10:20 pm EDTThe drug tamoxifen does not prevent or treat estrogen receptor negative breast cancer, but it can make the disease easier to find, researchers report in the Oct. 1 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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More participants make strides in annual breast cancer walk
Post-Tribune - 25 minutes agoMERRILLVILLE -- Going through breast cancer treatment never can be considered a walk in the park, but a sense of humor makes it more bearable.
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Casa Olé makes Tuesdays matter for breast cancer foundation
Deer Park Broadcaster & Progress - Sun Oct 12, 5:45 am EDTThe Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation recently kicked off a month of breast cancer awareness events with their Race for a Cure marathon, which raises money for research.
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Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk
Washington Post - Sun Oct 12, 1:01 am EDTFRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Liver transplant patients have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, say researchers in Finland.
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Casa Ole Makes Tuesdays Matter for breast cancer awareness
The Pasadena Citizen - Sun Oct 12, 4:46 am EDTOver the weekend, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation kicked off a month of breast cancer awareness events with their Race for a Cure marathon, which raises money for research.
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Grants to help fight cancer among Native Americans
Rapid City Journal - Sun Oct 12, 3:23 am EDTThe National Cancer Institute, of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded two grants totaling $600,000 to the John T. Vucurevich Regional Cancer Care Institute.
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Books hold advice on breast cancer
The Oklahoman - Sun Oct 12, 1:16 am EDTA woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, the American Cancer Society says. It’s a frightening statistic and a frightening disease. Hundreds of books have been written on it and more are released daily. Here are excerpts from a few new ones. →"A Cup of Comfort for Breast Cancer Survivors: Inspiring Stories of Courage and Triumph” edited by Colleen Sell. "The first thing I ...
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INSIDE DETROIT AUTOS: Comedy added to cancer battle
Detroit Free Press - Sun Oct 12, 8:15 am EDTNBC's highly anticipated new comedy, "Kath & Kim," is joining Ford Warriors in Pink in the fight against breast cancer.
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American Cancer Society Relay for Life of York County captures divisional ranking
York News-Times - Fri Oct 10, 7:54 pm EDTEven with the pounding rains and heavy winds brought on by Hurricane Ike, the Relay For Life of York County and other Relay For Life events were recognized at the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Leadership Summit in Dallas, Texas, Sept.12-15. The American Cancer Society High Plains Division’s annual Summit awards recognized the top Relay For Life events in the Division based on the per ...
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New Risk Factor For Prostate Cancer
Science Daily - Sun Oct 12, 10:20 am EDTThe greater the levels of a protein called Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), the greater the risk of prostate cancer, a new study has found.
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Thousands walk against breast cancer
WPBN Traverse City - Sat Oct 11, 6:35 pm EDTAmerican Cancer Society reporter every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. That's the reason 6000 people turned out in Flint Township Saturday to walk for a cure.
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Outlet helps fight against cancer
Portsmouth Herald - Sun Oct 12, 6:09 am EDTKITTERY, Maine and#8212; For the 15th year, Tanger Outlet Centers nationwide are asking its shoppers to think pink in the battle against breast cancer. In Kittery, Tanger shoppers can join in the campaign to save lives by purchasing a 25 percent Pink Card...
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Israeli hospital treats cancer-stricken Iranian boy
Boston Herald - Sun Oct 12, 9:39 am EDTJERUSALEM - A 12-year-old cancer-stricken Iranian boy arrived at an Israeli hospital on today for emergency treatment on his brain tumor. The boy - who was identified only...
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CANCER SUPPORT
Fernandina Beach News-Leader - Sun Oct 12, 8:24 am EDTBuddy Check 12 kits In recognition of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 of Fernandina Beach is making available Buddy Check 12 Kits, designed to promote monthly breast self-examinations and increase public knowledge about the importance of early detection of breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Race Draws 10,000+
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids - 57 minutes agoCEDAR RAPIDS - They say there's strength in numbers. When it comes to breast cancer, some people say they need all the strength they can get. For 18 years, a group has gathered to support breast cancer survivors...each year the Especially for You Women's Race grows.
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Pink Tie Ball Fights Breast Cancer
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Israel helps Iranian cancer victim
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Families, loved ones are battling breast cancer with their loved ones
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