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2 hrs ago | NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Breast cancer survivor surprised by son at Race For the Cure

The annual "Race for The Cure" was held on Saturday to help in the fight against breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Kids, Family

3 hrs ago | Bay of Plenty Times

Think pink for breast cancer support

Wear something pink and get to the Fairfield Baptist Church for a Pink Ribbon Breakfast 'brunch' to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

4 hrs ago | The News-Gazette

Woman writes book on her ' murderer' - cancer

Every three months, Jennifer Smith undergoes a new scan that will give her an update on a disease she calls her "own murderer." She's talked to her 6-year-old son about death, written her own obituary and made arrangements for her ashes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Champaign, IL

9 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit

New technology aims to fight breast cancer

TODAY'S HIGH OF 75 IS PERFECT WEATHER FOR RACING, WALKING AND RUNNING, AND THE RACE FOR THE CURE IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT TODAY.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

9 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit

Fighting breast cancer means fighting cultural norms

Finding a lump in your breast is terrifying enough, but if you feel culturally isolated you might need a guide.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

11 hrs ago | Post and Courier

Joliea s decision shines light on breast cancera s a time bomba

Karen Floyd, former chairwoman of the South Carolina Republican Party, is CEO of The Palladian Group and publisher of Palladian View, a digital magazine for the conservative Republican woman.

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12 hrs ago | CBS Local

Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy: Q&A

May 14, 2013 - Actress and activist Angelina Jolie's recent decision to have a preventive double mastectomy highlights the difficult choices facing women who find out they have a high risk for breast cancer because of their genes.

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Related Topix: Health, Ovarian Cancer

16 hrs ago | WTMA-AM North Charleston

Men Struggle with Wives' Breast Cancer

Seventy two hours after Elissa Bantug's mastectomy, she felt broken. She was only 25 years old, but she had lost both breasts and her strawberry blonde hair to cancer.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Human Sexuality, Oncology, Women's Health

18 hrs ago | The Times

Women have more options for breast cancer surgery

New approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether it's to treat cancer or to prevent it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Surgery, Oncology

19 hrs ago | 411mania.com

WWE News: Lilian Garcia Talks Mother's Breast Cancer, WWE Superstar Business Cards

WWE News: Lilian Garcia Talks Mother's Breast Cancer, WWE Superstar Business Cards Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.16.2013 Garcia posts a new blog... - Lillian Garcia has posted a new blog entry on the WWE Community site about her mother's fight with breast cancer back in the late 1980s: It all started when my mother felt a lump in her breast.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

23 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Cancer cover girl rallies to launch fashion line

In a playroom at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children , a frail, 13-year-old girl is between takes for "omg! Insider," a TV celebrity-gossip show, talking about her new fashion line.

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Related Topix: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Entertainment, Television, Comedy, Ellen, Health, Medicine

Fri May 17, 2013

CBS 47

Survey finds that 7-in-10 women would follow Jolie's lead

A survey by market research company YouGov reveals seven out of 10 British women would have the procedure if tests showed they had a high chance of developing breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Entertainment

MLive.com

Relay Recess: Palmer Elementary students raise money for cancer, motivated by principal's journey

Palmer Elementary school third grader Denajah Cage, on right, walks the track at Briggs Park during Relay Recess on Friday, May 17, in support of the American Cancer Society.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Charitable Organizations, American Cancer Society, Medicine, Health, Grand Rapids, MI, Family, Kids

SanLuisObispo.com

Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues over firing

The lawsuit by Kathleen Mason follows a discrimination filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this summer.

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Related Topix: Retail, Tuesday Morning, Medicine, Health, Law, Employment / Labor Law

WNED

Why Is Psychiatry's New Manual So Much Like The Old One?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the official list of all the mental disorders doctors can use to diagnose mental illness.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Columbia University, Genetics, UC San Francisco, Health

Examiner.com

Evidence Supports a Correlation Between Pesticides and Breast Cancer

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PESTICIDES INTRODUCED ON THE BLOOD HAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION TO THE OCCURRENCE OF BREAST CANCERS IN WOMEN.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

Thu May 16, 2013

Ivanhoe

Breast Cancer Detection Rates May Vary

The Prevention and Cancer Control at Cancer Care Ontario in Toronto, Canada has found that digital direct radiography is significantly more effective than computed radiography at detecting breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Examiner.com

Dr. Oz: What you should know about breast cancer and Angelina Jolie's mastectomy

When Angelina Jolie revealed that she had chosen a double mastectomy to save her life, her announcement shocked the world.

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Related Topix: Health, Ovarian Cancer

CNN

Your breast cancer questions

When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health

Romford Recorder

Breast cancer survivor Davina Hall, of Hornchurch: 'Cancer improved my life'

This week, Angelina Jolie announced she had undergone a double mastectomy to cut her risk of breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Health, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Essex County, England, Ovarian Cancer