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North Hills volunteers’ quilts for cancer victims ‘labor of love’

North Hills volunteers’ quilts for cancer victims ‘labor of love’
Three women from the North Hills work together each year to create quilts that honor the lives of those lost to ovarian cancer. This year’s finished quilt will be presented at the Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer in North Park on Sept. 12.

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Benefits seen in ovary removal for high-risk women

Benefits seen in ovary removal for high-risk women
CHICAGO – Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

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iCAD to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell in Recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

iCAD to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell in Recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
iCAD, Inc. , an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announced that the executive management team, including President and CEO Ken Ferry, will ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square on September 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM ET in recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness month. Â …

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Family to support breast cancer event

Family to support breast cancer event
The daughters of Don and Toni Langson are appealing for support and sponsorships for a three-day event for breast cancer.

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St. Barnabas holds Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series

St. Barnabas holds Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series
The Cancer Centers of St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston will present an 11-part free Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series titled “Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Patients Excel)” Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 14.

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Food Better Than Supplements for Cancer Prevention: Expert

Food Better Than Supplements for Cancer Prevention: Expert
Always check with a doctor, dietician before taking supplements, she advises.

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Local golf tournaments

Local golf tournaments
Aug. 23 ?The Community Health Network of Connecticut Foundation will hold its fifth annual Cornell Scott Memorial Golf Classic at Lake of Isles at Foxwoods Resort Casino. It will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $250 and includes 18 holes, cart, lunch, dinner and cocktails. Visit chnctfoundation.org for more information.

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Starting time set for annual walk against breast cancer

Starting time set for annual walk against breast cancer
The starting line isn’t drawn yet, but the time to line up is now.

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Alcohol May Raise Risk for Certain Breast Cancers

Alcohol May Raise Risk for Certain Breast Cancers
Study found drinking associated with increase in hormone receptor-positive cancers.

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New Law Requires Hospitals to Inform Breast Cancer Patients of Breast Reconstruction Options

New Law Requires Hospitals to Inform Breast Cancer Patients of Breast Reconstruction Options
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — While breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is covered by insurers in New York, many poor, minority, and less educated women do not seek out the procedure. Now, NY Gov. David A. Paterson has signed into law a bill that is aimed at reversing this trend.

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