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Little Company of Mary’s Breast Center Receives Accreditation by American College of Surgeons National Program

Little Company of Mary’s Breast Center Receives Accreditation by American College of Surgeons National Program
Little Company of Mary’s Comprehensive Breast Health Center has been granted a three-year/full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

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College corner

College corner
Saint Louis University junior third baseman Rachel Faletto (Morton) was named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 28 through March 6. In the Missouri Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament hosted by SLU, Faletto batted .533 (8-for-15) and tied a school record for hits in a game.

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Mediaplanet, the American Venous Forum, the American College of Phlebology and the Venous Disease Coalition Partner to …

Mediaplanet, the American Venous Forum, the American College of Phlebology and the Venous Disease Coalition Partner to …
Mediaplanet published a compelling guide to Vein Care distributed to millions with the help of the San Francisco Chronicle, the American Venous Forum, the American College of Phlebology, This Is Serious Campaign, the Vascular Disease Foundation, the Venous Disease Coalition and contributions from leading doctors and surgeons in the vein care industry.

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The 3rd AMC-Imperial College Medical Symposium is held

Asan Medical Center held the 3rd AMC-Imperial College Medical Symposium under the topic of breast and lung cancers with the attendance of world-renowned cancer specialists and scientists from the United Kingdom and AMC. In this symposium, held in Seminar Room I, the joint research on breast cancer and lung cancer performed by AMC and Imperial College London so far was discussed. In particular, the latest cancer treatment options were presented and discussed with the attendance of great scholars from Imperial College London including Professor Charles Coombes, the world’s top specialist in breast cancer treatment, and lung cancer expert Professor Michael Seckl. This symposium was significant in that 10 domestic and world scholars gathered and reviewed the joint research on breast and lung cancers and discussed more effective cancer treatment methods. Asan Medical Center signed a partnership agreement with Imperial College London in 2007 and has hosted the AMC-Imperial College Medical Symposium every other year since then.

State College pulls aways from McDowell on ‘Think Pink’ night

State College pulls aways from McDowell on ‘Think Pink’ night
STATE COLLEGE — The State College girls’ basketball team could not have asked for a be

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Hagerstown Community College students help neighbors this fall

Hagerstown Community College students help neighbors this fall
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Hagerstown Community College students are helping those in need, thanks to the encouragement of sociology instructor Daniel Madron and paralegal studies Professor Loretta Thornhill.

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Foundation gives Largo college $100K grant for study

Foundation gives Largo college $100K grant for study
Prince George’s Community College in Largo recently received a $100,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to study student persistence and identify patterns that lead to academic success.

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College Game Tracker

College Game Tracker
Today’s topic: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. More people die from lung cancer — 162,000 men and women a year — than any type of cancer. That’s more than breast, prostate and colon cancer COMBINED. Research dollars though have been slow to catch up.

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College of Lake County briefs

College of Lake County briefs
Philosophy professors will visit the College of Lake County this fall as part of a Feminist Philosophy Series. The lecture/discussions, which are free and open to the public, will be held in room A145 of the Grayslake campus and are sponsored by the Philosophy Department.

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5K Walk at Centenary College to benefit breast cancer research

5K Walk at Centenary College to benefit breast cancer research
Centenary College HACKETTSTOWN — The Northwest New Jersey Regional Women’s Center will be sponsoring its 17th Annual 5K Walk for Breast Cancer Research 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 at Centenary College. All proceeds will be donated to the Susan G….

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