Posts Tagged ‘talk’

At Democrats’ meeting; Public is invited to Wyman’s talk

At Democrats’ meeting; Public is invited to Wyman’s talk
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman will address the Democratic Town Committee on Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall meeting room. The public is invited. Connecticut’s second in command will present an overview of the recent legislative session. A question and answer session will follow. Before being sworn in alongside Gov. Dannel Malloy in January 2011, Nancy Wyman served as state comptroller …

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Oprah Winfrey’s Talk Show Audition for BC Prevention

To vote go to myown.oprah.com I am a breast cancer Survivor, I am proposing a health and wellbeing show to promote education and awareness in breast cancer prevention, quality care and medical information, resources available for breast cancer patients and their family members. I have a list of guest for the show to reveal the complexity of breast cancer experience. Experts such as: (1) Epidemiologist; (2) Cancer Surgeon; (3) Oncologist; (4) Plastic Surgeon; (5) Cancer researcher; (6) advocacy organizations; (7) breast cancer survivor from different racial and socio-economic background to see the varieties of experiences and access to care; (8) family members; (9) artists who use artistic expression to meditate about illness, gender crisis and the way we think about breast. This show will empower women with education, prevention, social justice and human rights when we rethink how we get access to quality care and prevention.

Sue Friedman: Creating safe space to talk about cancer risks

Sue Friedman talks about surviving breast cancer, and how it led her to create a resource for at risk women to learn, ask questions and share their stories. Sue is a 14 year breast cancer survivor and founder of the nonprofit organization FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered. After learning about her BRCA status, she became appalled at the preponderance of misinformation and at the lack of support available for those with hereditary cancer or hereditary cancer risk. Sue took action so that no one would have to face these risks and fears alone. Interview & Camera by Rachel Pikelny / Editing by Neco Turkienicz / Produced by Rachel Pikelny

Cellphone Radiation May Alter Your Brain. Let’s Talk.

Cellphone Radiation May Alter Your Brain. Let’s Talk.
In a culture where people cradle their cellphones next to their heads with the same constancy and affection that toddlers hold their security blankets, it was unsettling last month when a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association indicated that doing so could alter brain activity.

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Pit Talk

Pit Talk
Denzler, who is currently undergoing treatments for inflammatory breast cancer, grew emotional as she spoke at an Employee Forum meeting. “On June 30, 2009, I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Denzler said, choking back tears.

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