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Small Business with a Big Heart PitchEngine Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:00 PM PDT Scottsdale, Arizona When Lila Metcalf, owner of Scottsdale, Arizona, childrens boutique, Urban Kidz, went to a local fund raising event for breast cancer research and learned that 13 of all women, or about 1 in 8, will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the US this year she got scared. Then she decided to do something about it. One of the most horrible things that can happen to... Desperate, Depressed Women Form Group KERO 23 Bakersfield Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:56 PM PDT BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Her husband left her, she was diagnosed with cancer and she was losing her home. Life's unexpected left one local woman feeling desperate and depressed. The Medical Minute: Robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer PhysOrg Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:52 PM PDT (PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men. Fitness and fundraising at boob camp Chatham Daily News Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:51 PM PDT Margaret Oxford knows the importance of breast cancer awareness. It helped save her life. The Chatham woman credits breast cancer education with helping her find a lump in her breast while working out last summer.[...] Panera Bread honors National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Ribbon Bagels Dearborn Press & Guide Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:40 PM PDT DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS â€" Panera Bread is inviting its customers to join in the fight against breast cancer by eating a bagel for breakfast during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Tour de Rock stops in Port Alberni Alberni Valley News Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:39 PM PDT Port Alberni auxiliary constable Anthony Gray opened his arms wide and grinned as his two children ran to him for a hug. It was a poignant moment for Gray, one of 22 riders with the Canadian Cancer Society's Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Local News : Margrit Imhof - Frontiersman Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:39 PM PDT Margrit (Maggie) Stutz Imhof, 70, of Palmer, died Sept. 19 at her home after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Imhof was born in Switzerland in 1939 and moved to the States in 1960, where she met and married Peter J. Imhof in San Francisco. Local News : Gayle Janecek - Frontiersman Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:39 PM PDT Lifelong Alaskan Gayle Janecek, 60, died peacefully at her Rainbow Lake home Sept. 3 from lung cancer. A party in her honor will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Palmer Depot, 610 South Valley Way in Palmer. Memories and laughter are welcome, tears discouraged but optional. A Run for Jacqueline NBC Philadelphia Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:35 PM PDT This Sunday is Philly's Annual Parkway Run-Walk to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Meet Jacqueline Fioravanti, an inspiring 15-year-old who is battling brain cancer. New breast cancer test helps some women avoid chemo KTNV Las Vegas Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:33 PM PDT Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death of women in the US. Nearly 193,000 women will be diagnosed this year and with that diagnoses often comes painful chemotherapy. When Gretchen Meyer found out she had breast cancer it was disbelief.

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