Genetic counseling is vital
Concord Monitor Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:47 PM PST
from our readers Annual event helps raise funds I joined Concord Hospital Trust's Wine Tasting Committee because I might still be battling cancer today if not for the generous philanthropic support from this annual event. When diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, I was given the option to undergo genetic counseling at the Concord Hospital Breast Care Center, a service that is supported almost ... |
Stem cell fraud probe centered in Texas
Texarkana Gazette Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:40 PM PST
FORT WORTH, Texasâ€"Two Texas men have been charged in federal indictments with conspiring to defraud people suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease, muscular dystrophy, cancer and other diseases by advising and treating them with unapproved stem cell treatments. |
Organizers host kickoff event for Relay For Life
The Martinsburg Journal Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:27 PM PST
MARTINSBURG - For American Cancer Society Community Manager Barbara Henry, "hope" is the one word that best embodies what Relay For Life means to her as the Berkeley County Relay For Life welcomed the public, volunteers and survivors to the 2012... |
Myeloma support group to meet
The Toledo Blade Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:19 PM PST
The International Myeloma Foundation has helped form a cancer support group for multiple myeloma patients, caregivers, and family in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. |
Boulder's Whole Pets marks 10 years of wagging tails
Boulder Daily Camera Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:16 PM PST
Carol Kuzdek's golden retriever Gibby was more than a companion -- he was an inspiration for a Boulder business.The retriever passed away from cancer more than 10 years ago but Kuzdek said surgery and a change in diet allowed him to live another year. |
Tony to ride 200km in a weekend
Toowoomba Chronicle Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:09 PM PST
TOOWOOMBA man Tony Jannusch loves riding his bike - so he is going to ride from Brisbane to Wivenhoe and back in a weekend to raise money for cancer. |
Holy Angels drops second
The Buffalo News Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:04 PM PST
It was a rough weekend for the No. 1-ranked large school Holy Angels basketball team. One day after losing in overtime to Our Lady of Mercy, the Angels fell to Bishop Kearney, 53-40, in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, hosted by Mercy in Rochester. |
Heartbreak at Leeds ‘asbestos cancer’ death
Yorkshire Evening Post Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:03 PM PST
The widow of a man who died aged 54 of an asbestos-related cancer has spoken of her “heartbreak†that he missed becoming a grandfather. |
Lining up to be scalped at Cuts 4 Cancer
Drumheller Mail Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:02 PM PST
For the last seven years February has been busy for Cathy Morse at the Chop Shop as the shop hosts Cuts 4 Cancer. The event in dedication of Morse’s mother, has raised thousands of dollars for the Drumheller Area Health Foundation and, in turn, the whole community that uses the hospital. |
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