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Free prostate cancer screenings offered Sept. 24 Gaffney Ledger Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:01 PM PDT September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Spartanburg Regional’s Gibbs Cancer Center is observing the month with three free prostate cancer screenings. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. One in six men will be diagnosed with the disease in his lifetime. read more Ann Romney Delivers: 'She May Have Privilege, But She Understands' NPR Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:01 PM PDT The speech, the experts and pundits proclaimed, needed to humanize Mitt Romney. But it also served as a vehicle to humanize her, a woman of great attractiveness and expensive polish touched by cancer, multiple sclerosis and the trials of raising five sometimes screaming children. Sanford hosting bone marrow drive The Fargo Forum Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:00 PM PDT FARGO - The Sanford Foundation and Roger Maris Cancer Center will host a bone marrow drive here from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Sunmart, 3175 25th St. S. Study looks at exercise habits among cancer patients News-Medical-Net Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:55 PM PDT Numerous studies have shown the powerful effect that exercise can have on cancer care and recovery. For patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment, regular exercise has been found to reduce recurrence of the disease by up to 50 percent. Covnenant Health continues to host oncology caregivers support hour Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:47 PM PDT Covenant Health will host an oncology support hour for caregivers. The first support hour of the month will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept, 11 at the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge. Gazette.Net: Bethesda woman starts nonprofit to raise ovarian cancer awareness Bethesda Gazette Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:46 PM PDT Casey Fitzmaurice of Bethesda, founder of Teal Toes, has a very unusual way of raising awareness of ovarian cancer: she paints her toe nails teal, the color that represents ovarian cancer awareness. Breast Cancer Drug Might Help Men on Prostate Cancer Therapy MedicineNet.com Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:46 PM PDT Title: Breast Cancer Drug Might Help Men on Prostate Cancer Therapy Category: Health News Created: 8/28/2012 10:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Tigers' offense dominates Kennebec Journal Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:45 PM PDT GARDINER -- With last year's victory at Alumni Field, Cony had a field hockey winning streak in the Cony-Gardiner Drive Out Cancer Challenge. Gardiner coach Moe McNally didn't play this up in the days leading up to the game, but then again, she didn't have to. Obesity May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery MedicineNet.com Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:45 PM PDT Title: Obesity May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery Category: Health News Created: 8/28/2012 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer MedicineNet.com Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:44 PM PDT Title: Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 8/27/2012 6:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

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