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SMC To Hold Colon Cancer Month Kickoff Event Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:56 AM PST March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. All month long, Samaritan Medical Center, Jefferson Community College and Kinney Drugs are partnering to give out free screening kits. Making Art Of Cups Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:53 AM PST 2 Cups of Flower by Roslyn’s Jodi Charak. Breast cancer remains one of the more serious health problems on Long Island. Each year, an average of 1,265 cases are reported in Nassau County, with more than 200 annually ending in death. Breast cancer among young women increasing Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:52 AM PST The rate of advanced breast cancer for U.S. women 25 to 39 years old nearly doubled from 1976 to 2009, a difference too great to be a matter of chance, a study finds. Rebecca Johnson was 27 years old and had just graduated from medical school when she got the diagnosis: breast cancer. She thought she was a rare case, but then a few of her friends got it too. So did some friends of friends. Health headlines: Advanced breast cancer among young on rise Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:48 AM PST There's an alarming cancer trend to report. More young women are being diagnosed with advanced breas Advanced breast cancer edges up in younger women; it’s still uncommon & study raises questions Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:44 AM PST CHICAGO â€" Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching their heads about possible reasons. Pink Out raises funds for cancer research Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:33 AM PST HARLAN -- Students, faculty and community members turned out in large numbers Friday night, Feb. 8 for the annual Pink Out event at Harlan Community High School, to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and research. Above, a large group participated in the Pink Out dance during halftime of the HCHS/Red Oak boys basketball game. Nearly $11,000 was raised at the event. (Photo by Mike Oeffner) Doctors finding more cases of advanced breast cancer in younger women Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:32 AM PST Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching their heads about possible reasons. Pink Out fundraiser tonight Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:32 AM PST HARLAN â€" Harlan Community Schools’ National Honor Society and Health Occupations Students of America will host the annual Pink Out fundraiser for breast cancer awareness tonight, Friday, Feb. 8. Marie Curie volunteers needed in Darwen Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:30 AM PST MARIE Curie Cancer Care is still looking for Darreners to donate an hour of their time this week to collect for the charity’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal. Are Exosomes the Key to Stopping the Spread of Cancer? accesswire.ca Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:30 AM PST In the biotechnology space, there is an acceleration of companies, both large and small, that are teetering on the brink of smashing down barriers in life-threatening diseases and shepherding in the next ...

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