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Komen Foundation Stops Grants to Planned Parenthood WNYC New York Public Radio Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00 PM PST One of the country’s best-known breast cancer charities is halting funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates â€" cutting off hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure said it will stop giving grants â€" which help fund breast cancer screening and other breast-health services â€" to Planned Parenthood because it is under investigation in Congress by Republican ... Breast cancer charity pulls support from Planned Parenthood WWMT 3 Kalamazoo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:58 PM PST (NEWSCHANNEL 3) â€" In a highly controversial move that has been called “an act of cowardice” and “anti-women,” the nation's largest breast cancer charity has given the pink slip to Planned Parenthood and will no longer support the group financially. Nonprofit of the Year 2011: Cosumnes Firefighters Association Elk Grove Citizen Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:52 PM PST Citizen file photos - Dozens of firefighters, relatives, and friends had their heads shaved last October to benefit a Cosumnes firefighter who underwent cancer treatment. The Cosumnes Firefighters Association raised $10,000 for him. Daffodil Days Of Fulton County Has Started Fulton County News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:52 PM PST The daffodil is the first flower of spring, and is the perennial American Cancer Society (ACS) symbol of hope for cancer patients throughout the community. Susan G. Komen Halts Partnership With Planned Parenthood KHQ Spokane Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49 PM PST (AP) - The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates. Komen Backlash Spreads After Planned Parenthood Debacle, Women Pledge to Move Donations The Inquisitr Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:48 PM PST As we reported earlier, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has been thrust into the national spotlight for reasons other than fighting breast cancer and finding a cure- the organization may have set breast cancer treatment and screening access back for hundreds of thousands of low-income women in the United States due to its controversial decision [...] Komen Backlash Spreads After Planned Parenthood ... Rajarhat hub for cancer care The Telegraph Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:48 PM PST A government plan to build a 500-bed cancer hospital in Rajarhat, close to the Tata Medical Centre, might turn Calcutta into a cancer treatment hub for the east. Polish Poet Wislawa Szymborska (1923-2012) The Prague Post Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:44 PM PST Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1996, has died of lung cancer in her home in Southern Krakow. She was 88 years old. For your information The Telegraph Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:44 PM PST A government plan to build a 500-bed cancer hospital in Rajarhat, close to the Tata Medical Centre, might turn Calcutta into a cancer treatment hub for the east.... Megan Alatini and Jerome Kaino to shave heads for Child Cancer Fuseworks via Yahoo! New Zealand News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40 PM PST The Steve Price Night of Courage funrazor head shave team has been given a superstar boost with All Black Player of the Year Jerome Kaino and TV and music personality Megan Alatini joining the lineup.

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