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Running in the Race for the Cure

Posted June 10, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: Her Health, Injury & Rehab, Her Motivation, Her Story

Saturday morning, I was among the 50,000 participants in the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure, a 5K event held in Washington, DC. The event raised $4.9 million to fund…

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Breast Health: Easy as 1,2,3

Posted October 23, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Her Health, Her Motivation, Special Features

Do the 1, 2, 3’s of Breast Health.  Honor October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month by starting today.

There is a basic three-part personal plan of action to follow:

1) Mammogram 2) Clinical Breast Exam…

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Staying Abreast on Cancer Awareness

Posted October 19, 2007 at 09:00 AM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Her Health, Her Motivation

Stay abreast of breast cancer awareness. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, making this the perfect time to get involved and help eradicate breast cancer.

With knowledge, you can make a difference; truly, it begins with you.

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Breast Cancer Death Rates Keep Dropping

Posted September 29, 2007 at 04:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Her News

The American Cancer Society has announced that the death rate from breast cancer is dropping steadily at a rate of around 2% a year. Even better, diagnoses are falling as well, going down by almost 4% between 2001 and 2004, as more…

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Ovarian Cancer Continues to Challenge Researchers

Posted September 3, 2007 at 02:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Health, Her News

(ARA) - September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and patient advocacy groups hope that by spreading information about symptoms, more women will detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. Ovarian cancer remains the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among…

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Take the Great American Eat Right Challenge

Posted August 30, 2007 at 08:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Weight Control, Special Features, Announcements

What you eat, how much you eat, and how active you are can influence your risk of developing cancer. The American Cancer Society wants you to eat your way to better health by inviting you to join the

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Can Vitamin D Prevent Cancer?

Posted June 21, 2007 at 09:45 AM by Robyn Slagle

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Supplements, Her News

Cancer is becoming one of the biggest killers of women in the United States and all over the world.  According to the American Cancer Society’s, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1,444,920 new cancer cases and 559,650 deaths for…

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Test Your Supplement Savvy

Posted May 26, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Supplements, Her News

The following quiz was written by the Federal Trade Commission so that you can find out how much you know (or don’t know) about using dietary supplements safely.

Advertised throughout the media, displayed in grocery…

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Participation in sports can reduce your risk for breast cancer

Posted May 16, 2007 at 03:45 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: Her Fitness, Her Health, Her News

According to the American Cancer Society, one out of every eight women is diagnosed with invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. One out of 33 women diagnosed with breast cancer will die from the disease. Right now there are slightly over two million women living…

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