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Breast Cancer Prevention

Breast cancer will affect one in eight women at some time in their lives. You can help educational efforts to prevent breast cancer, promote early detection, and encourage others to donate to organizations that fund research into prevention, detection, and treatment of this deadly disease.

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Breast cancer activists are walking the walk (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Saturday Nov 21 2009

Talk about hot pink. A strong undercurrent of anger ran beneath the sea of symbolic pink gear gracing thousands of people yesterday, on Day One of San Diego’s annual three-day walk to raise money... Read on

Congresswoman Schultz pushes for breast cancer education (The Gainesville Sun)

Saturday Nov 21 2009

By Diane Chun Staff writer In the battle against breast cancer, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who stands all of 5-foot-2, is a pocket dynamo. Read on

For many, new breast cancer screening guidelines make little sense (The Fayetteville Observer)

Friday Nov 20 2009

Lori Puczylowski takes a tissue and dabs her eyes. The 46-year-old Fayetteville woman is sitting at her kitchen table, listening to new guidelines for breast cancer screening recommended earlier... Read on

New Website Helps Breast Cancer Patients Choose Treatments (First Coast News)

Friday Nov 20 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- "My initial diagnosis was in 2006 and then again in 2008." Two-time breast cancer survivor Valerie Gardner wants the best treatment available. Read on

NMA: New USPSTF recommendations on breast cancer screenings could result in higher death rates (News-Medical-Net)

Friday Nov 20 2009

This week the nation received the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on breast cancer screenings. The National Medical Association (NMA) believes African American... Read on

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CancerTeam .. Posted Jul 13 2009

Today marks my one year anniversary of being cancer free! I'm so happy! I love the videos

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PinkRibbons .. Posted Jul 13 2009

Here is a great breast cancer support group link! Check it out!

http://www.bcsupport.org/

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DiabetesII .. Posted Jul 13 2009

I found several links with information on healthy eating habits, diet, and nutrition for cancer prevention:

1) http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_diet_cancer_prevention.htm

2) http://www.mamashealth.com/book/bcan2.asp

3) http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/low-fat-diet0505

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Feel Your Boobies® was founded in 2004 after Leigh Hurst was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. What originally started as a few fun... Learn more

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BreastCancer.org

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