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"Pink Glove Dance" YouTube Video Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness
If you haven't seen it yet, you must check out the "Pink Glove Dance" YouTube video for breast cancer awareness. Staff at the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon recently made this uplifting... NFL Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness: NFL's Pink Shoes & Gloves
Pink is a color not normally associated with the NFL, but Week 4 of the NFL will see a wave of pink to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All 30 NFL teams will be hosting several pregame and in-stadium initiatives to raise awareness about breast cancer. Many NFL players...
created by Jon Azpiri | 11 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
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12443 views | 15 recommendations | 5 comments
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October has been declared the international breast cancer awareness month since it was established in 1985 by the pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca. The month is dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer and fundraising to help the cause. Breast cancer is the... No Routine Breast Screen for under 40s
If you are under 40 and want to be screened for breast cancer forget it unless you have the extra bucks to pay for it outside of a recognised state program. Many younger women feel that they should be able to... Vigorous Activity Prevents Breast Cancer
Women who get plenty of rigorous exercise are 30% less likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study recently published in the Breast Cancer Research journal. 30,000 postmenopausal women took part in the study, which also found that strenuous exercise only... Cancer plan aims to reduce deaths
A new Scottish cancer plan has been announced that aims to reduce deaths from cancer in Scotland. It puts 'survivorship' at its heart and includes plans for more investment in Macmillan Nurses and a new system... Pink October
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month in every country in the world. The 27th of October is signature day. A day of Breakfasts, Campaigns, Rememberance and Pink Ribbons. On October 27th the world turns Pink, In... A Geography of Cancer
A long article that gives us a 'geography of cancer' - that one word 'cancer' is used to describe many different diseases with similarities in that they all include abnormal growth of cells. Here we get a run... Bollywood Breast Awareness
Speaking in Mumbai, India, Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, said that the Bollywood film industry could play a major role in promoting breast cancer awareness in India." ... Breast cancer deaths for Chicago blacks double that of whites, data show
Death rates from breast cancer for black women in Chicago are double those of white women. This is a shocking revelation especially given that back in 1980 the figures were equal."In 1980, black women and white... 7 things you don't say around a cancer patient
Sometimes it's hard to find the right words to say to someone that's got cancer. This piece from the Jamaica Observer offers advice on what not to say as well as some information about breast cancer. It's good to... Postcode lottery for reconstructive surgery
The Diep operation is reconstructive surgery done at the same time as mastectomy and this story shows the difference it can make to some women after losing a breast to cancer. In the UK many women are not offered... Using painkillers 'can cut risk of breast cancer by one fifth'
Women that use common painkillers on a regular basis cut their risk of getting breast cancer. Almost all painkillers had some positive effect with the best being ibuprofen which cut the risk of getting breast... Breast cancer vaccine is possible, says expert
The success of the HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer could be followed by a vaccine against breast cancer. Professor Valerie Beral's research has shown that childbirth and breastfeeding helps prevent... Unfashionable Cancers Receive Less Funding
A report by the UK National Cancer Research Institute reveals that unfashionable cancers receive less research money and attention from scientists, despite increased funding over a 4 year period towards...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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129 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
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