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Breast cancer sufferers living in remote areas of the Northern Territory will be given better support thanks to a $10,000 grant from the National Breast Cancer Centre. Tiwi Islands, Maningrida, Port Keats and Peppimenarti women will be trained as peer support officers, who will assist cancer patients. The project was one of four across Australia [...]
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SEATTLE — The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has given a $5 million grant to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for its work on early detection of breast and prostate cancer. The money will go toward a “proof-of-principle” project testing the theory that certain blood proteins can signal the early development of cancer with [...]
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Inspirational fundraiser and terminal cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson has been praised by Tony Blair as she entered the final week of her 4,200-mile Ride Across America for charity. The mother of three received the Prime Minister’s best wishes in a hand-written letter delivered to her in Washington during the latest stage of her journey from [...]
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CHICAGO: Hundreds of people took to Lake Michigan today to help raise money for leukemia research. They were participating in the 10th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot spoke with a cancer survivor who took to the water this morning to raise money to find a cure. This is 38-year-old Travis Wilhite. [...]
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The National Breast Cancer Foundation has netted Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. as a supporter of its breast cancer education programs. Fujifilm has agreed to donate sales of its new pink-themed cameras to the Dallas-based nonprofit, as well as donate $250,000 and two of its digital mammography systems. The company’s Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography [...]
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When Kerrianne Duffy was diagnosed with breast cancer, it seemed as if her world would fall apart. Just weeks before she was due to marry her long-time partner Shaun at a romantic ceremony in Las Vegas, she was hit with the shocking news. Doctors told her she was suffering from a form of the disease [...]
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People affected by male cancers such as prostate and testicular cancer are being encouraged to help take part in a fun charity walk – in a thong. But patients, friends and family should know wearing underwear is not mandatory – entrants can also take part in fancy dress or remain fully clothed. The 10 kilometre [...]
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Four 20-something guys are skateboarding across Canada to raise funds for breast cancer research. Rob Lewis, 26, of Winnipeg, Aaron Jackson, 25, of Summerside, P.E.I., Benjamin Jordan, 25, of Toronto and Carlos Koppen, 26, of Halifax have been averaging 100 kilometres a day since they left Halifax in May. The group — jokingly described by [...]
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Join Your Community in the Fight Against Cancer by Participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Team recruitment is now in progress! The event is scheduled for October 7-8, from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Woodland High School Stadium.Relay for Life is a fun and unique 24-hour event to increase Cancer awareness [...]
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LA JOLLA – About $300,000 was raised for the Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center at its 13th annual luau and longboard invitational, attended by about 1,000 people Sunday. Organizers were still counting receipts from raffles, auctions and merchandise sales, and were hoping to beat last year’s record of almost $300,000, said the event’s Jason [...]
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