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The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness And Support For Those
The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness And Support For Those
"There has been tremendous progress in the ongoing fight against breast cancer.More resources and research are needed specifically for metastatic breast cancer," explains Marc Hurlbert, PhD, Chief Mission Officer, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and the current Chairman of the MBC Alliance."Awareness for metastatic breast cancer remains low, and only 7.1% of research investments over the last dozen years have focused on the disease.My hope is that the public helps to raise awareness by joining in our 'Help Keep Me in the Picture' campaign to ultimately advance research that is focused on extending and enhancing the quality of life for those suffering from metastatic breast cancer."
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Why I Won't Get the Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
Why I Won't Get the Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
A few years ago, my mother called with an urgent request.She was agitated.She had just come from a meeting of her Jewish women's group, where she had learned about BRCA1 and BRCA2, the so-called breast cancer genes.She wanted me to get tested.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Staff ReportWILLIAMSON – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Monday, October 3rd, will be observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Day in the local Tug Valley Area.The featured speaker will be Vicki Hatfield, Nurse Practitioner, at the Williamson Health and Wellness Center in Williamson.In 2016, over 1,300 West Virginia women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and approximately 300 women will die from the disease.Breast cancer continues to be a leading cause of cancer related deaths among West Virginia women.
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Health Right Offering Breast Cancer Screening
Health Right Offering Breast Cancer Screening
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, a local health clinic is working with a national women's organization to combat high mortality rates from the disease in Marshall County.According to Wendy Tronka, grant writer for Wheeling Health Right, Marion and Marshall counties are first and second, respectively, in breast cancer-related deaths in the state.With the help of a $25,000 grant from Susan G. Komen West Virginia, Health Right is combating the problem by creating the Marshall County Breast Cancer Nurse Navigation Program.The program, designed to assist patients in getting breast cancer screenings and treatments, will help women in all areas of Marshall County, where the health department discontinued breast and cervical cancer screenings due to a lack of funding and changes in state requirements.
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