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Local family makes tough decision about breast cancer
Local family makes tough decision about breast cancer
By: Abby WaltonOctober 19, 2016TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- Every family has a story.For the White family, it involves five generations of women dying or being impacted from breast cancer.Sarah Brown, owner of Timberlane Arts and Dance Academy said her family never really talked about the illness taking women in their family away at young ages.She said it wasn't until she was almost a teenager that she learned that illness was breast cancer.
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Navy hospital pushes breast cancer awareness during October
Navy hospital pushes breast cancer awareness during October
Breast cancer survivor Maria Parker's tattoo celebrating eight years of living cancer free.(Photo: Jason Bortz, Pensacola Naval Hospital)At just 56 and having already lost her husband to cancer, Maria Parker was terrified when she felt a lump on her right breast."I was freaked out and scared to death.I had so many thoughts running through my head," Parker said.
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Fighter jet on the USS Lexington goes pink for breast cancer awareness
Fighter jet on the USS Lexington goes pink for breast cancer awareness
A hot pink Navy jet was unveiled in Texas this week to bring attention to breast cancer research.The Grumman F9F-8 Cougar sits atop the flight deck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington, in Corpus Christi, Texas, where it will remain throughout October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.The idea to paint the jet pink popped into the mind of M. Charles "Rusty" Reustle, the director of operations and exhibits at the USS Lexington Museum, as he was heading to work one day."I was driving down the road and I looked over and I saw a crane that one of the local rental companies had painted pink and I thought, wow, we could do something for breast cancer research, too.
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Doctors study gene mutations to detect breast cancer
Doctors study gene mutations to detect breast cancer
SAN ANTONIO - Doctors say one in eight women will likely develop breast cancer in their lifetime.Over the years, research has shown that genetics can play a large role in whether a person is predisposed to the disease.Some gene mutations, like the BRCA 1 and 2, can increase a woman's risk by 80 percent.Recently, doctors have found several other additional genes that also carry risks for developing cancer.
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