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Donation helps bring mammography suite to St. Joseph-Jessamine
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comWomen in Jessamine County have a new health care tool after a donation by R.J. Corman to Saint Joseph-Jessamine allowed the purchase of new equipment. The hospital last week unveiled a new digital mammography suite. Dozens attended the ribbon-...Tags: American Cancer Society, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Skin Cancer
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Saint Joseph-Jessamine receives gift to establish mammography suite
news@jessaminejournal.comThe Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, part of KentuckyOne Health, has received a generous gift from the RJ Corman Railroad Group to bring digital mammography services to Saint Joseph Jessamine. This gift was made in honor of Rick Corman’s sister...Tags: Breast Cancer, Menopause, Railway Transportation
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Democratic society dying in the U.S.
The French philosopher Alexis de Toqueville (1805-1859) had many interesting things to say about democracy. One of the most noteworthy being: “The American people will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the people with the...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Social Issues, Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Courage in the face of cancer
kpeek@amnews.comThe American Cancer Society estimates there are more than 2.9 million women living in the U.S. with a history of invasive breast cancer. Stacy Pingleton is one of those women. Pingleton has a long family history of breast cancer. Her grandmother and...Tags: Mastectomy, Music, Ovarian Cancer, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments
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Lincoln Relay for Life raises record $120,000; surpasses $1 million mark over the past 10 years
nancy@theinteriorjournal.comA fairy tale is a children’s story depicting magical creatures, heroes, triumph and happy endings. There are a lot of fairy tale stories in real life, too — not with magical creatures but with their own heroes, triumphs and happy endings....Tags: Oncology, Lymphatic System, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Health Organizations
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The fight that counts: Breast cancer survivors help coordinate local Relay for Life
ben@theinteriorjournal.comEditor's note: A previous version of this story listed incorrect dates and location for the 2012 Lincoln County Relay for Life event. The event is June 8-9 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Mary Ann May and Judy Atwood Jones are both breast cancer...Tags: Chemotherapy, Human Interest, Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Relay for Life
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Cancer survivors convene for annual dinner
brossi@jessaminejournal.comDozens of female cancer survivors gather each year for dinner in Jessamine County for two reasons — to celebrate and to spread a message of hope. This year’s dinner, which is annually hosted by the Jessamine County Health Department Cancer...Tags: Mouth, Personal Income, Family, Human Interest, Breast Cancer
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Jessamine health department gearing up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comWith October just a few weeks away, the Jessamine County Health Department has many events scheduled for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, said JCHD health educator Andrea D. Brown. The health department offers screenings throughout the year, and this year,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer, Health
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Exams are key to finding breast cancer
Nursing supervisorWomen, 50 years old and older, represent 75 percent of all diagnosed cases of breast cancer. The average number of Kentucky women who die of breast cancer each year is 600. That is too many. Although many women get breast cancer, it is not a common cause...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Blood, Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Greencastle Relay for Life is a time to 'celebrate, remember and to fight back'
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comTina Schaubroeck of Greencastle walked around the track at Kaley Field with a renewed pep in her step during the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Greencastle Relay for Life on Saturday. “I just found out this past March that I am free of...Tags: Leukemia, American Cancer Society, Schools, Lymphoma, Human Interest
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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Oncology, Biotechnology, Ovarian Cancer, Chemotherapy
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IU Health offers mammograms at discounted price
Indiana University Health released the following on Friday: LA PORTE, Ind.–During the entire month of May, several Indiana University Health locations throughout Northern Indiana are offering mammograms at an exclusive $95 discounted rate to...
Tags: General Practitioners, American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer
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