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Breast Cancer Awareness
The importance of early assessments for breast cancer
Read full article: The importance of early assessments for breast cancerBreast cancer is the second most common cancer for women in the United States. It’s also why it’s now recommended that all women get a breast cancer risk assessment when they turn 25, especially those with a family history.
Understanding breast cancer screenings: When to start, symptoms to watch for, and the role of advanced mammography
Read full article: Understanding breast cancer screenings: When to start, symptoms to watch for, and the role of advanced mammographyBreast cancer remains one of the most common cancers that affects women globally.
Initiative launched in 20 states to understand cancer disparities, health conditions of Black women
Read full article: Initiative launched in 20 states to understand cancer disparities, health conditions of Black womenA new initiative launched in 20 states, including Florida and Georgia, aims to gain an understanding of cancer disparities and other health conditions among black women.
Initiative launched in 20 states to understand cancer disparities, health conditions of Black women
Read full article: Initiative launched in 20 states to understand cancer disparities, health conditions of Black womenA new initiative launched in 20 states, including Florida and Georgia, aims to gain an understanding of cancer disparities and other health conditions among black women.
Jacksonville radiation oncologist says women getting mammograms at 40 will save more lives
Read full article: Jacksonville radiation oncologist says women getting mammograms at 40 will save more livesThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is encouraging women to get breast cancer screenings starting at the age of 40.
Jacksonville radiation oncologist says women getting mammograms at 40 will save more lives
Read full article: Jacksonville radiation oncologist says women getting mammograms at 40 will save more livesThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is encouraging women to get breast cancer screenings starting at the age of 40.
‘It’s priceless’: Jacksonville hair stylist gives free wigs to breast cancer survivors
Read full article: ‘It’s priceless’: Jacksonville hair stylist gives free wigs to breast cancer survivorsA local hair stylist is giving back to breast cancer survivors in a truly amazing way. She’s giving away free wigs to help these women feel beautiful through their fight.
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘If you feel something and it doesn’t show on the mammogram, keep pointing it out’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘If you feel something and it doesn’t show on the mammogram, keep pointing it out’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved.
Baptist Health rolls out ‘Buddy Bus’ to give women access to free mammograms in Jacksonville’s Northside
Read full article: Baptist Health rolls out ‘Buddy Bus’ to give women access to free mammograms in Jacksonville’s NorthsideBaptist Health rolled out the “Buddy Bus” Saturday morning in Jacksonville’s Northside to give women access to free mammograms.
Hooters Pink Pageant fights breast cancer
Read full article: Hooters Pink Pageant fights breast cancerBreast cancer is a personal battle for many women, as it impacts one in eight women. Bella Waters and Chloe Torres with San Jose Hooters join us to talk about the Pink Pageant to help raise awareness for breast cancer through the Give a Hoot Campaign..
Cancer survivors tell all: ‘I woke up from surgery missing a third of my right breast’
Read full article: Cancer survivors tell all: ‘I woke up from surgery missing a third of my right breast’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Researchers launch next step in preventative breast cancer vaccine
Read full article: Researchers launch next step in preventative breast cancer vaccineMelanie Lawson joins us to share some information on how Cleveland Clinic researchers have launched the next step in a preventative breast cancer vaccine.
From a booming ninja warrior gym to a cancer diagnosis, after a hunch something wasn’t right: One woman’s story
Read full article: From a booming ninja warrior gym to a cancer diagnosis, after a hunch something wasn’t right: One woman’s storyIn January 2019, Karen Madaras and her business partner took a leap of faith -- or a powerful, ninja-warrior-style athletic jump, to be more accurate: They opened a themed gym in the Memorial area of Houston.