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Keyword: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness

Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more

10/17/13

This month the focus is on breast cancer

Nassau County has one of the nation’s highest rates of breast cancer, and more than 1,200 women in the county were diagnosed with the disease from 2004 to 2008, according to the State Department of Health’s New York State Cancer Registry. more

10/11/12

October focus: healthy breasts

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder to all women to schedule an annual mammogram, which is particularly important on Long Island, where women are diagnosed with the disease more often than the national average. more

By Shannon Koehle | 10/21/11

NuHealth officials unveiled the new technology that is aimed at improving the early detection of breast cancer.

New technology enhances NUMC Breast Center

State of the art. Dr. Victor Scarmatta couldn’t help but smile as he said those four words to an audience gathered at the Nassau University Medical Center last week. He was describing … more

Mike Caputo | 10/13/10

Nearly 1,000 people took part in Hewlett House’s Think Green, Think Pink 5K Walk at Eisenhower Park last Sunday kicking off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. At $25 a head, 1 in 9’s Hewlett House, which offers free breast cancer and other cancer support groups and classes, raised close to $25,000 for its outreach programs.

Making strides against breast cancer

As this October marks the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 1 in 9’s Hewlett House hosted its Think Green, Think Pink 5K Walk at Eisenhower Park. more

Paul Shapiro | 10/8/09

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