May is National Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month — just in time for summer.
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5/31/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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3/22/12
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On my last day of radiation, I drove up to the NYU Women’s Cancer Center and saw a man leaning against the front door, smoking.
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3/8/12
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The day I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I turned to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure website.
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2/9/12
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Do your best not to get cancer in the autumn. Nature (falling leaves), the weather (chill winds) and the time change (failing light), all conspire to lend a poignancy to one’s days.
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11/25/11
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I am nothing if not trendy. On Oct. 7, I underwent surgery for breast cancer following a diagnosis two weeks earlier. It is, after all, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I wouldn’t think of having cancer any other time of the year.
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10/20/11
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All South Side Middle School students attended the “Challenge to Choose Wisely” assembly on Sept. 7. The purpose of the presentation, in its second year, is to stress the importance of good decision making as well as the dangers of risky behavior.
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9/21/11
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Rockville Centre resident and real estate CEO Jeff Feil recently donated $3 million to South Nassau Communities Hospital — the largest donation in the hospital’s 90-year history.
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Tom Steinert
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7/27/11
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Mercy Medical Center marked National Cancer Survivors Day with its first annual gathering of former cancer patients and their families, drawing more than 175 attendees to attest to the fact that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive.
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7/27/11
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"Walk to Help the Sun Rise"
[Photo gallery]
The 6th annual walk at Sunrise Day Camp held on June 5th brought thousands of people to the campgrounds in Wheatley Heights. This years walk raised over $230,000 for children with cancer. Walkers and …
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Christina Daly
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6/8/11
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