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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

Art Rosenthal, director of the Confide Drug and Alcohol Counseling Center in Rockville Centre, spoke of the perils of addiction during South Side Middle School’s second annual “Challenge to Choose Wisely” assembly.

Rockville Centre middle school students get a primer on good decisions

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. more

9/21/11

Members of the SSHS Jazz club include Brendan Farrell on drums, Kyle Polinsky on baritone sax, Noah Dion on keyboard, impromptu leader Joseph Palandrani, on base, and Mark Bevilacqua on alto sax. Their teacher, Barry LeBron on trumpet, prepared them for the day.

Mercy Medical Center cancer survivors celebrate

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. more

7/27/11

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