I couldn’t wait for November. Once the calendar page turned, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was officially over.
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11/2/12
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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.
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10/11/12
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By Brian Crocebcroce@liherald.com When Mary DePinto, 11, a fifth-grader at Our Lady of Peace School in Lynbrook, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancerous tumor that grows in the bones or …
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By Brian Croce
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6/6/12
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Now, suddenly, it’s almost summer. This morning I woke up to the song of birds in the backyard and the buzzing of carpenter bees dive-bombing the wooden decks and railings.
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5/31/12
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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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The Lynbrook Relay For Life event was held on May 19 and saw a turnout of more than 500 participants. From afternoon and into the night, $75,000 was raised for cancer research, treatment and …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/23/12
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Seventh-grader Brendan Higgins was instrumental once again in coordinating an excellent turnout for the annual St. Baldrick’s event held last Sunday at the …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/22/12
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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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