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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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Kind, courteous, beautiful and respectful. Those were just some of the dozens of adjectives used to describe Nicholas Lakharam, a 12-year-old from North Valley Stream who died on Dec. 16 at home, surrounded by family, after fighting bone cancer for a year and a half.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/21/11
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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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Central High School students and alumni banded together in the fight against breast cancer by participating as a group in the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Jones Beach on Oct. 16.
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By Matt Infield
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10/26/11
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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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"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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State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, is pushing a bill that would ban the use of indoor tanning beds by anyone under age 18 in New York, saying they could cause premature skin cancer in young people.
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By Francis Berkman
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5/27/11
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For children with cancer, the chance to relax and enjoy activities in a camp environment is a welcome respite from the daily burdens of dealing with the disease. Sunrise Day Camp, supported by …
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Karen Bloom
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4/5/11
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