Every three minutes... … a U.S. woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.
Here's what you need to know to beat it.
Most women know that breast cancer can be caught and treated successfully and that they should have a mammogram to detect it. Yet many find reasons not to get one - they think the test hurts, they don't need one because they don't have a family history of the disease or they're too busy. Full Story
On fire
Until I wrote a book about inflammation last year, I really was not aware that inflammation was a significant problem, except to those poor folks who suffer from arthritis. One of my earliest jobs, back in the sixties, was in a nursing home. Full Story
Volunteers needed to help cancer patients
The American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery Program is a vital patient service program in need of volunteers who are willing to drive cancer patients to and from their treatments. Volunteer drivers are needed to ensure that all patients are getting the care that they desperately need to get back on the "Road To Recovery. Full Story
Fall festival at Ave Maria this Saturday
The first Ave Maria Fall Festival, a celebration of the autumn season, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 in Immokalee. This free event will give Ave Maria residents and visitors of all ages a chance to enjoy a variety of seasonal activities throughout the town and at La Piazza, the town center. Full Story
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