The nonprofit Vitalant is urging all people who are eligible to give blood to show support for breast cancer patients and survivors by donating in October, Breast Cancer ...
October 02, 2024
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The Glimmer of Hope Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit dedicated to breast cancer awareness, is hosting the Race to Beat Breast Cancer on Saturday, Oct. 5, in Allis...
October 02, 2024
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Patty Downing, of Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, was a 48-year-old social worker at then-Butler Health System when she felt a few small lumps in one breast.
A s...
October 01, 2024
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The Butler Breast Cancer and Women’s Cancer Support Group is known for being a supportive arm for Butler County residents and their loved ones who are going through treme...
October 01, 2024
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Cancer patients may be able to find relief for their suffering at the aptly named Compassionate Certification Centers.
The business, based at 220 S. Main St., is a doctor...
October 01, 2024
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Dr. Janette Gomez, a breast surgical oncologist at Allegheny Health Network, encourages patients to advocate for themselves amid upward trends of younger women being diag...
October 01, 2024
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No prosthetic will ever help Kathy Smith forget that she had a mastectomy in December 2015. The breast cancer survivor has used both ready-to-wear and custom-fit versions...
October 01, 2024
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Dr. Priscilla McAuliffe, a breast surgical oncologist at UPMC, said one out of 100 cases of breast cancer will occur in a male.
McAuliffe, who practices at UPMC Magee-Wom...
October 01, 2024
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Lynda Kerr started the local Riding for a Cure cancer fundraiser bike ride in 2012, mainly to help people like her friend Debi Bell. Bell was diagnosed with breast cancer...
October 01, 2024
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The road to recovery following a cancer diagnosis often can be a challenging and lonely one to navigate.
That’s why members of Soroptimist International of Butler County,...
October 01, 2024
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Michelle Rock might have been in jeopardy had she waited to undergo her first mammogram at 40, the age when screenings for women considered to be at low risk of developin...
October 01, 2024
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Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers affecting women in Butler County and globally. Successful treatment and improved survival rates depend on early detec...
October 01, 2024
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The Butler Breast Cancer and Women’s Cancer Support Group’s Pink Night Out is planned this year for 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Highfield Community Center, 229 High...
October 01, 2024
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The Butler Breast Cancer and Women’s Cancer Support Group’s Pink Night Out is planned this year for 3 to 9 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Highfield Community Center, 229 Highfield R...
October 03, 2023
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The Butler Breast Cancer and Women’s Cancer Support Group, in partnership with Boscov’s, will hold its annual Friends Helping Friends fundraising event Oct. 18.
During s...
October 03, 2023
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BUTLER TWP — When women come to the salon room at the Cancer Support Services Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Independence Health System’s Benbrook Medical Campus...
October 03, 2023
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BUTLER TWP — Ursula Slater had several mammograms done previously, each one easing her mind with the knowledge that she was cancer-free. The one she had done in the sprin...
October 03, 2023
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When going through life’s battles, we all need something, or someone, to lean on.
For breast cancer survivor Cheryl Parish, 63, of Slippery Rock Township, that person was...
October 03, 2023
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Terri Such should be the poster child for getting regular mammograms.
While Such, 67, had her first such test in her 30s, she figured because no females in her extended f...
October 03, 2023
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The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition celebrated its 30th anniversary and kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday, Oct. 3, by turning the fountain at the S...
October 03, 2023
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Schaefer there when others call
Schaefer there when others call
October 03, 2023
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Debi Bell first learned of her breast cancer diagnosis in 2009, and she quickly learned how costly cancer can be — literally.
Within months, Bell was faced with numerous ...
October 03, 2023
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BUTLER TWP — Those who drive past the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at the Independence Health System’s two medical oncology locations likely picture worried patients going ...
October 03, 2023
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For many women, getting fitted for a bra after having a mastectomy can be a very emotional time. Staff members at K&J’s Complete Woman in Seven Fields urge women to brin...
October 03, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says there is no direct link between toxic exposure during service deployments and breast cancer, but acknowledges concern and enc...
October 03, 2023
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The Women’s Imaging department of Independence Health System Butler will be open for appointments on Saturday, Oct. 7, because the department gets so busy during Breast C...
October 03, 2023
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A Cranberry Township woman will embark on a long journey to raise funds for breast cancer — without ever leaving her home.
Karen Weiss will ride a total of 200 miles on h...
October 11, 2022
Community
Butler County Community College students have organized an effort to place pink donation buckets on the college’s main campus, solicit gift cards for a raffle and sell pi...
October 08, 2022
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CRANBERRY TWP — The team at K&J’s Complete Woman, which began with a wish to offer apparel to women with cancer, knew the last place sick people wanted to spend more time...
October 04, 2022
The Butler Breast Cancer and Women’s Cancer Support Group, in partnership with Boscov’s, is holding its annual Friends Helping Friends fundraising event to benefit the or...
October 04, 2022
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