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Oct 1 2008

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

url: www.nbcam.org

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. October 15th is national Mammography Day. Mammography centers across the country will be offering reduced cost or free screenings throughout the month and on October 15th.

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Lance Armstrong Foundation

LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare (866.235.7205) where patients can speak to a case manager, receive one-on-one support, get help addressing financial concerns and gain access to clinical trials. Patients can also submit a request for help online by visiting LIVESTRONG.org/SurvivorCare.

Link http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.khLXK1PxHmF/b.2662949/
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Jun 1 2008

National Cancer Survivors Day

url: http://www.ncsdf.org/

A survivor as anyone living with a history of cancer, from
the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life. An estimated 11.1 million Americans are living with a cancer diagnosis. National Cancer Survivors Day affords a community the opportunity to demonstrate that it has an active, productive cancer survivor population.

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May 1 2008

National Cancer Research Month

url: http://www.aacr.org/home/public--media/public-policy--legislative-affairs/national-cancer-research-month.aspx

Raise awareness of the critical advances in cancer research cancer researchers worldwide, in efforts to
ensure a secure future for continued progress against a group of
diseases which strike half of all men and one in three women. These resolutions support the dissemination of new knowledge
about cancer to speed translation of new scientific discoveries for the
benefit of cancer patients and the 10 million cancer survivors living
in America today.

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Apr 1 2008

Cancer Control Month

url: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

During Cancer Control Month, we honor cancer victims and survivors, raise awareness of the impact cancer has on our citizens, and underscore our commitment to battling this deadly disease.

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Jan 1 2008

Cervical Health Awareness Month

url: www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html

The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. During January, you may wish to highlight issues related to cervical cancer, HPV disease and the importance of early detection. Some of the issues you may wish to highlight are personal stories of women and family members/caregivers battling issues related to their persistent HPV/precancer and/or cervical cancer.

For information specific to the migrant and underserved populations, visit the MCN Cancer page.

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