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Small morsels of local happenings ... for you to sink your teeth into.
Bev Veals, January model for
the Ta Ta Sisterhood of the
Cape Fear 2011 calendar.
ere’s something nobody wants to read, though
everybody should: In 2009, there were 194,280
new cases of breast cancer and a total of 40,610
estimated deaths from breast cancer alone. For
women, breast cancer is the second leading
cause of death by cancer (lung cancer wins that terrible competition),
which translates to this sad fact: One in every eight women (12 percent)
health
think pink
Combating breast cancer to save lives is
what breast cancer awareness is all about.
will develop some form of breast cancer.
Pink Ribbon, the international breast cancer awareness organization,
is fighting to lower that number. Their mission is to create worldwide
awareness of breast cancer, provide education about breast cancer,
promote and focus research and assist any charitable organizations
associated with breast cancer. The Pink Ribbon project, created in 1998,
has raised more than $1,000,000 thanks to the New Hanover Regional
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