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News Articles: Breast cancer

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Sarah, the Duchess of York, undergoes surgery following breast cancer diagnosis

The 63-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer following a routine mammogram. The surgery was a success and Sarah's prognosis is good, the duchess's spokesperson said.

June 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Grammy Award-winning musicians Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink sing about the unexpected humor they encountered during Marxer's seven-year fight with breast cancer in the concert film, <em>All Wigged Out</em>.

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  • Music Features

'All Wigged Out' is about fighting cancer with humor and humanity

The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd

May 29, 2023
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Katie Couric says she's been treated for breast cancer

The TV news host, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the Today show, wrote on her website that she's had surgery and radiation treatment. "Please get your annual mammogram," she said.

September 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Woman in White and Red Floral Dress Standing on Green Grass Field

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  • Health

Researchers seek to understand factors in racial disparities among heart disease, cancer patients

Emory University researchers want breast cancer patients and caregivers to speak during a virtual forum Tuesday about their health care journeys.

Heart health advocates are raising awareness of high blood pressure — especially among young Black women — for World Hypertension Day, which is also Tuesday.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Deb Merchant's unsung hero, Scott Stevens, was at her side through two separate battles with cancer.

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  • Health

Deb gave her boyfriend an 'opt out' option when she got cancer. He went another way

When Deb Merchant was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 she gave her boyfriend a choice: he could "opt out" of their relationship. He had a simple response.

April 12, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Margarette Osias, 28, poses for a portrait in her office in Laurel, Delaware on February 22, 2022. Osias is a bilingual outreach navigator and medical interpreter at Tabitha Medical Care wherein they provide free universal cancer screening and treatment in accordance with newly passed legislation in the state of Delaware.

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  • Medical Treatments

Delaware is shrinking racial gaps in cancer death. Its secret? Patient navigators

The state's program of free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is robust outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care.

March 08, 2022
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  • Yuki Noguchi
Gordon Isaacs, the first patient treated with the linear accelerator (radiation therapy) for retinoblastoma in 1957, sitting on a table. Gordon's right eye was removed January 11, 1957 because the cancer had spread. His left eye, however, had only a localized tumor that prompted Henry Kaplan to try to treat it with the electron beam. Gordon's vision in the left eye returned to normal.

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  • Health

50 years ago, Nixon gave the U.S. a 'Christmas gift.' It launched the war on cancer

The National Cancer Act became law 50 years ago. Cancer went from shameful taboo to one of the best-funded areas of medicine. Much of the credit for this transformation goes to one woman, Mary Lasker.

December 23, 2021
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  • Gabrielle Emanuel
Gordon Isaacs, the first patient treated with the linear accelerator (radiation therapy) for retinoblastoma in 1957, sitting on a table. Gordon's right eye was removed January 11, 1957 because the cancer had spread. His left eye, however, had only a localized tumor that prompted Henry Kaplan to try to treat it with the electron beam. Gordon's vision in the left eye returned to normal.

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  • Health

50 years ago, Nixon gave the U.S. a 'Christmas gift.' It launched the war on cancer

The National Cancer Act became law 50 years ago. Cancer went from shameful taboo to one of the best-funded areas of medicine. Much of the credit for this transformation goes to one woman, Mary Lasker.

December 23, 2021
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  • Gabrielle Emanuel

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  • Health

We're not dying of metastatic breast cancer. We're living with it

Getting diagnosed with incurable breast cancer didn't end this reporter's life — it just marked a new chapter. She and others with the diagnosis have insights that might help you, too.

December 12, 2021
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By:
  • Ina Jaffe
Suzanne Simard is a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia. Her own medical journey inspired her research into, among other things, the way yew trees communicate chemically with neighboring trees for their mutual defense.

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  • Environment

Trees Talk To Each Other. 'Mother Tree' Ecologist Hears Lessons For People, Too

Ecologist Suzanne Simard says trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in remarkable ways — including warning each other of danger and sharing nutrients at critical times.

May 05, 2021
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  • Dave Davies
A Black woman with glasses

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  • Health

New At-Home Genetic Test Shows Risk Of Multiple Types Of Cancer

JScreen, a national public health initiative based out of Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Human Genetics, recently announced a new program that offers at-home testing for 63 cancer susceptibility genes associated with hereditary risks for breast, ovarian, prostate, colorectal, skin and many other cancers.

March 10, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQs: Mammograms, Vaccine Ingredients ... And Dogs Who Sniff Masks

Are there issues with having a mammogram right after a vaccine? Is there a list of vaccine ingredients — some people say they're scary. Also: My pooch loves to sniff discarded masks. Should I worry?

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred and
  • Pranav Baskar
Karin Huster was diagnosed with breast cancer during the pandemic. As she yearned for human contact, memories of her work with Ebola patients in Africa came flooding back.

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  • Opinion

My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Came In The Pandemic. I Wanted More Than A 'Virtual Hug'

The diagnosis — delivered at a distance of 6 feet in the doctor's office — was a shock. It brought back memories of my work in the Ebola ward. Then as now, an intimate touch was a rare thing.

October 17, 2020
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By:
  • Karin Huster
Jon Goode is an Emmy nominated poet and playwright based in Atlanta.

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  • Performing Arts

Atlanta Playwright, Author Offers Hope Through Poetry

The season of holiday cheer and giving can be especially difficult for people going through loss, illness or other challenges that come with being human...

December 25, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Dr. Paul Dale, who is the Chief of Surgical Oncology at Navicent Health in Macon, speaks with GPB's Morning Edition about male breast cancer.

Macon Surgeon On Raising Breast Cancer Awareness Among Men

From special cleats worn by football players to tutus on runners in 5Ks, pink is definitely the color that reminds us that October is Breast Cancer...

October 25, 2019
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
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