Pam Saulsby

    It's The Shoes

    Running shoes. When you're pounding the pavement any old sneaker, just won't do. It's all about support.

    1. May. 13, 2008
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    Breast cancer graphic

    Procedure offers breast reconstruction with a tummy tuck

    Treating breast cancer is an ordeal causing some women to undergo radiation, chemotherapy and a mastectomy. When it is time for breast reconstruction, women want something as close as possible to what they had.

    1. May. 8, 2008
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    Edgecombe Fighting Bad Numbers About Breast Cancer

    A report shows the county's women die at a rate well above the national average, and a task force is pushing to get that number down.

    1. Oct. 30, 2007
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    Pink Fest 2007

    Pink Fest 2007

    1. Oct. 8, 2007
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    Study Finds Untested Women May Harbor Cancer Mutation in Gene

    Study Reveals Cancer Test Methodology Missed Some Women

    Depending on family history of cancer missed women who had many uncles and few aunts.

    1. Jun 19, 2007
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    Race for the Cure Runs and Walks for Research

    Race for the Cure Takes Its Biggest Stride Yet

    The annual event set a record for participation and for pledges to support breast-cancer research.

    1. Jun 10, 2007
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    Mobile Unit Provides Cancer Screenings for Women

    Mobile Unit Provides Cancer Screenings for Women

    Women may not be able to get to a physician for a mammography. Forunately, a service from Rex Healthcare brings the screenings to them.

    1. Jun 6, 2007
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    Mammogram Rates Appear to Be on Decline

    Study: Fewer Women Get Breast Cancer Screenings

    For decades, doctors have been pushing the importance of regular mammographies. In the 1990s, most women heeded their advice and got the breast cancer test, but a study suggests that trend has recently started to change.

    1. May 28, 2007
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    Komen Race Raises Cancer Research Money, Awareness

    Komen Race Raises Cancer Research Money, Awareness

    The annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure has helped raise awareness of cancer as well as money for research, according to one medical expert.

    1. May 9, 2007
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