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Miss America contestant to have double mastectomy after pageant
Associated PressWin or lose Saturday, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose will have conveyed a message about breast cancer prevention using her primary tool as a beauty queen: her body. The 24-year-old Miss District of Columbia plans to undergo a double mastectomy...Tags: The Miss America Organization, Newburg, Plastic Surgery, Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities
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Donald Oberholzer
janeth@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died...Tags: Chemotherapy, U.S. Army, Aneurysm, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Renal cell carcinoma
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White Tiger Martial Arts holds kick-a-thon for breast cancer awareness
The students at White Tiger Martial Arts in Hagerstown held a kickathon Sept. 15 to raise money for breast cancer awareness. This year, the Kick-A-Thon for Breast Cancer raised $4,253. Mr. Jimmy, the owner and master instructor at the school, asks...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Make A Difference Breast Cancer Screenings is making a difference in the community
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comLinda Carter of Hagerstown knew she had a lump in her right breast. The lump was so large that she characterized it as "bigger than a golf ball, but not softball size." "You could see it through the shirt," the 48-year-old said. But, she kept...Tags: Chemotherapy, Prince George's County, Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments
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June E. Harris
janeth@herald-mail.comJune Harris had a heart for nursing. For 33 years, after graduating from Hagerstown Junior College’s nursing program, she worked in her field. She started at Reeders Nursing Home, then got a job as a medical-surgical nurse at Shady Grove Hospital...Tags: Chemotherapy, Graduation, Sports, Medical Specialization, Down Syndrome
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Helen M. Jones
janeth@herald-mail.comHelen was the name given to her by her parents, but Sally was the name by which she introduced herself to her future husband. Helen Devilbiss, who was born in Hanover, Pa., and raised in Westminster, Md., met Ellis Jones at Rainbow Roller Rink near...Tags: Chemotherapy, Family, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Travel
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1,400 attend Waynesboro (Pa.) health fair
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThere was a lot to learn Saturday at the 29th annual Waynesboro Hospital Health Fair. About 1,400 people attended the health fair to take advantage of the more than 40 exhibitors and screening areas that filled the Waynesboro Area Senior High School...Tags: Sun-Damaged Skin, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, Reconstruction
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Step 'n' Stride raises $181,000 to fight breast cancer
alnotarianni@aol.comThe gathering was energized and poignant, raw and emotional. People were laughing and crying Saturday as they danced and spun on the gym floor at the Hagerstown Community College Athletic Recreation and Community Center. Roughly 1,200 people had...Tags: Environmental Issues, Entertainment, Dance, Breast Cancer, Christianity
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Local seamstress shares her heart(s)
Special to The Herald-MailA helping hand can provide the comfort people need when faced with hard times, but a helping heart is even more vital. Nancy Younker, 68, of Hagerstown creates heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients while volunteering with Breast Cancer...Tags: Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Health, Health Treatments, Cancer
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Web-based company offers financial incentives for weight loss
marieg@herald-mail.comThere are plenty of reasons why Nancy Rotz has been on a weight-loss mission. A breast cancer survivor, she has become dedicated to leading a healthier lifestyle. She wants to have more energy. And she wants to wear her skinny clothes and stilettos....Tags: Chemotherapy, Body Mass Index, Weight, Steroids, Economy, Business and Finance
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If we keep working, we may ban the 'Emperor' once and for all
While shopping at Borders recently, I came across a book entitled, "The Emperor of all Maladies." As I glanced through its pages, I soon discovered it was a book about cancer and I decided to buy it. As I read the first few chapters, I soon agreed with...Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Health, Oncology, Tobacco Addiction
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Cancer survivors celebrate life
davem@herald-mail.comJacqueline Thompson talked triumphantly about her battle with cancer and how she has been blessed by God. “I’m standing upright on the right side of the dirt,” Thompson, 69, of Hagerstown, said Monday night at the Maugansville Ruritan...Tags: Chemotherapy, Washington (U.S. state), Health, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer
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