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Rethinking Cancer: What it means for healthcare
Rethinking cancer New studies show that aggressive measures aren’t always best. What does this mean for healthcare? This year, several more such studies have been released. In the spring, the preventive services task force was back with a recommendation that a common test for prostate cancer be abandoned because the chances that men would be harmed by…
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What Chemicals Are Doing to Your Health | Inspired Bites
Cancer seems to be everywhere. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women are expected to get cancer in their lifetimes. The Centers for Disease Control reports that it is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of fifteen.And we are all concerned…
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Cancer – Go the F Away!
Something about reading about Andy Whitfield and his battle with cancer again brought up some serious emotions yesterday. I feel so much empathy towards his wife and having to go on day after day having lost the love of her life at such a young age. Although Scott is thriving, I had to grasp the…
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Run Faster to Get Better
My friend Lidia is headed to the CF Games again — I did a write up on her to highlight how amazing she is for CrossFitGames.com Today’s workout was brutal. Sprints and Dead Lifts together? What is the coach crazy? It was hard……….and I ended up doing 5 rounds with 135# deadlifts. Yeah — I…
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‘Spartacus’ star Andy Whitfield’s battle with cancer captured in new documentary
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Pictures from American Cancer Society Cure by Design event
Here are links to photo galleries from various photographers from the DC Cure BY Design Event Jason Dixon: American Cancer Society Cure by Design event on June 22, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building Atrium in Washington, DC. American Cancer Society Cure by Design Cure By Design DC
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I’m Too Sexy for This Catwalk…
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Thankful for the blessings…
it was a really special night last night — celebrating and cheering on all the cancer survivors including my husband, Scott. Life beyond cancer is good for us, so sometimes when I attend events like these it’s tough on me emotionally. It brings up some of the old emotions and memories that i would rather…
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American Cancer Society: Cure By Design
Tonight is the big night — Scotty will once again be taking to the catwalk and strutting his stuff and honored for the strong, amazing fighter he is.
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Rise in Poor Immune Response Leading to Allergies
New York Times Dirtying Up Our Diets Increasing evidence suggests that the alarming rise in allergic and autoimmune disorders during the past few decades is at least partly attributable to our lack of exposure to microorganisms that once covered our food and us. This research suggests that reintroducing some of the organisms from the mud…