Thursday, May 2, 2013
In the final installment of Liburn Relay Rally participants' stories, Jack Staples and Jill Mathis -- brother and sister -- share how cancer has affected their family, and what newly diagnosed patients should remember.
For siblings Jack Staples and Jill Mathis, cancer was nearly an inevitable truth. Staples was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006. He lost his wife, Karen, to breast cancer in 2002. Mathis was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006. Another sister, Bobbie, is undergoing radiation treatment at the moment for breast cancer. There's been aunts, uncles and other family members to be diagnosed with cancer, as well. That's a lot for one family. "It's kind of personal to us," Mathis said, "and, we'd like to see a cure. Everybody would like to see a cure, but with grandchildren, you'd really want to see one." Before getting her diagnosis, Mathis thought maybe she would be the exception. Her initial thoughts, she said: "It couldn't happen to me. It…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Breast cancer isn't age specific. Here's how to cope with treatments and augmentations if you are diagnosed earlier in life.
Generally speaking, a woman in Georgia has a 1 in 840 chance of getting breast cancer, according to most recent data provided on this breast cancer statistics chart from komen.org. An American woman in her 30s has a one in 232 chance of getting the disease, and a woman 20 years her senior has a one in 42 probability, according to the website. The komen.org data is compiled from a 2012 American Cancer Society report, and based on the most recent five years available, 2004 to 2008. “Although we aren’t certain, the cause of breast cancer in younger women is likely caused by a genetic predisposition,” says Ann H. Partridge, M.D., M.P.H., the medical oncologist director of the Adult Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Among women 40 years and older residing in the Komen Atlanta service area, 35.2
percent have not received a mammogram in the past 12 months, according to a 2011 report. Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Studies have shown that early detection of breast cancer improves the chances of a cure. That in itself is the most important reason to make an appointment today for a breast exam or mammogram. The Gwinnett Breast Center offers a variety of screening and diagnostic services. For other resource places in Gwinnett County, check out the Susan G. Komen website. Going for an exam can be nerve-wracking. To better understand the importance of exams, here's helpful information that explains the process, when you should go and why: Breast self-exams There has been a lot of heated debate in the research and medical communities about the usefulness of breast self-exams in detecting breast cancer in the early stages. One cancer research organization …
Monday, April 9, 2012
The local Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliate is funding mammogram and other breast diagnostic procedures through Northside Hospital.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Do you know any women in Lilburn who are 35 or older and have no health insurance? They may be eligible for free mammograms and other breast cancer detection services from Northside Hospital. Grants totaling more than $537,000 have been received from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate, with $189,626.50 received in 2012. The grants fund screening mammograms and other breast diagnostic procedures for women who cannot afford them. This is the tenth year that Northside has received grant money from Komen Atlanta. To be eligible for the free mammogram services, applicants must qualify for financial assistance and reside in Fulton, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Henry or Rockdale counties. …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Organizers say the Atlanta event raised $6.5 million.
Sunday was the final day of Atlanta's Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure which saw 2,400 walkers embark on a 60-mile route to raise money to fight breast cancer. Patch brought you reports about the remarkable people making this 60-mile trek to fight breast cancer. Click the play button above to review our coverage. The event started Friday morning and the route wound its way through Stone Mountain and several communities including Decatur, Virginia-Highland, Buckhead, Midtown and East Atlanta. It took 425 volunteers to make it all happen. If you or a loved one took part, we want to hear from you and we hope you will share your photos with the Patch community. (You can click on the camera icon below to upload a photo and use the comments box…
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Yes, you read right. The Oct. 1-2 event is all for a good cause: to fight cancer. Volunteers are needed; participants can still sign up, too.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
You might say Stone Mountain Park will be 'bootylicious' this weekend. More than 400 recreational cyclists are expected to ride their bikes for a full day, starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 through 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, for "24 Hours of Booty," LIVESTRONG's official cycling charity event -- and the only national 24-hour road cycling charity event in the U.S., according to the press release. "24 Hours of Booty" will support the Aflac Cancer Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta as well as LIVESTRONG's cancer research and programs. Some 346 riders raised $160,000 last year, organizers said. The event is also held in Charlotte and Columbia, Md. Cyclist Bob Roll, once called "the best thing to happen to the Tour de France since Lance …
Lisa Marshall
6:43 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
Two very strong people!!! One the BEST mom the other a GREAT uncle. more ›