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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women of all ethnic backgrounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society recommends that women at average risk for the disease start annual screening with mammograms between ages 40 and 44.
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By Diana Colapietro
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9/28/16
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It’s been nearly four years since Hurricane Sandy extensively damaged the Long Beach Medical Center and indirectly led to its closure. Its absence still looms large . . .
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8/17/16
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Born in Sighet, a town in northern Romania, in the early 1920s, Anna Lieberman Glatt, lived down the street from Holocaust survivor and writer Elie Wiesel, who died on July 2, and their neighborhood was not the only thing they shared.
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By Diana Colapietro
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7/27/16
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It’s been quite a while since the South Shore of Long Island was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. Many homes have been restored, while others have been abandoned. Local beaches are . . .
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7/6/16
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With fears of the Zika virus looming, Nassau County plans to intensify efforts to trap and study mosquitoes this summer, while also educating the public on how to reduce mosquitoes around their homes, County Executive Ed Mangano and Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein said at a news conference on May 25.
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By Stephany Reyes
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6/1/16
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The annual SIBSPlace dinner and auction at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on May 4 was attended by 250 people and $280,000 was raised through the sale of 189 items.
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5/18/16
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SIBSPlace celebrates 15 years of helping
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The atrium of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside was packed with people on Oct. 20 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Hewlett-placed SIBSPlace (Survivorship in Brothers and Sisters), a free after-school therapeutic program founded by Hewlett Harbor resident Michael Schamroth in partnership with South Nassau.
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11/4/15
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According to a report by the New York State Cancer Registry, which is maintained by the Department of Health, the occurrence of female breast cancer in many Nassau County areas is much higher than the state expectancy rate. In fact, of Nassau County’s 65 zip codes, 35 had at least a 15 percent increase in the number of breast cancer cases anticipated in those areas, the report said.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/28/15
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A schoolmate taunted a 9-year-old boy: “I saw your sister, she’s bald again, when is she going to die already?”
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/14/15
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While some community based organization are struggling to find volunteers, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside is recognizing people who have given thousands of hours of service. Anne …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/9/15
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