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Throughout her battle with leukemia, Camila Raza’s friends in Girl Scout Troop 2073 made sure she never faced the disease alone. The troop organized a walk for her at Wheeler Avenue School on Sept. …
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By Mike Smollins
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10/12/16
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A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . .
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9/8/16
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced new legislation on Aug. 10 aimed at helping firefighters across New York state combat cancer, which frequently affects those in the emergency services sector. …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/24/16
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There are certain events in our lives that, from the instant they happen, we forever remember details of the moment, exactly where we were and how we felt. I’ve recently added another such moment. On April 8 at 8:21 a.m., the doctor told me I had cancer.
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8/10/16
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It seemed like Nicholas Raimondo, 24, of Valley Stream, was on track for his dream job, a career in the Navy, when he graduated from boot camp in Great Lakes, Ill., in January. But the severe headaches he experienced during training worried his girlfriend, Ashley Bruno, 21, a fellow South High School graduate, and she insisted that he see a doctor or she would tell his parents that something was wrong.
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By Micah Danney
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4/27/16
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In February 2015, Audrey Bussani experienced stomach pains and a change in appetite. Her doctor presumed it was an ulcer, but when she started to get worse he changed his opinion. Her daughter, Michelle Cardinal, said pancreatic cancer was not something any of her family had considered it could be.
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By Nick Ciccone
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4/8/16
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Environmentally speaking, the mid-20th century was a terrible time. Government and industry experimented with all manner of chemicals . . .
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4/7/16
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My friend looked washed out, wrung out and hung out to dry. Her skin sagged. She moved around her house slowly, as if, with one false step . . .
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3/10/16
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It is well past when Carmine DeVito’s doctors said he would die from the cancer he was diagnosed with in June. The 58-year-old sat in his modest second-story apartment on Stephen Place as his …
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By Micah Danney
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12/9/15
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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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