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Oceanside High School students have been selling purple shirts and hats leading up to Relay for Life to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Oceanside makes final fundraising push before Relay For Life
Eight years after the Oceanside community raised $118,000 for its last Relay For Life event in 2009, schools, community groups and residents are on the homestretch of a final push to break that mark as the June 3 fundraiser quickly approaches. more
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Dr. Larry Good
Lynbrook doctor urges screenings during Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Noting an increase in colon cancer cases among patients under the age of 50, Lynbrook-based gastroenterologist Larry Good is imploring adults of all ages to take advantage of the many screening options being offered. more
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The Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition had a special launch party and fundraiser at Kasey's Kitchen and Cocktails on March 9.
RVC Breast Cancer Coalition Launches
The Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition hosted a special launch party and guest bartender night at Kasey's Kitchen and Cocktails on March 9. Over 150 people attended the event and raised … more
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Adam Lawrence with his late mother, Mindy, and his brother, Tyler.
Raising cancer awareness through film
When East Meadow resident Adam Lawrence was in New York City on a hot, humid August morning in 2012, he received a text message from his mother, Mindy, with an update about her doctor’s visit. She had been feeling ill for several months and had visited a number of doctors. But when Lawrence looked down at his phone, his life changed forever. more
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Tom Leyendecker, a cancer survivor, with his daughter, Clara, right, and Laila Drosman. They are among several local residents organizing first-time events to raise funds for cancer research.
Driven to fundraise for cancer research
With the spring months within grasp, talk is already starting to surface about the many scheduled events on Long Island to raise funds to help combat a myriad of good causes: the Relay for Life and Strides Against Breast Cancer, to name a few. more
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The molecular breast imaging machine is reported to increase breast cancer detection by nearly 400 percent.
New tech weapon aids in war on breast cancer
Detecting breast cancer at its earliest stage has long challenged doctors. Now, new state-of-the-art technology could make that discovery much easier and save more lives. Mercy Medical Center, in … more
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The Mercy Hospital cancer committee received the Outstanding Achievement Award for the third straight year and a three-year accreditation with gold-level commendation.
Mercy cancer program honored again
Mercy Medical Center was awarded the Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award for the third straight year and granted a three-year accreditation with gold-level commendation from … more
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Angela Sourial, 16, told the board about how a close relative of hers was helped by cancer research funded by events like Relay for Life.
South Side High School will host a Relay for Life in 2018
Starting in spring 2018, South Side High School will be hosting a Relay for Life for the first time in Rockville Centre history. After an impassioned request by members of the school’s Cancer … more
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The sixth-graders showed love and support for their ill classmate during Red, White and Do Day.
St. Agnes celebrates Catholic Schools Week
St. Agnes Cathedral School was filled with pride, prayers and competitive spirit as the students and staff celebrated Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 3. The theme of this year’s week … more
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An artist’s rendering of the new cancer center, a two-story, 114,000-square-foot facility, with another 25,000 square feet set aside for possible future expansion.
Memorial Sloan Kettering buys site near Coliseum
A state-of-the-art Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is scheduled to open in late 2019 after the center announced it purchased five acres on the southwest lawn of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 29. more
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