RMH to host cancer survivorship celebration
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RMH will host a free program, “Survivorship Celebration: Living Well With a Cancer Diagnosis,” on June 7
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Antique Appraisal Fair benefits WVPT, Cancer Society
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Are you a fan of the PBS series “The Antiques Roadshow”? Are you or a family member an antique collector? Do you have an item that you would like appraised? WVPT has a special opportunity for you. The Factory Antique Mall is hosting an “Antique Appraisal Fair” – Saturday, April 14th from 10:00 am –…
New play tells story of local girl living with cancer
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Local theatre professor and playwright Ingrid De Sanctis will be remounting her most recent work, Sarah & The Dinosaur, on April 26-28 at 7:30 pm at ShenanArts nTelos Theatre in Staunton. The play premiered last month to sold out shows in Harrisonburg. This is not your typical play about cancer. Sarah & The Dinosaur is…
Folic acid vital for health pregnancy and preventing some cancers
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During National Folic Acid Awareness week, Jan. 8–Jan. 14, RMH reminds women of the importance of taking vitamins containing folic acid before, during and after pregnancy. Studies have shown that women who take an over-the-counter multivitamin containing folic acid can decrease the chance of birth defects by as much as 70 percent. “It’s really important…
Fort Defiance volleyball raises money for breast cancer education
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The girls on the Fort Defiance High School volleyball team organized and played a “pink game” against the girls from the Waynesboro High School volleyball team in October. The girls wore special pink jerseys that evening, and proceeds from the event were donated to the Augusta Health Cancer Center’s fund for breast cancer education. The…
Augusta Health offers free cancer screening
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Augusta Health Cancer Center will conduct its annual free Skin Cancer Screening on Monday May 23 beginning at 5:30 pm. The screening will be held on the first floor of the Cancer Center and is open to anyone who has not been screened in the past two years. Please call 540.332.5961 or 540.932.5961 for an…
Virginia Tech researchers to study how breast cancer treatments meet resistance in some patients
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The female hormone estrogen is considered to be a quasi-fuel for developing breast cancer. Now Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers will use a $1.56 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to inhibit estrogen and fight the disease that affects approximately 192,000 newly diagnosed American women, killing an estimated 40,000…
Dominos Pizza delivers gesture of support and kindness to women undergoing treatment for breast cancer
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Dominos Pizza in Bridgewater has teamed up with RMH Women’s Services to provide free meal coupons for women undergoing mastectomy and treatment for breast cancer. This generosity was the idea of Sue Nelson, manager for Bridgewater Domino’s. Nelson recently underwent a bilateral mastectomy (removal of both breasts) for breast cancer, followed by breast reconstruction. Her…
Augusta Health offers free colon cancer awareness event
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A free seminar on colon cancer and the screening options available for early detection will be held Wednesday, March 30 from 7–8:30 p.m. at the Augusta Community Care Building on the Augusta Health campus. Panel members will include Dr. Vanessa Lee, a gastroenterologist; colon clinic Nurse Practitioner Sandy Flintom; a current patient Aggie Dodson. To…
Group holds fundraiser for VPAS, breast-cancer research
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SWAN, the Successful Woman’s Alliance Network, is hosting its annual Moulin Rouge Fundraiser to raise money for the Valley Program for Aging Services and Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. The event will be held at the Oasis Club located on 305 W. Main St. in Waynesboro on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75…
