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BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Three breast care nurse educators at Eastern Maine Medical Center are among the first in the country to receive certification by passing the certified breast care nurse examination.
LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) -- More and more cancer patients are discovering the benefits of massage therapy. But there are some things they need to know before they start.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Jeff Bennett was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2003.
CUMBERLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- This saturday more than five hundred women will compete in Maine's first all women sprint triathlon. The 'Tri For A Cure' was founded by a breast cancer survivor and all of the proceeds will go to cancer research.
(NEWS CENTER) -- On Sunday, August 10, dozens of people will be jumping into Green Lake in Dedham to raise money for Caring Connections,a breast cancer support group.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- It's been almost a year since Michele Johnson started chemo. She says July 16th, 2007 is a day she will never forget.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Physical activity not only helps with recovery from breast cancer, it can also reduce the risk of a relapse.
TEXAS (NBC) -- Doctors are careful to emphasize that the technology doesn't take the place of the mammogram but it supplements the screening.
One north Texas woman has made it her quest to take on the disease and to counsel women going through treatment.
PEAKS ISLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Island communities tend to be closeknit. On Peaks Island in Casco Bay, that closeness is evident as soon as you step off the ferry.
OLD TOWN (NEWS CENTER) -- One family is helping their daughter's name live on as they raise money for a cancer center that helped her through her fight with the disease.
AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER)-- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to announce that the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program (MBCHP), part of the Department?s Maine CDC, is now providing services to women age 35-39.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Jeni Lloyd is a successful business woman, a wife and mother. She is also a three-year breast cancer survivor and she's sharing her story with as many women as possible.
Follow the link at the right to the Susan G. Komen website. Under the "Helping You" section, you will find the breast self-exam link.
SANFORD (NEWS CENTER) -- You might not expect the owners of a construction company to put pink ribbons on their lapels and their trucks. But employees at PATCO Construction in Sanford understand all too well the impact breast cancer can have on a family.
CAPE ELIZABETH (NEWS CENTER) -- Meg Wolff of Cape Elizabeth battled bone cancer and breast cancer. Today she is alive and well, thanks she says to a macrobiotic diet.
DEXTER (NEWS CENTER) -- The cheerleading squad at Dexter High School decided to break from tradition to help raise breast cancer awareness. The normally red and white Tigers cheerleaders are now dressed in pink.
AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- As a two-time breast cancer survivor, Jackie Tanner has spent years reaching out to women undergoing treatment. But she never thought her efforts to educate people about the deadly disease would take her half-way around the world.
SOUTH PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Earlier this week, Jeff Regis, a paramedic with Southern Maine EMS, was honored at the annual Maine Cancer Foundation Luncheon. He was one of four people given awards.
(NEWS CENTER) -- When you find out that someone close to you has been diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer, it can leave you feeling a little awkward. But four breast cancer survivors have some advice on how to handle the situation.
BLUE HILL (NEWS CENTER) -- Blue Hill Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in Hancock County to have a digital ammography machine. The doctors like the sharper images, the patients like shorter exams.
Franklin (NEWS CENTER)-- A local artist is taking part in a fine art and craft show that benefits a breast cancer resource organization in Bangor called Caring Connections.
Early detection is critical in beating breast cancer, and the Penquis Community Action Program's Breast and Cervical Health Coalition is offering free screenings to women between the ages of 50 and 64.
Digital mammography not only makes it easier and faster for doctors to spot breast cancer, it helps them find tumors they might not have found the traditional way.
Anyone who has ever created a work of art knows that the process can change your whole perspective. That's why a school in Kennebunk is bringing that experience to cancer survivors and caregivers.
Dr. Joe Semmes of Falmouth's True North Integrated Healthcare Center says healthy foods can help slow the spread of cancer cells.
Many of us know someone who has breast cancer, but have no idea what they're really going through. Now, a woman from Maine is sharing her story of what having cancer is really like, in a new documentary called "The Breast Cancer Diaries."
When Wendy McCoole of Eliot was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, she wanted to find a way to keep friends and family posted on how she was doing.
Against all odds, a woman from Cape Elizabeth has fought and won a battle against cancer, not once, but twice! Today, Meg Wolff is the picture of health.
NORWAY (NEWS CENTER) -- Jan Cash and Karen Hakala have worked at the main office of Norway Savings Bank for ten years, but their relationship took a whole new turn once they were both diagnosed with breast cancer.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Preparations for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure are in full swing. When the race kicks off on September 16th in Bangor, two sisters who beat the odds will be there to continue to battle the disease.
(NEWS CENTER) -- August 5th marks the 7th annual Beach to Beach Swim for Breast Cancer. The event benefits "Caring Connections," a cooperative program between the Bangor Y and Eastern Maine Medical Center.
Sunday, WLBZ2 hosted the second-annual Buddy 2 Buddy fashion show. Buddy 2 Buddy is our program to encourage women and their buddies to do a monthly self-breast exam.
A diagnosis of breast cancer is scary enough but many Mainers also find that while they're battling the disease, other bills start piling up because they either don't have insurance, or their insurance doesn't cover all their treatment.
It's the second of the month and in our Buddy 2 Buddy segment, Penquis Cap is urging women to get breast and cervical screenings, even if you think you can't afford it.
A study released last month during the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium shows a seven percent decrease in one year in the number of breast cancer cases.
Doctors with the Mayo Clinic have concluded that women who take birth control pills and have not yet gone through menopause have as much as a 52 percent greater chance of developing breast cancer.
This month, 15,000 pink tulips will be planted in public and private commercial gardens throughout Maine.
The American Cancer Society says 80% of women diagnosed with cancer don't get the treatment they need, because of financial problems.
Many women are looking at alternative therapies, like acupuncture, to help with the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
It's anything but easy to find out that you have breast cancer. That's why the visiting nurses at Southern Maine Medical Center and cancer survivors put together a wealth of information to help patients deal with their diagnosis.
An Edgecomb woman says the support she got from volunteers from the Maine Breast and Cervical Health program helped her survive.
The procedure involves surgical insertion of tiny radioactive seeds, which target only the affected area.
Christine Clifford found one thing lacking in the treatments she underwent for breast cancer: a sense of humor. She now tours the nation addressing health care givers and patients, and has set up her own website.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Physicans and breast cancer organizations in Maine say they are shocked by the new federal recommendations that women shouldn't get mammograms until they're 50.
NORTHPORT (NEWS CENTER) - When Laura Tasheiko was diagnosed with breast cancer in November of 2007, she knew the fight would be tough. She didn't know it would nearly take her livelihood.
DEXTER (NEWS CENTER) --Chauncey Hoskins says he was stepping out of the shower on April 2, 2008 when he heard a Buddy to Buddy reminder on TV.
BRUNSWICK (NEWS CENTER) -- Nurse Kim Lynch knew she wanted to work with cancer patients, when her sister was being treated for melanoma. She notice that some health care professionals were great, others seemed to have forgotten how to be compassionate.
(NEWS CENTER) -- Jeni Lloyd has had a tough year. In the first three months, she lost two close friends and her father to cancer. As tough as it's been, she says unfortunately, this is something that has become all too familiar to her.
"In our area, ultimately if you have not been touched by cancer, you will be," she said. She quotes experts who say Maine has the highest rate of cancer in the country.
Lloyd was diagnosed four years ago, at the age of 39, with Stage 2-B, Her2 positive breast cancer. She recieved treatment at Eastern Maine Medical Center's CancerCare of Maine.
Sunday, September 13, Lloyd will be honored the Terry Fox award at the annual Run for Hope race. The race raises money for CancerCare of Maine.
"We felt strongly that all of the money we raise would help find a cure for cancer
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Volunteers are gearing up for a major fundraising event.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Webber Energy Fuels is raffling a pink oil tank at the Bangor State Fair to raise money for Susan G Komen For A Cure.
ELLSWORTH (NEWS CENTER) -- Two sisters from Hancock County are raising money for breast cancer research.
A new class of drugs is showing huge promise in killing breast, prostate and ovarian cancer tumors.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Caring Connections is an agency in Bangor that helps women who are uninsured or underinsured pay for preventive breast care and treatment.
SOUTH PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- With cancer, so can come emotional, physical, and sometimes spiritual pain. There's one fairly unknown form of healing, though, that naturally works with a patient's magnetic polarity and claims to not only ease that pain but even break up cancer cells.
BRUNSWICK (NEWS CENTER) -- The 13th annual Relay For Life cancer walk has begun in Brunswick.
KENNEBUNK (NEWS CENTER) -- Elizabeth Spahr is a breast cancer survivor. She knows all about the healing power of yoga.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Laurie Hyndman loves telling stories of life in Maine. Her magazine "Port City Life" is full of them.
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- When Eva Matteson got breast cancer, she didn't hestitate to share her experiences with her listeners on Coast 93.1.
(NEWS CENTER) -- In March's Buddy 2 Buddy Report, we meet a woman whose positive outlook on life got her though three bouts of cancer.
LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine cancer patients can recieve free books to read with their kids through The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing.
BANGOR/BREWER (NEWS CENTER)-- Cancer Care of Maine has helped many people with cancer. Now they plan to expand the services to Brewer.
The lebed method promises to improve both physical and psychological health after a battle with breast cancer.
SCARBOROUGH (NEWS CENTER) -- Its a new job for Heather Ciccarelli but she's already making a difference.
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Webber Energy Fuels has painted one of its propane delivery trucks pink to spread awareness of breast cancer.
(NEWS CENTER) -- The National Breast Cancer Foundation's mission is to save lives by increasing awareness of breast cancer through education and by providing mammograms for those in need.
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