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Forget the Politics, Give to Komen for a Cure

Steve Trevelise — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:30:20 +0000

Six weeks after our sons Albert and Lennon were born ,my wife Deneen went for a postpartum checkup. What they found was a lump in her right breast. Within weeks it was diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma, another way of saying breast cancer. What followed was a lumpectomy, 16 weeks of chemotherapy, 6 weeks of radiation , and 18 months of a drug called Herceptin. She’s currently on a drug called tamoxifen which blocks her body from producing estrogen. During this ordeal she lost all her hair an a considerable amount of weight.

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Komen Official Quits Planned Parenthood Dispute

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:42:23 +0000

An executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity has resigned after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood. The resignation came in a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

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Some Former Komen Supporters Can't Forgive, Forget

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:20:44 +0000

The decisions by The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, then reverse itself, have left many Komen supporters conflicted.

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Reactions Heated on Planned Parenthood/Komen Rift

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:20:08 +0000

Planned Parenthood says it has received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours since news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation.

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