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January 2012 -- The Board of Directors regrets to announce that as of January, Women's Cancer Action will cease all of its services and programs. We sincerely hope you have found the resources and our website useful.
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May 20, 2011 -- Parenting. It’s the hardest job I have ever had. From the minute my children were born, I took on the responsibility of keeping them safe. While I was still pregnant, I painstakingly researched the perfect stroller, the safest car seat, the best high chair. The list went on and on.
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May 5, 2011 - When my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in March, 1995, she was told she had less than 6 months to live. She had an aggressive form of lobular cancer, and 14 out of 16 lymph nodes tested contained cancer cells. It had spread to her bones. The prognosis was not good; my Mom was going to die. Somehow though, through sheer will and determination on her part, she defied the odds and lived – quite well, I might add - for close to 13 years with the disease.
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