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Friday, June 15, 2012
Nora's story
Please watch Nora's touching story, told by her mother Sarah. A vision test, done by her pediatrician, detected her eye cancer and may have saved her vision. All children diagnosed with retinoblastoma should also be seen for genetic counseling and testing. We wish you the best Nora!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Important Free Webinar
Join Breast Cancer Action on June 25th or 26th for an important free webinar: Take Back Our Genes: Ending the Patent on Breast Cancer Genes to learn about how one company's control of the "breast cancer genes" creates barriers to research and testing that could endanger your health and compromise the healthcare of hundreds of thousands of women.
Visit Breast Cancer Action to learn more and register for this free webinar:
http://bcaction.org/2012/06/04/free-webinar-take-back-our-genes-ending-the-patents-on-breast-cancer-genes/
Visit Breast Cancer Action to learn more and register for this free webinar:
http://bcaction.org/2012/06/04/free-webinar-take-back-our-genes-ending-the-patents-on-breast-cancer-genes/