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Day of Caring Recap – New Friends, Old Friends, Empowerment

Day of Caring, a conference dedicated to promoting breast cancer awareness, celebrated its 12th anniversary May 11. The annual gathering is a roster of Who’s Who in the breast cancer community, with leading physicians and other medical and non-medical professionals … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Retrospective – Embrace Tomorrow!

  Mother’s Day marked the first anniversary of the Baptist Health Breast Center blog. Here’s a quick glance at how far we have come, one blog post at a time: Over 100 blog posts have addressed lymphedema, survivorship, connection between … Continue reading

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What would you tell your daughters and sons about breast cancer?

April 25 marks the 20th anniversary of “Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” Founded by Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women in 1993 and expanded to include boys in 2003, the day is celebrated all across … Continue reading

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Does there need to be a day to celebrate National Stress Awareness? Really?

April is National Stress Awareness Month, and, as if 30 days were not enough time to think about stress, April 12 is National Stress Awareness Day – one whole day to think about stress.  Do you think there’s a message … Continue reading

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“Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” – Healthier Ways to Prepare Your Ethnic Food Favorites (Part II)

According to “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” regardless of your heritage, you can make any ethnic traditional food healthier by watching the ingredients and preparing them in a healthier way. Four healthier “everyday” preparation options: Use healthier fats and … Continue reading

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