Pink rink makes fans think, raises money to fight cancer
NORFOLK Just about everything at the Norfolk Admirals hockey game was turned pink Saturday night. Even the ice. The “Pink in the Rink” game was a fundraiser for the Tidewater affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which fights breast cancer.
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Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is defined as breast cancer that develops during or within one year after pregnancy. It is relatively rare, with approximately 10% of all breast cancer cases under age 40 occurring in pregnant women. However, some researchers have speculated that the incidence of PABC may increase as the average age at the time of pregnancy increases.
Some research has indicated that PABC has a worse outcome than other breast cancers; however, this could also be attributable to young age, since most women with PABC tend to be young and breast cancer in young women tends to have a worse prognosis.
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Cancer Concern Center in Point Pleasant Beach offers support, hope
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — Mary Evanchik of Brick says she will never forget the day a doctor told her she had late-phase colon cancer.
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