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Breast Cancer Awareness – There's an App for That

Joy Larson — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:03:21 +0000

Breast Cancer is a very serious issue. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer is also the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in women and is the second leading cause of death among women.

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Missoula Chicks n Chaps – Support This Breast Cancer Awareness Group

Joy Larson — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:49:35 +0000

I’ve been to my share of rodeos in my lifetime. Rodeos are a Montana tradition. I have friends who barrel race, ride bulls and calf rope. I admire these people. Participating in rodeo is not easy, but Montanan’s aren’t known for doing things that are easy

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Ravalli Mammography Fundraising is Huge Success

Steve Fullerton — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:21:39 +0000

The total announced Friday night at Blacksmith Brewery in Stevensville was over $40,000 for the month-long fundraising effort for the Aid for Mammography Fund in Ravalli County.

The "Sprinkle Pink" campaign gathered money from merchants, individuals, high school sports teams, and the Mammo-Men - a dozen guys who dressed up in pink costumes and through the month raised over $6,000

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Can a New Sports Bra Really Detect Breast Cancer?

Mike Adams — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:15:41 +0000

Is possible for a bra to detect breast cancer?

Well, according to First Warning Systems, the answer is a resounding yes. The Reno, Nevada-based company says they have invented a sports bra that comes complete with built-in heat sensors that can allow doctors to see malignancies through a state-of-the-art thermal imprint.

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Show Us How You Support Breast Cancer Awareness to Win Tickets to Saturday's Griz Football Game

Jordan Dawson — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:56:22 +0000

At this Saturday's University of Montana football game between the Griz and Southern Utah Team Up Montana will be encouraging cancer awareness.

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Mammo Men Invade Hamilton for "Sprinkle Pink" First Friday Event

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:22:51 +0000

First Friday in Hamilton starts a month long fundraising effort.

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Judy Blume Battling Breast Cancer

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:05:04 +0000

Judy Blume, author of many popular children’s books from the 1970s, revealed that she has been privately battling breast cancer since June. She shared the news on her blog, via a humorously written post titled ‘!@#$% Happens.’

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Can Drinking Raise the Risk of Breast Cancer?

Shauna Wright — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:38:09 +0000

Want to lower your risk of breast cancer? Go easy on the cocktails. New data indicates that having even one alcoholic drink a day could raise your chances of getting the disease.

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Over $17,000 Earned by Mammo Men

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:03:43 +0000

An incredibly successful fund drive by the Bitterroot Valley's "Mammo Men" brought in over $17,000 to kick off a month of fundraising for a mammogram fund at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.
This is the second year for the Mammo Men competition - allowing men to show their support for the fight against breast cancer

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Pink Is the Color of the Month!

Steve Fullerton — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:51:46 +0000

The Second Annual Octoberfest Gone Pink! celebration will be on First Friday October 7th in downtown Hamilton.
The Hamilton merchants and Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital have teamed up with the Soroptimists to Sprinkle Pink all over Hamilton with donations made to the mammography fund at the hospital

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