Tag: cancer
Joe Andruzzi Foundation delivers mattress sets to local cancer patients
The Joe Andruzzi Foundation (JAF) delivered two mattress sets to two cancer patients in North Attleboro and Attleboro on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Three-time Super Bowl champion, former New...
Hockomock YMCA launches healthy living programs in January
Since 2010, The Hockomock Area YMCA has been facilitating the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program and they are pleased to announce new classes for...
Stop & Shop Joins American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer
For more than a decade, Stop & Shop has been committed to supporting the American Cancer Society’s mission, raising more than $4.6 million since...
Breast cancer survivor encourages patients not to go it alone
By Max Bowen-max.bowen@northstarreporter.com
When Jill McCall was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37, what got her through that time was remembering the...
Oncologist, oncology social worker, speak on family being diagnosed with breast...
By Max Bowen-max.bowen@northstarreporrer.com
It can be devastating to learn of a diagnosis of breast cancer, but what does it mean for your health if it...
Feeney, Barrows present funds to cancer care foundation
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When Paul Feeney’s (D-Foxborough)friend began his treatment for colon cancer, he reached out to the Joe Andruzzi Foundation to hear their story of how...
North Attleborough’s The Cure Starts Now returns for sixth year
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As she stood at the entrance of Windsor Drive, microphone in hand, surrounded by those wearing blue shirts that read, “Race Against The Odds,”...
Relay for Life of Greater Attleboro returns with Slam Cancer in...
The Attleboro Public Library and the 24th annual Relay For Life of Greater Attleboro, a team fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, are again...
Breast cancer experts talk about survivorship and the road to get...
By Max Bowen-max.bowen@northstarreporter.com
Today, many advancements have been made in treating breast cancer, from surgical procedures to more effective medications.
But though the science has...
Supporters hit the road for Making Strides vehicle rally
By Max Bowen-max.bowen@northstarreporter.com
Though the pandemic made the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk impossible, that doesn't mean the event couldn't be done.
The fundraiser...