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Cancer Votes campaign wants voters to think about how candidates will support cancer treatment listen
10/16/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: cancer, election, 2012 election, Moffitt, American Cancer Society
A cancer-advocacy group wants voters to consider how politicians will support cancer research.
They’ve launched a campaign called Cancer Votes.
This week I spoke with Karen Moffitt, a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network.
Be the first to comment"If one American can fight cancer a nation can rise up to defeat it. So, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Netowrk is working to educate the public and elected officials on the importance of mak...
In Sarasota, Planned Parenthood branch criticizes Komen decision to stop grants listen
02/02/12 Doug DriscollWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Susan Komen for the Cure, cancer, breast cancer
This week a leading breast cancer foundation announced it will cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Some have said the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure was a reaction to pressure from pro-life groups opposed to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortion services. At a press conference in Sarasota yesterday Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida expressed its disappointment with the decision.
Barbara Zdravecky, president and CEO of [Planned Parenthood of Southwest...
11 comments24th Annual Women's Cancer Education Conference in Tampa listen
09/19/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, women's issues, Women, Moffitt Cancer Center
Cancer can often be difficult to diagnose and treat, but doctors and cancer survivors say it’s important for women to do self-examinations to catch the disease early. On Saturday Moffitt Cancer Center and FACTors hosted the 24th Annual Women’s Cancer Education Conference. More than 400 women from all over Florida flocked to a hotel near USF’s Tampa campus. Lynn Hildreth works w...
Be the first to commentSkin cancer screenings and other health services available at MacDill Air Force Base listen
09/14/11 Sarah CurranWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Moffitt Cancer Center, cancer, MacDill Air Force Base, Health
Florida is called the Sunshine State for an obvious reason. More than 5-thousand state residents are diagnosed with skin cancer every year. It’s why Moffitt Cancer Center is encouraging residents to get screened, free of charge. Wednesday at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center rolled out the mole patrol, as they like to call it. They offer free Skin Cancer screenings to anyone, whether you have a particular concern or not.
Be the first to comment“An exam of visible skin only, no biopsies...
Patients with preexisting conditions helped in new health care law listen
04/06/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: health care reform, pre-existing conditions, kathy castor, cancer, breast cancer, women's issues
The new health care reform law signed last month will not cover all Americans. But one large group will get some relief. Insurance companies will no longer be able to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. That helps Sharon Williams, whose coverage was dropped after she survived breast cancer 19 years ago.
Be the first to comment*They showed me a list of different types of diseases that they covered. And prostate cance...
Are cell phone towers dangerous?
03/18/10 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: cell phone towers, cancer, wireless internet, wifi, sleeplessness, fertility
Welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. On today’s program we’ll hear about an upcoming meeting in Pinellas County that will look at what kinds of mass transit will best serve the County’s residents in the future.
But first cell phone towers. They are a hot issue at school boards and local governments as some people are questioning their safety. 3.5 billion people use cell phones around the world. Those billions of phones require millions of cell phone towers. We’re joined now by filmmak...
Be the first to commentNuclear workers still looking for compensation listen
05/14/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: nuclear weapons, cancer, Bill Young, Samm Simpson, labor
Beginning in 1957, Pinellas County was home to a plant that built triggers for nuclear weapons. Some of that Largo plant’s former workers claim that they were exposed to toxic substances and are fighting for compensation.
Dave Bossard worked at the General Electric Neutron Devices plant for 34 years and eventually became a supervisor. His duties included supervising the area that contained the chemical storage building. He said the workers were exposed to 473 “deadly toxins … chemicals an...
Be the first to commentNutritionist examines link between diet and cancer listen
12/07/07 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Overweight, alcohol, cancer
According to a major report released earlier this fall, being overweight increases an individual's risk of getting cancer.
The American Institute of Cancer Research issued a stark warning about the clear links between lifestyle, diet and exercise and the risk of developing the often fatal disease.
It states that there is a direct relation between the extent of excessive weight and alcohol intake and the likelihood of falling victim to cancer.
Sally Scroggs is a nutrition counselor...
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