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Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

November is Stomach Cancer Awareness month. By the end of 2013, an estimated 13,000 men and 8,000 women will have been diagnosed with stomach cancer in the US. This type of cancer affects the stomach lining and often spreads to adjacent organs and throughout the body. Because stomach cancer is the fourth most common cancer,

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April is National Cancer Control Month

Since 1938, the President of the United States has proclaimed April as National Cancer Control Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness for cancer prevention and treatment throughout the US. For many years, the death tolls from cancer have steadily declined, due in part to better education and heightened awareness about how to prevent

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