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Letters to the Editor

What is Cancer Prevention in Action?

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in New York State (NYS), but it doesn’t have to be. Programs that help communities and organizations to implement policies and environmental changes to lower the risk for cancer can make a difference. The NYS Cancer Prevention in Action (CPiA) Program does just that.  […]

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Stone Creek Golf Club Tuesday Night Women’s League Donates To OCO’s Cancer Services Program Of The North Country

Members of the Stone Creek Golf Club Tuesday Night Women’s League recently presented Carolyn Handville, coordinator of Oswego County Opportunities’ (OCO) Cancer Services Program of the North Country, with a check for $1,656 in support of the program’s fight against cancer in Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis and St Lawrence Counties. […]

Brayden Ross, 7, has his head shaved in honor of his older brother, Julian, a victim of cancer last year.
Oswego Daily News

Oswego St. Baldrick’s Fights Childhood Cancer

Inside the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego on Sunday afternoon, nearly 200 people were loosing their hair as the St. Baldrick’s Foundation was gaining support. After an hour, the total had hit $49,000. Over the course of its 10 years, Oswego’s St. Baldrick’s events have raised more than $511,600 to help fight childhood cancer.

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Oswego Daily News

Laker Women’s Basketball Star Rebounds From Cancer

Less than a year after fighting to improve with the Oswego State women’s basketball team on the hardwood of Max Ziel Gymnasium, Rachael Windhausen was fighting for something different – her life. Rachael was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after a series of tests and scans over the summer, changing her focus from post moves and jump shots to chemotherapy treatments and survival.

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