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Upstate New York Breast Cancer Facts and Mammography Screening Rates Highlight a New Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Report

Breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death (behind lung cancer) among American women, claimed the lives of more than 14,000 New York state women from 2003 through 2007, and a total of 70,000 new cases were diagnosed statewide from 2002 through 2006, according to a report released today by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.

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Oswego Daily News

Dam Operator Promises Cooperation with Investigation into Fisherman’s Death

Brookfield Power says it will cooperate fully with an investigation into an incident on the Oswego River near its Varick Dam Tuesday.  Some fishermen said that no alarms sounded when the dam began spilling water into the river, though Oswego Police now say the alarms did sound. Four fishermen had to be rescued from the river; one died.

UPDATE: Oswego Police name the victim and a second fisherman, who’s in the hospital.

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