Since the first Mary’s Walk in 1999, the event has raised more than $4 million for cancer.
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Former Maine lawmaker’s leukemia fight highlights national need for bone marrow donors
If Maggie O’Neil can’t find a match among family members, she’ll have to turn to a global nonprofit that connects volunteer donors with patients. But finding a matching donor is often a difficult and lengthy process.
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Kennebunk student turns his fight into inspiration
At 7 years old, Jackson Kalbhenn has made the decision to serve as a St. Baldrick’s Foundation ambassador, fighting against childhood cancer.
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Cape Porpoise cafe serves up caring and community
Caring Community Cuisine operates with a mission of helping those battling cancer.
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Cancer patients in rural Maine continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
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Opening of medical campus at Westbrook’s Rock Row put off to 2025
New England Cancer Specialists and the Dempsey Center are among the tenants expected to move into the mixed-use complex beginning in January.
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Biden announces $150 million for research as part of ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
In 2022, he set a goal to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years.
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Nonantum heroes take on Tri for a Cure
Nonantum Resort owner and operator Jean Ginn Marvin has taken part in all 17 Tri for a Cure events.
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Deer Isle home of late musician Dan Fogelberg is for sale
The waterfront property off Eggemoggin Reach is on the market for $2.4 million, and many of his belongings from the estate will be sold at auction this month.
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King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation
Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early diagnosis and treatment, showing leadership at a time of personal hardship. In the process, people have begun to see him as a more flesh-and-blood character who faces the same challenges as them, not just an archetype of wealth and privilege.