cancer
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Falmouth Town Hall goes purple for pancreatic cancer
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PublishedNovember 7, 2019
Maine Voices: Communicator stepping into the world of cancer patient advocacy
I'm in a unique position to help other people with colorectal cancer, one of the most deadly yet least discussed cancers.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2019
Fishing retreat for men fighting cancer comes to Maine
Ten men from across the Northeast gather in Grand Lake Stream for the first Reel Recovery retreat in the state.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Maine Voices: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Bernard Fisher, pioneering breast cancer surgeon-scientist, dies at 101
He helped move the field away from radical mastectomies, a disfiguring procedure he deemed unnecessary. He helped introduce the idea that the disease can move through the body via the lymph system.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2019
Maine fire departments work to minimize risk from unseen threat: cancer
While heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the U.S., cancer is the top cause of death among firefighters.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Patrick Dempsey, 900 others cover many miles on Day 2 of Dempsey Challenge
The Buckfield native, actor and Dempsey Center namesake was one of about 900 who set off on bicycles Sunday morning to sweat, inspire and honor the fight against cancer.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Patrick Dempsey, 900 others roll along on Day 2 of Dempsey Challenge
The Buckfield native, actor and Dempsey Center namesake was one of about 900 who set off on bicycles Sunday morning to sweat, inspire and honor the fight against cancer.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2019
Dempsey Challenge kicks off: ‘We walk for those who can’t’
The annual event was started by actor Patrick Dempsey, a Buckfield native, in honor of his mother, Amanda, who died of cancer.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2019
Maine Voices: Blood donors spread kindness to our family and beyond
Out of gratitude for the donations that gave them more time with their boy, a Portland couple pay it forward with an annual drive.
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