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BCRFA Instrumental in securing 6.4 Million Dollar Grant
UAB WINS $6.4 MILLION NONPROFIT GRANT
TO FIGHT AGGRESSIVE BREAST CANCER
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center have been awarded a $6.4 million grant from two
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stories of survival
Kathy Seale
In January of 2003, at age 48, I went for my routine check-up at the gynecologist. He palpated my breasts, told me to schedule a mammogram, and said everything looked good. I told him that my sister, maternal uncle and grandmother had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and I wondered if I should stop taking estrogen (prescribed because of my total hysterectomy at 35). He dismissed my concern and said the benefits outweighed the risks. I scheduled a mammogram, but canceled the appointment when ‘something came up.’
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