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NEW YORK (TNS) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as I was reminded over the weekend when a server offered me a special rose-colored cocktail...

There have been great strides in the fight against breast cancer in recent decades — the National Breast Cancer Foundation notes a 40% decline in brea...

The second annual Heroic Heath Ride of Hope dice run will leave Allegany American Legion Post 892 at 11 a.m. Aug. 26, led by the Legion Riders. The fu...

NEW YORK (TNS) — There were good reasons to avoid products with the artificial sweetener Aspartame even before the World Health Organization classifie...

June is Men’s Health Month and the Cancer Services Program of Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus & Chautauqua has a simple question: Men, did you know tha...

OLEAN — There was some good news this month for members of the Cattaraugus County Board of Health. At last week’s meeting, Public Health Director Dr. ...

OLEAN — Upper Allegheny Health System, which operates Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center, announced Tuesday the appointment o...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — and we note that colorectal cancer is the second-most common cause of cancer death in the U.S. But there ...

Talk about a kid who had a great story when his teachers asked him what he did over Super Bowl weekend. What unfolded for 12-year-old Colt Matz, a sev...

To mark Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the New York State Department of Health reminds folks to schedule a screening appointment or get the human pa...

ALBANY (TNS) — Cassandra Johnston was a preteen when Oregon became the first state to allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives through the...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Cancer Services Program (CSP) of Steuben, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties wants to spre...

It is a tough situation that can also be uncomfortable—a colleague is diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness, and you want to do something, bu...

In New York state, 83% of individuals who are recommended to have a mammogram are following the state’s screening guidelines, a percentage that’s been...

Women with breast cancer have tough decisions to make. But pregnant women and those who want to have children down the road have even more to consider...

PORTVILLE — Since 2019, many of Portville’s residents have been diagnosed with cancer — including two young Portville Central School students, Heath P...

PORTVILLE — If you’re looking for one more dice run this summer for a good cause, try the first Heroic Heath Ride of Hope Dice Run and chicken barbecu...

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