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DOCTOR DAVID RUBIN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE FOR THE SECTION OF
GASTROENTEROLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO:

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do recommend that they start screening at age 50 but if you do have chronic
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DETROIT, The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund has
awarded a $55,000 one-year grant to ACCESS Community Health + Research Center
to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast
cancer.

For more Information
For more information on BCCCP at the ACCESS Community Health + Research
Center, please call Hiam Hamade, RN at 313 216 -2206., Dr. Ellen Ozolins of the
Birmingham Institute of Plastic Surgery is speaking to the Sharing and Caring
Breast Cancer Support Group at the Beaumont Hospital Cancer Center in Royal
Oak from 7-9 p.

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"There is a tremendous need to
reach women with information and resources," adds Hammad."
The Avon Foundation has funded more than 800 community-based breast health
programs across the United States since 1993, including BCCCP at the ACCESS
Community Health + Research Center .K.
ACCESS helps low-income families, as well as newly arrived immigrants adapt to
life in America .

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These programs are dedicated to educating
underserved women about breast cancer and linking them with early detection
screening services. ACCESS provides a wide range of
social, mental health , educational, artistic, employment, legal, and medical
services, and is dedicated to empowering people to lead more informed,
productive, and fulfilling lives.

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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in the U.
First launched in the U.org , where you can also access the free printable
Breast Health Resource Guide in English and Spanish. The most
important decision a woman has to make after mastectomy is what type of
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"We are grateful
that Avon shares this mission and has chosen to support our program.

The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade
The Avon Foundation, an accredited 501(c)(3) public charity, was founded
in 1955 with a mission to improve the lives of women, and in 2005 celebrates
half a century of helping women and their families. to support community-based, non-profit breast health programs
across the country.
To learn more about the Avon Foundation, call 1-866-505-AVON or visit
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The Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) at ACCESS Community
Health + Research Center will educate women over 40 years of age, who reside
in Metropolitan Detroit-area and refer them to low-cost or free mammograms and
clinical breast exams in their own communities.S. It
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ANNUAL COLONOSCOPIES ALLOW FOR EARLY DETECTION. This is the ninth year that the program has received Avon Foundation
funding to support its work on this important health issue, and in recognition
of the excellence of the program. Adnan Hammad, Director of
ACCESS Community Health + Research Center. The wide range of Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
fundraising programs include the sale of special Crusade "pink ribbon"
products by Avon independent Sales Representatives; concerts, races and other
special events around the world; the Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer global
campaign; direct donations; and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer series of
weekend fundraising events in the U.

ACCESS is a human services organization committed to the development of
the Arab American community in all aspects of economic and cultural life.

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ANNUALLY 147,000 NEW CASES OF COLORECTAL CANCER ARE DIAGNOSED IN THE U.

Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund Awards Grant for Breast Cancer Awareness Program to ACCESS Health + Research Center

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The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund
The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund is administered by Cicatelli
Associates Inc.avonfoundation.org or call 1-877-WALK -AVON.

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These organizations were chosen based on their ability to effectively reach
women, particularly minority, low-income, and older women, who are often
medically underserved.gov . Its goal is to foster a greater understanding of Arab
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prevent many women from obtaining breast/cervical cancer early detection
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* Stress that every woman needs to follow an early detection screening
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* Focus on the special needs of Arab American women .com or for scheduling information call
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THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL
DISEASES ABOUT THEIR INCREASED RISK FOR DEVELOPING COLORECTAL CANCER.ORG.
"Many barriers, such as cultural inhibitions towards cancer disease, fear,
transportation and language or lack of a dk=IM recommendation, prevent
women from practicing good breast health ," says Dr. The mission is focused on
programs that support women's empowerment, including the issue of domestic
violence, and breast cancer, focused on access to care and finding a cure for
breast cancer.S. Ozolins specializes in breast reconstruction taking special interest in
the needs and desires of the woman suffering with breast cancer. William Vasileff
to join his highly respected practice of over 20 years because of her expert
surgical skills, her special interest in breast issues and her wonderful, warm
bedside manner.

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Nationwide , there is a new diagnosis every three minutes and a death from
breast cancer every fourteen minutes . While advances have been made in
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure, early detection still affords the
best opportunity for successful treatment. The Sharing and Caring Support Group is run by and for
women living with breast cancer and holds weekly open houses for patients.

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This grant is especially meaningful as Z]c!,+/k during the 50th anniversary year of the Avon Foundation. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) 7,210 new cases of breast
cancer will be detected in Michigan this year and 1,380 lives will be lost.org , or the National Cancer Institute at 1-800-4-CANCER or
http: //www. For information or to
register or support the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer events, visit
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Programs such as the Breast and
Cervical Cancer Control Program help ensure that all women have access to
early detection information and options, even poor and medically underserved
women .cancer. She will be speaking to breast
cancer patients about the options for reconstruction after mastectomy,
specifically regarding the TRAM Flap reconstruction versus implant placement.

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THE CROHN 'S + COLITIS
FOUNDATION OF AMERICA LAUNCHED "KNOW YOUR A,B,C,C'S," AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN
TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CONNECTION BETWEEN ULCERATIVE COLITIS, CROHN'S DISEASE
AND COLORECTAL CANCER. in 1992 , the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, now
supports programs to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer in 50
countries around the globe. As of November 2004, the Avon Crusade has raised
and returned more than $350,000,000 net to breast cancer research and care
organizations worldwide. and in the Arab world. The surgeon and patient must collaborate on which
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AND MORE THAN 57,000 PEOPLE DIE FROM THE DISEASE.

Since January 1997, the BCCCP at ACCESS has reached more than 9,000 women
with information about the importance of early detection of breast cancer and
has referred almost 7,000 women for mammograms and clinical breast exams. The Fund's National Advisory Board selected BCCCP at the
ACCESS Community Health + Research Center as one of 123 new grant recipients
nationwide in the 2005 cycle of Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund grants.

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S. ACCORDING TO SOME EXPERTS,
USE OF CERTAIN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS LIKE ASACOL(R), PENTASA(R),
COLAZAL(R), AND DIPENTUM(R), MAY LOWER A PATIENT'S RISK FOR DEVELOPING COLON
CANCER. For more information
about breast cancer, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or
http://www.