Winnipeg Free Press

For some, wait for surgery doesn't hurt

When it comes to wait times for breast cancer surgery in Manitoba, the longer you wait, the longer you live -- at least, that's what the data would imply. Updated 11:01 AM 06/07/08

1. Warning: Makeup carcinogenic

   Using products to look good on the outside could slowly be making you sick on the inside, women at the World Conference on Breast Cancer learned Thursday.
   
   Good deed loses woman hair, job Updated 2:16 PM 06/06/08

2. Scoring in breast cancer battle

   When Erin Fowle began her high school hockey season last fall, she also joined the fight against cancer. Updated 7:29 AM 06/05/08

3. Breast cancer conference begins today with busy agenda

   The 5th World Conference on Breast Cancer begins this morning at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Updated 7:24 AM 06/05/08

4. Wait too long for cancer test results

   Manitoba women are waiting too long to find out if they have breast cancer, according to a new report released today.
   
   Scoring in breast cancer battle Updated 12:14 PM 06/05/08

5. Our pink paper makes history

   The Winnipeg Free Press made history Wednesday as it helped make a difference in the fight against breast cancer.
   
   VIDEO: Free Press unveils pink paper Updated 7:20 AM 06/05/08

6. Great day to think pink

   The Winnipeg Free Press has published a pink newspaper today, the first paid-circulation paper in North America to do it.
   
   VIDEO: Why are we PINK today? Updated 10:38 AM 06/04/08

7. Province invests in prevention

   More Manitoba women will have access to a test that can significantly lower their risk of dying of breast cancer, the provincial government announced Tuesday. Updated 9:01 AM 06/04/08

8. If you're shocked, just think how much you're helping

   We warned you it was coming, but it was still probably a bit of a shock to find a pink newspaper on your doorstep today. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

9. City invites world to breast cancer conference

   The World Conference on Breast Cancer kicks off in Winnipeg today, with 600 international delegates and cancer survivors in attendance. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

10. Breast cancer survival up

    Decades ago, breast cancer was a death sentence. As recently as the 1960s, two out of three women with breast cancer died. Updated 9:04 AM 06/04/08

11. Where does the money go from today's pink paper?

    Marnie Strath, marketing director for the Free Press, admits breast cancer is a "trendy" issue for many consumers compared with some other illnesses. Updated 6:58 AM 06/04/08

12. Cancer screening breaks barriers

    Getting women to attend breast cancer screening clinics can be a delicate mission -- especially if they're isolated by language, culture, and geography. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

13. Think before you pink

    There are the promises: Cooking for the cure, shopping for the cure, golfing for the cure and gardening for the cure. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

14. What about my sister, my husband, my son?

    I received an e-mail from a girlfriend a while back asking me to pledge support for a breast cancer walkathon. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

15. Don't ignore tap on shoulder

    I didn't know what to say. It was about a year and a half ago when I heard Jackie Stephen had breast cancer. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

16. Information printed in 16 languages

    JUST over a decade ago, women who didn't speak English or French in Manitoba were pretty much left in the dark about getting checked for breast cancer. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

17. Not dying...thriving!

    Look, the cold, hard fact is this: the prognosis for Marijana (MJ) Dumbovic is not bright. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

18. Small in stature, but a giant in life

    Spotting Debra Supeene in a crowd was difficult at the best of times. Updated 6:25 AM 06/04/08

19. Hungry for Hope

    WINNIPEGGER Diane Frost had a great idea. She wanted to give financial support for programming at the Breast Cancer Centre of Hope, for women who had been touched by breast cancer. Updated 9:19 AM 06/04/08

20. Building a better breast

    Wendy Smith lost her favourite aunt to breast cancer. Updated 6:26 AM 06/04/08

21. Toronto film fest about the breast

    TORONTO -- A new film festival is being launched to focus on movies about breast cancer and breast health. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

22. The tyranny of cheerfulness

    I can pinpoint the exact afternoon I became a breast cancer heretic. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

23. Breast cancer quick facts

    Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second most common cancer death among women, after lung cancer. Updated 12:50 AM 06/04/08

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