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Charity in the pink as eager workers enter into fundraising spirit

Staff at Nandos in Exeter show their support for Wear It Pink day  GARETH WILLIAMS EE311008_GW06_01

Saturday, November 01, 2008

THOUSANDS of pounds was raised for breast cancer sufferers when Devon went pink yesterday.

From the biggest organisation to the smallest, workers donned pink to raise cash for Breast Cancer Awareness.

It was described as probably the biggest event of its kind in...

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Liz can now look to the future thanks to support group's help

Liz Dunbar found support group Moving On an invaluable lifeline as she battled cancer OLIVER SANDERS EE231008_OS01_01

Friday, October 31, 2008

UNTIL recently, Liz Dunbar lived her life in fear, always wondering whether each day would be her last or not. Despite having been successfully...

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Hospice is not just a place to go to die

Thursday, October 30, 2008

LIKE many people, Jan Guscott associated the word 'hospice' with a place people were sent to die. Diagnosed with breast cancer, for which...

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New treatments allow life to be lived to the full

Wendy Richard, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

EVERYONE who has had breast cancer wants to hear the words 'you're cured'. Doctors are reluctant to say as much because they cannot always be...

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Amazing staff help Christine battle on

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

AFTER the shock of being diagnosed with breast cancer, there is little time to arrange treatment. Christine Evans, from Exmouth, had three...

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Op played a vital role helping Kate feel whole again

Kate Bell has had reconstructive surgery  LAURENCE UNDERHILL EE141008_LU05_02

Monday, October 27, 2008

ALTHOUGH Kate Bell felt that having reconstructive breast surgery in her late 60s seemed vain, it was the only way she was ever going to get...

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Fundraisers' role vital in the battle with breast cancer

Saturday, October 25, 2008

WITHOUT the tireless efforts of volunteers and fundraisers, research, treatments, and services for women with breast cancer would be significan...

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Inspire others by sharing your stories with the Echo

Saturday, October 25, 2008

TO mark the last day of breast cancer awareness month, the Echo is giving readers an opportunity to publish messages of hope and survival as...

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Ask for help managing your money

Rowena Hamilton had to contend with financial concerns as well as her cancer fight  MATT MINSHULL EE201008_MM04_06

Friday, October 24, 2008

KEEPING up with the mortgage, loss of income, and knowing what benefits are available are just some of the common difficulties those with...

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Mother played down breast cancer fears to protect her family

Lisa, Peter and Hayley Webber. Wife and mother Jenny, inset on the right, with friend Karen Jones, died of breast cancer two years ago MATT MINSHULL EE211008_MM05_02

Thursday, October 23, 2008

SEEING parents out shopping with their daughters or waiting for the arrival of Mothers' Day reminds Lisa Webber how much she misses her mum. It...

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