Organization cleans homes of women being treated for cancer
ELM GROVE -- Coming home to a clean house is especially meaningful to Karen Rothe.
Local radio host holds annual mammogram party
WEST ALLIS -- For women over 40, getting a mammogram can be a scary, daunting task, but a necessary one to detect breast cancer.
Medical College doctor receives grant for breast cancer research
WAUWATOSA -- A doctor at the Medical College of Wisconsin is being recognized for her research on breast cancer survivors.
Children's Hospital receives $325,000 donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels
WAUWATOSA -- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin received a $325,000 donation to help in the fight against childhood cancer.
14th annual Komen Race For the Cure held to fight breast cancer
MILWAUKEE -- The 14th annual Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure
It's that time of the year again, time to paint the lakefront pink.
Fountain water dyed pink in support of Komen race
MILWAUKEE -- The water in the fountains at the Milwaukee Art Museum were dyed pink on Monday, September 10th.
58 cancers receive 9/11 fund coverage
(CNN) -- Federal health authorities Monday, September 10th added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people who were exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
Author Judy Blume opens up about battle with breast cancer
(CNN) -- In a detailed blog entry on Wednesday, September 5th, beloved author Judy Blume reveals that she's spent the summer battling breast cancer.
"Pink Heals Tour" for cancer makes stop in Delafield
DELAFIELD -- The "Pink Heals Tour" is all about support for those battling cancer, and it made a stop in Delafield Monday, August 27th.
JCC Rainbow Day Camp
Kid Support at JCC Day Camp is for children dealing with cancer in their lives.
Woman rowing to raise money for breast cancer sexually assaulted
UPPER PENINSULA -- A woman rowing around Lake Michigan was sexually assaulted, and now, Michigan State Police are searching for the man who attacked her.
Rides for Breast Cancer Fighters
Over 4,000 Wisconsin women are predicted to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012.
Group uses "Dragon boating" to unite as breast cancer survivors
RACINE -- There are a lot of ways to go through life, and one group of women in Racine has found that the best way for them is to pull together -- literally!
Cancer survivor continues singing career after losing jaw
OCONOMOWOC -- Music is much more than a hobby for Charlie Lustman -- it became his saving grace after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Experimental drug offers new way to battle certain breast cancer
CHICAGO (CNN) -- Doctors who treat breast cancer patients are very excited about an experimental drug that presents a whole new way of knocking out cancer cells.
Showing dogs motivates woman fighting cancer
WAUKESHA -- One woman's love of dogs has spanned more than 30 years, but recently, a deadly disease has threatened that passion, and the woman's life.
Milwaukee Hurricanes working to fight childhood cancer
MILWAUKEE -- There's a new football team in the area, and the players are looking for support - not so much for themselves, but for the young lives they're working to help save.
Thousands making strides against breast cancer
MILWAUKEE -- It's the four words no woman wants to hear: "You have breast cancer." One out of every eight women will be affected by breast cancer, but if detected early enough, the survival rate is at an all-time high.It was a sea of pink along Milwaukee's lakefront Saturday, May 5th, as thousands walked for more birthdays and less breast cancer."In my lifetime I want to see a cure," Jackie Kacala from the American Cancer Society said. "This year alone nearly 4,200 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and of those 4,200 nearly 700 of those will pass away.""Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" is more than just an event name sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
Breast cancer survivor runs through it all
MILWAUKEE -- Amy Siewert will run non-stop for three hours on a chilly spring Saturday.