Terri Powers was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 shortly after beginning to work in the business office at the Clinton hospital.
Breast cancer occurs when there is rapid growth of mutated (cancerous) cells in the tissues of the breasts, and potentially in the surrounding skin and lymph nodes. Various factors contribute to the development of cancer, including genetics, gender, environmental exposure to certain materials, and lifestyle choices like diet and exercise.
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer mainly occurs in middle-aged or older women.
Nicole Morgan glances at a sign showing support for Breast
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are returning to Washington next month to be recognized for their work in combatting HIV/ AIDS worldwide.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Denny Dalliance had long worried about what would happen if he fathered a child because his job as a truck driver keeps him away from home most of the week.
(AP) — The Antarctic ozone hole last week peaked at a moderately large size for the third straight year — bigger than the size of North America — but experts say it's still generally shrinking despite recent blips because of high altitude cold weather.
(AP) —When the inevitable hurricanes threaten New Orleans, it's hard for India Scott to figure where to go. In the city where she was born and raised, she's stayed in hotels, relief shelters and, during Hurricane Katrina, in the famously overcrowded Superdome.
Southwest Elementary students working on oil paintings, from left, are Mackenzly Ponce, Hayda Ramos, Camila Hernandez and Madilyn Ruyle.
St. Francis would probably have made most of us uncomfortable. He’s perhaps both the most well known and most domesticated saint. His love for God and God’s creation has made him a secular patron for pets. But his radical love of God and insistence on poverty sparked renewal in a way that should unsettle our lives.