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Runners line up before the Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run Oct. 8 on Ramstein. The route the runners took was supplied with more than 40 volunteers for the event.

Hispanic Heritage Committee hosts Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Hispanic Heritage Committee hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run Oct. 8 on Ramstein.

October 20, 2016 ×

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Screenings and self-exams key to early detection

by Capt. Laura Segovia 86th Medical Squadron

October is breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, second only to skin cancer.

October 13, 2016 ×

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

by Maj. Jessica Counts
Europe Regional Medical Command family nurse practitioner

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the breast, it is called breast cancer. Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women.

October 10, 2013 ×