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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Oakland County Breast Cancer Survivors Invited to Celebrate Birthdays

Survivors: This party's for you. Oakland County breast cancer survivors will have a party in their honor Aug. 21.

Breast cancer survivors of Oakland County will have a party in honor of their birthdays Aug. 21 in West Bloomfield. The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer—Oakland County will host the celebration from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the West Bloomfield Main Library at 4600 Walnut Lake Road. Registration is at 6 p.m. Survivors can bring a guest—preferably a caregiver— and RSVP at (248) 663-3473. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. "The celebration is a wonderful event for those who have been through so much after being diagnosed with breast cancer,” Gabrielle Newton, a breast cancer survivor and chair of the event, said in a release. In 2011, about 7,890 cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in …

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