Cristal’s Journey Part 2

Posted by rcameron on Mar 13, 2012 | 45 comments CRISTAL'S JOURNEY CONTINUED… By Amber H.   Well…like every roller coaster ride, what goes up, must certainly come down. It's been a ride with as many twist and turns imaginable. After we came home from the hospital, everything seemed good in the world, synergistic. Unbelievably happy after surgery. Then, the Anastasia wore off. Her right leg swelled up and the doctors...
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Update: Cristal’s Journey as of Jan 29th

Posted by rcameron on Feb 8, 2012 | 54 comments Greeting AJCF Supporters and Constituent, Our first grantee and board member Cristal Rivera-Mitchel has had some setbacks in her health this past holiday.  I hope you are all sitting down for this one before you begin to read below.  As a result of her current condition, I am going to create a blog page for updates on AJCF website and a separate PayPal account for those seeking to make...
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Did you make a donation for Lung Cancer Awareness Month?

Posted by rcameron on Nov 26, 2011 | 285 comments Well it's not too late…When your time permits, please visit our foundation’s website named for my mother at the AJCF, www.theajcf.org and make a donation.   I would be eternally grateful if you would join us once again by making another contribution to help deserving women like Cristal fight cancer. We are also asking that everyone spread the word. PLEASE...
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Donna Karan Launches Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program at UCLA

Posted by rcameron on Nov 18, 2011 | 149 comments On November 17, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center announced that it had introduced its Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program, the first such program on the West Coast. When world-renowned fashion designer Donna Karan's husband, Stephan Weiss, was dying of lung cancer in 2001, she was distressed that there was no place in the New York hospital system that offered yoga and other meditative...
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President Obama Kicks Off Lung Cancer Awareness Month by Giving Up Cigarettes

Posted by rcameron on Nov 3, 2011 | 35 comments President Obama appears to be in good health after his latest physical check up. More importantly, he is also “tobacco free,” according to the medical report. This is an excellent way to start off November, which is also Lung Cancer Awareness Month.   Get the full story at FoxNews.com        Donate for Lung Cancer Aawareness Month to the Alma J....
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Vaccine May Help Slow Spread of Lung Cancer

Posted by rcameron on Oct 26, 2011 | 366 comments Experimental Vaccine Targets a Protein Linked to Many Cases of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer By Matt McMillen WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Oct. 21, 2011 — A cancer vaccine shows potential to slow the spread of cancer among lung cancer patients, a study shows. The experimental vaccine targets a protein linked to more than half of all cases of non-small-cell lung cancer,...
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