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Dealing with her own scare with breast cancer helped Townsend resident become survivor advocate: ‘I had a calm come over me’

By: Joseph P. Owens, Dialog Editor 27 October 2026, 12:34Read it online here! So many people have either suffered with breast cancer or known someone close to them who has dealt with the affliction. A parishioner of St. Joseph in Middletown, Lois Wilkinson has seen the scary-but-also-manageable disease from every angle. More than two decades

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Sunday’s Deer Park Goes Pink 5K is ‘very personal’ for breast cancer survivor

At 25, Jody Ginter Mihok was looking ahead to dating, a career and the possibility of starting a family. Then four words changed everything: “you have breast cancer.” Instead of planning the next chapter of her life, Mihok found herself navigating surgeries, chemotherapy, fertility decisions and questions about a future she had once taken for granted.

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Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition to Offer Free Breast Exams at Love Your Breasts Event

By Hoy en Delaware January 15, 2026 View online WHO: Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) Advertisements WHAT: Love Your Breasts Event to provide breast exams at no cost. Appointments are required. Assistance will be available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. WHERE: Ultrasound Express located at 550 S. Dupont Blvd. Ste. A, Milford, DE 19963

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Lights of Life Gala to benefit breast cancer coalition March 7

View Online Lights of Life Gala 2025 survivor showcase participants shown are (l-r) Amanda Evans, Marianne Callahan, Karen Laitman, Janene Kahn, Rosie Rolph, Beth Bland-Denisuk, Elle Sheaffer, Veronica Pitts and Sandra Addicks. SUBMITTED PHOTO January 20, 2026 The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition announced its Lights of Life Gala: Diamonds & Denim will take place from

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Improving rural healthcare through increased cancer screenings

Ruth Briggs King December 9, 2025 Delaware’s population is continuously growing, but our hospitals and clinics are struggling to keep pace with rising demands. Limited facilities, high costs and a stretched healthcare workforce have left rural communities especially vulnerable. One way we can ease the burden on our healthcare system and improve health outcomes for

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A Story of Survival and Second Chances: The Love That Saved Great Stuff Savvy Resale & Home

October 7, 2025 Grand Reopening of the Great Stuff Shop is this Friday at 10:00am. More Than a Shop: A Mission Born of Hope Great Stuff Savvy Resale & Home is not your typical resale shop. Since its founding, it has been a dedicated engine for hope, created with one singular, vital purpose: to provide

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