Buddy Check News

Buddy Check Celebrates You!

Pretty in Pink: Breast cancer makeovers

The Weave Shop gave free makeovers to 30 brave women - all breast-cancer survivors, all nominated by family and friends.

STONE MTN: 3-Day for the Cure draws thousands of walkers

More than 2,000 Metro Atlanta residents descended on Stone Mountain Park Friday morning for the Atlanta 3-Day for the Cure.

Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure® Comes to Atlanta

What residents can expect during the October 21 - 23 weekend and how they can provide support

Fulton Co. Health Dept. offers breast screenings

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Fulton County's Department of Health wants women to know its health clinics offer breast screenings.

Making Strides Walk

6 Cancer Survivors joined 11Alive's Karyn Greer today in the 11Alive Studio to shoot a PSA for the Making Strides Walk

Atlanta Braves "Breast Cancer Awareness Day" presented by WellStar Health System on Sunday, September 18

The Braves will honor those who have courageously battled breast cancer on Sunday, September 18, with "Breast Cancer Awareness Day"

American Cancer Society's Making Strides Walk

Join 11Alive's Karyn Greer and the 11Alive Team on October 29th at Centennial Olympic Park for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Walk

BUDDY CHECK: Randi's Army marches on

When Randi Passoff lost her battle with breast cancer last fall, those closest to her knew they had to continue the fight.

Earlier puberty for girls raising health concerns

American girls are hitting puberty earlier than ever - a change that puts them at higher risk for behavioral problems as adolescents and breast cancer as adults, a new study shows.

Study: Half of women over 40 get annual mammograms

Remember the uproar last year when a government task force said most women don't need annual mammograms? It turns out that only half of women over 40 had been getting them that often to start with, even when they have insurance that covers screening.

For Yankees' Suzyn Waldman, beating breast cancer a team effort

"You think you're alone," Waldman said. "Family members are wonderful, but it's not the same as someone who has has gone through it. The mental aspect of this is awfully important."

Drug combo helps women with early breast cancer

New drug combinations are helping women with early breast cancer. Using two drugs that more precisely target tumors ...

New film tackles breast cancer

The woman behind the marketing for popular flicks like "For Colored Girls," "Invictus," "Sharktales," and "Collateral" is trying her hand at directing. With the help of her big name friends, she's made a new film that may hit home for many Metro Atlantans. 

Drug combo helps women with early breast cancer

Study: Half of women over 40 get annual mammograms

The information comes from a review of insurance claims that show what women actually do - not what they say in surveys.

Two cancer drugs keep rare pancreatic tumors in check

The drugs are the first in decades to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, a cancer of the hormone-producing cells of the pancreas that's diagnosed in about 550 Americans a year.

Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure

The estimated one in eight U.S. women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime are not just statistics. They are our mothers, sisters, daughters, co-workers and friends.

Searching for breast cancer culprits in chemicals

Like 90% of women with the disease, Rogers had no family history of breast cancer. She was healthy, only 46, never considered herself at high risk.

Cigarette pack warnings scarier in other countries

If Americans think the proposed graphic warnings for cigarette packs are frightening, they should see what's on packages in other countries.