Firstcoastnews.com Buddy Check 12

A Pea To An Egg in Six Weeks?

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:40:14 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- How fast can a breast cancer grow? A Jacksonville woman says hers went from the size of a pea to the size of an egg in a month and a half. She's grateful she was doing Buddy Check 12 so she could find it early.

Jax Woman: "Feels Like Small Cell Phone In My Breast"

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:32:29 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Ever heard this one before? It may wound weird, but there's a message that could save your life.

Retired Teacher: Your Homework Is Buddy Check 12!

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:48:57 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Retired teacher Fredi Olson says Buddy Check 12 saved her life. She can demonstrate what her breast lump felt like with a wad of foil.

LIKE Buddy Check 12 on Facebook To Join 20th

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:11:22 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Help us celebrate our 20th Anniversary of Buddy Check 12 and make our Mammogram Hotline bigger and better! The first step is to LIKE Buddy Check 12 on Facebook.

Zumba at Studio Jear! Now Doing Buddy Check

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:44:35 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You can burn off calories and put yourself in tip-top shape in the fight against breast cancer at Zumba at StudioJear.

'Buddy Check Saved my Life 3 Times'

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:37:16 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A woman in Arlington said Buddy Check 12, "saved my life three times." Olivia Carter told her story to encourage other women to do self exams and never believe breast cancer won't happen to them.

Not a Woman's Mammo - This One's for Men

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:27:21 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ladies, do you ever feel your husband's chest? It's not a weird question. It could save his life. Make sure you know the five important facts about breast cancer.

Meet our First Hubby-Wife Buddy Check Success Story

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:48:01 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the first time in almost 20 years of Buddy Check 12, a husband and a wife are both success stories. Janet and Steven Noack were both diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.

5 Grands, 20 Hands, Raises $62,000

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:22:06 GMT

ST. SIMONS, Ga. -- A unique event featuring four breast cancer survivors and six others playing five grand pianos simultaneously has raised more than $60,000.

Come See New Fall Fashions!

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:59:02 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You're invited to a fall fashion show featuring Buddy Check 12 at the Stein Mart on Roosevelt Boulevard. The show is free and begins at 11 am.

Hallmark Manager Celebrating Buddy Check 12

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:06:13 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Pam Schaible says fighting breast cancer wasn't really that scary. Why? She says it's because, "I caught it so early." How can you do that?

Jeannie Gets Her Mammo, Shares Some New Math

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:14:40 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Do you know the three red flags which mean you should get a mammogram before age 40? One involves some very easy math. The others can be easy to figure out, as well.

We Had Some Crazy Hair -- A Buddy Check Look-Back

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:23:52 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- How can you not laugh when you look at those poodle hairstyles of the 1990s? But crazy hair or not, one mom said she is alive because of the message she heard 16 years ago.

NEW: Gene Testing Can Help Predict if Chemo Works

Wed, 11 May 2011 20:41:19 GMT

Can a Thick Spot Be Breast Cancer?

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:55:52 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Feel something unusual in your breast? What if it's not a lump but just a thick spot? Could that mean breast cancer? Most lumps women find are not cancer, but breast cancer can also feel like a thickening, not just a well-defined lump.

Are You Reminding Your Sister? Local Woman Glad She Did

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:34:56 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Do you have sisters or people you love out of town? Are they doing Buddy Check 12?

Buddy Check 12: Be Prepared for Lumps that Feel Differently

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:52:17 GMT

ORANGE PARK -- True or False? A breast cancer is always going to be a hard knot the size of a pea or larger.

Five More Buddy Check 12 Success Stories!

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:15:53 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Count them up! Five more women say that Buddy Check 12 has saved their lives. Is there any decent excuse not to check?

New Breast Cancer Center Opens in San Marco

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:12:31 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Baptist Health has taken a big new step in its treatment of breast cancer.

Schools Ban Bracelets Promoting Cancer Awareness

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:39:22 GMT

Cancer has ravaged several of Ann Aberson's relatives, so she doesn't have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing bracelets to raise awareness of breast cancer.