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Prostate cancer strikes one in six men but gets very little funding for research

August 16, 2011
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Prostate cancer strikes one in six men but gets very little funding for research

By Ray Blumhorst President, NCFM Los Angeles Here’s an important public service announcement from the Prostate Cancer Foundation called “Keep Dad in the Game.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQMv5gDiDco& Prostate cancer strikes one out of six men, but prostate cancer research gets only a fraction of the annual funding that breast cancer research receives. It is estimated that...
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Posted in Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Health Men, Ray Blumhorst | 4 Comments »

Pioneering Domestic Violence Advocate Who Refused to Discriminate Leaves Lasting Legacy

August 16, 2011
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Pioneering Domestic Violence Advocate Who Refused to Discriminate Leaves Lasting Legacy

TORRANCE, Calif., August 15, 2011 – She changed the lives of thousands, perhaps millions, but few know her name. Patricia Shanley Overberg, MSW, died of heart failure in Torrance, California, on August 11, 2011, with her children at her side. Overberg, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, was 77. With the Violence Against Women...
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NCFM in the news – “Domestic violence not just a woman’s issue”

August 12, 2011
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NCFM in the news – “Domestic violence not just a woman’s issue”

By Greg Scharf I cringed when I saw that Harry Crouch and the National Committee for Men had complained to the Del Mar Racetrack over “Ladies Day.” Harry and I have exchanged emails over the years; he’s liked my columns on domestic violence and other related issues. He put me on the NCFM mailing...
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Posted in Action, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, National, San Diego | 4 Comments »