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Richard & Annette Bloch Family Foundation

Richard & Annette Bloch Family Foundation

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Tag: Cause Of Cancer

Posted on February 13, 2009May 23, 2013

Cancer Survivors Park

We believe that the second greatest correctable cause of cancer mortality (smoking being #1) is relating death and cancer. Many have been brought up to believe that a diagnosis of cancer means automatic death. Some believe that treatments are worse than death. When they are diagnosed, they give up and do not try to fight. Continue reading “Cancer Survivors Park”

Posted on February 13, 2009July 3, 2013

The Origin of National Cancer Survivors Day

Very close friends of ours live in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an extremely important and well known man there. Their son was married to our daughter for many years. Several years ago he needed open heart surgery. His family recommended he go to Baltimore, New York, Boston or Cleveland. Suddenly we heard he had the surgery in Haifa. Continue reading “The Origin of National Cancer Survivors Day”

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