Nancy A. Stevenson, age 54 of Coatesville, PA, passed away at her home on Friday, April 30, 2021. She was the companion of Craig J. Miller and Charlie the Chihuahua. She was born in Madison, WI, daughter of the late Sanford and Donna Herreid Stevenson, and was proud of her Scandinavian heritage.
She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1989 and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992. Nancy worked as an attorney advisor for the FCC, retiring in 2019; prior to that she was a telecommunications policy analyst for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, senate press aide for Senator Paul Simon, production assistant for PM Magazine and news writer for The Daily Cardinal newspaper. She was active throughout her life including involvement in University of Wisconsin Women s Law Journal, Chancellor s Honor Society and was a member of the Hoofers Ski and Sailing Club. She was passionate about home decor and known for her hospitality. She enjoyed skiing, hel
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BOSTON - Concerns about fertility often influence how young women with breast cancer approach treatment decisions and are a reason for forgoing or delaying hormone-blocking therapy, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators shows.
The findings, published online today by the journal
Cancer, reinforce the need for physicians to talk with patients about their fertility-related priorities and address them in treatment plans, the study authors write. Such conversations are important not only at the start of treatment but during its entire course, as patients goals and preferences may change over time. Young women with breast cancer face unique challenges, including issues surrounding fertility, says the study s lead author Tal Sella, MD, of Dana-Farber. For many premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, long-term endocrine therapy [which blocks hormones that feed the cancer s growth] may prevent patients from having children while
The Gym Bag: Man with Island connections teams with runners worldwide to save baby’s life; SLSA donation, top college feats and more
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Posted Apr 28, 2021
Ugandan runner Edward Mukasa poses with the some youngsters from his village. (Photo courtesy of Edward Mukasa)
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Ugandan men’s running team member Edward Mukasa is used to helping others, but when he got into a bit of a bind last February he called on his friend, Josh Pesin, to help him out.
Of course, Pesin, 53, whom many Islanders know as the publicity director and webmaster for the Staten Island Athletic Club, was only too glad to help.