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Monday, June 10, 2013  U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is spending some time meeting with people in his coastal congressional district.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and organizers hope a 5K race in Columbia will help raise awareness for the disease.

Monday, January 14, 2013  A state lawmaker is proposing that state health officials offer the HPV vaccine and educational material to seventh graders in South Carolina

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Several Gamecock coaches and fans were raising money for pediatric cancer on Thursday.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Peatsy Hollings, the wife of former South Carolina U.S. Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, has died of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 77.

Friday, August 19, 2011  The State Department of Health and Human Services will file Medicaid claims for a Lowcountry man with breast cancer despite a federal policy that excludes coverage for men.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and 1st District Congressman Tim Scott say they favor changing Medicaid rules to cover men suffering from breast cancer.

Friday, August 05, 2011  Raymond Johnson didn't think anything of the lump in his chest until the pain sent him scrambling to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with breast cancer, and now the government says it won't cover his treatment just because he's not a woman.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Study: Herceptin plus Tykerb help women with early breast cancer more than either drug alone