I just read an article that said Nassau/Suffolk County, NY is the second healthiest place in the Country for women to live. I actually didn't read why, because I was distracted, but thought that was pretty interesting!
Cacarina
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Interesting that you say that. I believe that Long Island has the highest incidence of Breast Cancer in women....
little34
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WOW...a few years ago we had the highest rates of breast cancer around power lines.... great to hear that we are being healthier!!!!
NickandTara426
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Yea i agree, I thought we had high breast cancer rates! i live in a cancer 'hot spot'
Cacarina
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Yea i agree, I thought we had high breast cancer rates! i live in a cancer 'hot spot'
Yea, I used to also. My mom is a breast cancer survivor and so is my aunt. It is terrifying!!!
tinadansr
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I thought the water was bad here too??
flairforfashion
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Interesting that you say that. I believe that Long Island has the highest incidence of Breast Cancer in women....
I was just going to say this as well. We have such a high breast cancer rate so that doesn't make sense. I need to see this article!
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It should be in Self Magazine. Long Island was third out of 100 in 2006 and 5th in 2002, so things are improving! (It was second in 2007 also)
They take into account ALOT of factors -- rape and suicide rates, cancer rates, access to healthcare, etc., and it keeps performing pretty well! I can only find the links to the older articles, but Yahoo featured it today . . . .
