Current News and Jack’s Fund Events
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How Deeply Does the Sun Damage Your Skin
May, 07, 2015 by : Sharon Marston in :The sun produces three kinds of ultraviolet radiation: UVA, UVB and UVC. The types of UV rays are categorized by their different wavelengths. UVC rays…
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St. Charles North High School Health Fair
Apr, 08, 2015 by : Sharon Marston in :April 8, 2015 Jack’s Fund 6th year attending St.Charles North Health Fair Our table is always given a prominent spot…
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University of Louisville – Shame on YOU!
Mar, 23, 2015 by : Sharon Marston in :University and Tanning Salons In 2008, Sun Tan City, a chain of tanning salons based out of Elizabethtown, Ky., gave $3 million to the University…
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Key Genetic Factor Controls Mole Development Into Melanoma
Jan, 25, 2015 by : Sharon Marston in :Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wistar Institute recently discovered a key genetic factor that maintains skin moles in a non-cancerous, no-growth state.…
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Why We Run: My Dad, James T. Murray
Oct, 21, 2014 by : Sharon Marston in :On October 12th, I will be running my first marathon in honor of my father and friend, James T. Murray. My dad passed away October…
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New Immunotherapy Drugs: How They Work
Oct, 01, 2014 by : Sharon Marston in :Turning a patient’s own immune system against their cancer has long been considered the Holy Grail of cancer therapy. For hundreds of years scientists, physicians, herbalists, and…
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TRFJ: Remembering Tim
Oct, 01, 2011 by : jackadmin in :My husband, Tim Postma, lost his courageous 2-1/2 year battle with melanoma on Dec. 10, 2008. This disease took a 45 year young husband and…
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Why We Run: Remembering Brian
Oct, 10, 2010 by : jackadmin in :I have been running with Glen Ellyn Runners (GER) since we moved to Batavia in 2001. Jack H. Marston II was also part of this…