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Fall River Relay for Life volunteers say event has raised 'way in the millions,' honor survivors and urge preventive testing
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Volunteers and survivors gathered at Fall River's Relay for Life, marking the event's 27th year in the city; organizers said the fundraiser has generated "way in the millions" for cancer research, and a volunteer urged attendees to get preventive screening.
At a Relay for Life event in Fall River, volunteers, survivors and city officials gathered to mark the long-running fundraiser and to urge people to get preventive cancer screening, organizers said.
The Relay for Life in Fall River marked its 27th year in the city, with organizers and longtime volunteers saying the local event has raised "way in the millions" for cancer research and survivor support. Judy LaChance, a Relay for Life volunteer and American Cancer Society volunteer, said she first joined the event and later…
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