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Cancer patients continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment

Seven years after a Maine Cancer Foundation study identified transportation as a major barrier to treatment for cancer patients in the state’s most rural areas, the same communities are still struggling with long travel times to treatments. 

Read this Maine Monitor story by Adrienne Washington.

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Maine families of children with disabilities wait for help | Portland Press Herald

As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer | The Maine Monitor

Over 80 students join UNE in preparing for potential mass casualty incidents | WGME

USM receives grant to train students, staff to be more aware of threats | WGME

UMaine potato breed edges out longtime favorites | The Maine Monitor

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