Buddy Check 12

5 Grands, 20 Hands, Raises $62,000

ST. SIMONS, Ga. -- A unique event featuring four breast cancer survivors and six others playing five grand pianos simultaneously has raised more than $60,000.

Come See New Fall Fashions!

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You're invited to a fall fashion show featuring Buddy Check 12 at the Stein Mart on Roosevelt Boulevard. The show is free and begins at 11 am.

Hallmark Manager Celebrating Buddy Check 12

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Pam Schaible says fighting breast cancer wasn't really that scary.  Why?  She says it's because, "I caught it so early."  How can you do that?

Jeannie Gets Her Mammo, Shares Some New Math

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Do you know the three red flags which mean you should get a mammogram before age 40?  One involves some very easy math. The others can be easy to figure out, as well.

We Had Some Crazy Hair -- A Buddy Check Look-Back

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- How can you not laugh when you look at those poodle hairstyles of the 1990s? But crazy hair or not, one mom said she is alive because of the message she heard 16 years ago.

NEW: Gene Testing Can Help Predict if Chemo Works

Can a Thick Spot Be Breast Cancer?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Feel something unusual in your breast?  What if it's not a lump but just a thick spot? Could that mean breast cancer? Most lumps women find are not cancer, but breast cancer can also feel like a thickening, not just a well-defined lump.

Are You Reminding Your Sister? Local Woman Glad She Did

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Do you have sisters or people you love out of town? Are they doing Buddy Check 12? 

Buddy Check 12: Be Prepared for Lumps that Feel Differently

ORANGE PARK -- True or False? A breast cancer is always going to be a hard knot the size of a pea or larger.

Five More Buddy Check 12 Success Stories!

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Count them up!  Five more women say that Buddy Check 12 has saved their lives.  Is there any decent excuse not to check?

New Breast Cancer Center Opens in San Marco

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Baptist Health has taken a big new step in its treatment of breast cancer.

Schools Ban Bracelets Promoting Cancer Awareness

Cancer has ravaged several of Ann Aberson's relatives, so she doesn't have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing bracelets to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Janice Love is our Newest Buddy Check Success

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  It's an easy trap to fall into - especially if you dread your mammogram.  You finally get your appointment, wear the funny gown and get good news that nothing "bad" showed up. But is it okay to stop there and not worry for another year? No.

M-Line Helps Survivor Get Peace of Mind

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Don't sit around and worry a lump you find might be cancer.  If you can't afford a mammogram do what a local biker, Sher Arbogast, did.  She called the Mammogram Hotline.

Middleburg Woman Goes From "Big G To Little 0"

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- If you can chuckle about your double mastectomy, then be grateful for your happy spirit. Pam Weyandt is grateful that she's an upbeat lady.

Mom of Two is New Buddy Check Success Story

SWITZERLAND, Fla. -- A local mom of a pre-teen and a teenager credits Buddy Check 12 with saving her life. She and her sister both are fighting breast cancer now. However, they tested negative for the breast cancer gene. Find out what that means for all women.

Elizabeth is Our New Buddy Check 12 Story

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We update the Buddy Check 12 story of a local mom with a visit to her radiologist at Baptist Health.

First Coast News Has New Buddy Check Survivor

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- First Coast News anchor Ken Amaro says our newest Buddy Check 12 success story is a woman who has a strong faith and great courage.  Meet one of our own FCN employees and hear her story.

Marie Moran, Beloved Photographer, Passes On

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Marie Moran has lost her fight with breast cancer. The professional photographer who had so much spunk and compassion, leaves behind beautiful memories and pictures.

Local Parrothead Credits Buddy Check 12

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. -- A local parrothead and Buddy Check 12 survivor is inspiring other Jimmy Buffett fans to do self exams and raise money for our M-Line.

"My Real Ones Almost Killed Me!"--Survivor Laughs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --  Need a chuckle about something serious?  Click on the video to meet our newest Buddy Check 12 success story.

Bikers' Scavenger Hunt Helps Buddy Check 12

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You have half a day to get yourself photographed with a Hooters girl, a corn dog chow-down, a hickey, and 80 other items around the First Coast. Can you do it?