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Vol. 27, No. 28 | Richmond Suburban Newspapers | November 10, 2010
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Cantor keeps It’s in the genes House seat Well-known family tackles mutation 23,746 coming from Hanover County. Waugh got 79,602 in U.S. Rep. Eric I. Cantor the district, 8,178 in Hanover. easily retained his 7th District Bayne took in 15,164 in the district, 3,687 in Hanover. There seat in the House were 413 write-in of Representatives votes, of which 54 on Tuesday, Nov. 2. came from Hanover. Also, Virginians gave Of eligible voters their vote of approvin the 7th District, al to three constitu238,368 of 467,011 tional amendments active voters went to on the ballot in the the polls. In Hanover General Election. County, 35,665 of Cantor, a 66,079 active voters Republican, chalcast ballots in that CANTOR lenged by Democrat race. Rick E. Waugh Jr. Ballot Question 1 and independent Tea Party canread: “Shall Section 6 of Article didate Floyd C. Bayne, received
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
see CANTOR, pg. 7 `
138,189 votes district-wide, with
County to honor veterans The public is invited to honor Hanover County’s military veterans by attending a Veterans’ Day memorial ceremony at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, at Hanover Wayside Park. Brigadier General Karen
LeDoux, commander of the 94th Division at Fort Lee, will be the guest speaker. She also will lay the Memorial Wreath with John
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see VETERANS, pg. 19 `
to 85 percent of developing breast cancer (as compared to 12 percent for the genFor years, the Fearnow name was eral population), and a 15 to 40 percent associated with Brunswick Stew. These risk of developing ovarian cancer (as days, however, the well-known Hanover compared to 1.4 percent for the general County family is dealing with a life- population; cancer.gov). According to Melodie Fearnowchanging medical situation: A genetic Kenney, six of eight family members mutation that significantly increases have tested positive for the BRCA2 gene their risk of developmutation. She said ing breast, ovarian she inherited it from “You have to take and prostate cancer, as her father Herb, who, your personal well as melanoma. along with his four history and your Several members siblings, “got it from of the Fearnow family family history into their mother.” are confronting heredaccount and then Herb’s three sisters itary cancer related decide the amount – identical twins Joan to the BRCA2 gene, of risk you’re willing Fearnow Currie and which is defined by Jean Fearnow Lane the National Cancer to live with.” Institute, http://www. MELODIE FEARNOW-KENNEY and Wanda Fearnow Birch — have had cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/ breast cancer, as well BRCA (BReast CAncer), as “A gene on as a male cousin. chromosome 13 that normally helps “My cousin [Wanda’s daughter to suppress cell growth. A person who Carolyn Ritchey] and I are the only inherits certain mutations (changes) in a women in our family who have been BRCA2 gene has a higher risk of getting tested, found positive, but do not have breast, ovarian, prostate and other types cancer,” Melodie said. of cancer.” A woman with a BRCA1 or see GENES, pg. 4 ` BRCA2 mutation has a lifetime risk of 50
By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
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In the photo above, Melodie Fearnow-Kenney, seated, and, from left, standing, Jean Fearnow Lane, Herbert Fearnow and Joan Fearnow Currie are dealing with BRAC. Below, Carolyn Ritchey and her mother, Wanda Fearnow Birch, also have been confronted with the gene mutation, tied to the Fearnow family.