Kenyatta to Conyers: Apology denied
Detroit Free Press Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:57 AM PST
Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta sent Council President Monica Conyers a letter rejecting her apology following a confrontation between the two in which Conyers threw insults at him about his hearing aid, lack of a college degree and rumors that he had cancer. |
Gwyneth Paltrow, Courteney Cox party with Beyonce
Houston Chronicle Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:49 AM PST
Paltrow and Cox were recognized for their dedication to cancer causes at Saks Fifth Avenue’s 14th annual “Unforgettable Evening†benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund. |
Cancer survivor scholarships
Arizona Range News Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:46 AM PST
The American Cancer Society's Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program is designed to provide financial assistance for young cancer survivors as they pursue their post secondary education. The possible lifetime award is for up to $10,000 per student, offered in increments of $2,500 per academic year. Applications from qualified Arizona Students are being accepted now through Feb. 20. Get ... |
New way found to judge prostate cancer severity
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:41 AM PST
A substance produced by prostate cancer cells may let doctors use a simple urine test to judge whether a man's disease is likely to be aggressive and life-threatening, researchers said on Wednesday. |
Research suggests possible urine test for prostate cancer
CBC Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:34 AM PST
A urine test could someday help distinguish between aggressive forms of prostate cancer that need to be treated quickly and benign types. A chemical called sarcosine becomes more abundant in prostate tumours and also seems to assist prostate cancer cells to invade surrounding tissue, researchers say. |
Obituaries : 2/11/2009
Plumas County News Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:30 AM PST
Marietta “Mary†Ellen Gray, 70, died Thursday, Jan. 29, in Orcutt, following a long and unwavering battle with cancer. Mary was born Nov. 9, 1938, in Algona, Iowa, to the late George and Cecilia Gamblin. |
Hardee’s® Teams Up with Tar Heels Athletics and Donates $14,500 to the Lineberger Cancer Center
Centre Daily Times Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:28 AM PST
Hardee’s donated $14,500 to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UNC men’s basketball game in Chapel Hill this past weekend. Bill Boddie, president and chief executive officer of Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the largest Hardee’s franchisee in North Carolina as well as the U.S., presented the check to H. Shelton Earp, M.D. director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center ... |
Soap actor Phil Carey dies at age 83
Post-Bulletin Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:13 AM PST
NEW YORK -- Phil Carey, best known for his role as business tycoon Asa Buchanan in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live," has died. He was 83. Carey died at his New York City home following a battle with lung cancer |
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