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Clinic Helps Cancer-Stricken Couple End Their Lives Fox News Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:58 AM PST A dying British couple have ended their lives together at a voluntary euthanasia clinic in Switzerland, their family said. ‘Crop for a Cure’ back with sixth event The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:56 AM PST Grab your photos and glue sticks. The Croppers are hosting their sixth annual "Crop for a Cure" two-day scrapbooking event. The Croppers are an American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team, and all proceeds from the event will go to Relay for Life of Jackson County. Executive Plea KQCD-TV Dickinson Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:52 AM PST A plea agreement has been reached in the case of a former executive of the Cancer Center of North Dakota accused of stealing nearly $110,000 from the Grand Forks center. Northfield Lab's blood substitute shows promise in pancreatic cancer trial Chicago Tribune Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:52 AM PST Northfield Lab's blood substitute slowed spread of disease in mice Northfield Laboratories Inc.'s shares jumped after it announced Thursday that an experimental blood substitute reduced the spread of pancreatic cancer in an early-stage clinical trial in mice. Colorectal cancer drug gets place on coverage list Global TV Edmonton Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:49 AM PST Colorectal cancer patients are pleased the government has decided to add the expensive drug Avastin to its coverage list. The move will cost Alberta Health and Wellness $4 million to $5 million each year, starting April 1. Tuskegee plans healthstyle marathon Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:48 AM PST The Healthy Lifestyle Health Marathon Cancer Awareness and Prevention Program in Tuskegee, Ala., is sponsoring a special event on March 14. Free lodging in Grand Rapids for cancer patients Cadillac News Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:43 AM PST • About: The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge offers free lodging for adult cancer patients. Capital Sounds: Musical happenings in and around the Capital City The Barre Montpelier Times Argus Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:42 AM PST I'm playing softball this weekend. So will a few hundred others. Really, I'm not kidding. There's a charity tournament that has been held in Barre Town for the past 11 years to benefit some local families who have children with cancer. I'll be playing for Rabid Hillbilly Snow Monkeys (ya gotta love it when they let you make up your own team name). ... - By ED DUFRESNE Arts Correspondent South Side News & Notes West Side Leader & South Side News Leader Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:39 AM PST GREEN â€" Fred Krum, former director of the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), died March 2 following a two-year battle with brain cancer. He was 57. According to a statement from CAK officials, Krum served at the airport for 33 years. Free skin cancer screening Saturday The Shelby Star Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:38 AM PST What: Free Skin Cancer ScreeningWhen: March 7, 8 a.m.-noonWhere: Blumenthal Cancer Center, Cleveland Regional Medical Center, 201E. Grover St.Participating physicians: Lawrence Pearson, MD, Joseph Urash, DO, Carol Selsor, MD, James Potts, MD and Doug

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