Irving R. Levine, 86, dies; TV correspondent
The Arizona Republic Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:01 AM PDT
WASHINGTON - Irving R. Levine, the balding, bow-tied correspondent for NBC News whose insistent use of his middle initial amused viewers even as he informed them of economic news and world affairs, died Friday at the Washington Home hospice of complications from prostate cancer. |
Tomas issues demolition orders
Sun Star Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:46 AM PDT
CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña left for the United States yesterday to resume treatment of his urinary bladder cancer but left instructions to improve the traffic situation in the city. |
Fundraiser attracts hundreds
Queens Chronicle Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:41 AM PDT
Ailing Larry Hilsdorf has more friends than he imagined and he met them all on Saturday at a community love fest in Bayside. Hilsdorf, 52, is a retired police officer who has suffered two heart attacks and been diagnosed with lung, colon and esophageal cancer. He also has rheumatoid arthritis. |
Cancer survivor to join Relay victory lap
Queens Chronicle Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:39 AM PDT
Cancer survivor and event manager for the first annual Relay for Life of Howard Beach, John Link, published a book chronicling his experience with osteosarcoma. |
Feel-good story of the week
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:22 AM PDT
The feel-good story of the week came via the Columbus Dispatch when the paper reported the Blue Jackets signed 19-year-old defenseman Ryan Salmons to a one-day contract with a $3 signing bonus. Salmons, of Grove City, Ohio, is terminally ill with cancer. |
New room offering special services at Jordan’s Cancer Center to be dedicated Thursday
Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:11 AM PDT
“Diane’s Gift of Kindness†will be located right next to the nurse’s station in the Jordan Hospital Cancer Center. But once inside that room the goal will be to carry patients and their family members away from the sounds and smells and sights of hospitals and illness and wrap them in the kind of thoughtfulness, hope and kindness Diane so wanted to share. |
Mercy offering free prostate screenings
The Canton Repository Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:09 AM PDT
The Mercy Cancer Center will offer free prostate cancer screenings April 6 beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is required. Call (330) 489-1333 or (800) 223-8662. |
Local activist remembered
The Sudbury Star Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:38 AM PDT
A research associate and social work professor used the powerful experiences -- and exact words -- of women suffering advanced breast cancer to better communicate their information needs to health professionals and the community at large.[...] |
Charity basketball tourney to helps officers in need
The Olathe News Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:36 AM PDT
When Officer Cy Middleton, a member of the Olathe Police Department for seven years, lost his battle with lung cancer in December 2007, his professional family knew that they wanted to do something to support his personal one. |
Cares for Cancer benefits families in need
The Wahpeton Daily News Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:30 AM PDT
The money Cares for Cancer donated the past two years to Riveredge Hospice has helped provide services to patients. The economy and high gas prices hit Hospice hard this past year. |
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