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Ailing Farrah Fawcett 'doing fantastic' The San Francisco Examiner Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:02 AM PDT AP NEW YORK â€" Farrah Fawcett, who has struggled with cancer since 2006, has checked into a Los Angeles hospital but is "not on death's door," a producer who has worked with the actress told The Associated Press on Monday. Farrah Fawcett 'not at death's door,' friend Craig Nevius says New York Daily News Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:01 AM PDT A cancer-stricken Farrah Fawcett slipped into unconsciousness Sunday night at a Los Angeles hospital as relatives gathered at her bedside. But the former "Charlie's Angels" star, now 62, is "not at death's door," a friend says. Victims of botched cancer tests to get compensation Global TV Regina Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:59 AM PDT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of the corporation at the centre of Newfoundland's breast cancer inquiry has apologized to patients affected by mishandled tests and promised that they will be compensated. N.L. rechecks 38 more cancer tests Global TV Regina Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:59 AM PDT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Eastern Health has identified 38 additional breast cancer patients who need to be retested in the wake of the faulty hormone receptor testing scandal. More breast-cancer patients to be retested in N.L. Global TV Regina Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:59 AM PDT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The number of newly-discovered breast cancer patients who have to be retested by Eastern Health in the continuing hormone receptor scandal is now 43, Newfoundland's largest health authority said Monday. Genetic flaw that triggers skin cancer is pinpointed Daily Mail Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:57 AM PDT Scientists have pinpointed a gene that triggers the most deadly form of skin cancer, paving the way for new treatments for the disease. Former police chief dies The Valley Chronicle Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:54 AM PDT Former San Jacinto police chief and city manager L. Michael Hanavan died in Palm Springs Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 64. N.L. health board announces 43 breast cancer cases need to be retested C-Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:53 AM PDT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A health authority at the centre of the botched breast cancer testing scandal in Newfoundland and Labrador says 43 new cases have to be retested. Farrah Fawcett hospitalized in cancer battle CNN Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:53 AM PDT Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized in the latest stage of her battle against cancer, a producer working with the actress said Monday. Yet more missed cancer patients identified, Eastern Health admits CBC Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:52 AM PDT Eastern Health, the authority at the centre of Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer testing scandal, said Monday that its count of patients who were somehow missed in a wide-ranging retesting process has grown again.

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