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Cops for Cancer to be drum major's 'last big hurrah' Kincardine News Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:01 PM PDT Cops for Cancer is a little over a month away and a well-known face is looking to make the event his last 'big hurrah' at fundraising.[...] Hormone Replacement Therapy: Real Concerns and False Alarms Newswise Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:44 PM PDT Highly publicized reports have warned of increases in breast cancer and other health problems in postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A closer look at the data suggests that those reports were often "distorted, oversimplified, or wrong," according to a paper in The Cancer Journal: The Journal of Principles & Practice of Oncology. Volunteering Benefits KIMT Mason City Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:31 PM PDT MASON CITY, IA - Amanda Weiss graduated from college, and started hunting for a job. She didn't exactly find a lot of profitable options. So, she went a different route - interning part-time with the American Cancer Society. Michael Landon's Family Raises Funds For Research CBS 2 Los Angeles Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:30 PM PDT Actor Michael Landon, who was widely known for his roles in Little House on the Prairie , Bonanza and Little Joe Cartwright , died in 1991 at the age of 54 of pancreatic cancer. Landon, who was also a director and producer, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 1991. Survivors, fundraisers gear up for Bonita Relay For Life Bonita Banner Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:16 PM PDT Naples resident Denise Rupert is not one to take life too seriously. “You have to laugh through life,” says the 52-year-old clinical laboratory scientist. In 2003, when Rupert was diagnosed with breast cancer, her first instinct was not to panic. Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:04 PM PDT THURSDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. male military veterans exposed to the Agent Orange herbicide/defoliant are at increased risk for aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer, a new study finds. No Verdict Yet on Grape Seed Extract vs. Breast Cancer HealthCentral Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:01 PM PDT Researchers plan more controlled study at different dosages. Report finds troubling health trends in California's Asian, Pacific communities PhysOrg Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:00 PM PDT (PhysOrg.com) -- A new report by UCLA researchers reveals higher-than-average rates of cancer, childhood obesity and diabetes, and an alarmingly high population of the uninsured, among California's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. Cancer victim tells story of world travel at Relay For Life Spring Observer Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:59 PM PDT Michelle Paterson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 38, but she hasn’t let the disease slow down her quest to travel the world with her family. In fact, it sped it up. Relay for Life celebrates cancer survivors The Belleville View Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:58 PM PDT The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life event is often defined as a celebration of life and truly symbolizes the courage and spirit of the more than 500,000 cancer survivors who, each year, proudly walk the event's survivor lap at more than 5,000 Relay For Life events nationwide.

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