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Many women choosing double mastectomies UPI Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:56 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS, April 10 (UPI) -- The number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer choosing to have both breasts removed has risen dramatically, U.S. researchers said. Dave Arneson, who co-created the hit fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons, dies at age 61 The Morning Call Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:39 PM PDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â€" Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died after a two-year battle with cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 61. Cancer patients learn new makeup techniques Juneau Empire Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:27 PM PDT FAIRBANKS - Unwrapping and sorting through a bonanza of beauty products was the first task for five female cancer patients attending the American Cancer Society's "Look Good ... Feel Good" class. Loved ones remember Sunrise singer/actress Hollie Berger Miami Herald Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:13 PM PDT Hollie Berger, singer and actress who taught music at the David Posnack Hebrew Day Schools in Plantation and Davie for the past two decades, died March 28 of complications from bone marrow cancer. Stressed Health Care Workers Battle 'Compassion Fatigue' HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:03 PM PDT FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- A type of emotional burnout called "compassion fatigue" is common among doctors, nurses and other health care workers tending to people with cancer, yet experts say little research has been done on the phenomenon, which can lead to anxiety, cynicism, chronic tiredness, irritability and problem drinking. Tamakloe Memorial Polo scheduled for April 11 Ghanaweb.com Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:48 PM PDT Accra, April 10, GNA - This year's Joyce Tamakloe Memorial Cancer Foundation Polo Championship will be played at the Accra Polo Grounds on Saturday, April 11. Gary Gygax's Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson dies Zap2It Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:47 PM PDT Dave ran out of hit points in his battle with cancer Drexel University President Papadakis Engineered a Turnaround at the School Engineering News-Record Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:42 PM PDT Constantine "Taki" Papadakis, the president of Drexel University in Philadelphia and one of a few civil engineers to be running a major academic institution, died unexpectedly April 5 at age 63. According to the university, his death was related to pulmonary complications, although he was in remission from cancer. Villa follows charity soccer game tradition The Powell River Peak Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:27 PM PDT A soccer game normally played in Steve Steele's honour on Boxing Day was finally played on Sunday after being postponed due to snow. All proceeds, over $500 from the game at Timberlane Park, will be donated to cancer research in Steele's name. Report: Fawcett released from hospital WPVI-TV Philadelphia Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:25 PM PDT She was being treated for internal bleeding not directly related to her cancer.

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