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Jacko's brave face The Sun Sun, 17 May 2009 17:57 PM PDT CANCER-HIT Michael Jackson gives a V for Victory sign as he goes out shopping with kids Creighton Medical Laboratories First to Offer New Cancer Test dBusinessNews.com Sun, 17 May 2009 17:48 PM PDT OMAHA -- Creighton Medical Laboratories, based at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, announced today that it has become the first clinical laboratory worldwide to offer a new and more effective testing method for cancer. Former Saraland Mayor Dies WKRG News 5 Mobile Sun, 17 May 2009 17:27 PM PDT Charles "Charlie" Harben dies of cancer at age 76 More 'Farrah's Story' draws 9m viewers Otago Daily Times Sun, 17 May 2009 17:23 PM PDT A documentary that shows Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer in wrenching detail drew an estimated 8.9 million viewers, NBC said. "Farrah's Story" details the former "Charlie's Angels" star's treatment and hopes for recovery, following her through chemotherapy and other grueling treatment. 3 Minute Interview-Bjerke The Washington DC Examiner Sun, 17 May 2009 17:23 PM PDT Eivind Bjerke, co-owner of Lucien at Eivind Salon and President Jimmy Carter’s former hairdresser, is a longtime volunteer with Look Good … Feel Better, a program that helps women with cancer cope with the appearance-related side effects. Visit lookgoodfeelbetter.org. Farrah's Story grips America Adelaide Now Sun, 17 May 2009 17:15 PM PDT AMERICAN television network NBC says an estimated 8.9 million people watched a documentary about TV star Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer. Despite cancer, director helps fashion school grow WKYC Cleveland Sun, 17 May 2009 17:13 PM PDT KENT, Ohio -- The outgoing director of Kent State's fashion school has been honored for her dedication to helping the school grow, despite her lengthy battle with cancer. Kidney cancer pill offers new hope Channel 4 Sun, 17 May 2009 17:09 PM PDT A kidney cancer pill that offers new hope to NHS patients has ushered in a "new era" of treatment, an expert has said. Latest results from trials of the drug, sunitinib, show that it extends the lives of patients with advanced kidney cancer by more than two years. Death robs cancer sufferer of chance to see brother The New Zealand Herald Sun, 17 May 2009 17:06 PM PDT A Wanganui woman has been denied her dying wish to see her Filipino brother, as the community rallied to raise $8000 to bring him to New Zealand. Gina Forrest, 48 passed away over the weekend after being given a few weeks to live... Eating your five a day ‘can cost as little as 80p’ The Herald Sun, 17 May 2009 17:02 PM PDT People can get their five portions of fruit and vegetables a day for as little as 80p, an expert says. Even those on a tight budget can make sure they keep up their intake of fruit and vegetables despite the economic crisis, says Nathalie Winn, nutritionist for the World Cancer Research Fund.

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