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Potter tops area in cancer mortality Amarillo Globe-News Sat, 23 May 2009 21:54 PM PDT [Potter County residents who develop cancer are more likely to die of the disease than residents of most other West Texas counties, according to analysis of Texas Cancer Registry data. Ex-charity head faces fraud charges The Sudbury Star Sat, 23 May 2009 21:44 PM PDT Greater Sudbury Police announced Friday that investigators have charged the former executive director of the Northern Cancer Research Foundation with fraud.[...] Reactor shutdown could affect patients here The Sudbury Star Sat, 23 May 2009 21:43 PM PDT A prolonged shutdown of the Chalk River nuclear reactor could have a serious impact on cancer and other patients in Greater Sudbury, says a nuclear medicine specialist. Dr.[...] Finding new ways to honor those lost Waco Tribune-Herald Sat, 23 May 2009 21:41 PM PDT Friends and family of Baylor Law School graduate Maggie Weaver knew they couldn’t replace her dazzling, trademark smile after her death this month from colon cancer, but they could provide something living and beautiful in her memory: a tree. Nuns on 400km trek for charity BigPond News Sat, 23 May 2009 21:39 PM PDT Catholic nuns Helen Clarke and Leone Wittmack have swapped their habits for tracksuits to raise money for cancer research. Fighting for love KLTV 7 Tyler Sat, 23 May 2009 21:22 PM PDT Doctors diagnosed love with Hodgkins-Lymphoma cancer. Community members have now stepped up to help and are now doing what they're calling a fight for love. Focused ultrasound surgery re-invents cancer treatment The Daily Progress Sat, 23 May 2009 21:17 PM PDT “The whole field is exploding,” Kassell said. Countdown begins for Relay For Life The Martinsburg Journal Sat, 23 May 2009 21:11 PM PDT BERKELEY SPRINGS - In less than two weeks, residents of Morgan County will be doing their part in the fight against cancer in the 2009 Relay For Life fundraising event. "We are still accepting registrations up until June 6," said Barb Henry, the community manager for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties' Relay For Life event. Midlothian High community puts on fundraiser for grad’s medical bills Richmond Times-Dispatch Sat, 23 May 2009 21:06 PM PDT Emily Jones Casey, a 2001 Midlothian High School graduate, didn’t have health insurance when she was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. She had quit her job in June 2007 at Motley’s Auction & Realty Group in Richmond and gone to Charlottesville with her husband, Jimmy Casey, who is in medical school. But in September of that year, she returned to Motley’s, and the insurance had not kicked in ... Kiss away cancer with cut-a-thon MyCentralJersey.com Sat, 23 May 2009 21:03 PM PDT This year, more than 45,000 New Jersey residents will be diagnosed with cancer. In Union County alone, 53 people are diagnosed each week â€" that equals more than 2700 individuals annually.

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