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Musician fulfilled dying wish
Windsor Star Fri, 22 May 2009 17:59 PM PDT
Local musician Bill Vandewater fulfilled a “lifetime dream” before he died of cancer Monday when he met the members of his favourite band, Chicago, along with the musician who inspired him to play trombone.

Edmonds man waiting to use Death with Dignity law
KING5 Seattle Fri, 22 May 2009 17:55 PM PDT
Tory Plaisance, a 45-year-old cancer patient, is learning what he'll need to do to make use of the new law when the time comes.

Brooke Shields - Brooke Shields Skin Cancer Scare
ContactMusic Fri, 22 May 2009 17:54 PM PDT
Actress BROOKE SHIELDS has vowed to smother herself and her kids in sunscreen this summer, after a recent skin cancer scare reminded her of the dangers of the sun's...

Wash. state has first death under new suicide law
Journal & Courier Fri, 22 May 2009 17:40 PM PDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. - A 66-year-old woman who had stage 4 pancreatic cancer is the first person to die under Washington state's new assisted suicide law.

Search for chemo-fleeing mom, son stretches into 4th day
CNews Fri, 22 May 2009 17:26 PM PDT
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota authorities say they are turning to an international law enforcement agency for help finding a woman and her 13-year-old son, who are on the run from court-ordered cancer treatment.

Interpol joins search for missing Minn. mom, son
AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 22 May 2009 17:02 PM PDT
Minnesota authorities said Friday they were turning to an international law enforcement agency for help finding a woman and her 13-year-old son on the run from court-ordered cancer treatment for the boy.

Cancer fundraiser offers entertainment, art
The Times of Trenton Fri, 22 May 2009 16:56 PM PDT
WEST WINDSOR -- Teens Against Cancer will host their 3rd annual Performing & Visual Arts Fundraiser Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre on the Mercer County Community College campus off Old Trenton Road.

Rush to genetic testing may not always be the best approach
Westminster Community Times Fri, 22 May 2009 16:50 PM PDT
Northwest Hospital oncologist Stephen J. Noga said the subject of genetic testing for breast cancer and other cancers “comes up all the time.”

Lawsuit highlights ethics, rights in medical research
Westminster Community Times Fri, 22 May 2009 16:50 PM PDT
A lawsuit filed last week on behalf of breast cancer patients, patient advocates and genetic researchers seems more the territory of science fiction writers than scientists, and begs questions about who has the right to profit from information concerning the core of human existence â€" DNA.

Millwall star Neil Harris plans anniversary waltz at Wembley
Daily Mail Fri, 22 May 2009 16:47 PM PDT
May 24 is a special day in Neil Harris’s diary. On that date eight years ago the Millwall striker was told he could play football again after an operation for testicular cancer.




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