UConn's Calhoun breaks 5 ribs at charity bike event
Baltimore Sun Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:59 PM PDT
In Good Condition; Will Spend Night In Hospital Having cracked one helmet in a fall and wearing a replacement, coasting atop a repaired bike, one knee bandaged and the other bleeding, UConn coach Jim Calhoun completed a 50-mile course Saturday in the Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride, crossed the finish line and, with a self-deprecating smile, spoke fondly of the experience. |
Short Game That Fights for the Lead and a Cure
New York Times Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:53 PM PDT
Since 2004, Cristie Kerr has donated $50 for every birdie to breast cancer research, a generosity prompted by her mother’s diagnosis in 2003. |
Rodeo Race for Cancer Awareness
KX TV North Dakota Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:52 PM PDT
A New Salem man opens his ranch to fight cancer. Bill Kiefer hosted the first annual Women's Rodeo and Equine Endurance Race raising money for breast cancer. All the net proceeds from the event are being donated to the Women's Way of North Dakota. |
Waste disposal protein key to cancer tumor suppression in autophagy
News-Medical-Net Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:51 PM PDT
"Taking out the trash" takes on a whole new meaning, as investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have discovered that a waste disposal protein is the key to cancer tumor suppression in a process known as autophagy. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. |
Rippel Effect reaching high tide
Fort Bend Sun Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:40 PM PDT
Joey Rippel’s story as a cancer patient is well documented, but the recent Dulles High School graduate is hoping the aftermath turns into the best tale of all. |
‘A chance to fight back’
MPNnow.com Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:35 PM PDT
EVENT: Cancer survivors, family, friends and neighbors walked together during the 12-hour Relay for Life this weekend. Â |
Relay For Life Lights Night; Event Raises Thousands
The Morning News Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:28 PM PDT
SPRINGDALE â€" White paper bags glowed, flames on tiki torches slowly rippled and the occasional lightning bug flickered in the still, humid air as the outdoor track at Southwest Junior High School fell dark for a moment of silence Friday night. The luminaria ceremony of the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is the only time during the fundraiser that participants stop walking in their ... |
Week in Review: 06/14/2009
Traverse City Record-Eagle Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:23 PM PDT
TRAVERSE CITY -- There was good reason to celebrate June 7 as family members and survivors gathered for the 22nd annual National Cancer Survivors' Day picnic held on the lawn of Building 50. |
Event raises $3,000 for Bristol boy with cancer
The Bristol Press Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:15 PM PDT
BRISTOL â€" More than 100 people gathered Sunday morning to run, walk or stroll in support of 3-year-old Bryon Schiffres and his fight with cancer. Organized by friends of his family, Bryon’s 3.3 Mile Run, Walk or Stroll raised more than $3,000. |
Las Vegas zoo lion died of cancer, vet says
Reno Gazette-Journal Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:09 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) â€" A veterinarian says cancer, not a rubber ball, killed a 10-year-old lion that died earlier this month at the Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park. |
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