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Victor varsity athlete has it all - with 99+ average Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:59 PM PDT At the outset of a school year, Erik Faber might seem like any other student. He's a bit understated and has an unassuming demeanor. But by the end of his senior year, classmates joked that if anyone would find a cure for cancer, you could count on Erik. Manhattan Beach women's group will provide breast cancer "comfort bags" Daily Breeze Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:54 PM PDT A Manhattan Beach women's group will use grant money to buy breast cancer "comfort bags" for women undergoing chemotherapy. Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risks in women Reuters Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:47 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday. Minn. judge orders teen to continue chemotherapy The Jackson Sun Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:46 PM PDT NEW ULM, Minn. â€" A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota last month to avoid chemotherapy must continue getting the treatment because it appears to be working, a judge ruled Tuesday. Costrini: Cancer as a chronic disease Savannah Morning News Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:40 PM PDT Cancer is a terrible disease. It gives no one a break. It has no favorites. News Briefs The Observer Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:34 PM PDT Relay for life The American Cancer Society invites cancer survivors to a Survivor Reception, on Friday, at 6 p.m., at Rio Rancho High School. Flushing family knows it's a "long road," but community steps forward to support girl with bone cancer The Flint Journal Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:34 PM PDT FLUSHING, Michigan -- Whether it was on the basketball court, swimming pool or soccer field, sports were never far from Mollie Moquin.... Strong link between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer News-Medical-Net Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:33 PM PDT In reviewing the weight history of pancreatic cancer patients across their life spans, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that a high body mass index in early adulthood may play a significant role in an individual developing the disease at an earlier age. (AFX UK Focus) 2009-06-24 01:02 Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risks in women Interactive Investor Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:32 PM PDT By Julie Steenhuysen Students collect 'Coins for Cancer' Valley Free Press Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:18 PM PDT SOMONAUK â€" With their young lives already touched by cancer, two fourth-grade students at J.R. Wood Elementary School in Somonauk decided they had to do something to help.

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