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In Brief: Relay for Life set for June 12 Memphis Commercial Appeal Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:00 PM PDT Walkers are slated to march all night in the battle against cancer on Friday during the Memphis Relay For Life. The event begins at 6 p.m. at Cancer Survivors Park at the east end of Audubon Park. All-night fundraiser gives cancer survivors hope and inspiration The Enid News & Eagle Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:55 PM PDT Many people at Friday’s Relay for Life know about cancer firsthand. Debbie Brock, of Waukomis, is one of them. Brock was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2000. She underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction. Cancer survivors taking the stage at Cattlemen's Ball style show Grand Island Independent Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:48 PM PDT “We’re a package deal.” That’s how Heather Gideon describes her relationship with Angie Huxtable. Relay for Life WETM 18 Elmira Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:38 PM PDT A 12 hour walk celebrates life and loved ones who lost their battle to cancer. Sisterly Support The Conroe Courier Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:33 PM PDT When Conroe resident Joan Bennett learned her youngest sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2005, she knew significant changes were in store for them. What she didn’t know was how much it would bring the sisters closer together. Pie sale to raise funds for 60-mile Cancer Walk The Newton Kansan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:27 PM PDT Jackie Jordan, a teacher at Santa Fe Middle School, is participating in a 60-mile walk in Boston July 24 through 26. Camp Rap-A-Hope Wraps NBC 15 Mobile Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:26 PM PDT Friday wrapped up a week of fishing, swimming and general fun for kids living with cancer along the Gulf Coast, and camp officials say it was a record-setting year. McLean County Relay for Life KQCD-TV Dickinson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:25 PM PDT Linda Kienzle and Carol Retterath have spent the last few months together planning the Survivor Dinner for McLean County`s Relay for Life. They both have been directly affected by cancer. Carol was diagnosed with colon cancer eight years ago and is now cancer free. Jeannie Hicks, 58 The Herald-Mail Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:24 PM PDT Jeannie Hicks, 58, of Anne Arundel County, Md., died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Harbor Hospital of cancer. Smoking debate has become nicotine-delivery debate Richmond Times-Dispatch Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:21 PM PDT Federal regulators are cracking down on a cigarette substitute that uses technology similar to devices that Philip Morris USA researchers have focused on in recent years. Meanwhile, Virginia Commonwealth University is studying how much nicotineâ€"the addictive compound in tobaccoâ€"the “electronic cigarettes” deliver, under a grant from the National Cancer Institute to look at nicotine products.

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