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Motivated to help New Bern Sun Journal Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:57 PM PDT Ever since her father died of liver cancer, 51-year-old Carmen Riley of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been repeatedly growing her hair to her waist for the sole purpose of having it cut off. Mayor off for cancer treatment The Sault Star Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:55 PM PDT Mayor John Rowswell has handed over the city's reigns temporarily while he undergoes further cancer therapy. Rowswell will resume immune therapy treatment out of town on Monday. A press release from the Mayor's Office does not indicate when Rowswell will return.[...] Huntsmans donate $2 M to commemorate anniversary of cancer institute The Daily Utah Chronicle Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:54 PM PDT The Huntsman Cancer Institute, marking its 10th anniversary in September, is celebrating with a breather from some of its potential funding concerns. To commemorate the anniversary, philanthropists Jon and Karen Huntsman donated a large sum to professorships that five HCI researchers will receive. S.C. hospital hosts camp for kids with cancer The Times and Democrat Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:53 PM PDT BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) â€" A special camp for South Carolina children battling cancer is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. Free prostate screening offered The Times and Democrat Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:51 PM PDT Men ages 40-64 are invited to participate in a free prostate cancer screening on Saturday, June 27, at the Bamberg Job Corps Wellness Center. Chester city centre becomes a sea of pink as thousands of women take part in Race For Life ic CheshireOnline Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:35 PM PDT THOUSANDS of women turned the streets of Chester pink on Sunday. Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life came to the city centre for the first time this year and 4,672 women stepped out to raise money for the charity. Modern therapies improve survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:34 PM PDT Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in children under the age of 15 (behind accidents). The most common form of cancer is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL. Study: Long Beach, South Bay residents more likely to die from respiratory illness Long Beach Press-Telegram Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:33 PM PDT Residents who live in the South Bay and Long Beach have a far greater risk of contracting respiratory illnesses and dying of lung cancer than their peers in other parts of Los Angeles County, a report released Tuesday shows. Doctor Questions Sun, Skin Cancer Link KGTV San Diego Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:32 PM PDT The sun may not be as bad for your skin as you think. One local cancer specialist says there's no direct connection between the deadly melanoma skin cancer and sun exposure. Commited to finding a cure; Breast cancer survivors dedicated to Stephenville relay since its start The Western Star Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:30 PM PDT Two breast cancer survivors know all too well how cancer can affect an individual and a family, and that makes their resolve to work towards a cure that much stronger.

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