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Learning young about the spirit of giving Dexter Daily Statesman Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:00 PM PDT By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor Nine-year-old Celeste Huey has witnessed first-hand the devastation of a cancer diagnosis. When the Dexter youngster was in the second grade, she watched as her... Yellowstone County Sheriff Dies Flathead Beacon Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:50 PM PDT BILLINGS â€" Yellowstone County officials say Sheriff Chuck Maxwell has died after battling cancer for three years. Maxwell became sheriff in 1993 when the county commissioners picked him to fill out the term of Sheriff Mike Schafer, who passed away days before, also from cancer. He had been in the department since 1977. Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq. He can't walk a block without gasping for air. ... FOX 61 Chattanooga Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:47 PM PDT James Gentry came home with rashes, ear troubles and a shortness of breath. Later, things got much worse: He developed lung cancer, which spread to his spine, ribs and one of his thighs; he must often use a cane, and no longer rides his beloved Harley. Kevin Bacon performs on 14,110-foot Pikes Peak KTNV Las Vegas Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:47 PM PDT Actor Kevin Bacon hiked the 14,110-foot Pikes Peak to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity. Duck Derby WREX-TV Rockford Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:45 PM PDT Hundreds of rubber ducks make a splash at Magic Waters to raise money for breast cancer research. St. X lacrosse star Benz shell-shocked by cancer Louisville Courier-Journal Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:40 PM PDT The photograph shows a 17-year-old boy in a bright yellow lacrosse jersey with his sweaty hair askew and his face plastered with an off-the-charts smile that looks as if it will last forever. The small, round trophy in his hand signifies he is the MVP of the state championship game. Relay For Life to be held tonight in Dewey Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:31 PM PDT The public is invited to join the American Cancer Society as Washington County walkers go around the clock to fight cancer during the Relay For Life event this evening at Bulldogger Stadium in Dewey. Tobacco Warning Signs May Be NYC Requirement Convenience Store News Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:30 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The New York Health Department is proposing city tobacco retailers post signs with graphic images such as cancer-ravaged throats and black lungs in an effort to discourage smoking, according to health officials and as reported in Newsday.com. Caution an impediment in cancer research grants Albany Times Union Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:28 PM PDT Some say uncertainty can crowd out promising projects Cancer victimand#146;s family helps create wellness program The Gazette Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:27 PM PDT CEDAR RAPIDS and#151; A Cedar Rapids family who lost the mother to breast cancer is providing the lead gift to create a new wellness program for cancer patients at St. Lukeand#146;s Hospital. The family of Jane Borg Cook, who died of breast cancer last August, is donating $75,000 to create the new Jane Borg Cook Wellness Program at St. Lukeand#146;s. The free program, which will open in late ...

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