Friday, July 31, 2009

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Joseph M. Bertoldo
The Standard-Times Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:02 PM PDT
NEW BEDFORD â€" Joseph M. "Joe" Bertoldo, 83, of New Bedford, died at home Thursday, July 30, 2009, surrounded by his family after a brief, courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Eileen M. (Arenburg) Bertoldo, married 46 years,...

Senate’s Dodd Chooses to Have Surgery to Remove Prostate Cancer
Bloomberg Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:02 PM PDT
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd will have surgery next month to remove prostate cancer, a disease that afflicts one in six American men that doctors say also can be treated with radiation, monitoring or hormone therapy.

Tributes flow for England footie great Robson
New Kerala Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:58 PM PDT
London, Aug.1 : The world of football and beyond united in tribute to England football star and manager Sir Bobby Robson on Friday after he lost his battle against cancer on Friday.

Cory Aquino dies; Philippine people power heroine
Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:51 PM PDT
Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose ouster of one of the 20th Century's most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-08-01 05:17 Drug cuts diabetics' pancreatic cancer risk - study
Interactive Investor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:48 PM PDT
By Julie Steenhuysen

Former-Philippines president Aquino dies
Sky News Australia Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:48 PM PDT
Former Philippines president Corazon Aquino died on Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

Team plans to walk all over cancer
The News-Herald Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:45 PM PDT
Six years ago, Chris Varady went to the doctor for a routine biopsy.

Drug cuts diabetics' pancreatic cancer risk - study
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:40 PM PDT
Diabetics who took the drug metformin, which makes the body process insulin better, had a 62 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those who had never received it, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

Other News
Bernama Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:38 PM PDT
MANILA, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday declared a 10-day period of national mourning for the country's former president Corazon Aquino, who died of colon cancer earlier in the day, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

Update: Sen. Dodd has prostate cancer, will have surgery
Norwalk Advocate Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:31 PM PDT
Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd and his wife Jackie Clegg Dodd speak at a news conference at his office in Hartford, Conn., Friday, July 31, 2009. Dodd said Friday that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and will have surgery in early August, but the prognosis is good and the illness will not affect his plans to seek a sixth term next year.




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