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Some risk lives and money on 'cures' Detroit News Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:02 PM PDT Tampa, Fla. -- With much of her lower body consumed by cancer, Leslee Flasch finally faced the truth: The herbal supplements and special diet were not working. Geraldine Winterhalter The Standard-Times Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:01 PM PDT DARTMOUTH â€" Geraldine "Geri" (Chierico) Winterhalter, 74, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at her home on July 27, 2009, surrounded by her loving husband and family after a courageous battle with cancer. Krum community rallies for Reagan Denton Record-Chronicle Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:00 PM PDT KRUM - A weekend Christmas celebration drew hordes of volunteers hoping to fulfill the wish of 5-year-old Reagan Richards, who has been battling brain cancer for more than seven months. Veterans, church members, "Bull" the Santa, a snow machine, parade floats and motorcycle riders all helped make a girl's wish for Christmas come true as the community continues to support the Richards family. Wife of Mike Foligno dies The Buffalo News Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:56 PM PDT Janis Foligno, wife of Buffalo Sabres Hall of Famer Mike Foligno and mother of Sabres draft pick Marcus Foligno and Ottawa Senators forward Nick Foligno, died of cancer Monday in Sudbury, Ont., where Mike is coach and general manager of the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League. Pomona student's dissertation will use salons to spread word about breast cancer Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:42 PM PDT POMONA - Frequent hair appointments to a Murrieta salon and spa would be anything but normal for nurse practitioner Seleania Thomas after hearing that a fellow client was diagnosed with breast cancer. Pomona student's dissertation will use salons to spread word about breast cancer By Christee Lemons Correspondent POMONA - Frequent hair appointments to a Murrieta salon and spa would be anything ... Tanning beds have new title: cancer causer The Columbus Dispatch Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:41 PM PDT International cancer experts have added ultraviolet tanning beds to their highest-risk group, a category of carcinogens that includes plutonium, asbestos and radiation from the sun. WHO: Tanning beds can cause cancer UPI Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:40 PM PDT LONDON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ultraviolet radiation tanning beds and UV radiation were moved up to the highest cancer risk category by a World Health Organization agency, officials said. Brown County 4-h fair queen's mother dies just after daughter's win 22 WSBT South Bend Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:40 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Ind. (AP) â€" The queen of this year's Brown County 4-H Fair is mourning the death of her mother, who succumbed to cancer only hours after her daughter's big win. Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic KGO-TV Bay Area Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:40 PM PDT Cancer experts have moved tanning beds into the top cancer risk category. Texas Children's benefits from memorial toy drive El Campo Leader-News Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:38 PM PDT Lillian Shae Hansen was diagnosed with cancer three days before her sixth birthday and passed away eight months later after enduring chemo and radiation. "The memories of her birth on Aug. 26, 2000 and her six birthdays will always be very vivid and special.

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