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498 cyclists, including Team Darien, ride together for cancer survivors
The Darien Times Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:02 AM PDT
The sun was hot, but the hearts of 498 cyclists, including Team Darien, created the real warmth at the fifth annual Connecticut Challenge on July 25, in Fairfield.

Lockerbie bomber freed to return to Libya to die
TVNZ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:02 AM PDT
Scotland released a former Libyan agent jailed for life for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, most of them Americans, because he is dying of cancer

Ailing Sen. Ted Kennedy asks Mass. leaders for speedy replacement process
The Republican Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:57 AM PDT
BOSTON - A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders to change state law to allow a speedy replacement if it becomes necessary for him to surrender his seat, fearing a months-long vacancy would deny Democrats a crucial vote on President Barack H. Obama's health care overhaul.

Kennedy: Prepare for My Replacement
The Advocate Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:57 AM PDT
Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, who is currently battling brain cancer, told state officials to adjust succession laws, should he have to leave office before the debate on health care comes to a vote in the senate.

Why Lockerbie bomber Al-Megrahi has only months to live
Times Online Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:57 AM PDT
Abdul Baset Ali al-MegrahiĆ¢€™s medical report makes two things clear: he has one of the more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, and it was already at an advanced stage and incurable by the time it was diagnosed in autumn 2008.

Teen organizes concert for friend who lost battle with cancer
The Mechanicsville Local Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT
Proceeds to benefit American Cancer Society.

FDA: Benefits Of Merck's Gardasil Continue To Outweigh Risks
Nasdaq Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:54 AM PDT
U.S. health authorities said Thursday the benefits of Merck & Co. Inc.'s (MRK) cervical-cancer vaccine Gardasil continue to outweigh its risks.

Lockerbie bomber released
Arkansas News Bureau Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:48 AM PDT
Scotland has decided to release a Lockerbie bomber, who has terminal cancer. The Little Rock mother of one of the victims does not object.

Kennedy Wants State Law On Replacement Changed
WBZ Boston Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:44 AM PDT
A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has written a poignant letter to Massachusetts leaders asking that they change state law to allow a speedy replacement of him in Congress.

Smokers' genes may raise cancer risk
Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:41 AM PDT
New evidence has emerged that inherited genes can increase a smoker's risk of lung cancer.




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