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Erie fountains to go pink Thursday for breast cancer month Erie Times-News Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:59 PM PDT Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott will help turn the Perry Square fountain pink Thursday to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The ceremony will begin at noon at the fountain, located at the eastern end of Perry Square, near South Park Row and French Street. Oak Bay High raises more than $20K for cancer research Oak Bay News Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:58 PM PDT Courtney Roskelley lands a perfect bull’s eye with a pie to the face of fellow Oak Bay High student Charlie Gudgeon during the school’s Cops for Cancer fundraising activities Tuesday in the gym. Ex-Castro Valley resident loses battle with cancer The Daily Review Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:57 PM PDT n Former Castro Valley resident, whose struggles with cancer were chronicled by Bay Area News Group, dies Mike Pound: Barbecue, auction to lend couple a hand The Joplin Globe Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:54 PM PDT Whitney Terry is a full-time student at Missouri Southern State University working on a degree in education. She has three children between the ages of 11 and 3, and â€" oh, yeah â€" her husband, Chris, is battling cancer. The good news? She doesn’t have much time to worry. Local DJ’s killed in crash The Fillmore Gazette Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:53 PM PDT David Joseph Garcia, 34, a Fillmore native, and Alex Estrada, 33, of Ventura were killed early Sunday morning by an alleged drunk driver on Highway 118, after leaving the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event in Fillmore. Garcia’s wife, Sonia Garcia, 26, was critically injured in the crash. VACCINES: Make it a choice The New Straits Times Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:42 PM PDT IN light of the death of the 14-year-old girl in England who had been given the vaccine for cervical cancer, I am concerned about its efficacy and safety. Ont. cancer drug plan almost cruel: watchdog CBC.ca Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:42 PM PDT Ontario's ombudsman slams the provincial government for placing a limit on payments for the colorectal cancer drug Avastin, a policy he calls unjust and arbitrary. Breast Cancer Awareness Month starts WVVA Bluefield Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:42 PM PDT October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and folks at the American Cancer Society are getting ready to educate women about the importance of annual cancer screenings. Doctors recommend annual mammograms Support often the key to recovery Fall River Herald News Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:37 PM PDT When breast cancer patients sign up for the “GetLive, Get Fit” program at St. Anne’s Hospital, it turns out they get more than just fit. “One thing I realized in my own situation is that there are people out there to help you and this is a little gem of a city here and many people don’t know how good it is here, how good we have it,” said Gilda Harrison, 79, of Somerset. “The people at St. Anne ... Staff Writer BioWorld Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:33 PM PDT Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans to raise about $35 million through the sale of stock and warrants, money that will help advance its cancer drug pipeline and extend its cash well into 2011.

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