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Two Oklahoma women win honors for cancer essays The Oklahoman Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:00 PM PDT Two Oklahoma women have won awards for writing essays about breast cancer. One will use the award money to return to school. Another will buy a headstone for the grave of her friend’s daughter.Christine Freeman of Chickasha won $1,000 for her essay from O-Cedar, a company that makes cleaning supplies. She wrote about her desire to help her friend Darla Dooley purchase a gravestone for her ... Relay For Life: Fighting cancer as a team The New Britain Herald Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:46 PM PDT BERLIN â€" Former and current cancer patients, those who have lost a loved one to cancer, families, businesses, civic organizations, and the public can take part in an unusual, but memorable event. On the Agenda - Nov. 1, 2009 Lancaster Online Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:44 PM PDT YOU'RE INVITEDMeals:•Corn pie supper, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 133 Church St., Bowmansville; $5-9, takeout available. Call the church, 445-6256.•St. John's United Against Cancer Relay for Life spaghetti dinner, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, St. John's... Research: Spicy foods may help battle cancer Trinidad Express Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:42 PM PDT PUT some more pepper in that pot, it can help protect you against cancer and other illnesses, experts say. Adam Fest VI Rocks Coonskin Park The Charleston State Journal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:42 PM PDT All day concert has become an annual event that celebrates one young mans fight with cancer. New Jersey 'Calendar Girls' taking it all off to help fight prostate cancer The Express-Times Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:40 PM PDT Their 2010 calender is called "Stand By Your Man: 12 Women in Support of a Cure for Prostate Cancer." All of the women are in their 60s and 70s. Breast cancer screening questions cause confusion Westminster Community Times Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:36 PM PDT Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, left, and County Executive James T. Smith Jr., right, helped launch the “Give Hope Give Blood” campaign partnering the Red Cross with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research and outreach. Intervals between lung cancer diagnosis and treatment displays a health care disparity EurekAlert! Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:27 PM PDT ( International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ) Research published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that intervals between lung cancer suspicion, diagnosis and treatment may be attributed to health care system discrepancies. Sarah Jeanne (Townsend) Thompson, 48 The Herald-Mail Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:17 PM PDT Sarah Jeanne (Townsend) Thompson, 48, of Sharpsburg, Md., went to be with her Lord Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Mom's cancer brings family closer together The Mooresville Tribune Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:12 PM PDT Many moms look forward to a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day, complete with roses, champagne, and a night away from the kids. Wendy Pittmon of Cornelius opted to let her kids shave her head instead.

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