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Washington County plans Relay for Life Park Hills Daily Journal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:00 AM PST Walkers (and joggers) will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Washington County, now in its eighth year. This celebration of life brings the numerous groups and individuals concerned about cancer together in an effort to fight back. Ragsdale overwhelmed by 'Ragapalooza' Park Hills Daily Journal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:00 AM PST FARMINGTON â€" Randy Ragsdale has been overwhelmed by the love and kindness people have shown since he was diagnosed with cancer in October. Kansas' new Secret Santa gives away about $14K Park Hills Daily Journal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:58 AM PST KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) â€" Terminal cancer patient Herman Smithey III left a Kansas City-area hospital Wednesday wondering how he would pay $100 for antibiotics to treat his recent bout with pneumonia. Students host concert to benefit coach Park Hills Daily Journal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:52 AM PST Farmington teacher Randy Ragsdale has received numerous encouraging words, witnessed good deeds and been shown how many students are appreciative of him following his diagnosis of cancer on Oct. 17. Volunteers needed in Washington County Park Hills Daily Journal Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:46 AM PST The American Cancer Society is opening a Patient Education Resource Center (PERC) at the Pharmax Pharmacy in Potosi. The Society’s PERC offers free programs and services to local area cancer patients. Thinking man's rock musician The Age Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:27 AM PST Eric Woolfson, who has died in London from cancer, aged 64, was an unusual phenomenon: a hugely successful rock musician who managed to remain almost anonymous. Fighter tossed chauvinism aside The Age Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:27 AM PST Rusty Kanokogi, who was considered the mother of women's judo after fighting for more than two decades to make it an Olympic sport, has died of cancer in New York. Maryam Bagangida Dies at 61 This Day Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:11 AM PST Former first lady and chairperson of Better Life for Rural Women, Maryam Bagangida, has died after a prolonged battle with an illness believed to be cancer (Ovarian) at the age of 61. Major breakthrough in understanding cancer spread New Kerala Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:07 AM PST London, Dec 27 : British scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the spread of cancer. ROUNDUP The Herald News Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:05 AM PST Family fundraiser On June 5, Sydney Meekma of Frankfort was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This is Sydney's second battle with cancer. At 18 months old, she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. In fact, doctors have determined that the treatment from the first cancer caused the leukemia. Since her diagnosis in ...

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