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2-year-old fights cancer; reaches big milestone Americus Times-Recorder Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:02 PM PST After a long, hard fight, 2-year-old Isabelle Fussell is completely cancer-free. How Will Body Scanners Affect Health? FOX News Chicago Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:01 PM PST The technology is called “backscatter radiation,” but all radiation carries a potential risk for cancer. How much risk does this new screening, then, pose to travelers? Relay for Life teams now forming The Times-Journal Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:52 PM PST Those wanting to get involved in a communitywide event with the goal of fighting cancer, now’s the chance. A team captain’s meeting for Relay for Life will be Monday at Broadway Baptist Church in Rainsville at 5:15 p.m. Shawls provide comfort for cancer patients KTIV Sioux City Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:51 PM PST SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A Siouxland group is providing comfort and care for area patients with cancer. ELLE MACPHERSON BACKS WOMEN'S CHARITY CAMPAIGN New Kerala Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:44 PM PST ELLE MACPHERSON is backing a British charity campaign to increase awareness of women's health in a bid to drive down cervical cancer rates. Hormone-like compounds a threat? Novato Advance Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:42 PM PST A new study by the Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center (BABCERC) has found higher levels of chemicals that act like hormones in girls in the Bay Area than in a comparison group in Ohio. These include some brominated chemicals known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are used as flame retardants; pesticides; and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Hanover Park Lady Hornets wear pink to support âShoot for a Cureâ Florham Park Eagle Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:38 PM PST EAST HANOVER TWP. â€" When the Hanover Park High School Lady Hornets step out onto the basketball court during this year’s Morris County Tournament, they will be wearing pink shoelaces and nail polish as a symbol of their support for women’s breast cancer research. RUFUS MCGARRIGLE'S STRUGGLE REUNITED KATE WAINWRIGHT FAMILY New Kerala Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:35 PM PST Singer RUFUS WAINWRIGHT has credited his late mother KATE MCGARRIGLE with bringing his family closer together - the star's dad made contact after years of estrangement when he learned of her cancer struggle. Everblades raise more than $20,000 to help fight cancer The News-Press Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:31 PM PST ESTERO â€" The Florida Everblades second edition of Pink in the Rink last Saturday night raised more than $20,000 to benefit the Cancer Alliance of... Didi declares rail travel free for cancer patients NDTV Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:29 PM PST "Cancer patients can travel free in 3-tier AC and sleeper class. Their escorts will get 75% off the ticket." When Mamata Banerjee made this announcement at Wednesday's Railway Budget presentation in Parliament, Vrindavan Sarathe choked with relief.

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