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Ex-Cherokee chief Mankiller diagnosed with cancer WLBT 3 Jackson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00 PM PST Ex-Rep. Ford says he hopes for another chance now that he's not weighing NY Senate race More>> Children can race for a cure as well The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:58 PM PST MacKenzie Neel was deeply affected by the loss of her grandmother, Jennifer Galloway, to cancer in 2005. So when Neel had the chance to create a service project in the Independent Study Mentorship course at New Braunfels High School, she knew she wanted to focus on two things â€" children and cancer. 'Jake Style' ski competition at Loup to benefit family The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:58 PM PST LOUP LOUP - The second annual Loup Loup Slope Style Contest will be held 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 6, at the Loup Loup Ski Bowl. Dubbed the "Jake Style," this year's event will benefit the Pennock family and Jake Pennock's medical expenses as he fights cancer. Delays up risk of cancer return Straits Times Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:57 PM PST LONDON - THE longer women wait for radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery, the greater the risk their disease will come back, scientists said on Wednesday, in a study likely to pressure health services to cut waiting times. Researchers from the United States, Canada and Japan studied links between waiting times for radiotherapy after surgery and recurrence of breast cancer, and said their ... Colorectal Cancer Awareness KQCD-TV Dickinson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:54 PM PST Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer of men and women in the U.S., and March is awareness month for this disease. The American Cancer Society says colorectal cancer claims more lives than either breast or prostate cancer. Convicted Boulder County felon accused of stealing from friends, lying about cancer Boulder Daily Camera Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:53 PM PST A former Boulder County man imprisoned last year for not paying back friends who loaned him more than $1 million has been re-arrested on similar charges stemming from loans one couple said they made years ago to help the man pay for a fabricated bout with cancer. Study finds delay in referrals for older women with ovarian cancer EurekAlert! Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:47 PM PST A study of electronic patient records, funded by the Wellcome Trust, suggests that older women with suspected ovarian cancer may be referred by their GPs for investigation later than younger women. Laura’s Journeys funds travel for cancer patients Independent Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:47 PM PST ABERDEEN â€" Cancer patients are globetrotting, thanks to a philanthropic program that promotes therapeutic recreational travel for patients undergoing treatment. read more McAvoy pulls out of cancer film Hollywood.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:44 PM PST Seth Rogen has been forced to re-cast the lead in his new movie I'm With Cancer after James Mcavoy pulled out of the project "due to circumstances beyond his control". Former Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:44 PM PST OKLAHOMA CITY - The husband of former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller says his wife has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. Mankiller's husband, Charlie Soap, made the announcement Tuesday in a news release issued by the tribe.

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