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Santa Fe Springs teen raises money to fight cancer Whittier Daily News Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:56 PM PDT WHITTIER - Nearly three years ago, Cameron Schubert was like any other teen skateboarder. He had finally talked his parents into letting his hair grow long like his friends. But just months after Schubert got his dark hair the right length, he was bald. Oesophageal cancer rates rise steeply in men The Star Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:46 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Rates of oesophageal cancer in men have risen by 50 percent in Britain in a generation, an increase that is probably being driven in part by growing rates of obesity and poor diet, scientists said on Saturday. Cancer drug trial ‘guinea pigs’ in hospital Irish Examiner Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:44 PM PDT TWO separate investigations have been launched after three young men were hospitalised yesterday after falling ill during cancer drug trials. Councillor's 25 years in Cork local politics honoured The Irish Times Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:32 PM PDT A POPULAR Cork councillor who is fighting cancer attended a civic reception in his honour yesterday to mark his 25th year as a public servant. Raising money to fight cancer is raising hope for those in the battle WAVE 3 Louisville Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:32 PM PDT Hundreds of men and women in Kentuckiana are training for the second year of a 150-mile bike trek across the Bluegrass. It's a fundraiser for Norton Cancer Institute and it's raising a lot of hope along the way. Esophageal cancer rates rise steeply in British men MSNBC Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:26 PM PDT Rates of esophageal cancer in men have risen by 50 percent in Britain in a generation, an increase that is probably being driven in part by growing rates of obesity and poor diet, scientists said on Saturday. Esophageal cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Gastrointestinal Ambassadors Of Good Health Oswego County Today Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:17 PM PDT Representatives from Oswego County Opportunities’ Cancer Services Program Partnership and the Facilitated Enrollment Department were at the chamber booth at the Oswego Farmers’ Market recently to discuss health insurance options with the community. Officials investigate cancer cluster among faculty at Clinton Township school The Star-Ledger Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:10 PM PDT Google MapsA map view of Patrick McGaheran School in Hunterdon. CLINTON TOWNSHIP â€" State and Hunterdon County officials are investigating a potential cancer cluster at a Clinton Township school after concerns were raised in the district about the number and... Families carry on cancer fight after death of two young mothers Toronto Star Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:06 PM PDT Friends Tanya Shepherd and Kelley Pennycook both died of cancer on the same day last year. Now, family and friends are picking up the torch. Uninsured Aurora Girl Gets Life-Saving Cancer Therapy KMGH 7 Denver Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:45 PM PDT It's a parent's nightmare. Your child is diagnosed with cancer, and you have no health insurance. This was the case for an Aurora family who found a hospital in Tennessee that was willing to give their toddler life-saving treatment, and pick up the tab.

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