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Former regional press journalist loses cancer battle holdthefrontpage.co.uk Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:58 PM PDT A former regional press journalist has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 67. Derek Adams worked for the Derby Telegraph for periods in the 1970s and 1980s after previously working for the Stoke Sentinel. Fund set to help sick mother of five Muskogee Phoenix Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:54 PM PDT â€" A fund has been established to help pay medical costs for Michelle Cheatham, a wife and mother of five children, who has advanced cancer in her lungs and heart. Although the Cheathams have some insurance, a family member said they have sold many possessions to cover additional costs. Douglas treating throat tumor as 'curable disease' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:51 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Michael Douglas is vowing to beat throat cancer. The 65-year-old "Wall Street" star said in an interview with People magazine that he expects to make a full recovery after a walnut-sized tumor was found on the base of his tongue in early August. Cashell hits the airwaves Tewksbury Town Crier Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:49 PM PDT TEWKSBURY - The Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Cancer Institute help children and their families every day, but last Thursday one local five-year-old patient had the opportunity to give back by participating in a very special annual fundraiser. Michael Douglas Discusses His Throat Cancer Diagnosis TheCelebrityCafe.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:48 PM PDT Douglas appeared on 'Late Show with David Letterman' Tuesday Jasmine Hyatt Actor Michael Douglas recently sat down with David Letterman, and announced that he had begun treatment for Stage 4 throat cancer, and was optimistic that he will recover from it. More evidence hormone therapy can muddy mammograms AsiaOne Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:40 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hormone replacement therapy after menopause may interfere with the accuracy of mammograms used to screen for breast cancer - and the risk may be greater with hormones delivered by patch or injection compared with pills, a new study finds. Cancer Survivors' Project Puts Together the Broken Pieces WBAY Green Bay Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:36 PM PDT Cancer survivors, patients, and those who were left behind have found a new and unique way of coping... and hope it will help others heal, too. People: Michael Douglas -- I'll beat cancer Oakland Tribune Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:30 PM PDT Also: Paris Hilton banned from Wynn Casinos following arrest; Cheryl Burke to dance with another star athlete; Conan O'Brien reveals new talk show's name AIDS Cure Quest to Kill `Sleeping' Viruses Enlists Merck Cancer Medicine Bloomberg Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:30 PM PDT The 30-year-long search for a cure for AIDS, the world’s deadliest viral infection, may get a renewed boost from an unlikely source: a little-used Merck & Co. cancer drug. Selenium may decrease bladder cancer risk UPI Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:27 PM PDT MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis by researchers in Spain indicates selenium may help decrease bladder cancer risk. Cancer - Bladder cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Spain

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