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Dream Comes True For Girl Battling Cancer WITN 7 North Carolina Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:57 PM PST It was a dream come true for a young Greenville girl battling cancer. She got picked up by a limo and taken to the mall for a shopping spree. Lung cancer charity hits out over survival rates no better than 1970s Daily Mail Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:56 PM PST Only half of sufferers receive any kind of active treatment, and in some areas just one in ten is offered surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Young musician fights cancer Langley AdvanceNews Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:22 PM PST Music offers a Murrayville boy a way to honour his late grandmother. Sean Thomas recorded his CD in Niagara Falls. York County Mom Sends Gifts To Soldiers In Afghanistan FOX 43 Harrisburg Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:19 PM PST Collecting Items To Send To Her Son Who Is Missing Christmas For The First Time Loved ones serving overseas are often away during the holiday season, so one local Military mom is finding a way to send a piece of "Home" to her son serving in Afghanistan. Vickie Smith is counting the first time her son has ever been away for Christmas. While Vickie also battles cancer she has decided to collect ... Breast MRI doesn’t cause more mastectomies, presenter says Diagnostic Imaging Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:03 PM PST The higher rate of mastectomy among breast cancer patients imaged with MRI may be due to selection bias as opposed to the modality itself, according to a study presented at the RSNA scientific assembly Nov. 28. Orlaine ‘Dolly’ Boshea Hibbing Daily Tribune Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:45 PM PST Orlaine “Dolly” Boshea, 79, of Anoka, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Anoka Care Center on Nov. 19, 2010, following a courageous battle with cancer. Lung cancer services 'insufficient' Banbury Today Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:39 PM PST The number of people dying of lung cancer in Scotland is "completely unacceptable", a cancer charity has said. The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (RCLCF) said that although the disease is Scotland's biggest cancer killer, patients across the country are receiving "insufficient" services. Charity hits out at poor service over lung cancer The Scotsman Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:16 PM PST A MAJOR charity has responded to figures for lung cancer victims in Scotland by describing the statistics as "completely unacceptable". Some Fired Up Over Bill Veto WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:12 PM PST There is plenty reaction to Governor Ed Rendell's vetoing of HR 1231, also known as the "Cancer Presumption Bill" Fun for cancer families Stuff Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:12 PM PST Families with children battling cancer had a day in the sun giving a brief reprieve from hospitals, operations, and needles.

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