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Study seeks improved prostate cancer test UPI Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:54 PM PST SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they are studying biological clues called biomarkers that predict whether a man will get prostate cancer and if it requires treatment. Memory of Hannah Hunt may help others survive cancer Bainbridge Island Review Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:49 PM PST Over $153,000 has been raised for brain cancer research in honor of Hannah Hunt, an islander who passed away at the age of 12 in August. Here Hannah spends time with her mom Reba Ferguson. Merle Haggard - Haggard's Christmas Gift - He's Cancer Free ContactMusic Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:43 PM PST Country music icon MERLE HAGGARD has been given the all-clear after a two-year battle with cancer.The Okie From Muskogee singer/songwriter had surgery to remove part of his lung in 2008 and admits it has been a struggle to get his health back. Haggard, 73, scrapped a series of shows in September (10), prompting fans to worry his cancer... Postwar adoptee spends final days helping orphans Erie Times-News Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:40 PM PST Sam Han has one last mission before he succumbs to cancer - help overseas orphans get a fair shake in life. The 65-year-old cancer patient in suburban Los Angeles was orphaned himself during the Korean War but was adopted and brought to the United States by a Minnesota professor. Greece Girl Dies of Brain Cancer YNN Rochester Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:38 PM PST You may remember a four year old Greece girl we introduced you to diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Julianne Miller died on Christmas Eve, just two months after starting what doctors believed was a promising new drug, Avastin. Fundraiser slated for deputy's family Colfax Record Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:18 PM PST A fundraiser will be held in memory of Placer County Sheriff's deputy John Roye next week. Roye passed away at the age of 35 in December after a June cancer diagnosis. The fundraiser is ... CDC experts find cancer link to Huaihe River People's Daily Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:55 PM PST New findings by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding links between pollution and cancerous tumors could help people in hazard-hit areas win lawsuits and get compensation, analysts said Tuesday. Cancer risk for women with wider waists: 44 per cent of females carry weight linked to disease Daily Mail Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:54 PM PST Most people think men carry more weight around their tummy, but the reality is that women are way out in front. Dolphins report: Strategy and personnel CBS Sports Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:51 PM PST --WR Kevin Curtis ' comeback story has ended abruptly, at least with the Dolphins . Curtis, the veteran wide receiver who returned to game action less than three months after undergoing testicular cancer surgery, was waived Tuesday. Smyth donated painting to Milford days before death Community Press & Recorder Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:50 PM PST Emma Smyth presented the Milford Board of Education with a painting of Milford Main a little more than a week before she died of lung cancer.

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