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Guru Tribute Planned on Anniversary of His Death The Boombox Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:02 PM PDT Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News Johnny Nunez, WireImage Last April, Keith " Guru " Elam passed away, leaving the hip-hop community with one less rap pioneer to call on. The famed Gang Starr member, who was best known for crafting tracks like 'Moment of Truth' with DJ Premier , fell victim to cancer on April 19, 2010 . In honor of his life's work, his family has announced they will be holding ... APP Pharmaceuticals Issues A Nationwide Voluntary Recall Of Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection U. S. Food and Drug Administration Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:49 PM PDT APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (APP) announced today that it has issued a voluntary recall of five lots of Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection, which is used for recurrent or progressive metastatic colorectal cancer. This recall is being conducted as a precautionary measure and there have been no reports to dates of adverse events related to the recalled products. Kansas Basketball: Jayhawks Increase Intensity to Close Gap On VCU Bleacher Report Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:43 PM PDT Kansas Basketball Doesn't Give Up After Tough Start Whatever Kansas head coach Bill Self said to his team at halftime should be bottled and given to cancer patients because the Jayhawks look like a completely different team in the second half. In fact after giving up the opening bucket of the second half, the Jayhawks went on a 12-0 run to nearly erase what was at one point an 18-point Ram lead ... Photos: Miss Australia launches Girls Night In for cancer research North Shore News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:39 PM PDT Women all over Australia will get together for Girls Night In events to raise money to fund the Cancer Council's programs and women's cancer research. Weston High School students help kickoff Daffodil Days The Weston Town Crier Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:18 PM PDT Weston High School students recently helped the American Cancer Society kickoff the annual Daffodil Days campaign by selling daffodils to students, teachers and parents at Weston High. Mardi Gras doubloons turn into flowers in charity project New Orleans Times-Picayune Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:08 PM PDT Metairie man sells donated doubloons to buy flower seeds in cancer memorial project 2011 Tyler Breast Cancer Conference KETK 56 Tyler Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:06 PM PDT The 2011 Tyler Breast Cancer Conference began last night with a community forum. Today, medical professionals gathered to discuss the latest advancements in helping people with the disease. read more Brown wins rain-shortened NGA/Hooters event AccessNorthGa.com Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PDT GAINESVILLE -- Due to saturated course conditions, the Charter Childhood Cancer Awareness Classic at the Chatthoochee Golf Course was shortened to a 36-hole event on Sunday. Making a wish The Decatur Daily Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PDT Cancer is a disease, blind to race, religion, gender, age and nationality. It attacks, it weakens, it kills. According to the American Cancer Society, one in two men and one in three women will develop cancer sometime in their lives. Mukilteo woman and her beloved pet fight cancer together Everett Herald Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:28 PM PDT MUKILTEO -- Troylyn Goldsberry was undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma this winter when she felt lumps on the neck of her golden retriever, Sadie.

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