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ADC Dental Group performs oral cancer screenings at Northpark Mall. KOAM-TV Pittsburg Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:42 PM PDT It's not your typical check-up. Today Joplin's ADC Dental Group performs oral cancer screenings.     The session was held at the Northpark Mall as part of oral cancer awareness month.  It's the first time the group has done the screening. Reader-submitted content: Friends, family, American Cancer Society provided support in time of need Clovis News Journal Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:40 PM PDT Devastated. Helpless. He’s going to die. I felt all those things on November 7, 2003, the moment I heard Jordan had rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft-tissue cancer most common in children from birth to 10 years of age. I’d never heard of this kind of... Patriots draftee Cannon being treated for lymphoma Washington Examiner Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:38 PM PDT HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Marcus Cannon went to the NFL combine in February to impress scouts. Then medical tests ordered there turned up some grim news. They showed he had cancer. On Saturday, two days after his first chemotherapy treatment, the offensive lineman from TCU got much better news. He was drafted by the New England Patriots. "Me and my family were pretty ... Breast Cancer charity ball a sell out EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:31 PM PDT October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and among a host of fundraising events being held is a charity ball in aid of the EDP Breast Cancer Appeal, organised by six women with personal experience of the disease. jon welch reports. Jerry Brown has surgery to remove cancerous growth Washington Examiner Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:30 PM PDT JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his nose, his office said Saturday. The governor's office said in a statement that Brown had the procedure under local anesthetic Friday, after tests revealed the presence of basal cell carcinoma, a common, slow-growing form of skin cancer. "All of the basal carcinoma cells ... Curing bowel cancer the £1.6m robot! How these four-armed machines could improve survival rates and cut risks Daily Mail Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:09 PM PDT While robotic surgery has been used to remove prostate and gynaecological tumours, this is the first time such procedures have been attempted on colorectal cancers. Blacks with cancer more likely than whites to spend all their money to live longer Daily Mail Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:08 PM PDT It is thought this is the case because they have more faith they can be saved and are less likely to be wary of how painful end-of-life care can be. RELAY FOR LIFE The Picayune Item Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:04 PM PDT  Cancer survivors take the first lap in Friday's Relay for Life event, held at Friendship Park.  Relay Coordinator Rhonda Guillotte said the event brings thousands of people each year. Prominent marijuana activist Ben Masel, 56, dies of cancer Wisconsin State Journal Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:56 PM PDT Ben Masel, prominent marijuana activist and professional rabble rouser, died Saturday from complications due to lung cancer. He was 56. Nigel Whittaker obituary Guardian Unlimited Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:50 PM PDT As chairman of B&Q, he brought Sunday shopping to the UK Nigel Whittaker, who has died of cancer aged 62, was the architect of the retail revolution that opened the floodgates to Sunday trading. When he became chairman of the DIY chain B&Q in 1986, he started what was to be a complex battle to be allowed to meet public demand for shops in England and Wales to be able to open on Sundays. The ...

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