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Obituary: Metro Petrosky / Former Washington County commissioner Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sat, 28 May 2011 21:50 PM PDT A longtime public servant and larger-than-life figure -- sometimes criticized, sometimes championed, but never irrelevant -- Metro Petrosky died Thursday of complications from cancer. He was 70. Mr. Petrosky spent 20 years working for Washington County, first as the Clerk of Courts, later as a commissioner. Rural women needed for study Columbus Telegram Sat, 28 May 2011 21:35 PM PDT The risks associated with excess weight and obesity, which can include diabetes, heart disease and cancer, are well known by most and well documented by the medical field. People warned against believing herbal cures AsiaOne Sat, 28 May 2011 21:32 PM PDT "This department has never certified any herbal product as cancer treatment," the department's directorgeneral Dr Wilanwan Juengprasert said. The move came after authorities discovered a herbal product being fraudulently advertised as a cureall in the North. Non-profits profit Technician Sat, 28 May 2011 21:28 PM PDT Despite the characterization of appeals, the American Cancer Society only spends a small percentage of donations on actual cancer research and services. Relay For Life at Garnet Valley High School June 10 Garnet Valley Press Sat, 28 May 2011 21:27 PM PDT The American Cancer Society will sponsor a Relay for Life at Garnet Valley High School from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m., June 10. Two fundraisers are planned in advance of the run. Relay for Life this weekend The Gleaner Sat, 28 May 2011 21:26 PM PDT The American Cancer Society, an organization that strives to celebrate more birthdays every year, has appropriately named the theme of Henderson's 16th annual Relay for Life event: Happy Sweet 16. Plain packs 'will save Australian lives' BigPond News Sat, 28 May 2011 21:21 PM PDT The Cancer Council has said that the cigarette packaging law must be won to save Australian lives. Mary Kline Classic combines local hoopsters with cancer research The Trentonian Sat, 28 May 2011 21:17 PM PDT It’s not every day that basketball players headed to Pittsburgh, Louisville, Georgetown, Clemson and North Carolina State convene in Mercer County and help raise money for cancer research. MEMOIR REVIEW: Lovely prose brings landscape of childhood to life Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 28 May 2011 21:17 PM PDT Fighting cancer, abandoned by her lover, the author returns to the Midwest to re-examine her youth. Work to begin at cancer center The Danville Commercial-News Sat, 28 May 2011 21:13 PM PDT Provena United Samaritans Medical Center will begin the construction phase of renovation plans at Provena Regional Cancer Center on Wednesday.

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