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Hairy situation results in cancer awareness fundraiser Waverly News Sun, 03 Jul 2011 02:02 AM PDT WAVERLY â€" A hairy situation turned out to be a rewarding one. The final NASA shuttle flight, and a gift from a grateful cancer survivor to his son Brandon Sun Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:36 AM PDT Battered by the pain of cancer surgery, Ray Bielecki received something precious from his young son several years ago: the desire to play again. Together they immersed themselves in a world of space, science and NASA shuttles â€" blasting off into the cosmos through books and cardboard cutouts. Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton comforts cancer victim 'like Princess Diana' Daily Mirror Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:23 AM PDT THE royal couple brought comfort yesterday to a cancer victim who has only 12 weeks to live. Study explores benefits, risks of lung cancer screens Detroit News Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:17 AM PDT Full results of a big study that showed some smokers' lives could be saved by screening with lung scans now reveal more clearly what the risks are: There's a good chance of a false alarm. Chilton Hospital Auxiliary raises $7,700 for cancer center equipment The West Milford Messenger Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:17 AM PDT Pompton Plains The Chilton Hospital Auxiliary raised $7,700 from its benefit performance of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Proceeds from the show, which took place at The Barn Theatre in Montville, on Thursday, June 2, will benefit the hospital’s Cancer Center to purchase new equipment. This event was underwritten by Boiling Springs Savings Bank. Friendship of Gold The Register-Guard Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:03 AM PDT AURORA, Ill. â€" Lukas Verzbicas sat in silence, trying to absorb the news that Kevin McDowell, his friend and longtime triathlon teammate, had been diagnosed with cancer. Finally, Verzbicas’ stepfather spoke. Lukas had a choice to make. He could continue to focus on the running career that has shown such … Local Cancer Fundraiser Hits Million-Dollar Mark: Relay for Life of Elma and Surrounding Communities is Huge Success East Aurora Advertiser Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:47 AM PDT It started in 2003 as the Elma Relay for Life. Volunteers that year, led by chairperson Lori Redlinski of Elma, hoped to raise $25,000 for the American Cancer Society. Instead, they raised $85,000. Doctor ordered to leave BA laser-treatment cancer clinic Tulsa World Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:37 AM PDT A Tulsa doctor was disciplined by a state licensing board for his work at a Broken Arrow clinic that offered an alternative treatment using lasers to 'kill cancer in its tracks.' HOROSCOPE Q+A/MAILBAG San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:23 AM PDT STARCAST Venus joins the Sun in volatile Cancer while Jupiter sets things to rights in lucky Taurus. This is a week of new energies and new beginnings as, once again, July 4th's "Independence Day" charge carries... Big C' star keeps perspective healthy Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:17 AM PDT For much of last season on Showtime's "The Big C," Oliver Platt played a husband with no clue his wife had been diagnosed with life-threatening cancer. It was hard playing those scenes "in the dark," he says. "You had to really focus and forget that you knew." But how? "Well, you just do it. It's your job. You pretend."

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