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Pink-out to support cancer fight North Platte Telegraph Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:50 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph It takes a determined person to rodeo. In a sport where the difference between winning and losing often comes down to one hundredth of a second, and broken bones are common along the way, cowboys have to be strong, tough and brave in the face of adversity - much like a cancer patient. Men's Health Week highlights prevention North Platte Telegraph Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:50 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph With Father's Day approaching, the American Cancer Society is urging men to take a more proactive approach to their health as part of Men's Health Week this week. Relay for Life raises money for cancer fight Williston Herald Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:44 AM PDT The annual Upper Missouri Relay for Life event took place this weekend in Williston. Local couple fought cancer together Williston Herald Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:41 AM PDT After Jim Borseth beat skin cancer in 1987, he didn't give much thought about the diagnosis again until over a decade later when his wife, Karen, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer-stricken WTC worker gets $0 settlement check New York Post Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:32 AM PDT Cancer-stricken Ground Zero worker Edgar Galvis has finally received a compensation check -- for zero dollars. The 51-year-old Queens man, who suffered sinus problems and then throat cancer after months of removing toxic debris from the World Financial Center, was relieved to get a check in the mail for his... Ground Zero worker gets $0 compensation Daily Telegraph Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:18 AM PDT WORKING 100 hours a week clearing rubble from an office adjacent to the WTC site nets man cancer ... and a cheque for $0. Dragon Boats Races Today Voice of the Common Man Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:10 AM PDT The Avalon Dragons' Paddle in Paradise is taking place today at Octagon Pond, despite the weather. The Dragons, a group of breast cancer survivors, raced their dragon boats on the pond as a re-enactment of the Chinese tradition involving crews racing in hand-crafted wooden boats. Businesses donate to cancer research North Platte Telegraph Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:56 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph The American Mortgage Company and Farmers State Bank may have handed over the check, but it took the entire community to raise more than $10,000 for cancer research and awareness. Hospice center closer to reality North Platte Telegraph Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:52 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph The Gift of Hope Cancer Foundation is about halfway toward its goal of having enough money to create a hospice center in the community. That's according to Sharon Ott, Gift of Hope secretary, who said more than $40,000 has been raised. SALINE: Local farmers form team at Saline's first Relay for Life this weekend The Saline Reporter Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:47 AM PDT Two years ago, Amie Mongeau, 56, a former lawyer who owns Two Creeks Organics Community Supported Agriculture farm in Manchester with her husband, went in for a routine surgery and ended up learning that she had cancer.

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