Doctor says he was surprised to find penile cancer
The Kentucky Post Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:01 PM PDT
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky doctor said Monday that he saved a truck driver's life when he amputated part of the man's penis after discovering a rare and deadly cancer, but the man told a jury he wanted to escape from the hospital when he learned it was removed without his knowledge. |
'I'm pretty tough'
Savannah Morning News Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:49 PM PDT
Diana Smock doesn’t bother to worry or be sad. After being diagnosed with stage three cancer last year, Smock found support in her customers at Diana’s Alterations & Canvas Work on Johnny Mercer Boulevard. “I’m a work-aholic,†said Smock, who has owned the shop for 11 years. “My son wanted me to go back up to Indiana, and I told him, ‘I can’t leave my customers. I have too much business.’†“This ... |
Obituary: Jack Layton / Canada opposition chief battled cancer while leading New Democrats
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:41 PM PDT
Jack Layton, a folksy and charismatic political leader who guided his party to become the dominant opposition group in Canada's Parliament while battling severe health problems, died Monday of cancer. He was 61. Mr. Layton hobbled through the campaign earlier this year as he recovered from a broken hip and prostate cancer. |
Did rigours of election campaign affect Layton's ability to fight cancer?
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:35 PM PDT
TORONTO - The physical and mental stress of the gruelling spring election campaign could have weakened Jack Layton's ability to fight the cancer that ultimately claimed his life, depending on how far the NDP leader pushed himself, a cancer specialist says. |
Glaxo HPV vaccine protects women from anal cancer
AsiaOne Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:32 PM PDT
CHICAGO - A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer offered strong protection against anal cancer in a large study of women in Costa Rica, adding to evidence that such vaccines can protect against more than just cervical cancer, US researchers said on Monday. |
Motown hitmaker Nick Ashford passes away at 70
Entertainment Weekly Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:28 PM PDT
Legendary songwriter Nick Ashford died on Monday in a New York hospital at age 70 of complications related to throat cancer. Ashford enjoyed considerable success during the 1960s and ’70s with his wife Valerie Simpson, who he married in 1974. Together they were the unstoppable production duo known as Ashford & Simpson, who were behind |
Going for broke
New York Post Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:20 PM PDT
A Columbia University graduate says she is “hundreds of thousands†of dollars in debt after self-financing her act for “America’s Got Talent.†Cancer survivor Miral Kotb, 31, is the founder of Team iLuminate -- a nine-member dance troupe that performs its routines in complete darkness wearing computerized, light-up body... |
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