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Charles Lahser Martin Westby Times Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST Charles Lahser Martin, 80, of Ferryville, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at Norseland Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer. Clovis Boy Blows Up Building KMPH - KFRE Central San Joaquin Valley Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:42 AM PST A 7-year-old Clovis boy blew up a historic building in Ohio Sunday.  It was all because of a wish he made in his hospital room while fighting cancer. Judge rejects plea deal in case of woman accused of faking cancer to raise money WTKR Norfolk Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - The judge hearing the case against a Mechanicsville, Virginia woman accused of claiming she had cancer to raise money rejected a deal plea for the woman. Cannabis Science Reports Apparent Success For 3rd Self-Medicated Cancer Patient Business Wire Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB: CBIS.OB - News), a pioneering US biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis products, is happy to report an additional, apparently successful, self-medicated cannabis treatment for a cancer patient. This case is very graphic in nature. One of the patient’s physicians said it was the worst case of squamous cell ... School Pays Tribute To Librarian Killed By Cancer WLWT-TV Cincinnati Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST Purcell Marian High School officials say they organized a special event Tuesday night to honor their librarian who died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 31. Cleveland parents plead guilty to denying son, 8, cancer treatment New Haven Register Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:32 AM PST CLEVELAND â€" The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who died from Hodgkin’s lymphoma have pleaded guilty to denying him medical treatment. From OM to IM Syracuse New Times Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST Dr. Leslie Kohman, medical director of the SUNY Upstate Cancer Center: “We want to offer modalities that can help patients. Traditional care might not answer all aspects of care.” How Ronald Searle Got His Wife Through Chemotherapy Treatment The Atlantic Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST The well-known artist and satirical cartoonist created 'Les Tres Riches Heures de Mrs. Mole' while his wife struggled with breast cancer. U.S. Life Expectancy Climbs as Homicide, Cancer Deaths Decline Bloomberg Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:28 AM PST U.S. life expectancy climbed to a new high in 2010 as fewer people died from heart disease and cancer, and homicide was no longer among the 15 leading causes of death, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Breast cancer survivor gets free prescriptions WTSP-TV Tampa Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST A simple call for cancer patients could link them with valuable resources for transportation or lodging during treatment, support groups, even help finding ways to pay for a treatment they can't live without.

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