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Heat give Make-A-Wish kid a weekend to remember Erie Times-News Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:43 PM PDT The Miami Heat arrived for work Saturday to find a new player's workout gear hanging in a locker. He's Thiago D'Elia, a 17-year-old guard from Atlanta who has fought cancer. The Heat are treating him as one of their own this weekend. Heat show their human side The Globe and Mail Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:41 PM PDT Atlanta teen who fought cancer getting to spend a weekend with Miami’s stars Tulsa lawmaker Sue Tibbs dies The Oklahoman Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:36 PM PDT BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Capitol Bureau mmcnutt@opubco.com Rep. Sue Tibbs, 77, died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Read more on NewsOK.com Students celebrate schoolmate's birthday after he's gone Provo Daily Herald Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:35 PM PDT SPANISH FORK -- The third-grade students in Amy Nelson's class at Riverview Elementary in Spanish Fork held a birthday party in honor of their buddy Dax Christensen, who lost his fight with cancer in Longtime De Pere coach Dan Baker dies of cancer Green Bay Press-Gazette Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:34 PM PDT Dan Baker, a longtime track and field and cross-country coach at De Pere High School, passed away Saturday after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Walkers hit the trail to raise awareness about melanoma WGEM Quincy Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:25 PM PDT QUINCY, Ill. (WGEM) -- Every year, there's about 70,000 new cases of melanoma diagnosed in the United States. Advocates say its the fastest growing cancer in the country, and while the number of deaths caused by melanoma are rising, the number of people getting screened hasn't changed. Friends support Portage boy with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer (photo gallery) The Kalamazoo Gazette Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:21 PM PDT The party-fundraiser Saturday is just one part of the support for the Crump family. Colon cancer didn't keep Tampa woman from Ironman The Brandon News & Tribune Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:15 PM PDT The Tampa insurance company owner had failed in her first Ironman attempt, but even colon cancer couldn't keep her from her goal. Kenny Anthony denies cancer rumour Nation News Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:13 PM PDT CASTRIES, St. Lucia  - Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has sought to dispel widespread rumours here that he is receiving treatment for cancer. Nanostars Deliver Cancer Drugs Direct To Nucleus Medical News Today Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:12 PM PDT Scientists at Northwestern University in the US have developed a simple, specialized, star-shaped gold nanoparticle that can deliver drugs directly to the nucleus of a cancer cell. They write about their work in a paper published recently in the journal ACS Nano. Senior author Dr Teri W. Odom, said in a statement released on Thursday: "Our drug-loaded gold nanostars are tiny hitchhikers." "They ...

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