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Hawkins community rallies for 3-year-old cancer patient CBS 19 Tyler Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:03 PM PDT As a 3-year-old East Texas boy battles a rare kidney cancer, his entire community steps up to help him and his family. PhilHealth now covers cancer Panay News Philippines Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:59 PM PDT PhilHealth now covers cancer BY JEZZA NEPOMOCENO ILOILO City â€" In line with its thrust to achieve universal healthcare, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has developed type “Z” benefit package covering patients suffering from “catastrophic” illnesses such as cancer. Cancer treatment survival increases London Evening Standard Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:55 PM PDT The number of people surviving after treatment for oesophageal or stomach cancer has risen significantly in the last 10 years, according to new figures. WEST WINDSOR: 44 dragon boat teams Paddle for Pink The Princeton Packet Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:52 PM PDT WEST WINDSOR A stream of people dressed in pink entered Mercer County Park Lake on Sunday, June 3, as 44 dragon boat teams and their supporters participated in the Paddle for Pink festival and dragon boat races to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. MEDICAL CENTER MOVES: Cancer care center caters to patients The Princeton Packet Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:48 PM PDT Cancer patients will have a tranquil and comfortable new place to receive their treatments along with staff to guide them through the complicated, and often scary, process in the new Edward & Marie Matthews Center for Cancer Care at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Hundreds support wrestling coach at cancer benefit The Des Moines Register Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:48 PM PDT The Popeye arms and barrel chest no longer protrude from Willie Gadson's upper body the way they once did, but the ear-to-ear smile and overflowing positive spirit appear as big as ever. Family and their horses escape Caroline barn fire The Ithaca Journal Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:35 PM PDT CAROLINE -- After receiving encouraging news about her cancer treatment on Friday morning, Melody... - 7:52 pm Transportation bill leaves NY with largely flat funding The Ithaca Journal Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:35 PM PDT CAROLINE -- After receiving encouraging news about her cancer treatment on Friday morning, Melody... - 7:52 pm Giants coach Tom Coughlin has never forgotten Brockton's Jay McGillis Fall River Herald News Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:26 PM PDT Twenty years after Boston College safety Jay McGillis of Brockton died of leukemia, his memory remains intertwined in countless lives, most notably Tom Coughlin's. In his name, Coughlin established The Jay Fund. It has allotted $3.5 million in grants to families suffering through cancer's financial costs. Daily Planner Hutchinson News Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:24 PM PDT THINGS TO DO TODAY (Monday, July 2) EVENTS6:30 p.m.Women's Cancer Issues Support Group, Hutchinson R ...

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