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Pub goers inspired by David’s strength Whitehaven News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:58 AM PDT A FORMER St Benedict’s School pupil’s brave battle with cancer has inspired a community to stage a fundraising challenge. Lea Michele, LL Cool J, Kevin Bacon & Others Stand Up to Cancer People Magazine Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT Join Hollywood in the fight for a cure with a nationally televised event Sept. 7 Armstrong says he's 7-time Tour de France champ KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:46 AM PDT MONTREAL (AP) â€" Lance Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference on Wednesday. Lancashire nose man ‘too scary for telly’ Lancashire Telegraph Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:43 AM PDT A GRANDAD whose nose was removed after he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer has been told he cannot appear on a chat show until September in case he scares children. Illinois taxpayers can donate to cancer research Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:42 AM PDT Illinois residents now can make voluntary contributions to children's cancer research when they pay their state income taxes. Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation this week adding a childhood can… Showers of Blessings The Jasper Newsboy Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:30 AM PDT Showers of Blessings Fussell has said in the past that that the original 'crew' consisted of herself, her sister-in-law Jamie, and a couple known as Jacob and Carol. Since the vision began Jamie has passed away from breast cancer and Carol succumbed to a kidney problem, both were taken last year. Fussell and the volunteers of the center are dedicated to serving this, and surrounding communities ... Hemsley's body still at funeral home UPI Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The body of TV icon Sherman Hemsley remains stored in an El Paso, Texas, funeral home freezer five weeks after his death from lung cancer. Calgary reseachers use virus to fight blood cancer CBC.ca Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:22 AM PDT Researchers at the University of Calgary are looking at using a virus to treat a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma, which accounts for about 10 per cent of all blood cancer cases. New cancer drug has 10x the punch WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:12 AM PDT Courtesy Futurity.org: “Over the past decade, we have seen an increasing interest in using carboranes in drug design,” says Mark W. Lee Jr., assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri. “Carboranes are clusters of three elementsâ€"boron, carbon and hydrogen. Carboranes don’t fight cancer directly, but they aid in the ability of a drug to bind more tightly to its target, creating ... Corn-loving tapir named Goober dies at S.F. Zoo San Mateo Daily Journal Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:05 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO â€" A corn-loving Baird tapir named Goober has died at the San Francisco Zoo after a two-year cancer battle. Zookeepers found the 18-year-old animal in his barn Sunday morning.

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