Head for the Cure 5K celebrates 10 years
KSHB-TV Kansas City Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:59 AM PDT
The Head for the Cure 5K is a family-oriented race that caters to serious runners and walkers, all looking to raise funds and awareness for the fight against brain cancer. |
A champion forever
The Freeman Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:38 AM PDT
When my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, my life became a Tim Burton movie- gloomy and dark. |
Art in Giving helps pediatric cancer research and programs
Boston Globe Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:33 AM PDT
Founder Eliane Markoff of Wellesley is also one of the 25 artists who donate 50 percent of proceeds to pediatric cancer programs through Boston-based Art in Giving; former Globe West residents Michael and Allie Schachter launched the Chennai Children Foundation to fight human trafficking; Catherine Marris of Chestnut Hill recently completed an eight-week paid internship through the Bank of ... |
Body of Missing Oklahoma Man Found in Montana
Flathead Beacon Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:32 AM PDT
Montana authorities say they have found the body of a Tulsa, Okla., man reported missing as he traveled to Glacier National Park to celebrate his recovery from cancer. The Missoula County Sheriff's Office late Friday in a statement says the body of Mark Bennett was found after his truck and camper were spotted by a mountain biker on a forest road near Seeley Lake. He was last heard from Aug. 16. |
Byard Lancaster, Philly Multi-Instrumentalist, Dies at 70
JazzTimes Magazine Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT
Byard Lancaster, a Philadelphia musician described as a “local institution†by the Philadelphia Inquirer , died Aug. 23 in Wyndmoor, Penn. He was 70 and the cause was cancer. |
Livestrong donations skyrocket in wake of Lance Armstrong’s decision to stop fighting charges
Yahoo! News Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:26 AM PDT
Last week, after iconic American cyclist Lance Armstrong said he would no longer fight the charges brought against him by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, many wondered if Livestrong--the foundation for cancer survivors founded by the seven-time Tour de France winner and testicular cancer survivor--would suffer as a result. It doesn't look like it. On Friday, [...] |
Date set, registration open for Believe Walk
Highland Community News Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:25 AM PDT
Ready. Set. Believe. Registration has opened for the fifth annual Believe Walk presented by Stater Bros. Charities and Inland Women Fighting Cancer. The event, to be held in downtown Redlands on Sunday, Oct. 7, raises funds for local cancer patients. |
Lung cancer forum underlines hazards of smoking
The Manila Times Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:15 AM PDT
BAGUIO CITY: Lung cancer remains to be the top mortality-related or the most common cause of cancer-related death nationwide and worldwide while women smokers are found to be more susceptible than men as revealed in a forum held in this city. |
9/11 first responders struggle with cancer
CBS 42 Birmingham Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:08 AM PDT
NEW YORK, NY (CBS) - Ten years after the World Trade Center attack some of thE first responders to the disaster are now finding out they have cancer. Firefighters, in particular, appear to be at great risk. Firefighter Jeff Stroehlein spent weeks sifting through the toxic rubble of the World Trade Center in 16 hour shifts with little protection. Earlier this year, at 47, Stroehlein was diagnosed ... |
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