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Police, Jet Skier rescue sailboat in distress The Buffalo News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:57 PM PDT Lucky for John Rizva and his sailboat passengers that the Buffalo Police Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team was in the Niagara River this evening â€" and that Buffalo school teacher Angela Vallone decided to take her Jet Ski from the city to a cancer fundraiser in North Tonawanda. Fish getting skin cancer from UV radiation, scientists say Los Angeles Times Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:54 PM PDT Teams find cancerous lesions on the scales of about 15% of the coral trout in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is under an ozone hole. If you're still skeptical that a tan can be dangerous, consider this: Scientists have found that wild fish are getting skin cancer from ultraviolet radiation. Mammogram benefit inflated by Komen? CNN Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:52 PM PDT A national breast cancer charity is being accused of using misleading statistics to convince women to have mammograms, according to a paper published Thursday in the British Medical Journal. Around Downriver: Motorcycle ride raises $54,000 for cancer fight Ile Camera Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:37 PM PDT TRENTON â€" The Edge-Ross Ride raised about $54,000 for cancer screening and awareness, organizers of the charity motorcycle cruise said this week. Breast Cancer Charity Overstates Value of Mammograms: Researchers HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:19 PM PDT THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The breast cancer charity that brought the world the pink ribbon exaggerates the benefits of mammography while minimizing its harms, researchers claim. Common Skin Cancer a Chronic Condition, Study Says HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:19 PM PDT THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to go easy on the tanning this summer: A new study affirms that basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, should be viewed as a chronic disease. Tazewell County Kids jump towards healthy living WEEK News 25 Central Illinois Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:15 PM PDT NORTH PEKIN, Ill. -- The Tazewell County Health Department is teaming with the American Cancer Society to help cultivate healthy habits at a young age. Habib says he is an education, transportation advocate Kirkland Reporter Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:13 PM PDT Cyrus Habib was 8 years old when he first learned to advocate for himself. A second round of retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye cancer, had just taken the last of his eyesight and his freedom at recess. He was forced to play close to the school playground monitors because officials at Stevenson Elementary School in Bellevue didn’t want him to get hurt. Lauderhill Police Support Cancer-Stricken Colleague NBC Miami Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:12 PM PDT Kayan Wright watched via Skype as her family, friends, and colleagues came together to support her with a barbecue fundraiser at the Lauderhill Police Department Thursday. Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida Serious illness: To tell or not The Desert Sun Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:09 PM PDT In 1976, as a 24-year-old grad student, Samira Beckwith was diagnosed with the thing people still whispered about: cancer.

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