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Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:03 PM EST

Lance Armstrong will always be my hero: Yuvraj Singh Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:59 PM PST Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh Wednesday said fellow cancer survivor cyclist Lance Armstrong would always be his hero, despite the ban slapped on the American for use of performance-enhancing drugs. How I became a merry widow: When Jeannette Kupfermann lost husband thought never recover. But in time she learned life ... Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:59 PM PST When Jeannette was widowed at the age of 46, she felt as if the front wall of her house had blown away, so fundamental was her loss. Jacques was just 60 when he died of pancreatic cancer in 1987. Hugo Chavez kept alive by life support? Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:57 PM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in an induced coma and being kept alive by life support following complications during cancer surgery, a British daily said Wednesday. Woman accused of faking breast cancer to raise cash pleads guilty Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:51 PM PST Melissa Jones, accused of faking cancer to raise cash from unsuspecting donors, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and other charges. Venezuela's Opposition Demands "Whole Truth" About Chavez Health Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:44 PM PST CARACAS, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday demanded the government tell "the whole truth" about the health of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez, who has not been heard from in three weeks after undergoing a gruelling operation in Cuba. Miles Austrevich, Inspiration for Jokes4Miles.com, Dies at 20 Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:42 PM PST Bill Murray, Jay Leno and others were among the celebrities who contributed to the site created to lift his spirits as he fought a rare form of brain cancer. read more Maplewood Middle, LeBlanc Middle part of breast cancer awareness football game Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:36 PM PST Sulphur High's Matt Walker Memorial Stadium was “pinked out” Tuesday, Oct. 23, during the LeBlanc Middle School Raiders versus Maplewood Middle School Comets football game. The 'sick-lit' books aimed at children: It's a disturbing phenomenon. Tales of teenage cancer, self-harm and suicide... Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:34 PM PST As plots go, it's mawkish at best, exploitative at worst. Diagnosed with stage four thyroid cancer at the age of 13, Hazel spends most of her time tethered to an oxygen tank and is running out of hope. Speculation grows that Chávez is close to death Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:32 PM PST Hugo Chávez “is absolutely aware” that he faces a “complex” phase in his battle against cancer, said his vice-president, amid increasing speculation that the Venezuelan leader is close to death. Opposition demands information on Chavez Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 05:29 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela â€" Venezuela’s opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez’s condition Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding the ailing leader’s health more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba.

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