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'Manuary' Beard Growing Back For Another Year Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 09:56 AM PST Movember is now long gone, where men grow moustaches in support of raising awareness about prostate cancer research and awareness, now a local effort in its third year, Manuary, is underway to help raise awareness and find a cure about head and neck cancer. Men are four times more likely than women to be affected by head and neck cancer, which is the fifth most common cancer in North America. In ... Venezuelans take in shifting news on Chavez health Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 09:32 AM PST Venezuelans are beginning 2013 with a respite from shifting news about the health of President Hugo Chavez, who underwent his fourth cancer surgery last month. Dozens to plunge for charity Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 09:16 AM PST Dozens of people are ringing in the new year by plunging into an icy-cold northern Vermont lake to raise money for the American Cancer Society.      The ninth annual Willoughby Lake Dip Relay For Life fundraiser takes place Tuesday afternoon in Westmore.      Organizer Fred Laferriere told the Caledonian Record that 68 people took the plunge last year, raising $18,000. He says the lake waters ... Smyrna Boys & Girls Club to host 5K on Saturday Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 09:10 AM PST The Smyrna/Clayton Boys & Girls Club is hosting their first Breast Cancer 5K Walk on Saturday, Aug. 25 at their location on East Commerce Street in Smyrna. Sun shining after family tragedy Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 09:10 AM PST There are many reasons why women set up their own businesses.Fast-rising marketing executive and food-science graduate Liz Eglinton was working at Lion Nathan "pushing beer" more than 10 years ago when her sister contracted cancer... Venezuelans take in shifting news on Chavez health, with main New Year's Eve event canceled Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 08:46 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) â€" Venezuelans are beginning 2013 with a respite from shifting news about the health of President Hugo Chavez, who underwent his fourth cancer surgery last month. RIP: Sydney Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 08:46 AM PST Sydney, the bandana-wearing and once-controversial mail-carrying golden retriever who accompanied mailman Terry Trish on his route, died in September after a fight with cancer. She was 14 and had walked the downtown postal route of Aspen with Trish for 12-plus years. The pair’s daily stops in shops and businesses downtown became a cherished routine of local life. read more Big killers overshadow a simple one - injury Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 08:43 AM PST The Bureau of Statistics Causes of Death data for 2010 paints an interesting picture of how the lives of 150,000 Australians ended that year. What the data shows is that the four top-ranked conditions that killed Australians in 2010 were heart disease (45,499 deaths), cancer (43,293) , lung disease (11,954) and injuries (8,925). Yes - injuries. Sponsored by Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 08:42 AM PST A brave mum from Staveley has made a hair-raising decision to raise money for people affected by cancer. 'Gene switch' offers hope in breast cancer fight Tue, 01 Jan, 2013 08:36 AM PST AUSTRALIAN researchers have found a ''genetic switch'' that could open up new treatments for breast cancer.

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