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Quilting for Cancer Patients Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 06:01 PM PST One volunteer organization is turning their loss into hope for others. Caring Hands & Hearts makes quilts for cancer patients around the Western Slope and even have requests around the nation. Thriving cancer's 'chaos' explained Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 06:01 PM PST The way cancer cells can make a completely chaotic mess of their genetic code in order thrive has been explained by UK researchers. Legendary Pianist Van Cliburn Passes Away Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:57 PM PST North Texas lost a legend today. Pianist and Fort Worth resident, Van Cliburn, died today at the age of 78. He fought a long battle against an aggressive bone cancer. He is considered of the greatest piano players of the … Woman who smoked through her neck in California anti-tobacco PSA dies (video) Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:57 PM PST A woman who smoked a cigarette through a hole in her throat to illustrate her struggle with nicotine addiction in a California public service advertisement has died of cancer, health officials and her family said Wednesday. Ribbons have beco… Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:55 PM PST A new study in a major medical journal shows more women from the ages of 25 to 39 may be getting advanced breast cancer, and researchers don't know why. Cliburn, whose music thawed Cold War, dies Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:54 PM PST VAN Cliburn's music transcended the Cold War. The US pianist died after a battle with bone cancer, at the age of 78. Debi Austin Dies, Anti-Tobacco Advocate’s 90s PSA Lives On Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:52 PM PST Debi Austin has died at the age of 62 after a two-decades long battle with cancer. If you didn’t recognize Debi Austin’s name, you probably would recall the anti-tobacco advocate who finally managed to quit smoking after a jarring ad she made in the 1990s featured her smoking through a voicebox. Austin filmed the public service [...] Debi Austin Dies, Anti-Tobacco Advocate’s 90s PSA Lives On is ... Don't Believe the Report About Hugo Chavez's Death Just Yet theatlanticwire.com Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:50 PM PST On Wednesday night, one of the more obscure outposts of the CNN empire reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had died, citing a pretty sketchy Panamanian source named Guillermo Cochez. CNN Chile reported quite bluntly: "Hugo Chávez is dead." The news itself, if true, is not unbelievable. The once bombastic politician has been struggling with cancer for sometime now and has largely been ... Colon cancer run set for Saturday npc-news.amarillo.com Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:48 PM PST Amarillo Endoscopy Center hopes several hundred runners will help raise awareness for colon cancer on Saturday. The center will host its second Mary Elizabeth Archer Colon Cancer Awareness Challenge Run beginning at 9 a.m. Pianist Van Cliburn leaves legacy of talent, music Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 05:41 PM PST Shreveport lost one of its favorite sons today when Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn, died at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He was diagnosed with advanced bone cancer last August. Â

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