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Utahns climb to mount battle against cancer Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 06:00 PM PST Health care » BYU law grad who underwent treatments says the fight never really ends. Tributes flow for veteran journalist Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:57 PM PST The death of Channel Nine news veteran Peter Harvey from pancreatic cancer prompted an immediate outpouring of grief and tributes by colleagues and rivals. Let Chavez 'recover in peace' Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:55 PM PST VENEZUELA'S foreign minister says President Hugo Chavez is in a "battle" to recover from cancer at a Caracas military hospital and needs time to rest. irn-walk**SHARON newstalkzb.co.nz Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:50 PM PST A disease that kills more people than car crashes every year in New Zealand is expected to fill Mount Maunganui's Main Beach with people wearing shady hats this afternoon. Mt Maunganui to raise awareness of melanoma melanoma, cancer, Mount Maunganui, Main Beach All News Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:49 PM PST On Monday, the Fair Grounds Hall of Fame will welcome jockey E.J. Perrodin, who in June died of cancer at age 55. His widow, Lisa, said she and 9-year-old son Devin wouldn’t miss the induction for anything. 'Chicks with Sticks' hit the ice to fight breast cancer Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:45 PM PST WINTHROP, Mass. -- They're more accustomed to watching the action on ice, but a group of Winthrop hockey moms are lacing up to raise money to fight breast cancer. Melatonin no help for late-stage cancer weight loss â€" US study Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:41 PM PST Despite encouraging results in the past, melatonin pills did nothing to help advanced cancer patients eat more or stave off weight loss in a new clinical trial. "We had great enthusiasm for it also based on these other trials, and were quite disappointed when it didn't work," lead author Dr. Egidio Del Fabbro told Reuters Health. Voice of news silenced Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:35 PM PST Tributes have flowed for Peter Harvey, a veteran newsman and TV identity who succumbed to cancer aged 68. Feb. 26 obituaries Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:04 PM PST Harvey Frank (Skip) Longanecker Aug. 17, 1948-Feb. 12, 2013 Happy Valley resident Harvey Frank (Skip) Longanecker died Tuesday, Feb. 12, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64. A memorial service was held Friday, Feb. 15, at East Hill Church in Gresham. Internment will take place at I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Harvey was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Hoven, S.D., to Orval and Hester Longanecker. He ... Help the community unite in fighting cancer Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:03 PM PST The Gresham Relay for Life is holding a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the banquet room of Gresham Golf Course, 2155 N.E. Division St. Hundreds of participants will ring in the 2013 event with a rally celebrating the American Cancer Society’s goal to save lives and create more birthdays. Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration in which individuals and teams camp out ...

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