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Canines contribute to cause The Milton Standard-Journal Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:02 AM PDT MILTON â€" For 11-year-old Hayden Waltman and his dog Mojo, the American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life holds a special meaning. Fund set for boy who got million Christmas cards Detroit Free Press Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:02 AM PDT A dying boy who got 1.2 million cards from around the world after saying he wanted to have one more Christmas is being honored with a cancer research fund at the University of Michigan. INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER DePauw Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT The Putnam County Relay for Life took in $152,000 this year from team fundraisers as well as from online and event donations. Located on the track inside the Indoor Track and Tennis Center, the American Cancer Society event started at noon Saturday and ran until noon Sunday. Pa. doctor accused of stockpiling returned drugs The York Dispatch Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:58 AM PDT ERIE, Pa.â€"A Pennsylvania doctor is accused of stockpiling drugs that he had allegedly told cancer patients were prescribed to them mistakenly. Free workshop on reducing radon in your home KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:57 AM PDT One out of every three houses in Colorado has elevated levels of radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Now a group in Pueblo is offering a free workshop to help people learn how to install a radon mitigation system. Experts says a radon removal system can be installed for around $1,000. This workshop is designed to help people who can't afford to hire a certified mitigation ... Survivor star to appear at Relay for Life The Times-Journal Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:53 AM PDT Bruce’s Foodland will play host to a special guest at the DeKalb County Relay for Life event on April 30. Bobby Jon Drinkard, of the reality TV show “Survivor” and host of “On the Job” on PBS, will be at the Bruce’s Foodland tent during the American Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser. Cancer: The Battle of a Lifetime The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:50 AM PDT Life has revolved around cancer for as long as Keane Malish can remember. The 19-year-old 2008 graduate of New Braunfels High School was diagnosed with Aplastic anemia as a 2-year-old. MADD and Girls Inc. Name New Chief Executives The Chronicle of Philanthropy Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:45 AM PDT A top official with the cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been tapped to lead Mothers Against Drunk Driving, The Associated Press says. Daryl Gates, Former Los Angeles Police Chief, Laid To Rest The Huffington Post Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:19 AM PDT What's Your Reaction? LOS ANGELES â€" A funeral service will be held Tuesday for former Los Angeles police Chief Daryl Gates. Gates served as chief from 1978 to 1992 and died of cancer earlier this month at his Dana Point home. Novel Nanoparticles Prevent Radiation Damage redOrbit Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:14 AM PDT Findings could one day help protect cancer patientsTiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the strategy in mouse models.

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