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Katie's biggest cheerleader has many giving hats The Naperville Sun Sun, 02 May 2010 02:01 AM PDT Naperville resident Amy Hausman has found a unique way to improve the quality of life in Naperville. Besides being an advocate for cancer research, the blind and dyslexic, a volunteer in education and so much more, she's also part of a national advisory panel that influences the food choices served by a national restaurant chain.Hausman, 38, hails from Chicago and attended the University of ... English patients have lower chance of surviving lung cancer, study shows Guardian Unlimited Sun, 02 May 2010 01:31 AM PDT Five-year survival rates lower in England than Norway or Sweden despite similar levels of health spending People in England have a far lower chance of surviving lung cancer than those in Sweden or Norway despite very similar healthcare spending, a comparison of the three countries revealed today. Five-year survival rates for those diagnosed with the disease between 1996 and 2004 showed sharp ... Not just surviving, but thriving The Iowa City Press-Citizen Sun, 02 May 2010 01:23 AM PDT "You’re not just survivors. You thrive," Williams said Saturday at the Mercy Hospital cancer survivors’ celebration in Iowa City. Volunteers raise flags to raise funds for fight against cancer KTUU Anchorage Sun, 02 May 2010 00:49 AM PDT Volunteers set up more than 2,530 flags in downtown Anchorage Saturday to prepare for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, representing each Alaskan who was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. Broadcasting industry mourns pioneer engineer The Jamaica Observer Sun, 02 May 2010 00:38 AM PDT THE broadcasting industry is now mourning the passing pioneer radio engineer, Walter Matthews who died in the Andrews Memorial Hospital on Friday. Matthews succumbed after a bout with cancer. He is survived by his wife Gloria. Now playing: Daily community sports news The Star Press Sun, 02 May 2010 00:33 AM PDT Former Muncie residents Jessie Kennedy and Illene Vandergras won titles this weekend. Kennedy won the BMX girls pro class Race For Life Cancer Benefit in Indianapolis. Vandergras won an age-group title. Marin Marathon a success San Rafael/Terra Linda News Pointer Sun, 02 May 2010 00:33 AM PDT The Marin Marathon, held April 25 at McNear’s Beach Park in San Rafael, saw almost 600 participants finish various-length races, including a mammoth 26.2-mile run. Penny MacPhail and Jonathan Bretan won the full marathon, Michelle Meyer and Tim Knudsen the half marathon, Katie Drake and Cesar Ochoa the 10k, Raven Quesenberg and Cole Miller the 5k. To help benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation ... Cancer survivors, others walk the walk at weekend's Relay for Life Chico Enterprise-Record Sun, 02 May 2010 00:32 AM PDT An ocean of purple and pink stretched for as far as the eye could see on the tracks at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico and Oroville High School on Saturday. Relay organizers vow to continue event next year The Vicksburg Post Sun, 02 May 2010 00:28 AM PDT A week after the early shutdown of the 2010 Warren County Relay For Life, officials at the American Cancer Society, the group benefitting from the all-night fundraiser, say the show will go on next year. AROUND THE VALLEY: VA offers benefits to Agent Orange victims The St. Helena Star Sun, 02 May 2010 00:25 AM PDT Saturday update The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is providing compensation for Vietnam veterans and their surviving spouses for cases of Parkinson’s, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, certain types of cancer (prostate, lung, other cancers of the airway) and leukemia.

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