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Boulder cancer survivor Parker Simpson, 19, to ride on float in Rose Parade Colorado Daily Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:00 PM PST It was Mother s Day, of all days, when the news came back to Parker Simpson that a tumor in his shoulder was cancerous, the 19-year-old recalls. Digest: Baseball great Harmon Killebrew battling esophageal cancer Contra Costa Times Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:59 PM PST Former NBA star Van Exel's son charged with murder The Western Mass golf community lost a good friend this week when Leed's Sandra Batura lost her battle with cancer The Republican Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:59 PM PST One of the things we always take time to do during the final week of the year is look back at the people we lost during the previous twelve months. Some make headlines for being famous, others for their infamous deeds. Killebrew has cancer, expects full recovery Concord Monitor Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:55 PM PST Baseball MINNEAPOLIS - Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins yesterday, saying he expects to make a full recovery from the "very serious" condition. "With my wife, Nita, by my side, I have begun preparing for what is perhaps the most difficult battle of my life," Killebrew said ... Harmon Killebrew says he has esophageal cancer Tahlequah Daily Press Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:54 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS â€" Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, saying he expects to make a full recovery from the "very serious" condition. In Brief Albany Times Union Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:36 PM PST Treatments for hypertension, drugs for cancer and viral diseases, and devices to monitor glucose received funding from the National Institutes of Health through a program that was part of the health care reform law. Recipients include Delcath Systems Inc. of Queensbury, which received $244,479.25 for its chemosaturation system; Kinentia Biosciences LLC of Rensselaer, which received four grants ... National: Harmon Killebrew says he has cancer The St. Augustine Record Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:35 PM PST MINNEAPOLIS -- Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, saying he expects to make a full recovery from the "very serious" condition. "With my wife, Nita, by my side, I have begun preparing for what is perhaps the most difficult battle of my life," Killebrew said. read ... Former Merrimack dean imprisoned for child porn The Eagle-Tribune Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:29 PM PST SALEM, Mass. â€" A former Merrimack College dean pleaded guilty yesterday to 40 child pornography possession and distribution charges and was immediately taken to state prison. Edward T. Popper, 66, a Harvard University graduate, former Merrimack College business dean and prostate cancer survivor, was sentenced to 5 to 6 years at MCI Cedar Junction followed by 10 years probation when he's released. Consistent exercise linked to lower risk of colon cancer death New Kerala Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:23 PM PST Washington, Dec 31 : A new research has found that consistent exercise is associated with a lower risk of dying from colon cancer. Twins Great Harmon Killebrew Battling Cancer 5 Eyewitness News St. Paul Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:19 PM PST The Hall of Fame player announced he has cancer of the esophagus....

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