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A Tale of Two Lance Armstrongs The Atlantic Sun, 29 May 2011 13:45 PM PDT Many fans want to separate the recent doping allegations from his admirable cancer work. Why that's impossible. Tin Cup Gypsy to perform June 2 Eastern Arizona Courier Sun, 29 May 2011 13:41 PM PDT Contributed Article Folk pop band Tin Cup Gypsy will bring its celebrated new album "Calico" to Safford's Center for the Arts on Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. In addition to hometown boys Jonathan and Jordan Lawson bringing their full band to play in Safford, Jonathan will cut his very long hair onstage in support of breast cancer. LaVon Box Ashland City Times Sun, 29 May 2011 13:21 PM PDT LaVon Box, age 58, of Kingston Springs, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011, at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at Centennial Medical Center. Abkhazia's leader dies in Russia after surgery Europe Online Magazine Sun, 29 May 2011 13:02 PM PDT Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh died in Moscow following a lung surgery, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday. Bagapsh, 62, was put on a ventilator earlier this week after his lungs failed, following surgery on his right lung in a Moscow hospital on May 21. According to an official spokesman for the Abkhaz president, Bagapsh died of cancer. "Doctors have admitted that malignant tumors affected his ... Hospital foundation launches breast cancer project Washington Examiner Sun, 29 May 2011 12:28 PM PDT The Associated Press The Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska A foundation that supports Fairbanks Memorial hospital has launched a fundraising drive to improve breast cancer care in the interior Alaska city. The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation is setting a goal of raising $1 million for the project. The effort through October 2013 is named dubbed the Circle of Hope. Sponsors tell ... THE BIG BUZZ: Richboro Middle School teachers and students raise $4,000 for cancer center (VIDEOS) The Advance Sun, 29 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT RICHBORO - Richboro Middle School was literally buzzing with activity Thursday afternoon as more than a dozen faculty and staff members literally let down their hair for a good cause. Memorial golf tournament promotes cancer education The Oneida Daily Dispatch Sun, 29 May 2011 11:38 AM PDT ORISKANY FALLS -- Eight years after his death from skin cancer, the memory of Mark Monroe’s friendship with a Sherrill family lives on -- and helps others avoid the same fate. Gig Harbor Team Will Walk 60 Miles, Raise Money for Breast Cancer The Kitsap Sun Sun, 29 May 2011 11:21 AM PDT When Jeff Bacon’s father died of cancer in 2009, he was compelled to do something to help others but didn’t know where to start. Novel Molecular Pathway Described in Nature Has Possible Implications for Retinal Disease and Cancer Treatment redOrbit Sun, 29 May 2011 11:08 AM PDT CINCINNATI, May 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina - a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110406/MM79025LOGO) Researchers report ... Obituary: Metro Petrosky / Former Washington County commissioner Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 29 May 2011 10:41 AM PDT A longtime public servant and larger-than-life figure -- sometimes criticized, sometimes championed, but never irrelevant -- Metro Petrosky died Thursday of complications from cancer. He was 70. Mr. Petrosky spent 20 years working for Washington County, first as the Clerk of Courts, later as a commissioner.

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