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Right laments, revels in loss of Barney Frank as foil Boston Globe Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:46 PM PST National conservatives lost one of their favorite foils in August 2009 when Senator Edward M. Kennedy succumbed to brain cancer. Yesterday they lost another constant target, Representative Barney Frank, when the Newton Democrat announced he would not seek reelection next year. “Barney Bails,” blared the afternoon headline on the Drudge Report, which tilts decidedly to the right. Author Matt ... Stalin's daughter Lana Peters dies of colon cancer at 85 Straits Times Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:46 PM PST MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) - Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's daughter, whose defection to the West during the Cold War embarrassed the ruling communists and made her a best-selling author, has died. She was 85. Health Canada suspends breast cancer drug Mississauga News Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:32 PM PST Health Canada has revoked approval for use of the drug Avastin in treating advanced breast cancer, following the same move by its U.S. counterpart. Because breast cancers change, treatments should change too, study suggests Ottawa Citizen Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:26 PM PST One in seven women with advanced or recurring breast cancer could benefit from having an up-to-date biopsy to determine if their treatment plans should be changed, a new Canadian study has found. Maggie Daley's funeral shows Chicago's prominence Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:23 PM PST Dignitaries from the highest ranks of government grieved alongside ordinary citizens Monday as the woman who served as Chicago's first lady for 22 years was remembered as an inspiration to cancer pati TWRA employee Allen Ricks loses battle with cancer WBIR-TV Knoxville Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:23 PM PST Long time employee of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Allen Ricks passed away on Saturday after battling a rare form of cancer for less than a year. COPD Day left in the dust during Movember Business Examiner Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:20 PM PST Despite the abundance of good Movember does for prostate cancer awareness, it overshadows another important health awareness day Stalin's only daughter - who famously denounced his reign of terror - dies in Wisconsin aged 85 Daily Mail Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:19 PM PST The only daughter of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has died in Wisconsin , aged 85. Svetlana Peters , who famously denounced communism and moved to the United States in the late 1960s, died from colon cancer. MSU professor's drug can reduce risk of breast cancer The State News Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:16 PM PST A drug used to treat type-2 diabetes has been shown to reduce the growth of certain chemicals that stimulate breast cancer tumors, a finding that could have implications for the way physicians treat cancer, according to a new study recently released by MSU professor James Trosko. Breast cancer awareness stressed at Sumter Middle School Americus Times-Recorder Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:14 PM PST The morning of Oct. 21 was cool but the significance of Breast Cancer Awareness was stressed. At 8:45 a.m., students from the seventh grade of Sumter County Middle School began a day-long, three-session, awareness activity. Many local city and county officials as well as cancer survivors were invited to the first kick-off session at 8:45 a.m.

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