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Family, friends honor Ball State student colon cancer victim Ball State Daily News Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:49 PM PST Cathy Courtney, advisor to sorority Chi Omega, is the aunt of Meredeth Rankin. Rankin was in Alpha Omicron Pi at Miami University, and died of colon cancer in 2008. Opting to track, not treat, early prostate cancer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:48 PM PST WASHINGTON -- John Shoemaker visited six doctors in his quest to find the best treatment for his early stage prostate cancer -- and only the last one offered what made the most sense to the California man: Keep a close watch on the tumor and treat only if it starts to grow. Very few men choose this active surveillance option. Upton boy battles cancer with 'Donut' app The MetroWest Daily News Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:33 PM PST Logan Pazol hopes to fight cancer one doughnut punch at a time. Dear Abby: Simple treasures proof of mother's love Erie Times-News Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:15 PM PST Dear Abby After a long battle with cancer, my beloved mother died. After we got over the initial shock of Mom's passing, we were looking through her room. SouthCoast business in brief The Standard-Times Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:12 PM PST DARTMOUTH â€" Panera Bread recently raised $632.02 for Southcoast Hospitals' Women's Health Services as a result of its Pink Ribbon Bagel, "Power of Pink" Bagel Packs and "Cater Pink" campaign to increase breast cancer awareness. Twenty-three Panera... Law-enforcement personnel aid holiday effort at Steeplechase Cancer Center MyCentralJersey.com Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:06 PM PST Santa presents gifts to Ryan Hahn, 2, second from left, and Ethan Hahn, 5, second from right, sons of Karissa Hahn of Piscataway, left, during a special holiday celebration at The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Food pantry brings hope The Toledo Blade Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:06 PM PST Erma Oswalt doesn't mince words about the cancer that spread from her tongue to her throat and liver since it was diagnosed about a year ago. The Mikey Czech Foundation funds new hope for cancer research New Canaan Advertiser Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:05 PM PST When Mikey Czech was diagnosed in January 2008 with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare pediatric brain tumor, his parents Steve and Jennifer were told there was little that could be done. Follow us on Twitter • Keep up on Facebook Up until that point, doctors in the United States were hesitant, if not unwilling, to biopsy these brain tumors due to their locations in the brainstem ... When you wish upon a star: Child cancer survivor and family going to Disney World Cherokee Tribune Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:04 PM PST WOODSTOCK â€" Just in time for Christmas, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has gifted 4-year-old Claire Kitchen with a future trip to Disney World. The foundation aims to grant the wishes of children with ... Family took in a niece and a boy, both preemies with special needs Richmond Times-Dispatch Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:00 PM PST Becca Campbell's father was dying of colon cancer in 2003 when he took her aside and asked her to take in her niece â€" his newborn granddaughter.

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