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HEALTH MATTERS: Colonoscopies can and do save lives The Princeton Packet Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:01 AM PDT Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Relay For Life stories of hope: Cancer survivior Eddie Earl Hollis Topsail Voice Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:55 AM PDT My story is how early detection can help beat cancer and in some cases eliminate the need for treatments that are harmful to your body, spirit and mind. My name is Eddie Earl Hollis, age 66 and I always have routine yearly checkups with my Urologist, Dr. Robert Nichols in Wilmington. American Cancer Society holds annual fashion show in Monterey The Salinas Californian Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:43 AM PDT The American Cancer Society held its 18th annual Celebration of Life fashion show, auction and luncheon March 23 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. The main event was the fashion show, featuring cancer survivors modeling flashy fashions from local boutiques. ‘Fight like a girl’ a message to breast cancer survivors ABC Newspapers Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:41 AM PDT When it came time for Anoka High School (AHS) students Katie Jones, Zachary Charlton, Jordan Armbrust and Paige Hennen to select a senior project, the team decided to go above and beyond for 10 breast cancer survivors. Stanford: Antibody offers hope against cancers San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:39 AM PDT In a potential breakthrough for cancer research, Stanford immunologists discovered they can shrink or even get rid of a wide range of human cancers by treating them with a single antibody. The experiments were done on... Health Matters: Staging cancer NBC 2 Fort Myers Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:19 AM PDT It started with a mammogram. Karolee Meek found she had breast cancer. "I have a bright future. I have my family, my loved ones around me and that's what makes the difference." The first thing doctors ‘You have got to battle’ â€" Halsey offers support for Petrov after leukaemia diagnosis Goal.com Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:14 AM PDT The 50-year-old is himself a cancer survivor, having beaten the disease and since returned to officiating in the Premier League, and promised any aid that he can give to the Bulgarian. Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Cancer Fight Update Recap antiMUSIC Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:08 AM PDT Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has completed his programme of chemotherapy Bobby Womack Fighting Cancer Recap antiMUSIC Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:07 AM PDT Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer Half of all cancers are preventable, study claims The Malaysian Insider Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON, March 31 â€" Half of all cancers could be prevented if people just adopted healthier behaviours, US scientists argued on Wednesday. Smoking is blamed for a third of all US cancer cases and being overweight leads to another 20 per cent of the deadly burden that costs the United States some US$226 billion (RM680 billion) per year in health ...

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