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| 8-year-old battling cancer competes in swim meet Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:40 AM PST An 8-year-old girl is standing tall in the face of cancer and still racing to be a champion. GREEN FOR JEAN: Blossoming campaign is turning Bristol Borough green in support of 20-year-old cancer patient Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:22 AM PST BRISTOL BOROUGH - A sea of green and the roar of the crowd greeted Jean Shapcott as she entered the gym of Snyder-Girotti Elementary School Friday morning. Pint-size kids and their teachers erupted in applause for the 20-year-old cancer patient. Soldier dies of breast cancer, but her widow won't get benefits Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:21 AM PST Charlie Morgan didn't get her last wish. On Sunday morning, the New Hampshire National Guard soldier succumbed to Stage IV breast cancer after a long battle against the disease and a federal law that now leaves her widow with none of the benefits a grateful nation bestows on its straight warriors. Read full article >> China table-tennis legend Zhuang dead Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:08 AM PST BEIJING, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Chinese table-tennis champion Zhuang Zedong died at the age of 73 Sunday in a Beijing hospital after long battle with cancer, officials said. Mixed emotions as cancer survivor walks for those who didn't Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:04 AM PST RETURNING home for Relay For Life brings mixed emotions for Mark Lee. 'Pingpong diplomacy' figure Zhuang Zedong dies Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:03 AM PST BEIJING (AP) - Three-time world table tennis champion Zhuang Zedong, a key figure in the groundbreaking "pingpong diplomacy'' between China and the United States, died Sunday, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. He was 72 and had struggled with cancer since 2008. Zimbabwe faces challenges in preventing, treating cervical cancer, PlusNews reports Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:02 AM PST "HIV-positive women are living longer, but are now dying of cervical cancer," and "[i]n Zimbabwe, cervical cancer is now the most common cancer among women, particularly those living with HIV," PlusNews reports. Positive results from NCI-sponsored bevacizumab trial on cervical cancer Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 09:02 AM PST Patients with advanced, recurrent, or persistent cervical cancer that was not curable with standard treatment who received the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) lived 3.7 months longer than patients who did not receive the drug, according to an interim analysis of a large, randomized clinical trial. Stars support teen cancer concert Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 08:49 AM PST IT HAS always been a company with a conscience that has good causes so it is no surprise that The Body Shop has teamed up with the charity Teenage Cancer Trust. It’s a logical partnership. Top prostate cancer surgeon to conduct free men's health screening Sun, 10 Feb, 2013 08:32 AM PST On Saturday, February 16, 2013, top prostate cancer surgeon, Dr. David Samadi , will conduct free prostate cancer screenings at the Chian Federation, 4401 Broadway in Astoria, New York 11103. | |
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