Mom, son shave heads for cancer awareness

After Kelli Tracy’s 13-year-old son, Matthew, passed away on Mother’s Day in 2009 following a nine-year battle with a brain tumor, she sought a way to bring more awareness to pediatric cancer. “I just happened to have a Facebook friend whose son had the same type of cancer my son had and she signed up to shave her...

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‘I don’t want to be only person cured of HIV’

Timothy Ray Brown, a native of Seattle who was the first person cured of the AIDS virus, is joining with scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to help extend the cure to others.

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F1 commentator Murray Walker in cancer fight

Veteran Formula One commentator Murray Walker said he was optimistic of making a full recovery after being diagnosed with lymphatic system cancer aged 89. "They've caught it incredibly early," Walker said. "It's treatable. The doctors say my condition is mild and I'm very hopeful." Walker has been the voice of motor...

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Me and my operation: Quick test that spares woman a second breast cancer op

A new technique means breast cancer patients can have the tumour and affected lymph nodes removed in just one operation.

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Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

DALLAS - Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

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Decorate your briefs for prostate cancer

Ellsworth Air Force Base is asking local residents to decorate their briefs to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

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Dead teen cyclist was supporting uncle in cancer ride

The 16-year-old from Victoria, B.C., who was killed Sunday in Arlington in a cycling accident had participated in the charity bicycle event to support his uncle, a cancer survivor.

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Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

DALLAS (AP) - Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

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Obesity fuels rise in throat cancer in men: Form is one of the deadliest as it is often diagnosed...

More than 5,600 men develop cancer of the gullet each year, which is often diagnosed late and has shocking rates of survival.

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Emotions to run high at post Cecil Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot will get underway on Tuesday with one of its most familiar figures missing after the passing away of legendary trainer Henry Cecil last week. Cecil, who holds the record for Royal Ascot winners with 75 beginning with Parthenon in 1970, died last Tuesday after a long and courageous battle with cancer aged...

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Heartburn sufferers urged to visit doctor to rule out cancer if it persists

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Oregon researchers find questionable science for controversial Medtronic spinal fusion product

Oregon researchers have found weak science and potential cancer risk for a popular spinal fusion product, part of an independent review funded by manufacturer Medtronic.

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Erica Watson: Hot Curves Ahead: 10 Reasons why You Must Attend Full Figured Fashion Week

Summer is not officially here, but things are heating up as NYC begins the biggest celebration of plus size fashion the world has ever seen during Full Figured Fashion Week, June 17-22, 2013. Celebrating its fifth year of fabulous fashion, Full Figured Fashion Week has become the gold standard for plus size fashion...

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Commentary: Cartoon version of Obamacare fading. Expect many pleasant surprises

A friend of mine has an adult child with cancer, a young man just old enough to be beyond the age of coverage under his parents’ health care plan.

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Jamin Sewell: A Patient's Plea for Medical Marijuana in New York

Earlier this month, the New York State Assembly passed medical marijuana for the fourth time. Although this is good news, many New Yorkers living with debilitating illnesses, like myself, have learned to not get our hopes up. Unlike the 18 other states and the District of Columbia that have medical marijuana...

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Motorcyclists gear up for cancer awareness ride to help Millinocket vet

MILLINOCKET, Maine - People can accept Rick Cyr Jr. shaving his head, but nobody wants his fiancee cutting off her hair. Her mother is more understanding. Jessica Pelkey “came into this world bald,” Lisa Hayes-Taylor said Monday. “We might as well make her bald again.” Cyr and Jessica Pelkey are ...

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Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon on her stalker hell and supporting her mum through cancer battle

Liz suffered five years of hell but decided she could no longer try to ignore the twisted fan as his obsession grew darker

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'Night Stalker' killer Richard Ramirez died of cancer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California serial killer known as the "Night Stalker," who died this month at age 53 while on death row for a mid-1980s reign of terror in the Los Angeles area, succumbed to complications of cancer, authorities said.

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Cases of deadly ‘silent’ cancer double in men

Men are three times as likely to be affected by a “silent epidemic” of gullet cancer than women, according to...

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'Night Stalker' killer Richard Ramirez died of cancer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California serial killer known as the "Night Stalker," who died this month at age 53 while on death row for a mid-1980s reign of terror in the Los Angeles area, succumbed to complications of cancer, authorities said. Richard Ramirez, who in 1989 was convicted of committing 13 murders in...

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Murray Walker, 89, struck down by cancer

Murray Walker, the voice of Formula 1 for more than 30 years, has been diagnosed with cancer. Walker, 89, announced...

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Commentator Walker Diagnosed With Cancer

Former Formula One commentator Murray Walker, whose enthusiastic style during decades behind the microphone has made him a household name in Britain, has been diagnosed with cancer, his former employer the BBC reported on Monday.    

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Melissa Etheridge Says Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Decision Was 'Fearful Choice'

The rocker, who survived breast cancer, says women have lots of options to consider before electing to have surgery

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F1's Murray Walker diagnosed with 'treatable' lymphatic cancer

Murray Walker, the former Formula One commentator, has been diagnosed with cancer. The 89-year-old told the BBC that he has been diagnosed with a form of lymphatic system cancer but said that the condition is treatable. "They've caught it incredibly early. It's treatable, the doctors say my condition is mild and I'm...

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Murray Walker: Legendary Formula 1 commentator diagnosed with cancer weeks after breaking pelvis...

The 89-year-old announced last night that he had a form of lymphatic system cancer. He was diagnosed with the disease following tests after a fall in which he broke his pelvis last month.

dailymail.co.uk (6 hours ago)

Formula One stalwart Murray Walker 'very hopeful' after being diagnosed with lymphatic system cancer

Murray Walker, the much-loved F1 commentator, has been diagnosed with lymphatic system cancer aged 89.    

telegraph.co.uk (6 hours ago)

Victoria school mourns death of boy in cancer charity ride

Students and staff at Pacific Christian School in Victoria are mourning the death of Xavier Pelletier, the Grade 10 student who was killed this weekend while participating in B.C.'s Ride to Conquer Cancer.

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Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study.

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Longtime Gastonia tech director dies after battle with cancer

When Keith Davis went to work for Gastonia in 1981, computers hadn’t really become a part of the city’s vocabulary.

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Legendary Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker, 89, diagnosed with cancer weeks after breaking...

The 89-year-old announced last night that he had a form of lymphatic system cancer. He was diagnosed with the disease following tests after a fall in which he broke his pelvis last month.

dailymail.co.uk (7 hours ago)