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Columbus cancer walk is a success

Lourdes Dominguez of Mrs. Bustillos pre-school class at Columbus Elementary School brought home her face painting following the school’s May 31, Celebration of Life Walk to support the fight against cancer in Luna County .

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New Tool To Help Pet Owners Make Tough Choices

Perhaps the hardest part of owning a pet is making difficult decisions when a beloved companion becomes seriously ill. That’s why Michigan State University researchers are developing a new tool to help people assess their ailing pets’ quality of life, a key factor in decisions about when to order life-prolonging procedures and when an animal’s suffering means it’s time to let go…

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1,100 Attend MedCentral”s Annual Cancer Survivors Day

An overflow crowd of 1,100 people, including more than 600 cancer survivors, filled Fairhaven Hall at the Richland County Fairgrounds to celebrate life.

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Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk For Chronic Diseases

Childhood cancer survivors are at a significantly increased risk for undiagnosed, chronic diseases through adulthood, emphasizing the importance of life-long clinical health screenings for this high-risk population…

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Found to Have Significant Undiagnosed Disease as Adults

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 11, 2013 — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has found that childhood cancer survivors overwhelmingly experience a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease through their adult years, establishing the importance of proactive, life-long clinical health screenings for this growing high-risk population.

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The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Receives Prestigious 4-Star Rating

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation announced last week that Charity Navigator awarded it with the 4-star rating for good governance, sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. The Meso Foundation is a national non-profit “dedicated to eradicating the life-ending and vicious effects of mesothelioma,” and is currently the only mesothelioma charity in the …

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Cancer foundation walk raises $1.2-M

Xavier Gould and Valerie Lang get high fives as they finish the 20-km CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Challenge for Life Walk at Assiniboine Park Saturday.

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Benefit For Local Leader Battling Cancer

Local residents are getting together to help a prominent member in the Bryan community who is fighting for his life.

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Hundreds Show Support for Cancer Patient

That’s been Karen Grove’s life since 2000, when she first began her long and difficult battle with cancer.

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New cause of life-threatening disease identified

Researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research significantly contributes to understanding why some children are born with malformations and why children and adults may develop life-threatening diseases.

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