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Shirley McQueen is a fashion store owner. She lives in terror of something her family calls ‘the beast’. It’s killed 14 of her relatives, but Shirley McQueen has a radical plan to evade the disease. Shirley McQueen has spent most of her life preparing for her death; she has even planned her funeral. “The Beast” [...]
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Boise State basketball player Coby Karl, son of Denver Nuggets coach George Karl, had surgery 13 months ago to remove his thyroid after he was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma, a form of treatable cancer. And while Karl received chemotherapy to kill off any lingering cancer cells, he must undergo cancer surgery once again. Karl, who [...]
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He first played on professional football teams, the San Diego Chargers, the Houston Oilers, and the Kansas City Chiefs, and then found fame and fortune in professional wrestling, a sport that landed him in the World Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame. He is Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd. And on Saturday night, he died of cancer [...]
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Attorney General and Tsawwassen resident Wally Oppal has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he says the treatment shouldn’t keep him away from his work for long. Oppal said he is scheduled to have surgery March 20, and after the initial shock of the diagnosis he is confident about his recovery. “I play basketball, I [...]
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Hank Bauer, wounded World War II Marine and New York Yankees legacy, died on February 9 at the age of 84. The cause of death was cancer. Bauer, who managed the 1966 Baltimore Orioles to their first World Series title, was a three-time All-Star Yankees outfielder during his time with the team that won nine [...]
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Allen Carr, who was considered as world’s best anti-smoking guru died of lung cancer yesterday. He was 72. Carr helped convince millions of people to give up smoking. He claimed to have helped 10 million people to give up smoking, including leading figures such as the Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, the actor Sir Anthony [...]
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Gerald Boyd was the first black managing editor of The New York Times. He died earlier this week of lung cancer. Boyd was diagnosed with lung cancer in February and was keeping unwell for most of the year. However he kept his condition private from his friends and colleagues. Boyd is credited for his ability [...]
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WWE wrestler and a legend, ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, have announced on his website that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. The cancer was found when Piper had a benign tumor removed from his back. The WWE legendary star will begin treatment to battle the disease immediately, and this afternoon released a short statement via [...]
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A study conducted by the Cancer Research U.K. has found that the number of young British men, who have their testicles checked for signs of cancer, has tripled in the last decade. In 1990 only 10 percent of men checked their testicles, but this increased to more than 36 percent by 2000. Cancer Research UK [...]
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Dr Abdul Qadeer has satisfactorily recovered from prostate cancer surgery as the minor complication has been overcome with medical treatment. The Pakistani scientist who confessed to leaking nuclear weapons technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya is in “excellent health” following cancer surgery, the military said Saturday. Abdul Qadeer Khan is considered the father of [...]
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Mr. Anton Balasingham, theoretician and political advisor of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been diagnosed with bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), a rare and aggressive malignancy of the biliary system. Mr. Balasingham has had various medical investigations and is consulting oncologists about the possibility of treatment and the prognosis. It is said in [...]
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North Carolina State Director of Athletics Lee Fowler and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kay Yow announced jointly that Yow will be taking a leave of absence from her coaching duties for an indefinite period of time. Associate head coach Stephanie Glance will serve as interim coach, Yow and athletic director Lee Fowler said in a [...]
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