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Race registration drops after Komen funding flap
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Registrations for the Susan G. Komen Central Indiana Chapter's annual Race for the Cure charity event are down significantly following a public uproar over the national leadership's short-lived decision to cut funding to...
Tags: Health, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Planned Parenthood
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Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell says he has cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says he is being treated for cancer. In a statement Monday, the 50-year-old says he has Hodgkin lymphoma and has been in chemotherapy for two months, with four months of treatment remaining....Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy
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'Amazing' therapy destroys leukemia in 3 patients
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia. It involves turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy cancer cells. It's only been done in three...Tags: Health, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Pennsylvania
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Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In May 2009, then 36-year-old Sterling Heights firefighter Chris Slezak, went to his doctor on a Monday because he felt out of shape and worn out. By that Friday, Slezak, who was active and healthy his entire life, got his...
Tags: Social Security, Science and Technology, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Dialysis
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Gaining confidence about cancer
We introduce you to a local woman who is battling breast cancer and show you a group of local doctors providing an opportunity for her and other cancer patients to learn more about their disease and course of treatment. Jacqueline Rico was diagnosed...
Tags: Oncology, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Mastectomy
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Indianapolis preparing for Pagano's return
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts head coach Chuck Pagano can resume coaching whenever he's ready. On Thursday, Dr. Larry Cripe, told The Associated Press that Pagano had been cleared to return and that it was up to the coach and the Colts to determine...
Tags: Science and Technology, Peyton Manning, National Football League, Football, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Dr. Angie, this run's for you
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- A journey born out of tragedy and almost ended by it will finally end Saturday for Dr. Bill Gitlin, though not in the place he expected. A South Bend dentist, Gitlin had planned to run the New York City Marathon last Sunday in honor of...Tags: Lymphoma, American Red Cross, Health Treatments, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Indiana University South Bend
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Thousands walk in South Bend to support breast cancer victims
WSBT-TV ReporterThousands of people braved the cold early this morning to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer. The American's Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk started at Howard Park this morning. The 5k walk led participants...Tags: Breast Cancer
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Court blocks Indiana defunding of Planned Parenthood
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana stepped between women and their physicians when it enacted a law that blocked Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood just because the organization provides abortions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 7th U.S....
Tags: Justice and Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Family Planning, Abortion, Human Rights
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Armstrong steps down as Livestrong chairman, Nike terminates contract
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity so it can focus on its mission instead of its founder's problems. Armstrong's announcement came minutes before Nike Inc., announced it is...
Tags: Nike, Inc., U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong
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Singer Arlo Guthrie says wife, Jackie, has died
WASHINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced the death of his wife, Jackie, at age 68. An obituary released by Guthrie's record label says Jackie Guthrie had inoperable cancer and died Sunday at the couple's winter home in...Tags: Arlo Guthrie
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Berrien County deputy loses cancer battle
WSBT-TVBERRIEN COUNTY – The Berrien County law enforcement community is mourning a loss today. Deputy Mike Moore died Wednesday at home surrounded by family after a three-year battle with cancer. Moore worked as a sheriff's deputy for 13 years and was...Tags: Skin Cancer, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy
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