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 Farrah 
 Fawcett 
 Dead at 62 

'Charlie's Angels' star diagnosed with cancer in 2006

Jun 25, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett died this morning in Los Angeles after the battle with cancer that followed her 2006 diagnosis, Entertainment Tonight reports. The Charlie’s Angels star, 62, was a 1970s fashion idol who began her career in commercials and shot to fame after posing in an iconic portrait wearing a... More »

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cancer • television • theater • film • Farrah Fawcett • Charlie's Angels • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • actress • Lee Majors

 Farrah Hospitalized Again 

Actress is not doing well, a source says

Jun 23, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett has been back in the hospital for at least two weeks, and is not doing well, a source tells People. “There was a moment last week when she was supposed to be released and was going home but things changed,” the source says, while Fawcett’s... More »

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cancer • entertainment • celebrity • hospital • hospitalization • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • anal cancer

 Fawcett, O'Neal to Wed 

O'Neal asked one more time, he tells Barbara Walters

Jun 22, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s one bright spot in Farrah Fawcett’s struggle with cancer: She and Ryan O’Neal are finally tying the knot. The 68-year-old O’Neal, who has dated Fawcett, 62, since 1980 and “used to ask her to marry me all the time,” popped the question again... More »

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cancer • entertainment • Barbara Walters • celebrity • wedding • Farrah Fawcett • celebrity engagements • celebrity marriage • Ryan O'Neal

Jobs Had Liver Transplant 
2 Months Ago

Apple boss still expected to return to work this month

Jun 20, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about 2 months ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Apple boss, who has been on medical leave since January for an undisclosed medical condition, is recovering well and is expected to return to work later this month. Jobs will likely "... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • Apple • transplant • pancreatic cancer

New Prostate Cancer Drug Amazes Researchers

Experimental therapy cures men's inoperable cancer

Jun 20, 09 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The total recovery of two patients suffering inoperable prostate cancer under a new treatment has amazed researchers at the Mayo Clinic, the Minnesota Post reports. The men, who suffered from a highly aggressive and deadly form of the disease, were found to be cancer-free after treatment with an experimental drug... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • cancer research • cancer treatment • Mayo Clinic • immunotherapy

 Cancer Fears Drive 
 Fitness Buffs Indoors 

Dermatologists warn on workouts in the sun

Jun 18, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts warn us to keep fit while also pestering us to beware of the sun's damaging rays. The solution, for many: indoor workouts. “I refuse to exercise outdoors,” one avid stationary cyclist tells the Boston Globe. She said she considers the sun a harbinger of cancer, not... More »

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cancer • health • skin cancer • exercise • dermatology • fitness • vitamin D • gym • gyms • health club • treadmill • stationary bike

 Wanna Fight Cancer? 
 Don't Chop Your Carrots 

Study finds cut carrots lose anti-cancer compound during cooking

Jun 17, 09 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carrots preserve 25% more of their cancer-fighting properties if they're not chopped up before cooking, according to a new study. Researchers found that the amount of falcarinol—proven to reduce the risk of tumors by a third in rats—was higher in carrots that had been boiled whole. Carrots that... More »

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Terminally Ill Man Picks a Winner: Himself

At 50-1 odds, British cancer patient has won $16K betting he'll live

Jun 1, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A terminally ill British man collected about $8,200 today after betting he’d stay alive, the BBC reports. After being diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer in 2006 and told he had just months left, 59-year-old Jon Matthews made £100 bets he’d stick around until June 1, 2008, and... More »

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cancer • gambling • betting • asbestos • Britain • Jon Matthews

 Down Syndrome Gene 
 Holds Cancer Clue 

Downs patients long seen to have lower deadly tumor risk

Jun 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have noticed for years that Down syndrome patients are far less likely to die from solid tumors—and now, scientists in Boston think they know why. Down syndrome patients’ extra chromosome holds a gene that helps cut blood flow to tumors, restricting their growth, the Globe reports. “Individuals... More »

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cancer • genetics • tumor • genetic research • genetic abnormalities • Down Syndrome • malignant tumor

Drug Offers Hope for Genetic Breast Cancer Sufferers

First-of-its-kind drug slows, stops tumor growth

Jun 1, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A first-of-its-kind drug has been developed to fight genetic breast cancer, with an initial round of human trials showing “very promising” results, reports the Times of London. The drug Olaparib works by blocking a protein that makes cancer cells containing the genetic default unable to repair themselves. The drug... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • genetics • cancer research • cancer drug • olaparib

(Newser) - After decades of false starts, doctors are tapping the immune system to help stave off cancer, USA Today reports. Using proteins from patients' tumors, American researchers have created a vaccine that can put off lymphoma relapses by 14 months. In one study, a cocktail of the vaccine and two other... More »

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cancer • cancer vaccine • lymphoma • study • immune system • tumors

 New Cancer Strategy:
 Don't Cure It, Manage It 

Radiologist takes 'if you can't beat them, join them' approach

May 29, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The standard care for cancer patients is to kill tumors by blasting them with chemotherapy. Radiologist Roger Gatenby proposes a different approach in Nature: Forget about curing cancer and eliminating the tumors. Just keep them at a manageable size through drugs instead of chemo. "It just makes common... More »

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cancer • health • chemotherapy • tumor • radiology

 Man Without 
 Prints Stumps 
 Airport Security 

1 in 50 lack matchable fingerprints worldwide

May 27, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The side effects of a drug to treat cancer led to a Singapore man being detained for hours by airport security officials who couldn’t find his fingerprints, USA Today reports. The drug capecitabine causes hand-foot syndrome, in which the skin peels off; the man was finally allowed through after... More »

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cancer • immigration • fingerprint • Singapore • cancer drug • Xeloda • hand-foot syndrome

Anti-Chemo Mom Duped Into Calif. Trip: Filmmaker

He flew them back to Minnesota after they were abandoned

May 27, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The film producer who flew Daniel Hauser and his anti-chemotherapy mom back to Minnesota says they were lured to California by a lawyer who promised to sneak them into Mexico for alternative cancer treatment. Alan Pezzuto tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Susan Daya abandoned the Hausers as soon as... More »

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cancer • California • crime • chemotherapy • fugitive • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Alan Pezzuto • Susan Daya

(Newser) - A judge in Minnesota allowed 13-year-old Daniel Hauser to return to his parents' custody after they agreed to have him undergo chemotherapy treatments, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The judge allowed the family to pursue alternative remedies along with the chemo for Daniel, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma. The boy and... More »

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cancer • medicine • chemotherapy • faith • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

Minn. Cancer Fugitive, Mother Return Home

Authorities take Hauser, 13, for checkup after week on the lam

May 25, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser and his mother Colleen have returned to their home state of Minnesota after fleeing court-ordered chemotherapy, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Authorities have taken Daniel Hauser for a medical checkup; they wouldn’t say whether the return was the result of an arrest, deferring questions to a... More »

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cancer • Minnesota • manhunt • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser

ANALYSIS

 Parental Neglect a Thorny Issue 

Sometimes parental desires clash with those of authorities

May 23, 09 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Parental neglect” is a tricky term that may indicate just the opposite: devoted parents who care for their children, but in a way authorities oppose, Kate Dailey writes in Newsweek. It’s a paradox illustrated by two moms who fled with their sons this week, one to prevent him... More »

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cancer • parenting • chemotherapy • parents • Minnesota • child neglect • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser

Tumor-Stricken Tasmanian Devils Now 'Endangered'

Australia ups protections for devastated, iconic species

May 22, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Tasmanian devil, the iconic inhabitant of the island off Australia and the world’s largest surviving carnivorous marsupial, is now officially endangered, reports the BBC. Under attack by a virulent disease characterized by facial tumors, the devil population may be as low as 20,000, down 70% since the... More »

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cancer • endangered species • Australia • Tasmanian Devil • Tasmania • tumor

Anti-Chemo Dad: Son, Wife Have Left US

Says family would accept low doses with alternative treatment

May 20, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of a Minnesota 13-year-old ordered to undergo cancer treatment says his son and wife have fled the US, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “I have an opinion where they are, but I can’t say I know,” said Anthony Hauser, noting that wife Colleen’s disappearance... More »

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cancer • flight • chemotherapy • alternative medicine • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

Judge Orders Arrest of Anti- Chemo Mom

Minn. native refuses treatment for cancer-stricken son, 13

May 19, 09 3:36 PM CDT
(AP) - A Minnesota judge issued an arrest warrant today for the mother of a 13-year-old boy resisting chemotherapy after the pair missed a court hearing on his welfare. Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg is also ordering that Daniel Hauser be placed in protective custody so he can get proper medical... More »

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cancer • parents • tumor • Minnesota • Hodgkin's disease • arrest warrant • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

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