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NEWS ABOUT: cancer

cancer stories: 335 news summaries

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 Swayze's Not Dead: Rep 


May 19, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors flooding the Internet today of Patrick Swayze’s death are exaggerated, his publicist says. A Florida radio station announced this morning that Swayze had lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, setting the web abuzz. “Patrick is alive, well, and is enjoying life,” his publicist told E! “... More »

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cancer • death • Patrick Swayze • rumors

 Grab a Latte, 
 It Could Be 
 Good for You 

Coffee, caffeine may have health benefits

May 18, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get this: Coffee's not bad for you, and it could have health benefits. New studies do a better job of separating the effects of coffee from those of its formerly frequent partner, cigarettes, the Los Angeles Times reports. And when you look beyond caffeine, "coffee is a complex beverage... More »

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cancer • hypertension • diabetes • coffee • Parkinson's disease • caffeine • stroke • cirrhosis

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett's incarcerated son, Redmond O'Neal, was allowed out of prison to say farewell to his dying mother, reports the New York Daily News. O'Neal, serving time on drug charges, was allowed to visit his mother at her home the evening a documentary about her battle with cancer, Farrah's Story,... More »

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cancer • entertainment • drugs • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • Redmond O'Neal • anal cancer • Farrah's Story

Jacko 'Secretly Fighting Skin Cancer'

Sources say singer won't let diagnosis stop comeback gigs

May 16, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson was diagnosed with skin cancer weeks ago but he doesn't plan to let the disease halt his comeback, sources tell the Sun. The cancer is believed to be linked to the skin disease Jackson says he was diagnosed with in the '80s. Doctors have told him the cancer... More »

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cancer • skin cancer • celebrity • Michael Jackson

(Newser) - A Minnesota judge ordered today that a teen with cancer must receive an X-ray despite his family’s religious views, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Daniel Hauser is a child in need of protection,” the judge said, citing state law requiring parents to provide “medically necessary care.... More »

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cancer • lymphoma • Minnesota • Hodgkin's disease • court order • Daniel Hauser • religious beliefs

(Newser) - An unfortunate mess of a lawsuit has emerged over the documentary about Farrah Fawcett's fight with cancer, just a day before it airs in primetime. A producer is suing Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, and others, claiming he was forced off the project and physically threatened after he worked on it for... More »

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cancer • television • lawsuit • documentary • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal

Too Much Folic Acid May Help Cause Cancer

Wonder vitamin added to many foods could be giving us an overdose

May 11, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Folic acid: You’ve probably heard that pregnant women are urged to take it, and you might know that lots of common staples—from flour to cereals—are fortified with it. But new research indicates that folic acid may have a complicated relationship to cancer—even perhaps accelerating it. Studies... More »

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cancer • pregnancy • folic acid • dietary supplement • fortified • folate

Obituary

NBA Mourns Pistons Great Chuck Daly

Hall of Famer, 78, succumbed to cancer,
a coach to the end

May 9, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The basketball world is mourning Hall of Famer Chuck Daly, who died today of pancreatic cancer at 78. Daly is best known as the coach of the “Bad Boy” Pistons teams and the original 1992 Olympic Dream Team. He’s the winningest coach in Detroit’s history, with 467... More »

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cancer • NBA • basketball • New Jersey Nets • Detroit Pistons • Orlando Magic • pancreatic cancer • Villanova Wildcats • Dream Team • Chuck Daly • Brendan Malone • Jay Wright

 Bio Details 
 Swayze's 
 Cancer Fight 

It was almost too late before actor visited doctor

May 8, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s first inkling that something was wrong came while sipping champagne on New Year’s Eve 2007, reports the New York Daily News. “It was like acid on an open wound,” he recalls in a new biography out Tuesday. At the end of January 2008, after... More »

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cancer • entertainment • celebrity • biography • Patrick Swayze • The Beast • Lisa Niemi • Wendy Leigh • Jamie Erlicht

 Edwardses Candid 
 in Oprah Interview 

Elizabeth and John talk candidly about their difficult year

May 7, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey’s interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards was intensely personal, reports the Huffington Post, particularly on their marital troubles. Referencing revelations in Elizabeth’s memoir, Resilience, Winfrey asked John if the book’s treatment of his affair made him uncomfortable. “I think that’s up to her,... More »

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cancer • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • politics • Oprah Winfrey • affair • Rielle Hunter

(Newser) - Farah Fawcett is releasing a video diary of her struggle with anal cancer to be shown on NBC next week, Reuters reports. Fawcett has battled the disease since 2006, when she was initially diagnosed and then supposedly cured, only to relapse in 2007. The two-hour special, narrated and shot by... More »

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cancer • NBC • video • Farrah Fawcett • anal cancer

(Newser) - Researchers have discovered every health nut's dream in the North Aegean Sea: an island with the highest percentage of nonagenarians on the planet, NPR reports. On the Greek isle of Icaria, nearly one in three make it to age 90, and residents have far lower rates of cancer, heart disease,... More »

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cancer • health • dementia • heart disease • diet • Greece • lifestyle • walking

(Newser) - American Idol winner David Cook lost his brother Adam to cancer yesterday, People reports. Cook announced Adam’s death today at a Race for Hope benefit run for brain cancer research in Washington, DC. "I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn't imagine being... More »

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cancer • entertainment • American Idol • chemotherapy • cancer research • death • David Cook

Glowing Cancer Cells Signal Surgical Leap

New technique takes much of the guesswork out of tumor removal

Apr 25, 09 2:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surgery to remove tumors has always been a delicate undertaking. Surgeons must try to remove all of the cancerous cells while minimizing the loss of surrounding tissue, a task made harder by the fact that it’s difficult to tell the difference just by looking. No longer: Scientists have found... More »

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cancer • surgery • cancer research • Nobel Prize • tumors • fluorescence • Roger Tsien

(Newser) - Grill-happy Americans who favor burned or charred red meat are 60% more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than people who eat less incinerated protein, Reuters reports. Charred meat is known to contain cancer-causing compounds, but the study makes the first direct connection. “Turning down the heat when grilling, frying,... More »

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cancer • steak • carcinogens • pancreatic cancer • red meat • barbecue • burned • charred • grill

Ginsburg Shows No Signs
of Slowing Down

Symposium celebrates 'midpoint'
of justice's career

Apr 12, 09 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg has shown no signs of slowing, despite cancer surgery in February: Since then, she's attended every Supreme Court session, written more opinions than all but one other justice, and raised plenty of questions from the bench. A symposium celebrating Ginsburg’s service almost seemed designed to quash... More »

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cancer • feminism • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • justice • pancreatic cancer • US Supreme Court

(Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. His D&D collaborator, Gary Gygax, died in March 2008. Though the two engaged in much legal wrangling over their property, they resolved their dispute in the 1980s. Arneson, who enjoyed a second career as an... More »

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cancer • obituary • death • gaming • Dungeons & Dragons • Gary Gygax • Dave Arneson • role playing games

 Fawcett Out of Hospital 


Apr 9, 09 9:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett is out of the hospital and back home again, People reports. The 62-year-old actress, who's suffering from anal cancer, had been admitted more than a week ago because of internal bleeding not directly related to the cancer. With her pain subsiding, she left today with longtime companion Ryan... More »

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cancer • hospital • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal • anal cancer

 Farrah Fawcett 
 'Critical' in 
 LA Hospital 

Ryan O'Neal at bedside of unconscious actress

Apr 5, 09 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Farrah Fawcett is in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital in her latest battle with cancer, friends tell Radar. The 62-year-old former Charlie's Angel, initially diagnosed in 2006, has undergone chemotherapy as well as recent stem cell treatment in Germany. Long-time love Ryan O'Neal and their son, Redmond,... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • celebrity • remission • Farrah Fawcett

 Michelle Visits Cancer Patients 

First Lady will sit with JK Rowling at dinner tonight

Apr 1, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama spent the morning visiting a cancer center in London with Sarah Brown, the Guardian reports. The trip is the first in a number of engagements the first ladies will share—including a dinner for spouses of leaders tonight at 10 Downing Street, where Michelle will be seated next... More »

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cancer • London • Michelle Obama • JK Rowling • Sarah Brown • President Obama • clinic

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