Bill Hargis, Woodbury's mayor since 1993, has prostate cancer. - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"I figured that in my position, it shouldn't be kept a secret," Hargis said this morning. He announced the diagnosis Friday during a guest appearance at Woodbury's Relay of Life, then participated in the survivor's walk that evening. "A lot of people

Oncolin Appoints Member of National Cancer Institute Advisory Board to - MSN MoneyCentral
Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc., OCOL is very pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Von Hoff has joined the company s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Von Hoff is generally considered to be one of the world s leading experts in oncology drug

Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis - Atlanta Journal Constitution
MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Low socioeconomic status increases a cancer patient's risk of dying, say U.S. researchers who analyzed data on almost 14,000 breast, prostate and colorectal patients in seven states. The study found that cancer

Cancer survivors celebrate, share lessons - San Diego Union-Tribune
LA JOLLA Varda Backus discovered a lump in her thyroid as a third-year medical student, while treating a patient whose growth was smaller than her own. NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune Cancer survivors raised their hands at Scripps Green Hospital

Plaintiff in pharmaceutical case - Chicago Tribune
RENO Pamela Forrester, one of three northern Nevada women awarded millions in damages this year against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth, died Thursday. She was 65. The Yerington woman was under hospice care for lung cancer, said her attorney, Geoff

Frail Paul Newman 'battling cancer' - Daily Telegraph
Paul Newman looks frail as he talks with his apartment doorman after a visit to hospital. The actor was diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago The 83-year-old movie legend appeared worryingly thin as he chatted to a doorman outside his New York

Glenn McGrath wants wife Jane's death to be used as inspiration for - International Herald Tribune
SYDNEY, Australia : Retired cricketer Glenn McGrath says he wants the memory of his wife Jane, who died after a decade-long battle with breast cancer, to be used as inspiration for women suffering from the disease. "Jane would want those women who