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Slip! Slop! Slap! and, Wrap!
12 hours ago The month of May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. And, Melanoma cases are growing at an alarming rate. We all should be aware of the dangers of too much sun without protection.
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7-Year-Old Cancer Patient Inspires With Touchdown Run At Nebraska Football Game [Video]
April 8, 2013 Jack Hoffman is 7 years old. He has been battling brain cancer.
On Saturday, the University of Nebraska Football Team shared a special moment with Jack as they invited him onto the field for one special play.
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LaughFest has a Seriously Funny Adventure for Everyone
March 8, 2013 Gilda’s LaughFest is off and running, having kicked off the 10-day funny fest, with a record-setting event yesterday, the Mustache Event.
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Breast Cancer Suvivor Celebration is November 8th
October 23, 2012 Steve Ford will be in Grand Rapids, Thursday, November 8th for the "On The Wings of Hope Survivor and Grantee Celebration" for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation celebration dinner.
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Support is Always Available When You’re Going Through a Cancer Journey
October 15, 2012 Fighting Cancer can be a lonely battle. So many time you feel as if you are the only one going through "the journey" as they say. And, you say to yourself, nobody knows how I feel...nobody knows what I'm going through.
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Cancer Diagnosis Increases Risk Of Suicide, Heart Attack And Stroke
June 12, 2012 Researchers have found that when a person is given a cancer diagnosis it can have deadly consequences. According to a new study a cancer diagnosis can increase the risk of suicide, heart attack and stroke.
The Swedish study followed more than 6 million a
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Cancer Survivors Create Art Prize Entry
July 28, 2011 Doctors say seeing, hearing and making art helps the body heal. That is one of the reasons why cancer survivors gathered in Grand Rapids Wednesday night to work on an entry for this year's ArtPrize competition.
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Cell Phone Use May Cause Cancer
June 1, 2011 According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer the radiation in cell phones may cause cancer.
The group came to this conclusion after analyzing 30 previous studies which had explored the link between cell phones and cancer.
As a result of this finding, cell phones have now been given a "2 B" cl
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Buy A Piece Of LAUGHFEST On Ebay
March 29, 2011 Well, Laughfest may have come and gone for us here in Grand Rapids; but it lives on on eBay. It's all to raise money for Gilda's Club and it begins tomorrow, on Wednesday, March 30th.
Get items autographed by comedians Betty White, Bill Cosby and many of the others that joined us for Laughfest Sixty nine items in
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Kim Carson With Emily Richett This Morning On Fox 17 News[video]
March 9, 2011 I've had Lots O' Early mornings this week waking up between 4:30am and 6am. This weekend is going to be a catch up, stay in my jammy pants, watch movies with the kitties weekend.
I just adore Emily Richett from Fox 17
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Can Dogs Smell Cancer? Studies Show They Sniff Out Colon Cancer As Well As A Colonoscopy[video]
February 3, 2011 Sure wish this would have been available when I was dignosed with Colon Cancer in 2009. I was always so afraid to have a colonoscopy. I was afraid of the proceedure, the unknown. I was afraid of the anesthesia
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National Radon Awareness Month
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. You can't see it, smell it or taste it, but it might be in your house right now.