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Help Out The Maine Cancer Foundation 'Tri for a Cure' + Get Some Great Food at the China Dine-ah

Mac Dickson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:48:03 +0000

Shelly Couture of Augusta, who has been taking part in the Maine Cancer Foundations 'Tri for a Cure' for the past 4 years had set out hoping to raise $25,000. She is currently within $2000 of reaching that fundraising goal. With your help today (April 11) that goal just may be reached.

Teen Dying of Cancer Will Get to Go to Her Prom and Cross Another Item Off Her Bucket List

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:51:56 +0000

For one brief moment, Katelyn Norman will feel like a regular teenager. The 14-year-old girl from Campbell County, Tennessee, who is dying of bone cancer, has always wanted to go to the prom and placed the event on her bucket list, so Tuesday there will be one in her honor: They said that it has [...]

Dad With Terminal Brain Cancer Wins Marathon While Pushing Daughter in Stroller

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:26:05 +0000

Iram Leon isn’t going to let a little thing like cancer slow him down. In the latest story about the power of the human spirit on display at a marathon, the 32-year-old man battling terminal brain cancer finished first in the Gusher Marathon in Beaumont, Texas earlier this month, while pushing his six-year-old daughter the [...]

Woman Bravely Runs 52 Marathons in 52 Weeks to Lead Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:01:32 +0000

Julie Weiss isn’t afraid to run from a challenge. Weiss, 42, competed in the Los Angeles Marathon this past Sunday, putting an end to a remarkable streak in which she ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks in order to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer, which killed her father in 2010. The California resident said, “Pancreatic [...]

Taylor Swift Visits 10-Year-Old Cancer Patient

Townsquare Media — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:14:57 +0000

Tender-hearted superstar Taylor Swift fulfilled an ailing little girl’s dream on Saturday (March 9). The singer made a special visit to Omaha’s Children’s Hospital & Medical Center to visit a young fan who’s been battling cancer. 10-year-old Lauren Hacker is a patient at the facility, and her family and friends have been lobbying for her [...]

Oklahoma City Thunder Fan Sinks Shot from Half-Court to Win $20,000 for His Wife's Cancer Treatment

Frank Pain — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:19:27 +0000

Heath Kufahl and his wife were at an Oklahoma City Thunder game and were picked to compete at halftime against another couple for a chance to win $20,000. Well, in the first round, Heath and his wife made more shots than the other couple. Beating that couple is what gave Heath the chance at the half-court shot.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month [Sponsored Post]

Mike Higgins — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:28:56 +0000

Have you seen a bunch of people wearing blue today (March 1)? If so, it may be more than just a fashion choice, it may be a way to show their support for the start of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States [...]

High School Senior Dying of Cancer Says Goodbye with a Song [VIDEO]

Jon James — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:30:31 +0000

Zach Sobiech of Minnesota is a singer but, even so, he says being a YouTube sensation is something he’s still getting use to. Sadly, Zach is dying of cancer and he has used music to say goodbye. Here is “Clouds”…

Celebs Send Warm Wishes to Robin Roberts as She Returns to 'Good Morning America' [VIDEO]

Cassandra Rose — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:12:23 +0000

Five months after she left to undergo treatment for MDS, a dangerous bone and blood marrow disease that required her to get a bone marrow transplant, ‘Good Morning America’ anchor Robin Roberts returned to the daytime news show this morning (Feb. 20) — and celebs and other luminaries had a warm welcome for her. “I [...]

Breast Cancer Also Affects Men

Mike Adams — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:03:04 +0000

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while all the pink we see on the players during NFL games in October mainly focuses our attention on how the disease affects women and what they can do about it, we should also keep in mind (or learn) that men, too, can contract breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, one in 1,000 men will fall victim to the disease, which claims the life of at least one man every day.