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Minn. tribal watchdog dies after cancer fight

Patricia Travers, Violinist Who Vanished, Dies at 82
Ms. Travers was a child prodigy who appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, but left the spotlight from the early 1950s until her death.
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Minn. tribal watchdog dies after cancer fight
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Bill Lawrence, a journalist who was a watchdog of [...]

Retired deputy, community volunteer Steve Maxwell dies at 57

Steve Maxwell, husband of Rep. Marcie Maxwell, dies at 57
By DEAN RADFORD
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Retired deputy, community volunteer Steve Maxwell dies at 57
Steve Maxwell, a longtime deputy sheriff, community volunteer and husband of state Rep. Marcie Maxwell, died Sunday night at Overlake Hospital.
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Steve Maxwell, husband of Rep. Marcie Maxwell, dies at 57

Kreatech Inks Pact with Hungarian University to Develop FFPE Sample-Handling Methods for Array-CGH
Kreatech Diagnostics and researchers from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, plan to co-develop biosample handling methods for use with microarrays, and engage in biomarker discovery, Kreatech said last week.
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Steve Maxwell, husband of Rep. Marcie Maxwell, dies at 57
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Longtime caddie Greg Rita dies

Cell phone health warning debated in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Maine — Supporters of a bill to require cell phones in Maine to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer say the United States is lagging behind other countries that have endorsed …
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Longtime caddie Greg Rita dies
Greg Rita, the caddie for Curtis [...]

Caddie Rita, who won majors with Daly and Strange, dies of cancer

Longtime caddie Greg Rita dies
Published: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 1:04 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 1:04 p.m. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Greg Rita, the caddie for Curtis Strange when he won successive U.S. Open titles and for John Daly when he won the British Open, has died of brain cancer.
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Fred W. Friendly, CBS Executive and Pioneer in TV News Coverage, Dies at 82

Prostate Cancer Surgeons “Feel” With Their Eyes
Robotic surgical technology with its three-dimensional, high-definition view gives surgeons the sensation of touch, even as they operate from a remote console. A new study describes the phenomenon, called intersensory integration, and reports that surgical outcomes for prostate cancer surgery using minimally invasive robotic technology compare favorably with traditional [...]

Mexican author Carlos Montemayor dies at 62

Genentech Announces Positive Results Of Avastin Phase III Study In Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group, recently announced that a Phase III study showed the combination of Avastin (bevacizumab) and chemotherapy followed by maintenance use of Avastin alone increased the time women with previously untreated advanced ovarian [...]

Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies of cancer

CyberKnife Society Scientific Meeting to Highlight Clinical Results and Technical Innovations
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb.
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Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies of cancer
Doug Fieger, the lead singer of the rock band The Knack, has died after a battle with cancer, his brother, the prominent Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger, confirmed today. He was 57.
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Douglas sheriff’s captain dies of colon cancer

Millions Missing Out On Colon Cancer Screening
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation’s No. 2 cancer killer – colorectal cancer – miss them, despite years of public efforts to make colon screening as widespread as tests for breast and prostate cancer.
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Links for Life founder dies of pancreatic cancer at 64

Sen. Lautenberg Diagnosed With Cancer
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, at 86 the nation’s second oldest U.S. senator, has curable lymphoma of the stomach, his office said Friday. Doctors for the Democrat found B-cell lymphoma that will require treatment over the next few months, spokesman Caley Gray said in a news release.  
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