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Decade-long cancer study at Pratt & Whitney ends

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:59:15 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A massive, 11-year study of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is coming to an end with what could be definitive information about fatal occupational illnesses at Connecticut plants.

Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:10 -0400

LAKELAND, Minnesota - When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation that has attracted more than 4 million views.

Woman arraigned in fake rape case in Port Huron

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:07 -0400

PORT HURON, Michigan - A woman in the Port Huron area has made her first court appearance on a charge of falsely reporting a rape.

Sisters ejected from Pa. mall over cancer hats

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:59:05 -0400

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania - Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer.

Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:14:22 -0400

NEW YORK - The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week.

Program offers cancer survivors fitness, support

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:48 -0400

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Eight years ago, a breast cancer diagnosis hit Jenny Moss out of the blue.

Program offers cancer survivors fitness, support

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:14 -0400

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - Cancer survivors who've struggled to find support as they try to become more physically fit will soon have a new option in Lafayette.

Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:49:46 -0400

LAKELAND, Minnesota - A Minnesota teenager whose farewell song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation with nearly 3 million views on YouTube died Monday after battling a rare form of bone cancer, his family announced.

Testing starts at ex-park near Ohio cancer cluster

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:08 -0400

FREMONT, Ohio - Whirlpool Corp. began soil and water testing Monday at a former park in a northern Ohio area where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade.

Auburn women's golfers overcome trying season

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:29:18 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Auburn women's golf team had to overcome far more than the normal highs and lows of the sport to make the NCAA championships.

Pa. woman fights cancer while pregnant

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:14 -0400

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012.

Thousands attend Race for the Cure in Detroit

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:03 -0400

DETROIT - Thousands have turned out for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Comerica Park in Detroit.

Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:56:33 -0400

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.

Marine daughter seeks dignity for 'Devil Dog pups'

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:08 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina - As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date.

Vilanova returning to NY for more cancer treatment

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:11:04 -0400

BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to "undergo further cancer treatment" after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December.

14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:18 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.

Cancer, rape fraud case bowls over Mich. community

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:54 -0400

LEXINGTON, Michigan - Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:55:51 -0400

CANNES, France - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

Dickie V nears $10M milestone in cancer crusade

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:17:43 -0400

Dick Vitale's fight against cancer is nearing a major milestone.

Cancer patient hopes to leave disease in past

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:28:57 -0400

COLUMBUS, Indiana - Mark and Beth Rediker knew something was terribly wrong late last year when their 22-year-old son Adam, who often ran six miles a day, became inexplicably bloated in just a few weeks.

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:38:27 -0400

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.

FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:22:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.

United Tech donates $3M for Yale cancer research

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:56:33 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Aerospace conglomerate United Technologies Corp. says it's donated $3 million to establish an endowed professorship at the Yale Cancer Center in New Haven

FDA approves genetic test for lung cancer drug

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:39 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a genetic test from Roche to help doctors identify patients who can benefit from a lung cancer drug made by the company's Genentech unit.

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:33 -0400

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the procedure: