Cancer
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Cancer death rates continue to inch down
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Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday. Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even better, even as the population gets older and fatter, both risks for developing cancer.
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Hugo Chavez suffers respiratory infection
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is confronting "new complications" due to a respiratory infection nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery.
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Evan Gill set for surgery to remove rare birthmark
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Before he even turns 1, Evan Gill will have surgery to remove a large, rare birthmark from his forehead. His parents and doctors are taking the unique step to grow new skin to cover the surgically repaired area.
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Maryland prison participates in breast cancer campaign
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Maryland state prison inmates in Sykesville are taking part in a breast cancer awareness campaign.
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Georgetown Jingle at the Four Seasons
CommentFight childhood cancer with the seventh annual Georgetown Jingle benefiting pediatric oncology
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Gabriella Miller, Letters to Santa for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
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A local girl facing and fighting cancer is turning her darkest moment into a movement of giving that will help other children.
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Sick girl pulled from Arizona hospital safe, being treated in Mexico
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The father of a girl with leukemia who was taken out of an Arizona hospital says his daughter is doing well and being treated in Mexico.
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The weathermen of Movember
CommentABC7 and NewsChannel 8's weathermen have been sporting facial hair for the month of November and it's all for a great cause.
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Cancer patients get free house cleanings
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“Cleaning for a Reason” is a non-profit organization that partners with maid services to offer free housecleaning to cancer patients.
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Local woman creates online community for support over shared illness experiences
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In this social media age, many people "over-share" and reveal too much information to strangers online. But, for one local woman, she has turned that culture into a positive force.
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Anacostia River fishing discouraged after report stresses health concern
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Environmentalists say that the Anacostia has been an aquatic landfill of raw sewage and cancer-causing agents, meaning that fish caught from the river are anything but edible. However, that doesn't stop everyone from doing it.
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Roger Daltry, Pete Townshend join forces to fight teen cancer
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On the eve of their Quadrophenia tour stop, rock icons Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend of The Who took the stage to wage a war on teen cancer.
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Brooke Burke, 'Dancing' co-host , has thyroid cancer
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"Dancing with the Stars" co-host Brooke Burke says she has thyroid cancer.
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Mammograms save some lives, but some overdiagnosed, study shows
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Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies.
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How pets can help your mood
CommentNo matter what, our pets are always there to make us feel better in our time of need. Natasha sat down with Dr. Katy Nelson and attorney, breast cancer survivor, and writer Stef Woods to talk about how pets can effect our mood.
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Aspirin shows promise in treating colon cancer
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Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease.
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Breast Cancer: A personal account of cancer
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One in eight women will get breast cancer—the leading cause of death among women—in their lifetime. It is rare to find anyone that has not been touched in some way by the dreadful disease.
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Cancer death rate among blacks in D.C. exceeds national rate
Blacks in the District are 54-percent more likely to get cancer than whites, much higher than the 4-percent difference nationwide.
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