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Doctor who treated own breast cancer at S. Pole dies

Doctor who treated own breast cancer at S. Pole dies

Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, whose struggle against breast cancer during a winter at the South Pole captivated the world, ...

 

Meat-heavy diet linked to early death

People who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of premature death from heart disease and cancer, National Cancer Institute research shows. The large study of 545,000 American men and women, ages 50 to...

 

Reality TV star Jade Goody loses cancer fight

Reality TV star Jade Goody loses cancer fight

British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody died early Sunday morning following a public battle with cancer, her publicist has announced.

 

Longtime North Carolina State women's coach Kay Yow dies

Hall of Famer and longtime North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow has died after a decades-long fight against breast cancer. She was 66.

 

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