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'Cruisin' for more Birthdays with Relay for Life of Washington County
julieg@herald-mail.comSharon and John Gildee participated in their first Relay for Life of Washington County in 2008, the year after she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, Sharon Gildee said Sunday. Their team name for the fundraiser, which benefits American Cancer...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Medical Research, American Legion, Endometrial cancer, Health Organizations
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Gregory K. Moyer
Gregory Keith Moyer, of Mineral, Va., passed away Friday, June 8, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Greg is survived by his wife, Christine (Collins) Moyer, and their son, Mark; a son, Michael; and a daughter, Melissa. ...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), United Van Lines Incorporated, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Stonewall Jackson
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Cancer survivors take victory lap during annual Relay for Life
andrews@herald-mail.comCancer survivors were saluted and applauded on Friday as they took a victory lap at Fairgrounds Park in Hagerstown. It’s a tradition at the annual Relay for Life, an affirmation that cancer can be beaten. Phyllis and Bernard Keating of...Tags: Skin Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Halloween
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Letters: Dying but not wanting to know
Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Pancreatic Cancer, Nursing
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Former Marine once told to dump toxins at NC base struggled with illness and sense of guilt
AP National WriterCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment. As a young Marine electronics technician at Camp Lejeune in the mid-1970s, the Massachusetts man figured he'd dumped hundreds of gallons...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Breast Cancer, The Associated Press, Chemotherapy
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For a dying patient, a prescription of silence
His wife was a patient at the clinic where I worked in my early days as a doctor. I saw her regularly for hypertension. But on one visit, she was more concerned about her husband — let's call him Pedro. He was having stomach pains and difficulty...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, David Geffen School of Medicine, Abdominal Pain, High Blood Pressure, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dolores Jean Grey Reynolds: 1950-2013
Dolores Jean Grey Reynolds worked to make her customers feel at home during the 17 years she owned and ran the venerable South Side restaurant Army & Lou's. A successful business executive before buying Army & Lou's, Ms. Reynolds had no culinary...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Martin Luther King Jr., Dining and Drinking, Philosophy, Roosevelt University
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In memory of Jerry Matelski: Fund created for memorial highway effort
BOYNE CITY -- An effort to designate Boyne City-Charlevoix Road as the Jerry Matelski Memorial Highway is under way. Matelski, a Boyne City resident who passed away in 2010 at age 57 of esophageal cancer, was instrumental in obtaining extensive...
Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Politics, Human Interest, Highway Transportation
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PASSINGS: Ben Pleasants, Kenneth Appel
Ben Pleasants L.A. poet and playwright Ben Pleasants, 72, a Los Angeles poet and playwright who also championed the work of Charles Bukowski and John Fante in literary critiques, died of a heart attack April 18 in Crescent City, his wife, Paula, said....Tags: Queens (New York City), Heart Attack, Politics, Freedom of the Press, University of New Hampshire
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Robert Bernard Brogger
ROBERT BERNARD BROGGER Robert Bernard Brogger, best known as Bob, passed away at his Newport Beach home on Tuesday, April 9th at 11:51pm. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 Esophageal cancer in November of 2012 and fought well and hard throughout the...
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Let patients light up to ease pain, improve quality of life
Twenty years ago, my dad suffered from esophageal cancer and emphysema. The nausea from his treatment was severe and the list of medications prescribed for it ineffective. And so, out of desperation, one day he tried marijuana. And it provided him...
Tags: AIDS, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Chemical Industry
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Hundred's camp out for Calexico's Relay for Life
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Cancer can be scary, but Calexico fought back in its annual Relay for Life event this weekend. Calexico resident Lorena Moreno received the news that she had breast cancer on April 16, 2012. The first thought that came to Lorena&...Tags: Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Human Interest, Relay for Life, Lung Cancer
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