Patrick Swayze Opens Up About Pancreatic Cancer - WebMD

Jan. 7, 2009 -- Patrick Swayze has tried an experimental drug as part of his pancreatic cancer treatment, and he says he's not giving up despite grim odds. Swayze, who starred in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and is filming a new TV show called ...

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Ex-Buffalo Bill, HUD secretary Jack Kemp has cancer - Memphis Commercial Appeal

The statement did not disclose the type of cancer. Kemp, 73, said he would continue to serve as chairman of his Washington-based Kemp Partners consulting firm and would remain involved in charitable and political work. After his football career, Kemp ...

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Was Apple 'Adequate but Late' on Jobs? - MSN MoneyCentral

Apple (AAPL) investors got answers to some of their nagging questions about the health of the company's chief executive, Steve Jobs, on Jan. 5 when Jobs disclosed in a letter that he is suffering from a hormone imbalance that has caused rapid weight ...

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BRIEFLY: Penalized pitcher sues NCAA over its adviser rule - Atlanta Journal Constitution

One of college baseball’s top pitchers is suing the NCAA over its rules governing the use of advisers, after he was deemed ineligible hours before he was scheduled to play a tournament game. Baseball players —- unlike those in football and ...

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Fitz, Viani atop statistics in MAAC - Poughkeepsie Journal

Just in case the Marist College women's basketball team's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference-leading 3-0 league record wasn't enough heading into Tuesday night's game against the visiting Iona Gaels, two individual Red Foxes had already made their ...

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Sportscaster Scott Lynn diagnosed with cancer - kgw.com

His radio co-hosts on KEX confirmed that Lynn went to the hospital with abdominal pain on December 28th and got the surprise diagnosis that he had colon cancer. He went into surgery right away and was now recovering at home. He said he will also need ...

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Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. Announces Joint Venture with Gulf ... - Earthtimes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. , Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. announced the formation of ROSA of South Alabama , LLC, its seventh radiation oncology joint venture. ROSA of South Alabama is a joint venture among Gulf Coast Cancer ...

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Swayze Vows Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer - KIRO-TV

It's been a year since actor Patrick Swayze started his treatment for pancreatic cancer -- and the actor said he's not about to give up fighting now. In an exclusive interview with ABC's Barbara Walters that airs this week, Swayze admitted that he's ...

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Ex-Buffalo Bill, HUD secretary Kemp has cancer - International Herald Tribune

BUFFALO, N.Y. : Jack Kemp, the former housing secretary, congressman and Buffalo Bills quarterback, has been diagnosed with cancer, his office said Wednesday. A statement issued in Washington said Kemp was undergoing tests to assess the origin of the ...

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Cancer-stricken Swayze ‘going through hell’ - The Times

I’m at the beginning of my battle. And I expect it to be a long hard battle, one that I’m gonna win Speaking in his first television interview since being diagnosed with the illness in January last year, the 56-year-old heart-throb he was "scared ...

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