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Here are personal accounts of those who have dealt with cancer, as well as professional guidance from those who help people afflicted or otherwise affected by cancer in know it: Cancer Oklahoma.

CDC: Young adults ignoring warnings about skin cancer

ATLANTA — The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through. Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the previous year — about the same as a decade ago, according to a government survey released Thursday. In fact, the modest progress reported five years ago has been wiped out. Experts say that even one blistering burn can double the risk of developing melanoma, an often lethal form of skin cancer.

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Ground broken for Camden Cancer Institute
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie joined some of southern New Jersey's most prominent Democrats on Tuesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking of a new building for a cancer institute in Camden. The Cooper Cancer Institute already treats 2,000 new patients a year at scattered offices. The new building in... Read More

Cowher joins campaign to educate about melanoma
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cowher wants to teach men about melanoma, a disease whose ravages he knows all too well. The Super Bowl-winning coach's wife died of the form of skin cancer in 2010. Now Cowher is the spokesman for a campaign called "Melanoma Exposed." Launched Tuesday, it seeks to educate all Americans —... Read More

Assembly panel approves ban on underage tanning
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is looking at tightening restrictions on the use of tanning beds by young people under a bill that would bar anyone under 18 from doing so. The Assembly's Women and Children Committee passed the measure Monday by a 5-0 vote, though two members abstained. It now heads to the full... Read More

Yahoo's Thompson reportedly has thyroid cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo's Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer. The Wall Street Journal, citing people it did not identify, says that Thompson told Yahoo's board and several colleagues of... Read More

Scratch-off raises $8.5M for breast cancer
CHICAGO (AP) — State officials say a scratch-off lottery ticket launched in 2006 has raised more than $8.5 million for breast cancer research and education. The money has been awarded in grants through the Illinois Department of Public Health. More than $5.1 million has gone to community organizations statewide... Read More

Seattle TV anchorwoman battles brain tumors
SEATTLE (AP) — Kathi Goertzen, the popular former Seattle KOMO-TV news anchorwoman, has been battling brain tumors since 1998, and recently underwent her ninth surgery. The Seattle Times says (http://bit.ly/Jbm675) the tumors have taken parts of her vision, hearing and speech, and away from the anchor job she... Read More

Oregon volunteer pilots fly patients for free
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Sometimes the passengers — who may be flying to chemotherapy appointments in Portland — want to talk. They like discussing what they are going through or want conversation to take their mind off of their health. Other times the passengers can be silent, crestfallen. The volunteer Angel... Read More

Chavez returns home after cancer treatment in Cuba
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful. "I should say that we have successfully completed the medical treatment," the socialist leader said as dozens of uniformed... Read More

Detroit-area boy with cancer trends on Twitter
CLARKSTON, Mich. (AP) — A 9-year-old Detroit-area boy with brain cancer has become a social media hero thanks to a few high-profile supporters. The Oakland Press of Pontiac reports that, thanks to a grass-roots campaign started by some of his peers in his hometown of Clarkston, Ryan Kennedy has become a... Read More

Nobel winner at state cancer agency resigns
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Nobel laureate resigning from the state's $3 billion cancer research initiative believed there was not enough scrutiny over a $20 million program before funding was approved in March, the agency's executive director said Thursday. Dr. Alfred Gilman, the chief scientific officer of the Cancer... Read More

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