Man Who Wrote ‘Mama Said’ Dies at 69
Columbian - COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Singer and songwriter Willie Denson, perhaps best known for the hit “Mama Said,” has died at the age of 69. Denson, who died Saturday of lung cancer at his Columbus home, published more than 250 songs, some recorded by artists
July 6 obituaries
HometownAnnapolis.com - Mary Ann Moore, 74, of Annapolis, died of lung cancer July 4 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mrs. Moore was born and lived in East Liberty in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she graduated from and was class president at Divine Providence Academy, an all-girls
Fantasy artist facing the reality of lung cancer
Sun and Press - Sometimes a bit of an escape into fantasy is a good thing. Using fairies, wizards, elves and mermaids for his subjects, world-renowned artist Tom Cross tries to give people just that through his work. An exhibit and sale of Cross’ artwork is
Anti-flu drug may be made in St. Catharines
Hamilton Spectator - Biolyse also manufactures a drug used in the treatment of breast and lung cancer. “We are only working at a small capacity because we have dedicated a portion of the facility for this project,” he said. The goal is to produce 500,000 pills a day.
Fight against cancer comes to Forest Park
Forest Park Review - Perhaps the combination of her own mother s battle with cancer and her grandfather s death from lung cancer made Franks grow up more quickly than most. Franks was 12 years old when she found out about her mother s breast cancer. Her mother
No risk-free level
Times West Virginian - According to the American Lung Association, secondhand smoke kills about 38,000 nonsmokers a year 3,000 from lung cancer and 35,000 from heart disease. Also called environmental tobacco smoke, it contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds, more
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Menopause
WHNT-TV - presented results from a Phase II study that compared the combinations of Avastin(R) (bevacizumab) plus Tarceva(R) (erlotinib), and Avastin plus chemotherapy, to chemotherapy alone in patients with recurrent or refractory non-small cell lung cancer
Health notes
Baltimore Sun - Lung Cancer Support Group: for lung cancer patients and their families, 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month, LifeResource Center Library. 410-350-3163. Arm-in-Arm: for breast cancer patients and their families, 7 p.m. third Tuesdays