Cancer
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Non-smokers who get lung cancer; Syria update; Campaign cash; Fitness Q&A
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we talked with Reporter Greta Kreuz, CSIS scholar Aram Nerguizian, Reporter Scott Thuman and fitness expert Josef Brandenburg
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Purple Stride 5K to fight pancreatic cancer
CommentFind out how you can help fight pancreatic cancer.
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Protecting against skin cancer
CommentThe rate of skin cancer continues to rise. We'll tell you what you need to know to protect your skin this summer.
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Man and Woman of the Year Campaign
CommentRaising $1.1 million in 10 weeks. We'll tell you how they're going to do it.
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"Comedy for Cure"
CommentBrother and sister collaborate on comedy event to raise cancer awareness.
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D.C. earthquake shakes hearing back into deaf man
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This past Father's Day, Robert Valderzak suffered a fall that caused him to lose his hearing — both a "conductive loss" and a "nerve loss," according to his doctor at Virginia Medical Center — and has been in the hospital ever since. On top of that, the 75-year-old VA patient is battling cancer. There are few people who need a break — or perhaps a miracle? — more than this man, and on Tuesday, when the earthquake hit D.C., he got one.
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Hot dogs cause cancer, Physician Committee for Responsible Medicine erects billboard
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BEWARE: Hot dogs are as bad as cigarettes. That is, eating 50 grams of processed meat per day — about one hot dog — increases your risk of colorectal cancer, on average, by 21 percent. So, to remind NASCAR fans that eating hot dogs will kill them, the D.C.-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine bought a billboard ad near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that reads: "Warning: Hot Dogs Can Wreck Your Health."
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Nancy Floreen, Montgomery Councilwoman, diagnosed with cancer
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Montgomery Councilwoman Nancy Floreen announced today that she was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
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Preventing cervical cancer with a little awareness and a lot of money
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Do D.C. women need more cervical cancer awareness? Or do they need more money?
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District cancer help line launches
CommentThe DC Cancer Consortium launched a telephone resource line for District residents who have questions about cancer or are seeking support.
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Cancer treatment facility opens in Germantown
CommentA new outpatient care facility for cancer patients has come to Germantown, Germantown Patch reports.
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Maryland health department expands Fort Detrick cancer cluster investigation (video)
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Frederick residents living near Fort Detrick respond to an investigation by the Maryland Department of Health into a possible cluster of cancer cases in the area.
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Health concerns probed near Fort Detrick, Md.
CommentPublic health officials are preparing to offer new details on research into a possible cancer cluster near Fort Detrick in Frederick.
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Fundraiser lifts spirits of girl with cancer
Friends of Abbe Pannucci filled the Frederick Indoor Sports Center for a fundraiser called "New Year -- New Hope 4 Abbe; Family Fun Day."
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McLean parents fight insurance co. for life-saving treatment
Many McLean residents know Al Stephenson, the stellar soccer referee coordinator for McLean Youth Soccer for 10 years.
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Happy Birthday to the pill, from the 'culture of Death'
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Does the pill cause breast cancer? And if we can convince women that it definitively does, can we make them start having babies?
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Va scientist studying pancreatic cancer
A scientist at Eastern Virginia Medical School is studying a new drug to help combat pancreatic cancer.
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D.C. charity spotlight: food and friends
A delicious pie is the ultimate end to your Thanksgiving dinner and makes the perfect gift for friends, family and colleagues.
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