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Nearly 18 million Americans will be cancer survivors in 2022
Better cancer treatments and an aging population will push the number of cancer survivors in the U.S. to nearly 18 million by 2022, according to a new report from researchers at the National Cancer Institute. As of January 2012, there were 13.7...
Tags: Palliative Care, Science and Technology, Colon Cancer, Medical Research, Skin Cancer
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Cecilia Preciado Burciaga dies at 67; longtime Stanford administrator
As one of the first high-ranking Latina administrators at a top American private university, Cecilia Preciado Burciaga inspired and mentored hundreds of Chicano and Latino students and faculty members during 20 years at Stanford University. She taught...
Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Teachers, University of California, Los Angeles, Career and Workplace, Immigration
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Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president
Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...
Tags: Primetime Emmy Awards, Carol Burnett, Entertainment Events, Teachers, Entertainment
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Randy Runyon dies at 57; entertained as Chucko the clown
Randy Runyon, who entertained audiences in Southern California for more than a decade as Chucko, the clown character he took over from his father in the 1980s, died Wednesday at his home in Canyon Country. He was 57. His death followed a lengthy...
Tags: Entertainment, Roger Smith (actor), Stephen King, The Arsenio Hall Show (tv program)
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Bobbie Smith dies at 76; singer with the Spinners
Singer Bobbie Smith of the Detroit soul group the Spinners died Saturday in Orlando. He was 76. Smith, according to a statement released today by the band's manager and reported by Associated Press, died of complications from pneumonia and influenza. He...
Tags: Dionne Warwick, Pneumonia, The Spinners (music group), Flu
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Ned Colletti is writing a different story these days
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There is new spring in Ned Colletti's step these days, a brighter glint in his eye. Both are traceable to the same thing: Frank McCourt is no longer even a distant speck in the Dodgers' rearview mirror. Colletti, Dodgers general...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank McCourt, Ned Colletti
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Pope Francis has only one lung. Is it enough?
His predecessor was the first pope to retire due to deteriorating health -- a condition no doubt exacerbated by frequent world travel and a demanding schedule. Yet at age 76, Pope Francis arrives at the Vatican with his own medical history....
Tags: David Geffen School of Medicine, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, The Pope, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Valerie Harper reveals terminal cancer; famous friends react
Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on TV's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Rhoda," has terminal cancer, the actress revealed Wednesday morning. And through the day, friends and fans expressed their support. Harper has the rare...
Tags: Marie Osmond, Valerie Harper, Social Media, Celebrity Surgery, National Institutes of Health
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Valerie Harper to appear on 'The Doctors,' 'Today'
Valerie Harper's announcement this week that she has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer sent a shock wave through her fan base, who remembers her as the feisty and lovable Rhoda Morgenstern from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda." But now that...
Tags: Valerie Harper, Television Industry, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (tv program), Ed Asner, Savannah Guthrie
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Valerie Harper reveals she has terminal cancer
Valerie Harper, best known for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on the beloved 1970s sitcoms "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda," has revealed she has terminal brain cancer. The actress, who also starred for two years on the '80s sitcom, "Valerie," told...
Tags: Breach of Contract, Frank Langella, Valerie Harper, The Simpsons (tv program), Desperate Housewives (tv program)
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Young superhero has a team behind him
Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives. Extraordinary guy. Take all the athletes I've met in more than 40 years and this is my hero, even though he has to admit,...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Human Interest
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Dale Robertson dies at 89; TV and western movie star
Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma horseman who became a TV and western movie star during the genre's heyday, died Tuesday at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He was 89. Robertson, who was best known for starring in the series "Tales of Wells Fargo" from...
Tags: Betty Grable, Toronto Star, Dale Robertson, Dallas 2011 (tv program), Pneumonia
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