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Amputee athlete from South Dakota dies of cancer

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:31 MDT

Amputee athlete from South Dakota dies of cancer

The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT

Mitchell, S.D. • A record-setting amputee athlete from South Dakota has died after losing a second battle with cancer. Hunter Bork, 23, died Tuesday at a Vermillion hospital, according to Kober Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements were still pending early Thursday. Bork starred in track and field for Mount Vernon High School but lost his left leg to bone cancer shortly after graduating. He used a prosthetic leg while competing for Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell from 2009-11. In 2011 ...

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Angelina Jolie says she had a preventive double mastectomy

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:05:02 MDT

Angelina Jolie says she had a preventive double mastectomy

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 06:05AM MDT

LOS ANGELES • Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday’s New York Times under the headline, “My Medical Choice.” She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. Jolie, 37, writes...

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Business news briefs

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:01:03 MDT

Business news briefs

staff and news services

Updated May 14, 2013 07:01PM MDT

Jolie’s news boosts Myriad Gentics Shares of Utah-based cancer test developer Myriad Genetics rose 4 percent in the wake of reports that actress Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after learning she was at high risk for breast cancer. Myriad offers a test aimed at determining a woman’s risk of getting hereditary breast or ovarian cancer by looking for defective genes. Boeing resumes 787 deliveries Boeing restarted deliveries of 787s on Tuesday after a four-month halt while it dealt wi...

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More women choosing proactive surgery like Angelina Jolie

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:40:52 MDT

More women choosing proactive surgery like Angelina Jolie

By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 11:40AM MDT

Brenda Carlisle was a freshman in college when she watched her mother die of breast cancer. “She was pretty sick. It metastasized to her liver, and she had chemo, but at that point there was very little they could do for her,” Carlisle said. Her mother was 56 years old. “It was like the rock of the world was taken away.” Now 50 herself, the intake coordinator at New Vision drug treatment center at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful said she’s increasingly wondering whether her mother carried a ge...

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Vernal police looking for man who stole donations

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:38:23 MDT

Vernal police looking for man who stole donations

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 11:38PM MDT

Vernal police want the public’s help in finding the man who took a jug filled with Relay for Life donations. A Walgreens surveillance camera shows a man in a flannel shirt and jeans walking out of the store, at 316 U.S. 40, on Saturday with a water jug half-full of money meant for the American Cancer Society’s big fundraiser. Vernal City has posted the picture on their Facebook page in hopes that someone will recognize him. Anyone with information is asked to call Vernal police at 435-789-5835....

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Utahns hit the Salt Lake City streets for Race for the Cure

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:40:41 MDT

Utahns hit the Salt Lake City streets for Race for the Cure

Updated May 11, 2013 05:40PM MDT

Utahns turned out en masse Saturday morning at Salt Lake City’s Library Square for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race raises money for breast cancer research, screenings, treatment and awareness programs.

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Ovarian cancer

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Ovarian cancer

Updated May 10, 2013 01:01AM MDT

This Wednesday was World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day. Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death in women. Unlike breast or cervical cancer, there is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer. Too often, the diagnosis is made at an advanced stage, when the chance of a cure is limited. Education and awareness of symptoms allow some women with ovarian cancer to seek medical care at a curable stage. Symptoms commonly experienced include bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, dif...

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Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:10:18 MDT

Drugmakers, health groups bring poor girls vaccine

By LINDA A. JOHNSON The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 10:10PM MDT

Trenton, N.J. • Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world’s poorest countries from deadly cervical cancer. Starting with pilot programs in eight Asian and African nations, the ambitious project ultimately is intended to inoculate more than 30 million girls in more than 40 countries by 2020. Given that most women killed by cervical cancer live in developing countries, the project could have a huge impact. The endeavor was ...

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RG3’s pink cleats, photos raise $33K for charity

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:58 MDT

RG3’s pink cleats, photos raise $33K for charity

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

Ashburn, Va. • Here’s another measuring stick for the popularity of Robert Griffin III. It took him only a few minutes to raise $33,000 for the American Cancer Society. The Washington Redskins quarterback appeared Wednesday at a luncheon honoring Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Dan Snyder. Tanya Snyder is a breast cancer survivor, and she received the society’s Mother of the Year award. When RG3 stepped forward with a pair of pink cleats he wore in a game last season, the bidding went w...

Male breast cancer

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Male breast cancer

Updated May 8, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Next weekend is Mother’s Day. One focus of the weekend will be the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the fight against breast cancer. This is a worthy cause, and we all need to be aware of an aspect of breast cancer that has been overlooked — men having breast cancer. My father, Maurice E. Langford, died this February from breast cancer. He was 93. Dad was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly five years ago, although he had it long before then. He had a good size lump in his breast whe...

Utah faith leaders bless the hands that heal

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:15:24 MDT

Utah faith leaders bless the hands that heal

THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

Updated May 7, 2013 12:15PM MDT

Healing hands got a helping hand Monday as faith figures from across Utah’s religious landscape blessed those who draw the blood, insert the IVs and otherwise care for patients at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. A Catholic priest, Mormon chaplain, Buddhist monk, Jewish rabbi, Protestant minister and New Thought minister did the honors, blessing nurses, volunteers and other caregivers at the east-bench Salt Lake City hospital. The “Blessing of the Hands” ceremony also included a Native American s...

BYU-born Imagine Dragons release video for 'Demons'

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:06:03 MDT

BYU-born Imagine Dragons release video for 'Demons'

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 7, 2013 01:06PM MDT

Utah-born Imagine Dragons released the video for their song “Demons” today. Directed by Isaac Halasima, the video was shot during a performance in Las Vegas at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The band kicks off their summer tour tonight in Charlotte. The video is dedicated to Tyler Robinson the band said in a release: "Our friend Tyler Robinson, who had been fighting cancer for a few years, passed away unexpectedly while we were editing the video. He was only 17 years old and his courag...