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What we’re talking about when we talk about cancer

You get to a certain age and the odds are that you have either been treated for cancer yourself or you have one or more friends who have gone through treatment–some successfully, some not. Twenty years ago, I remember a friend of mine who was...

NDP’s Jack Layton temporarily stepping down

There were two big winners in Canada’s recent federal election: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Jack Layton. Layton may have come in second, so to speak. But he ran away with the congeniality prize. Still using a cane after hip surgery and...

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St. Lawrence County Asks New York for Better Cancer Data

by David Sommerstein

Mar 19, 2001 — After giving the state over a year to deliver, St. Lawrence County lawmakers are preparing to renew their request for more detailed data on cancer rates in the county. Early statistics show North Country counties have some of the highest rates of cancer in the state. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article

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