Cancer pioneer Judah Folkman dies
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Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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Robert Altman was battling the cancer that eventually killed him even as he directed "A Prairie Home Companion" &#151; a film he once succinctly described as "about death."
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KINGSTON, NY -- Health officials here say a woman&#39;s death in November was caused by Cruetzfeldt-Jacob disease, bringing to five the number of Ulster County residents who have died within the past year from the rare brain disorder.
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Susan Sontag, the author, human rights activist and social critic, has died in a New York cancer hospital, aged 71. Ms Sontag, who had suffered from leukemia for some time, was known for interests that ranged
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Johnny Ramone of the seminal punk rock band The Ramones and an architect of the distinctive punk sound, passed away Wednesday from prostate cancer.
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Singer/songwriter Stephen Stills, best known for his work with folk-rock trio Crosby, Stills and Nash, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to bandmate Graham Nash.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died yesterday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop
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Dr. Judah Folkman, a giant of cancer research who discovered that tumors generate a network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist with influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a long-time associate told Reuters.
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Dr. Folkman championed the idea that cancer needs a growing network of blood vessels to survive and that blocking that process, called angiogenesis, would stop or even eliminate tumors.
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A man diagnosed with terminal lung cancer who was planning to host his own living wake has died.
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By Matt Stiles, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 18--Norman Hackerman, a chemist who led both Rice University and the University of Texas during a four-decade career in higher education, died Saturday at a hospital in Temple. He was 95.
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LOS ANGELES -- Harold Benjamin, who established a national network of support centers for cancer patients after his wife developed breast cancer, has died.
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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, has died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said Tuesday. He was thought to be 91 years old.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Rev. Donald R. Herren, founder and pastor of Southern Hills United Methodist Church for 39 years, died Friday night of cancer.
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Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered  that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to  nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical  School said on Tuesday.
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American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg dies, three years after being diagnosed with prostrate cancer.