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PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer

November 17, 2016 Online Editor 0

By David Bauder AP Television Writer NEW YORK – Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates, died Nov. 14 of cancer, the network […]

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Jimmy Carter: Brain scan shows no sign of cancer

December 7, 2015 Online Editor 0

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter said Sunday that his most recent brain scan showed no signs of cancer, more than three months after he began treatment for four melanoma tumors. “My most recent MRI brain […]

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Mississippi boy loses eye, battles rare cancer

October 12, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi boy loses eye, battles rare cancer

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Mother’s don’t want to see their children in pain. Worse still is when the child is an infant who has a rare form of cancer. Vicksburg resident Lauren Forte first discovered […]

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JSU scientist studying links between common chemicals and cancer

April 16, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on JSU scientist studying links between common chemicals and cancer

The Mississippi Link Newswire Dr. Clement G. Yedjou, a cancer scientist in JSU’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology, and doctoral candidate William Johnson and master candidate Justin McDowell, are part of a task force […]

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Republican Rep. Nunnelee of Mississippi dies

February 7, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Republican Rep. Nunnelee of Mississippi dies

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A spokeswoman says U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi, a fiscal and social conservative elected to Congress in a Republican wave of 2010, has died. He was 56. Elizabeth Parks, the […]

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Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49

January 5, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49

By RICK FREEMAN  The Associated Press Stuart Scott was in his element, working a “Monday Night Football” game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation. Doctors discovered a tumor during surgery and Scott […]

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National Cancer Survivors Day Highlights at the Jackson Medical Mall

June 4, 2012 Online Editor 1

Photos by Gail M. Brown/The Mississippi Link The Rebirth Alliance and the Jackson Medical Mall held a National Cancer Survivors Day event at the Jackson Medical Mall on Saturday, June 2. The event was held […]

 

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