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Magic Supports James On Retiring Jordan's #23
...praised Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for coming forward with news that he has leukemia, saying his former Lakers teammate would help in the fight against cancer...
2009 Celebrity Deaths
Here is a list of celebrities, politicians and other noteworthy newsmakers who have died in 2009.
NBA Great Abdul-Jabbar Has Rare Form Of Leukemia
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's...
Study Links Virus To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
...causes — and no specific treatment. The XMRV virus is related to mouse leukemia viruses. No one knows how it arose or how people become infected...
Mary Travers Of Peter, Paul And Mary Dead At 72
...Magic Dragon)" and "If I Had a Hammer," died Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis...
WIU: Head Baseball Coach Stan Hyman Dies At 50
...head baseball coach Stan Hyman has died after a monthlong battle with leukemia. He was 50. A message posted on the school's Web site...
U Of C Prof Janet Rowley Gets Presidential Medal
...the first scientist to identify a chromosome abnormality to some forms of leukemia and lymphoma. Sixty years ago, she was only one of three women...
Woman Crashes While Rushing Sick Child To Hospital
...but said the boy's death was natural. He was suffering from leukemia and was in hospice care at the time of the crash. He...
Ted Kennedy Among 16 Medal Of Freedom Recipients
President Barack Obama is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 16 people, including political ally Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, tennis legend Billie Jean King and retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu...
Mom Held On $15,000 Bail In Son's Cancer Death
...and related charges in the death of her autistic son Jeremy from leukemia last March at age 9. His father, Eric Fraser, was in Salem...