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Saturday, June 15, 2013  The journey to end cancer starts with a single step. That was the theme behind Friday night's Relay for Life event at Flinn Stadium in Quincy.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Local cancer survivors celebrated life Monday evening through the Blessing Cancer Center's celebration of life event.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The governor's decision would hinge on whether the bill includes provisions enabling the governor to suspend the program if the federal government decides to prosecute state employees who administer it.

Friday, April 05, 2013  More than 200 inches of hair was collected for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Project.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  They've spent their careers caring for the sick, and now, two Blessing-Rieman nurses are looking for ways to make their patients feel better when they're at their worst.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  KHQA's Brooke Hasch sat down with cancer survivors from across the Tri-States who owe their lives to early detection and taking matters into their own hands.

Monday, February 27, 2012  Forty years after the National Cancer Act launched the "war on cancer," the battle is not just finding cures and better treatments but also being able to afford them.

Monday, September 27, 2010  Illinois State Representative Rich Myers enters second phase of prostate cancer treatment.

Monday, May 10, 2010  A surprising new study finds that the cost of treating cancer in the United States nearly doubled over the past two decades. But expensive cancer drugs may not be the main reason why.