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• Salem toddler beats cancer, now parents want to help

  BY DERRICK PERKINS When John Rufo learned his baby daughter had a cancerous tumor on her kidney, he stepped out of the hospital emergency room and vomited in the parking lot. “How can anything go wrong with a 10-month-old baby, especially my child? Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:41 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, Health & Fitness, cancer, blood drive

• Salem tots participate in hop-a-thon for cancer research

  BY DARRELL HALEN When young students recently hopped to music at Littleville Learning Center, they were doing more than getting some good exercise. They were raising money for the American Cancer Society. On Wednesday, May 7, and Thursday, May 8, preschool, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:13 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Salem, fundraising, cancer

• Cancer survivors work on book to show scars don’t inhibit life

  By Darrell Halen The scars from skin cancer treatments made Kim Sanga too embarrassed to wear a two-piece bathing suit in her own backyard. Her husband, Shawn, told her she was crazy and that her scars tell a story. “It hit me that I shouldn’t Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:45 PM by Salem Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, arts, cancer, medicin, womens health

• Relaying hope – Salem event brings residents together to fight cancer

  BY MATT HERSH The theme of the day was cancer, but the mood and atmosphere were nothing but positive at Salem’s third annual Relay for Life. More than 1,500 people gathered at the Salem High School track where they walked laps for 18 hours, shared Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:01 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Salem, walking, fundraising, cancer