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...unfounded claim in this op-ed that large non-profit charities are “shoddy,” “nearly-fraudulent,” and “out of control.” The writer, Lucy M. Caldwell, begins by arguing that the American Cancer Society (ACS) spends “only 26 percent of its national multibillion-dollar budget on actual medical research.” The rest, she claims, is waste. Caldwell seems to be unaware that the cancer society does much more than fund research. For every dollar collected...
Thirty-six cents are devoted to medical research and other national programs, including a 24-hour call center for cancer victims and their families...
...DIED. Soraya, 37, Colombian-American singer-songwriter who traveled to Latin America to educate women about early detection of breast cancer; of breast cancer; in Miami. Soraya infused her eclectic brand of pop with rock, flamenco and Colombian folk, and won a Latin Grammy for her self-titled 2003 CD. But the mission of the young artist-who lost her mother, aunt and grandmother to breast cancer-was her war on the disease. On her website, she recently told fans: "I have not lost this battle, because I know the fight was not in vain...
...DIED. Floyd Patterson, 71, gentle and beloved legend of boxing; after years battling Alzheimer's and prostate cancer; in New Paltz, New York. The undersized high school dropout from Brooklyn, New York, won Olympic gold in 1952. Four years later, at age 21, he knocked out Archie Moore to become the world's youngest heavyweight champ-and the most conflicted. The Hall of Famer, who said he had "no self-esteem" as a kid, was so stung by a 1959 loss to Ingemar Johansson that he left the arena in disguise. Yet when he regained the title from Johansson...
DIED. Floyd Patterson, 71, gentle and beloved legend of boxing; after years battling Alzheimer's and prostate cancer; in New Paltz, N.Y. The undersized high school dropout from Brooklyn, N.Y., won Olympic gold in 1952. Four years later, at age 21, he knocked out Archie Moore to become the world's youngest heavyweight champ--and the most conflicted. The Hall of Famer, who said he had "no self-esteem" as a kid, was so stung by a 1959 loss to Ingemar Johansson that he left the arena in disguise. Yet when he regained the title from Johansson a year later...