Ted Talbert III: Fulfilled dream of being a police officer
Veteran Detroit police officer Ted Talbert III died of colon cancer Monday at the Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit after an extended bout with the illness. The Belleville resident was 41. On the force for 13 years, his most recent assignment was in the 6th Precinct as a member of the auto theft unit.
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Helen Borden Church, 75
Helen Borden Church, Henning, Minn., 75, died peacefully July 17, 2008, in Colorado from colon cancer. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 625 3rd St NW, Wadena, MN 56482 at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug 16. The family wishes any memorials to be sent here.
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Snapshot of a survivor: Gilda's Club brings out the award-winning artist in Susan Lazarus
Susan Lazarus always knew she loved art, but never thought she had any talent. Now she knows otherwise. Nine years after colon cancer zapped her energy, chemotherapy rattled her concentration and Gilda's Club put a paintbrush in her hand, Lazarus has developed into an award-winning artist.
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British study focuses on colon cancer
LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- British medical scientists say they've made a series of "groundbreaking" discoveries that have major implications for the treatment of colon cancer.
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