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May 29, 2006

Paul Gleason Dies of Mesothelioma

Paul Gleason, a veteran of 60 movie roles including the detention-dispensing school principal in 1985's The Breakfast Club, died in a Burbank, Calif., hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan Gleason. He was 67. (people.aol.com)

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March 07, 2006

Dana Reeve Dies From Lung Cancer

Dana Reeve, who won worldwide admiration for her devotion to her "Superman" husband, Christopher Reeve, through his decade of near-total paralysis, has died of lung cancer at the age of 44. (excite.com)

Posted by news editor at 07:41 AM

February 28, 2006

Dennis Weaver Dies at 81

Dennis Weaver, who played slow-witted deputy Chester Goode in the TV western "Gunsmoke" and a New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud," died Friday. He was 81. (freep.com)

Posted by news editor at 07:47 AM

August 17, 2005

Vassar Clements Dies of Lung Cancer

Vassar Clements, a fiddle virtuoso and A-list studio musician who played with Paul McCartney and an array of others, died at his Nashville home Tuesday after a battle with lung cancer, his daughter said. (Hartford Courant)

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August 13, 2005

Peter Jennings Named to Order of Canada

As he was nearing the end of his battle with lung cancer, Peter Jennings got news that had to make him proud ... Jennings was named to the Order of Canada. It's the country's highest civilian honor. (KRON4)

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Lung Cancer Comes Out of the Closet

Lung cancer is finally emerging from a big, and very confining, closet. The willingness of Peter Jennings and Dana Reeve to go public with their personal stories deserves far more than admiration and sympathy. It should stimulate a tsunami-scale effort to alert and educate millions of us to become more aware of the impact of this disease. (San Francisco Chronicle)