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Cancer cancels Beastie Boys' tour

Jul. 20, 2009
The Beastie Boys canceled all scheduled concerts and delayed their next album release while member Adam "MCA" Yauch is treated for a cancerous tumor in a salivary gland, Yauch says in a video statement to fans.
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Cell phone linked to salivary gland tumors

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- An Israeli scientist is investigating a possible link between heavy cell phone use and tumors of the salivary gland.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler