Ryan NicolJanuary 25, 2019
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Shifrel was 72 years old.
Tag: cancerState Sen. Vic Torres at U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost event before the collapse. Photo via Jacob Ogles.
Ryan NicolJanuary 25, 2019Ryan NicolJanuary 14, 2019
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U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings revealed Monday he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment for the disease. Hastings issued a statement on Twitter making the announcement. “I release this statement because I want to be the source providing you with this information,” Hastings said. “I was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and […]
Staff ReportsDecember 13, 2018
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Former House Speaker and retired Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell has decided to enter hospice, according to his wife. Ginger Wetherell told friends earlier this week that her 72-year-old husband, who has fought cancer for roughly the last decade and a half, wished no further treatment. “I am saddened to hear this news about my […]
Ryan NicolDecember 3, 2018
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The medical marijuana provider Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has announced a $50,000 donation to Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation, founded in Orlando in 2007 to provide resources for those treating or attempting to prevent cancer. Libby’s Legacy provides education, mammograms and patient navigation to underserved individuals. It was named after Libby Maynard, who was lost to Stage IV breast […]
Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018
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Florida Democrats are releasing their first attack ad against Republican nominee Ron DeSantis, charging that he favors letting insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer. The new TV commercial from the Florida Democratic Party blisters the Republican congressman’s participation in efforts to strike down and replace the Affordable Care Act with […]
Jim RosicaApril 20, 2018
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A Tallahassee judge has dismissed one of the plaintiffs in John Morgan‘s legal effort to overturn the state’s ban on smoking medical marijuana. Roberto Pickering of Leon County, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, was one of three patients with a chronic illness who want to smoke medicinal cannabis under a state constitutional amendment passed in 2016. In an […]
Staff ReportsMarch 23, 2018
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The Protect Tobacco Free Florida coalition is cheering the death of a proposed constitutional amendment that would have affected anti-smoking marketing efforts. “This positive outcome preserves Florida’s constitutional commitment to protect the health of Floridians by using Big Tobacco’s own money to tell the truth about the dangers of their products,” said the coalition’s statement, […]
Jim RosicaAugust 23, 2017
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Medical marijuana advocate John Morgan has added three more plaintiffs to his lawsuit against the state, filed after lawmakers refused to allow marijuana to be smoked, according to court filings accessed Wednesday. Diana Dodson of Levy County, a cancer patient; Catherine Jordan of Manatee County, who has Lou Gehrig’s disease; and Roberto Pickering of Leon County, […]
Jim RosicaJuly 10, 2017
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After being pronounced cancer-free earlier this year, state Sen. Dorothy Hukill says she “feel(s) great” and already is “excited” to return to Tallahassee for next year’s Legislative Session. She’s also back in the saddle in her district. The Port Orange Republican’s schedule is packed this week: There’s a grand-opening event for a Titusville space-supplies firm, […]
Jim RosicaJune 27, 2017
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Former Congresswoman and now Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham on Tuesday rapped the U.S. Senate’s proposed Obamacare replacement, saying “if you get quality health care, you can have a miracle.” Graham, speaking to reporters in the state Capitol, was referring to her husband’s recent cancer remission. Steve Hurm was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer […]
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