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Curt Schilling Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Mouth Cancer in February, Believes Chewing Tobacco Was the Cause Curt Schilling, the former Red Sox pitcher and ESPN analyst, announced today during the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon that he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma -- which is cancer in the mouth -- in February. "This all came about from a dog bite," Schilling said. "I got bitten by a dog and I had some damage to my finger and I went to see a doctor, and the day that I went to see the doctor, I was driving and I...

Last week Chresten Anderson wrote a piece on this website about the tiny island of Åland (actually a group of islands, as one of our readers pointed out) that is rebelling against the European moloch in Brussels. The Daily Telegraph sent its Brussels correspondent David Rennie to Mariehamn, Åland’s capital.

A select list of notable people who've died of lung cancer over the years: Aug. 7: ABC anchorman Peter Jennings, 67. July 1: Renaldo "Obie" Benson, 69, member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops. May 9, 2004: Comedian Alan King, 76. Jan. 22, 2004: Dancer-actress Ann Miller, 81. Sept. 8, 2003: Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, 56. Oct. 13, 2002: Best-selling author/historian Stephen Ambrose,66. June 29, 2002: Singer Rosemary Clooney, 74. Oct. 16, 2001: Jazz singer Etta Jones, 72 (and breast cancer). June 18, 2000: Actress Nancy Marchand, 71, who played the matriarch of a Mafia family on "The...

FDNY Tobacco Cessation Program Shows 40 Percent Quit Rate at 6 Months   Since the launch of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Tobacco Cessation Program in August 2002, nearly 400 firefighters and EMS workers have participated in the educational tobacco-free programs, with more than half becoming tobacco-free at 3-months. Year-One results of the FDNY Tobacco Cessation Program were presented this week at a press conference in Orlando , Florida , during CHEST 2003, the annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). The FDNY Tobacco Cessation Program was initiated in 2002 as a result...

In an effort to be inclusive, this thread is for nonmetrosexual males (and likeminded women) to advise queer guys on their outfits, decor, vehicles, hairstyles, homes and hobbies. I've outfitted the thread with keywords toward this end.Enjoy.