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Cancer

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008
  • News

    July 22, 1999

    Missed Diagnosis

    When a doctor makes a rare but horrible mistake, who should bear the scars?

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best TV Anchor

    Theresa Marchetta, Channel 4

  • Calendar

    December 13, 2007

    Hope for the Holidays

    Function as Fashion raises funds for LUNAFEST.

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2007

    Hearty Eats

    The Colorado Rogues take blood seriously.

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2007

    Dark Magic

    Chocolate plays well with others.

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2007

    Breast Friends

    LUPEC's Breakfast for Boobs raises cash to fight cancer.

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2007

    Morgan's Magic

    LUPEC's Breakfast for Boobs raises cash to fight cancer.

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2005

    Twisted Plot Twists

    Stories on Stage returns with more forgotten lore.

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Off Limits

    The dangle angle

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    Lady Sang the Blues

    Monica Janzen had a great voice, a solid band and a new record. She also had breast cancer.

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Next Stop, Animal Heaven

    Changes knows that pet lovers need closure, too.

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Mind Over Medicine

    Dr. Paul Hamilton refused to let his patients meekly accept their cancer.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    CRITICAL CONDITIONS

    WHEN MEGAN JONES ASKED HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY FOR HER CANCER TREATMENT, SHE FOUND TRUTH WAS AT A PREMIUM.

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    A CRUMBLING FOUNDATION

    THE DOCTOR'S IN JAIL AND MOST BOARDMEMBERS HAVE QUIT--BUT BILL COORS VOWS TO PRESS ON.

  • News

    December 6, 1995

    THE BODY POLITIC

    THE DOCTOR'S IN JAIL AND MOST BOARDMEMBERS HAVE QUIT--BUT BILL COORS VOWS TO PRESS ON.

  • News

    March 1, 1995

    THE DOCTOR MAY BE OUT

    CHUCK STEVINSON'S DEATH MAY ALTER THE DENVER DREAMS OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL PHYSICIAN.

  • News

    November 16, 1994

    BUYING TIME PART II

    CHUCK STEVINSON'S DEATH MAY ALTER THE DENVER DREAMS OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL PHYSICIAN.

  • News

    November 9, 1994

    BUYING TIME

    CHUCK STEVINSON'S DEATH MAY ALTER THE DENVER DREAMS OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL PHYSICIAN.

  • News

    November 2, 1994

    COURTING DISASTER

    CHUCK STEVINSON'S DEATH MAY ALTER THE DENVER DREAMS OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL PHYSICIAN.

  • News

    April 27, 1994

    TRICK OR TREATMENT

    CHUCK STEVINSON'S DEATH MAY ALTER THE DENVER DREAMS OF HIS CONTROVERSIAL PHYSICIAN.

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Terra Infirma

    Can bone-marrow transplants save breast-cancer patients? There's little middle ground in the debateand lots of uncharted territory.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Elana Rogers teaches us to stop and smell the roses

    Well wishes are due to Elana Rogers, who was recently diagnosed with IDC breast cancer. Last month, the young singer-songwriter underwent a double masectomy and had four of her sentinel lymph nodes removed. Fortunately, the surgery went well and Rogers now appears to be on her way to making a full r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Today's featured event: Local improv artists offer some helping humor at Bovine Metropolis

    If the comedy turns a little dark tonight at the Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa Street, it's okay. The 7:30 p.m. benefit performance, A Night of Tumorous Comedy, featuring the Gypsy Cab Company troupe, will focus on three connected monologues by local improv veterans and cancer survivors Sar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Village Tavern toasts Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Hope-tini

    ​ During October, Village Tavern ,at 1 West Flatiron Crossing Drive in Broomfield, is marking the 25th anniversary of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by serving up special Hope-tini cocktails to raise money for breast cancer research. "People are definitely interested," says John Davis, Villag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Should Lance Armstrong's new team be sponsored by marijuana?

    Lance Armstrong at rest.​Mason Tvert is brilliant at making any subject about marijuana -- but he's really outdone himself this time. In his latest media jeremiad, the head of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation) goes after bicycle racer Lance Armstrong for becoming the new spoke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Betcha Jim Spencer loved making this call to the Post

    "And here's another mistake you guys made..."​Back in 2007, the Denver Post's Jim Spencer was downsized right out of his plum metro-columnist's gig -- and months after landing a job as the communication director for the University of Colorado Denver's School of Medicine, he was still publicly ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Breasts of the West

    "And here's another mistake you guys made..."​Back in 2007, the Denver Post's Jim Spencer was downsized right out of his plum metro-columnist's gig -- and months after landing a job as the communication director for the University of Colorado Denver's School of Medicine, he was still publicly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Breakfast for Boobs benefit this Sunday at Hot Cakes

    ​Breakfast! It's what's for dinner! That's the siren song of this year's Breakfast for Boobs, a benefit to battle breast cancer. The fundraiser, which takes place on Sunday, April 18 from to 5 to 8 p.m. at Hot Cakes Diner, 1400 E. 18th Ave., is hosted by the Denver chapter of Ladies United for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Biocare Collective keeps cancer patients in mind

    ​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    ATTACK OF THE MINIS

    ​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    ’CAKES FOR A CAUSE

    ​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Ann Crall, accused cancer faker, is Lakewood cop's wife, and other officers donated thousands

    See full-sized photos below.​Suddenly, people allegedly pretending to have cancer for personal gain are everywhere. Hot on the heels of the jail sentence leveled against admitted cancer-faking hottie Tausha Marsh, we learn about a grand jury indictment against Ann Crall, who's said to have col ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Think Pink

    See full-sized photos below.​Suddenly, people allegedly pretending to have cancer for personal gain are everywhere. Hot on the heels of the jail sentence leveled against admitted cancer-faking hottie Tausha Marsh, we learn about a grand jury indictment against Ann Crall, who's said to have col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Tonight: Cook for the Cause fights against breast cancer

    ​Since this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October is overflowing with events to support breast-cancer causes. The most delicious event, though, will definitely be Cook for the Case, tonight at Kimball Distributing, 1400 West Third Avenue, and billed as "a delicious way to help fight the ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Fadó Irish Pub kicks off its St. Paddy's Day celebrations today with a hair-raising charity event

    ​St. Paddy's Day isn't until next Thursday, but already, Fadó Irish Pub and Restaurant, the behemoth Irish-themed watering hole, roughly the size of Dublin, is gearing up to paint the town green -- starting with your bald head.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Six Coloradans fighting breast cancer with skis

    The official ride of breast cancer awareness.​Goofy-looking Texans on spring break at Colorado ski resorts will have a tough time standing out next week. While a jeans and cowboy hat getup will draw some finger-pointing, it's got nothing on a band of pink cape-wearing, fake boob-carrying phila ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Ann Crall: Cancer-faking Lakewood cop's wife pleads guilty to fraud, could get 15 years

    Big pic below.​Remember Ann Crall, the Lakewood cop's wife who allegedly faked cancer in order to shake down folks -- including police officers -- for thousands in charitable donations? Well, take the "allegedly" out of the previous sentence, because she's pleaded guilty to theft and charitabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Ski Colorado Breast Cancer Awareness Tour raises over $20,000

    Fighting breast cancer in style.​On March 13, Colorado natives Mackenzie Bell, Page Kelley, Jeremy Rubingh, Allie Shafner, Alison Friedman and Laura Yale loaded a pink RV with their gear, a set of fake boobs and breast cancer information and headed for Steamboat with the goal of skiing every C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Chemo101: Denver-based website puts chemotherapy education in patients' hands

    ​Chemo101.com, a Denver-based website designed to educate patients and caregivers about chemotherapy drugs, has welcomed over 125,000 unique visitors since it's launch in December 2010. That's equal parts impressive and sad for its president and founder, Kristin Gustafson.

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Marijuana: Surgery success for Larry Shurtleff, who credits Phoenix Tears with whipping cancer

    Larry Shurtleff.​Update:Larry Shurtleff's facial reconstruction surgery -- a procedure that couldn't go forward until he was deemed cancer-free -- was a success, reports Timothy Tipton, his medical marijuana caretaker. An indication that doctors encountered fewer problems than anticipated: Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Larry Shurtleff, who credits MMJ for cancer-free diagnosis, leaves hospital

    Big pic below.​We've been following the progress of Larry Shurtleff, who was finally able to undergo facial reconstruction surgery after being deemed cancer-free -- a diagnosis he largely credits to Phoenix Tears, a cannabis oil treatment. This weekend, he left Porter Hospital to continue his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Rally supports Bob Crouse, MMJ patient charged after paperwork snafu

    Bob Crouse.​Last month, we shared the story of longtime Colorado Springs restaurateur and medical marijuana patient Bob Crouse, charged with felony cultivation and distribution after a doctor-recommended application that he be allowed to grow more plants was returned due to a technical error. ... More >>

  • Film

    September 29, 2011

    50/50's not just a cancer movie, it's a Seth Rogen movie

    Bob Crouse.​Last month, we shared the story of longtime Colorado Springs restaurateur and medical marijuana patient Bob Crouse, charged with felony cultivation and distribution after a doctor-recommended application that he be allowed to grow more plants was returned due to a technical error. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Post-mastectomy boutique: Pampered Passions lingerie shop to open at Porter Hospital

    Alicia Vargo.​ Next month, Alicia Vargo, the proprietress of Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie in Englewood, will open a new outpost of her much-lauded house of bras and panties with an unlikely address and a noble cause. The boutique, to be called Pampered Passions Care Ware, will cater to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Buds for Boobies: Breast cancer event backs more study of marijuana's medicinal qualities

    ​Buds for Boobies, taking place at 7 p.m. tonight at the Boulder Theater, is among the season's most unusual fundraisers -- a medical-marijuana-themed decorative bra auction, with proceeds earmarked for breast-cancer research. But it's also a music-filled educational symposium arguing that MMJ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    It's mustache season, and I'm winning Movember. Week 1: clean slate for my upper lip.

    Movember: time to get fucking serious.​Everyone knows that, aside from being the greatest of facial accoutrements, the mustache serves several versatile and important societal functions -- it's great for saving small amounts of food, for example, and it's incredibly sexy -- but did you know th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Doug Stanhope on the evolution of jokes and why Breast Cancer Awareness is a scam

    ​For every parent out there worried about pedophilia, Doug Stanhope offers a reassurance: In all likelihood, nobody wants to fuck your kid. That bit is up there on the list of incredibly offensive Stanhope material, but it's by no means all there is; over the course of his twenty-year career, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Winning Movember: How I learned the true meaning of the month

    This mustache is like a flower.​As the cherry blossom opens in April, so too this month has the brilliant lip-foliage burst forth -- even in November, traditional harbinger of winter's cruel silence. Indeed, this Movember has seen more mustaches than ever bloom and grow like the lovely edelwei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Komen Denver affiliate rejects ban on Planned Parenthood grants

    Race for the Cure.​For many years, the regional Planned Parenthood headquarters was Westword's neighbor, and we had a front-row seat for the picketers who harassed employees of an organization that does so much more than providing abortion services.

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