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Colorado officials urge citizens to test homes for radon
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Health officials are urging Coloradans to test their homes for excessive levels of radon, a naturally occurring, colorless and odorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and contributes to as many as 500 lung cancer deaths in Colorado each year. The gas forms when uranium is broken down…
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Judge sides with CU in cancer researcher’s discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge agreed with the University of Colorado that a longtime cancer researcher failed to show he was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his race, religion or national origin, or was otherwise threatened with termination. Priya N. Werahera, an associate professor focused on prostate cancer research at the University of Colorado’s…
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COVER STORY | Magic mushrooms in Denver: Medicine or mayhem?
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Denver voters will head into uncharted territory when they decide whether to decriminalize possession of small amounts of psilocybin, better known as “magic mushrooms.” Initiated Ordinance 301 on the ballot mailed to city voters starting April 15 would make use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms “the city’s lowest law-enforcement priority.” And while the mushroom referendum…
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Polis picks former state lawmaker Dianne Primavera as running mate
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, the Democratic nominee for Colorado governor, plans to tap former state Rep. Dianne Primavera to be his running mate, Colorado Politics has learned. Polis, a five-term U.S. congressman from Boulder, plans to introduce Primavera, a former counselor and the CEO of a nonprofit that fights breast cancer, during what the campaign…
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Aurora Mayor Hogan dies after battle with cancer
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Stephen D. Hogan, mayor of Aurora and an elected official representing Colorado’s third-largest city for a third of a century, died early Sunday following a battle with cancer, the city announced. He was 69. City of Aurora communications director Kim Stuart posted this notice at 12:42 p.m. MT: It is with the deepest sadness that…
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Denver Council President Brooks’ cancer surgery successful
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Albus Brooks is well on his way to beating cancer – again. After sharing word late last month he had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time, the Denver City Council president tweeted a video Wednesday noting his surgery to remove a tumor was successful. “Fresh out of surgery,” Brooks said in the video.…
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Denver Council President Albus Brooks’ cancer is back, will undergo surgery
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Last summer, we told you about Denver City Council President Albus Brooks celebrating one year cancer free. He had won a battle with Chondrosarcoma, a rare form of cancer of the bone. He won a battle with a 15-pound malignant tumor in his back, after two surgeries lasting some 20 hours. And Brooks, who represents…
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Aurora Mayor Hogan has cancer; won’t seek a 3rd term
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Steve Hogan, who has been mayor of Aurora since 2011, has announced that he won’t seek a third term as he battles cancer. The mayor of Colorado’s third-largest city made the announcement Monday in a Facebook post. “As many of you may have heard, I have been dealing with some health-related issues over the last…
