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WBFF Fox 45 :: Vanderbilt University Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough Gives Hope to Local Non-Profit - Erika Kurre

Last night, you first heard news of a medical breakthrough at Vanderbilt University right here on Fox 17.


Tonight this breakthrough is giving hope to those most affected by pancreatic cancer.


One non-profit organization based right here in Middle Tennessee says this discovery of the cell that forms the cancer is a huge step for a disease that's under-funded and under-researched.


Catherine Smith and Meredith Waln have each lost a parent to pancreatic cancer.


They founded Linda's Hope, a non-profit organization promoting awareness, education and research.


And just three years into it, the women say it's starting to feel like their hard work is paying off.


To learn more about Linda's Hope, click on the "Fox Links" tab to the left.

Vanderbilt University Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough Gives Hope to Local Non-Profit - Erika Kurre

Wednesday, January 23 2013, 08:59 PM CST

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2 appellate court judges are stepping down
May 24, 2013 21:29 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Tennessee appellate court judges have notified Gov. Bill Haslam that they will not run for another term on the bench in the August 2014 retention election.

Patricia J. Cottrell, a judge on the Court of Appeals, and Joseph M. Tipton, who sits on the Court of Criminal Appeals bench, will both leave after September of next year.

The announcements come after the state legislature left Tennessee without a way to replace judges who step down or die when a commission expires at the end of next month.

Members of the soon-to-be-defunct Judicial Nominating Commission will make recommendations for replacements to give to Haslam before the panel expires. Haslam will appoint the replacements from those recommendations.

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