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Cancer survivor urges caution on spit tobacco in four towns
BLUEFIELD area welcomes 25 year survivor Gruen Von Behrens who faced 25 surgeries after a spit tobacco exposure. He will speak to COFY in Princeton, visit McDowell County programs and Bluefield events including a National Spit Tobacco Education Program Night and a large crowd at the Princeton Devil Rays game where he will throw the first pitch. His talks stress a dangerous path from age 13 to cancer at 17 and ongoing recovery efforts across Mercer and McDowell counties.
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Bluefield
Four Seasons
Gruen von Behrens
Princeton
Welch
Greg Puckett
Mercer
Creating Opportunities For Youth Coalition
Puckett
Behrens
Cofy Coalition
Little League
McDowell County
Energy Express
Kimball Elementary
McDowell County Public Library
Bluefield Intermediate School
Bluefield State College
Princeton Devil Rays
Donald Reed
United States
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline