The stories of two women, each of whom live with the threat of death, defined this year's gathering.

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With each passing day the likelihood they had met an untimely death grew.

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About 40, 000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year and for the vast majority it is quick death sentence: about 80% die within the first year after diagnosis, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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With each passing day, a pungent smell -- "the smell of death, " Steelman says -- gets stronger.

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Group G is likely to be billed this season's 'Group of Death' with AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax drawn alongside each other.

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Hunt's death made Wood realize how critically important the connections are that Team Rubicon enables veterans to build with each other.

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