Fashion show to raise awareness on cancer (Cancer Information)

Fashion show to raise awareness on cancer
Gulf Times, Qatar - 23 hours ago THE Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ), in association with the Qatar National Cancer Society (QNCS), is producing a fashion

Water Authority gives help to Cancer Society
Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands - 6 hours ago The latest good corporate citizen to help out the Cayman Islands Cancer Society and the Women Helping Women Memorial Fund in their goal to purchase a mammogram

Fosamax cuts bone loss in men with prostate cancer
Reuters - 11 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testosterone-lowering therapy -- one of the most effective and commonly used therapies for prostate cancer -- often causes bone loss

Meat May Boost Risk of Stomach Cancer
WebMD - 8 hours ago Feb. 28, 2006 -- Eating a lot of meat may raise the risk of a certain type of stomach cancer, new research shows. Researchers studied

Bishop is helped with cancer fight
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - 1 hour ago 28 February 2006 21:52 The Roman Catholic Bishop of East Anglia has spoken of his battle with cancer and how his faith and the support from his diocese are

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Former Gangsta Girl Sets Record Straight

Former Gangsta Girl Sets Record Straight
New California Media, CA - Feb 26, 2006 In 2003 an untreated case of Human Papilloma Virus had developed into cancer of the cervix. By the time Teri was seen by proper

Canadian teens blind to HPV and the risks of oral sex
Earthtimes.org - Feb 22, 2006 The human papilloma virus is known to cause genital warts and lead to cancer of the cervix in women. As one doctor puts it, Kids have sex, that's not new.

'Passive smoking almost killed me - twice'
Daily Mail - UK, UK - Feb 23, 2006 emergency surgery to remove part of her cervix. The biggest shock she was to receive though was the news that the most likely cause of the cancer was passive

Cervical cancer doesn't have to dim pregnancy dreams
WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 19 hours ago that women of reproductive age who are battling cervical cancer and want There are many options including conization of the cervix, trachelectomy through the

REMINDER: OR-Live.com Presents: da Vinci Radical Hysterectomy for
Market Wire (press release) - Feb 22, 2006 According to Boggess, all of his initial series of seven consecutive patients receiving radical hysterectomies for cervix cancer went home from the hospital

Pap clinics to provide cervical screening
SooToday.com - 12 hours ago cervix. According to CCO, "Every week in Ontario about 11 women will get cancer of the cervix and three women will die from it.". The

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Church News
Post-Searchlight - Second Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church In observance of Black History Month, the church will sponsor a Health Fair in the church annex today from 10 a.m. until noon with free glucose and blood pressure checks, cancer and stress information

Study Favors Immediate Prostate Treatment
San Francisco Gate - Although it is not the final word, a large new study suggests that older men live longer if their prostate cancer is treated rather than just observed to see if it spreads. Median survival was more than 13 years for men who had surgery or radiation

CytoCore CEO and Scientific Advisor to Discuss New Technology in
Genetic Engineering News - CytoCore develops cost-effective cancer screening systems, which can be utilized in a laboratory or at the point-of-care, to assist in the early detection of cervical, endometrial, and other cancers. The InPath(TM) System is being developed to

China Detains Man for Spreading Pollution Rumours
Environmental News Network - BEIJING China, which this week warned officials they would be punished for covering up pollution, has detained a man after he sent text messages telling people of a new case of water pollution, media reported on Thursday. Zhou Qinghai was detained

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Sequential High-Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support Promising (Cancer Information)

Sequential High-Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support Promising
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - Feb 21, 2006 Researchers from New York University have reported promising results of a phase I/II clinical trial of tandem high-dose chemotherapy treatments for women with

St. Jude's stars shine at 7th annual Krewe of Diversion Mardi Gras
Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA - Feb 23, 2006 Wood, 2, was diagnosed with a Wilm's tumor in her left kidney in July 2004. She received chemotherapy at the St. She received weekly chemotherapy at the St.

Living her life, just waiting for her luck to turn
Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 26, 2006 We got back on a Friday. I started chemotherapy the following Tuesday. I had no idea what to expect. I've had countless chemotherapy treatments.

The story of $100 billion: A mysterious number that may explain
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - 40 minutes ago The best estimate is more than $100 billion a year. The approach of the NCI and FDA is overwhelmingly in support of toxic chemotherapy.

Restaurant comes to the party to raise funds
Independent Online, South Africa - 9 hours ago Four months and seven intensive courses of chemotherapy later, Red Cross Children's Hospital doctors told his parents there was nothing more they could do.

Merck KGaA Receives EMEA Positive Opinion for Erbituxin Head and
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Feb 23, 2006 angiogenesis (blood supply to the tumor). Erbitux enhances the effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The license application for locally

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Ernie Johnson Getting Cancer Treatment

Ernie Johnson Getting Cancer Treatment
Broadcasting & Cable (subscription), NY - Feb 22, 2006 He said Wednesday he will work the rest of the NBA season and playoffs--which would mean through May--take some time off, then start a treatment regimen in

Prostate cancer treatment beats waiting
United Press International - Feb 24, 2006 first. Currently, the majority of men seek treatment for their cancer, although watchful waiting is still a popular idea, Wong said.

High-Tech Cancer Treatment Coming To Florida
Local6.com, FL - Feb 23, 2006 ORLANDO, Fla. -- A high-tech cancer treatment called proton radiation therapy has saved thousands of lives and will soon be available in Florida, according to

Leading Doctor to Discuss Ways of Decreasing Cancer Treatment Side
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Feb 21, 2006 Dr. Edgar D. Staren, president of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and senior vice president of medical affairs for Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Common osteoporosis treatment may help men with prostate cancer
EurekAlert (press release), DC - Feb 25, 2006 25 Men with prostate cancer who experience bone loss from cancer treatment could benefit from a weekly oral therapy commonly given to women with

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Yale Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Detection Technology Licensed By LabCorp (Cancer Information)

Yale Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Detection Technology Licensed By LabCorp
Medical News Today - Feb 25 8:02 PM
New Haven, Conn. -- Yale University Office of Cooperative Research today announced that it has granted an exclusive license agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) for the commercialization of the university's blood testing technology for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC)... click link for more info.Save to My Web

Cancer event recruiting begins locally
Connersville News-Examiner - Feb 25 11:55 AM
Registration is under way locally for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure next month in Indianapolis, according to Fayette Cares team captain.Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Search Engine To Consolidate Medical and Legal Information
[Press Release] PR Web - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
New lung cancer search engine provides information on medical and legal web sites for those researching this asbestos-caused killer cancer [PRWEB Feb 26, 2006]Save to My Web

Age Could Alter PSA Readings
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Feb 24 1:03 PM
FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long used prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing to spot the early signs of prostate cancer. But a new study suggests that men 70 years of age and younger require a different PSA criterion for diagnosing prostate cancer than older men.Save to My Web

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Asbestos-tainted Montana town seeks aid (Cancer Information)

Asbestos-tainted Montana town seeks aid
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 13 hours ago asbestos tremolite fibers can easily become embedded in human lungs and cause asbestosis, often fatal, or mesothelioma, a rare, fast-moving cancer that attacks

Former Clinton aide Eli Segal dies
Boston Globe, United States - Feb 20, 2006 He was 63. Segal died from complications of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer in the lining of the lung, a family spokesman said.

Eli J. Segal, 63, Clinton Aide Who Led Major Initiatives, Dies
New York Times, United States - Feb 21, 2006 initiatives, was 63. The cause was mesothelioma, an asbestos-related form of cancer, his family said in announcing the death. Mr. Segal, a

Blasting fears
Record-Searchlight (subscription), CA - Feb 23, 2006 to be completed this summer, won't be filling the air, and residents' lungs, with the particles, which cause a nasty form of lung cancer called mesothelioma.

Asbestos fund bill far from fair, Ashville widow says
Daily Home Online, AL - Feb 23, 2006 asbestos. Her husband died just eight months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer caused by inhaling asbestos.

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UTAH OFFICIALS MAY REMAIN DEFENDANTS IN CANCER-TREATMENT LAWSUIT (Cancer Information)

UTAH OFFICIALS MAY REMAIN DEFENDANTS IN CANCER-TREATMENT LAWSUIT
KPVI-TV - Feb 23 11:06 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Parents of Parker Jensen may be allowed to pursue their lawsuit against Utah Division of Child and Family Services officials and possibly several physicians for their efforts to get cancer treatment for the boy against the wishes of him and his parents.Save to My Web

Dale And Frances Hughes Cancer Center In Eastern Pennsylvania Offers Cancer Patients Ultra-Precise Image-Guided
Medical News Today - Feb 23 3:03 AM
Doctors at the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, are using new image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) technologies from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) to deliver ultra-precise treatment for cancers of the brain, head & neck, prostate, breast, and gastro-intestinal system... click link for more info.Save to My Web

Fresh hope for Hayley in pioneering experiment with new cancer drug
Bexhill Today - Feb 24 4:02 AM
THE announcement that an experimental cancer drug might be successful in treating children with Progeria has been greeted with mixed feelings by the parents of Hayley Okines. (24/02/2006 12:00:19)Save to My Web

Maureen's Medical Moment: New therapy of radiation may cut down on time of treatment
WNDU 16 - Feb 22 1:17 PM
Radiation is a necessary evil for more than half of all cancer patients. The treatment can last for weeks and pose harsh side effects, but now, a new machine allows patients to receive higher doses of therapy in less time.Save to My Web

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MAGIC EFFORT BY TRADERS (Cancer Information)

MAGIC EFFORT BY TRADERS
Derby Evening Telegraph, UK - Feb 22, 2006 Hospital which can provide potentially life-saving treatment for women who are diagnosed with abnormal cells in their cervix, which can develop into cancer.

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Solomon Star, Solomon Islands - Feb 21, 2006 through a pre-cancerous phase which lasts several years before cancer actually develops. A pap smear can detect pre-cancerous cells in the cervix, he said

CytoCore Announces the Licensing of a New Bio-Marker That
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Feb 21, 2006 Assuming the trials bear out the lab results, this new Assay will be able to identify uterine cancer risks to the cervix and the endometrium expanding the

HPV vaccine nearing shelves
Arizona Daily Wildcat, AZ - Feb 21, 2006 warts, and in others the virus can potentially lead to cancerous cells in the cervix. It is possible, although much less common, for HPV to cause cancer in men

Hope for Cervical Cancer Survivors
WTEN, NY - Feb 20, 2006 29 year-old Melissa Gilbert underwent a procedure called a radical trachelectomy to remove her cervix, but save her uterus. Because her stage one cancer hadn't

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Block Near Central Park Named for Jennings (Cancer Information)

Block Near Central Park Named for Jennings
AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 21 2:07 PM
A block near the headquarters of ABC News has been renamed Peter Jennings Way, honoring the beloved broadcaster who died of lung cancer last August.Save to My Web

Cancer research funds cut
CentralOhio.com - Feb 21 8:16 AM
WASHINGTON -- Three years ago, the federal government set a goal of ending all deaths from cancer by the year 2015. So why, cancer research-ers ask, has the government cut the federal cancer research budget since then?Save to My Web

IORT Boosts Survival Rates For Patients with Advanced Rectal Cancer
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 22 6:00 AM
SUNNYVALE, Calif.----Feb. 22, 2006--The benefits of Intraop Medical Corporation's Mobetron mobile electron-beam system continues to receive clinical validation. A recent study involved 651 men and women with locally advanced rectal cancer who received intraoperative radiation therapy as part of their treatment.Save to My Web

Area: Cancer Group Adds Coordinator
RedNova - Feb 23 5:45 AM
By American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Feb. 23--Gayle Small has joined the American Cancer Society as a regional community coordinator. Small will serve Brown, Codington, Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts and Spink counties.Save to My Web

More surviving cancer -- and facing downside
Chicago Sun-Times - Feb 20 2:38 AM
It was front page news when the American Cancer Society recently reported the first-ever decline in cancer deaths. But the news was more sobering for the 10 million Americans who have survived cancer.Save to My Web

Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center in Eastern Pennsylvania Offers Cancer Patients Ultra-Precise Image-Guided
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 22 5:00 AM
Doctors at the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, are using new image-guided radiotherapy technologies from Varian Medical Systems to deliver ultra-precise treatment for cancers of the brain, head & neck, prostate, breast, and gastro-intestinal system.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Ernie Johnson Getting Cancer Treatment

Ernie Johnson Getting Cancer Treatment
Broadcasting and Cable - Feb 22 12:22 PM
He said Wednesday he will work the rest of the NBA season and playoffs--which would mean through May--take some time off, then start a treatment regimen in late June, probably including chemotherapy.Save to My Web

Shaping a New Life at the Potter's Wheel
Washington Post - Feb 23 4:34 AM
Willie Leftwich was petrified of his treatment for colon cancer -- chemotherapy one week every month for a year. Burdened with worry, this patriarch of a prominent downtown law firm, a counselor to the powerful, couldn't think, couldn't file a brief and, at times, couldn't eat.Save to My Web

Urgency needed on cancer waiting lists
Scoop.co.nz - Feb 21 7:40 PM
Cancer patients are continuing to wait far too long to see specialists for radiation and chemotherapy treatment, says Nationals Associate Health spokeswoman, Dr Jackie Blue.Save to My Web

QUEENSLAND NEWS
Brisbane Courier Mail - Feb 23 6:16 AM
THE Queensland hospital providing staff to help maintain Caboolture Hospital's emergency department was yesterday unable to treat its own emergency cases, as major Queensland public hospitals struggled to deal with workloads.Save to My Web

Toyota's Community Connection Program Surpasses $1 Million in Donations
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. today announced that its Community Connection program surpassed the $1 million mark in cumulative donations.Save to My Web

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Federal Advisory Committee Discusses HPV Vaccines (Cancer Information)

Federal Advisory Committee Discusses HPV Vaccines
American Cancer Society via Yahoo! News - Feb 20 4:00 PM
A federal panel is meeting today to begin discussing the pros and cons of a vaccine for human papilloma virus (HPV), the virus responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) makes recommendations to other federal agencies on whether specific vaccines should be used and who should get them.Save to My Web

REMINDER: OR-Live.com Presents: da Vinci Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 22 4:15 AM
UNC School of Medicine will present a Webcast of a da Vinci Radical Hysterectomy, broadcast live from N.C. Women's Hospital at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, on February 22, 2006 at 4 PM.Save to My Web

/C O R R E C T I O N -- GlaxoSmithKline/
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 17 9:18 AM
News) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the fourth paragraph, second sentence, should read "The study showed a statistically significant improvement in median overall survival of 6.5 and 9.4 months, respectively, , median progression-free survival of 4.6 and 2.9 months ." rather than "...median overall survival of 9.4 and 6.5 months " as originally issued inadvertently.Save to My Web

`Partial Birth' Abortion Ban Gets High Court Review (Update2)
Bloomberg.com - Feb 21 10:08 AM
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the federal government can ban what opponents call ``partial birth'' abortion, scheduling a reproductive-rights showdown that likely will be resolved by the two newest justices.Save to My Web

CytoCore Announces the Licensing of a New Bio-Marker That Identifies Uterine Pre-Cancerous and Cancer Cells
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 8:41 AM
CHICAGO----Feb. 21, 2006--As part of the recently signed technology transfer agreement, CytoCore, Inc. , a bio-technology development company committed to bringing new cancer solutions to market, today announced that it has licensed a new cancer bio-marker from Dr.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Osteopontin Facilitates Prostate Cancer Progression In Laboratory

Osteopontin Facilitates Prostate Cancer Progression In Laboratory
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 12 hours ago for osteopontin in the progression of prostate cancer (CaP). The findings appear in the January 15, 2006 issue of Cancer Research.

Wearing the cause on your wrist
Ripon College Days, WI - 11 hours ago Willert has already worn one out and will sport her replacement band until it breaks as well in support of the cause-cancer research.

Be Brave, Get Bald
Planet Rugby, UK - Feb 20, 2006 Baldrick s Foundation has issued a lofty challenge to everyone who wants to help raise money for childhood cancer research: Be Brave, Get Bald this spring at

Faster NY tax refunds expected
Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - 9 hours ago Two new voluntary contributions have been added - for prostate-cancer research and a World Trade Center Memorial Fund. They join

Alouettes beat cops for cancer research cash
NorthernLife.ca, Canada - Feb 18, 2006 The game was also a fundraiser for the Northern Cancer Research Foundation, bringing in around $800. Coll ge Notre Dame students

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Rally for Relay coming to courthouse (Cancer Information)

Rally for Relay coming to courthouse
The Ironton Tribune - Feb 21 9:12 AM
PROCTORVILLE The American Cancer Societys Relay for Life committee is taking its search for support on the road. The Proctorville event is not until May 5, but Relay for Life event coordinators are already looking for teams of 10 to 15 walkers to participate.Save to My Web

Colon cancer and African Americans seminar to be held at Bethel Baptist
Gaffney Ledger - Feb 20 9:28 AM
Upstate Carolina Medical Center, the American Cancer Society, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control have partnered to fight colon cancer among African Americans in Cherokee County.Save to My Web

NVIDIA(R) Graphics Power Groundbreaking Cancer-Detection Solution
RedNova - Feb 21 7:44 AM
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstSave to My Web

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to investigate Chemokine Therapeutics' lead chemokine antagonist in a preclinical study of
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 6:15 AM
Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. , a biotechnology company developing chemokine-based therapies to treat cancer, blood disorders, cardiovascular, and infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with The University of Texas M. D.Save to My Web

Cancer hotline drop
Warrnambool Standard - Feb 21 4:49 PM
MORE than 1120 people affected by cancer across the south-west sourced help from the state's cancer support network last year, 507 fewer than in 2004.Save to My Web

Diet studies confusing: analysts
Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 21 11:28 AM
New studies indicating a low-fat diet does not reduce the risk of cancer and calcium supplements do little to prevent broken bones are unlikely to change consumers' habits and may only add to confusion about the link between diet and health.Save to My Web

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ASK THE DOCTOR: Vitamins won't cure macular degeneration, but study (Cancer Information)

ASK THE DOCTOR: Vitamins won't cure macular degeneration, but study
Asheville Citizen-Times - Answer: As age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the population older than 65, a large clinical trial was conducted over a six-year period to answer this question. The Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) was

Getting An Early Start
Ledger - Florida state Sen. Burt Saunders has the right idea. The Naples Republican believes the Legislature should provide leadership -- before the voters have to once again show legislators what to do. Saunders is chairman of the Senate Health and Human

Sudden MSM Silence: Barbara Walters Refuses to Disclose Her Age
News Busters - Openness is for other people. In the wake of the Cheney flap in which the MSM vented its fury over the Veep's failure to disclose facts rapidly enough to suit their taste, and in where even dark cover-up theories were floated, isn't it ironic that an

Gloversville man sentenced for clean air violations
Empire State News - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced Friday that Anthony Mongato 41, of Gloversville, NY, was sentenced in United States District Court in Syracuse, NY by Judge Howard Munson. In 2002 Mongato pled guilty to a

The lowdown on the flu
Orlando Sentinel - If you've been in a crowd lately, you know from all the sniffling, sneezing and hacking that it's the height of flu season in Florida -- a little later than in the rest of the country. Dr. Richard Duma, director of infectious diseases at Halifax

Winning Powerball Ticket Bought in Nebraska
Fox 6 - Doctor Greg Poland of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group says most people don't realize how deadly the regular flu is. He says one out of every ten-thousand Americans alive today will be dead in the next few months from a disease that could be

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New Breast Cancer Research (Cancer Information) Defies Convention

New Breast Cancer Research Defies Convention
CBS 13 Sacramento - Feb 16 7:15 PM
More than 80 percent of women with breast cancer survive it these days, and most of them go on to see cancer specialists for follow-up care. But is that really necessary? New research suggests that perhaps the family doctor can do the job just as well.Save to My Web

Thousands Race For The Cure
KFOX 14 El Paso - Feb 20 1:31 PM
Despite the cold and wet temperatures brought in by mother nature, thousands of El Pasoans made it out to support the fight against breast cancer and Race for the Cure.Save to My Web

Breast Cancer Mother Loses Legal Battle to Be Prescribed Herceptin
RedNova - Feb 16 4:29 AM
By Maxine Frith Social Affairs Correspondent In a landmark case with implications for thousands of women, a mother of three with an aggressive form of breast cancer has been told that she does not have the right to be prescribed the highly effective drug Herceptin on the NHS.Save to My Web

ukNEWS: Cancer Drug Move Too Late
RedNova - Feb 18 1:43 PM
MOVES to extend the use of the "wonder drug" Herceptin will not be quick enough for many women with breast cancer, the solicitor of one patient said last night.Save to My Web

Three Years Saving LIves in the SCV
The Signal - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
Veloz Breast Imaging Center celebrates three years of state-of-the-art breast cancer detection.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Great divide that marks Glasgow out as cancer capital of Scotland

Great divide that marks Glasgow out as cancer capital of Scotland
The Scotsman via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 19 7:00 PM
THE stark reality of Scotland's health inequalities are exposed in a new cancer map which shows men in some parts of the country are almost three times more likely to develop lung cancer than those in other areas.Save to My Web

Anemia Drug May Not Increase Cancer Survival
HealthCentral.com - Feb 19 11:28 PM
WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- The anti- anemia drug erythropoietin may reduce the need for blood transfusions and improve blood health in cancer patients, but there's no conclusive evidence that it prolongs their lives, a new study finds.Save to My Web

Pelican Signs Flock to Fish for Cancer-Research Funding: Shores Residents and Barry University Are Teaming Up to Fight
RedNova - Feb 19 6:13 AM
By Dan Roblee, The Miami Herald Feb. 19--There have been some strange bird sightings recently in Miami Shores, where eight elusive Purple Pelicans have been appearing on lawns throughout the village.Save to My Web

Supplements' Anti-Cancer Value Doubted
RedNova - Feb 18 11:46 AM
By AP Wire Service WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking the vitamins E and C or the nutrient beta-carotene doesn't protect against prostate cancer, says the latest study in the continuing, confusing quest to determine when supplements really help health.Save to My Web

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Stem Cell Research: Science and the Future (Cancer Information)

Stem Cell Research: Science and the Future
NPR News - Author Christopher Thomas Scott is the head of Stanford University's Program on Stem Cells and Society. Pi Press Fresh Air from WHYY , February 14, 2006 Since 1998, when scientists isolated embryonic stem cells in a lab, questions over how -- and

Full of life again
North Jersey Herald & News - On the third day after her kidney was removed and transplanted into her husband, Shelley Manzi felt a twinge of doubt. The gift of her healthy organ had presented her husband with the chance to be free of dialysis and, hopefully, free of the disease

Cancer-stricken gay rights activist dies
Houston Voice Online - Laurel Hester a cancer-stricken law enforcement officer whose efforts to ensure that her pension benefits would be extended to her longtime domestic partner became a rallying point for gay rights activists has died. She was 49. Hester, who

Miss Rodeo North Dakota battling cancer
GrandForksHerald.com - BISMARCK, N.D. - Miss Rodeo North Dakota Ashley Andrews has two immediate goals in her life - winning the Miss Rodeo America competition and beating cancer. If she does both, Andrew believes, it will give her a platform to help others. "God has

Know the signs of treatable cancer
Free Lance-Star - A S WE APPROACH March, which is colon cancer awareness month, we thought we'd revisit the topic of colon cancer, which we last wrote about in 2004. Colon cancer is highly preventable and can often be cured if it's detected early. Colon and rectal

19 Feb Protein Level Predicts Who Will Develop Deadly Comp
Playfuls - Researchers could determine one week after a bone marrow transplant which patients were likely to develop a serious and deadly complication, making them candidates for preventive treatment before any symptoms occur. Researchers at the University of

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Cancer Information - Prevalence and Rupture Rate of Cerebral Aneurysms Discovered

Prevalence and Rupture Rate of Cerebral Aneurysms Discovered
Am J Neuroradiology (subscription) - Feb 16, 2006 BACKGROUND: During the administration of intra-arterial (IA) chemotherapy for the treatment of brain tumors (BTs), angiography may demonstrate asymptomatic

Sequential High-Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Support Promising
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - Feb 13, 2006 article recently published in the International Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, three treatment regimens consisting of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous

Cancer patient gets a surprise visit from former classmates
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - 2 hours ago She has undergone numerous chemotherapy treatments in the past five months, and the good news is the cancer has stopped spreading.

Botox could be used to help Shrink Cancer Tumors
Best Syndication, CA - Feb 15, 2006 This improved circulation of the tumor made it more effective at killing off the cancer cells when using traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Wearing the bracelet
Juneau Empire, AK - Feb 17, 2006 go through this. I have had several operations and left my home in Alaska to undergo three months of chemotherapy. As a Canadian

Plummer to have cancer operation
BBC Sport, UK - 2 hours ago The 29-year-old centre-back will undergo the operation at the beginning of March and will then be told if chemotherapy is required.

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Young cancer patient returns home (Cancer Information)

Young cancer patient returns home
Fresno Bee - While 12-year-old Sarah Juarez was away from Fresno, her relatives painted her bedroom a sparkly periwinkle blue Sarah's favorite color. She came home Thursday after spending more than two months in hospitals undergoing treatment for cancer. "I'm

All News
Food Consumer - From norovirus to avian influenza to prevention of numerous other yucky things, thorough handwashing is routinely touted as the best defense. Chung's Gourmet Foods, a Houston, Texas, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 6,426 pounds

State News Briefs
Independent Record - Columbia Falls man dies in snowmobile accident KALISPELL (AP) A 45-year-old Columbia Falls man died Thursday afternoon in a snowmobile accident in a field near here, authorities said. Flathead County sheriff s Sgt. Dave Leib said the man

Avastin Trial Shows Promising Results From Cancer Patients
WRAL - DURHAM, N.C. -- When colorectal cancer goes unchecked, it can spread to different organs of the body. One couple took part in a clinical trial at Duke that may have added precious months or even years to their life together. David Lassiter has colon

Women's Cancer Deaths Up
MichNews.com - A women's group berated the American Cancer Society (ACS) today because women's cancer deaths rose by 409 cases in 2003, while men's cancer deaths declined by 778 cases. Last week, the ACS celebrated a small net decrease of 369 cases - allegedly the

New Noninvasive Imager Detects Deadly Melanoma Early
LiveScience.com - Researchers have developed a non-invasive technique for early detection of skin cancer. The procedure uses different colors of light and assorted alignments of the electric field of each light segment to create unique images that can identify suspect

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Cancer Information - MasterCard to Delay IPO Until 2nd Quarter

MasterCard to Delay IPO Until 2nd Quarter
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 16 1:10 PM
MasterCard Inc., the nation's second-largest credit card brand, on Thursday said it will postpone its initial public offering until the second quarter as its chief executive recovers from prostate cancer surgery. The company had been expected to list...Save to My Web

Poverty Trumps Race To Explain Poor Prostate Cancer Outcomes
Medical News Today - Feb 17 5:05 AM
Socioeconomic factors predominantly explain racial and ethnic disparities in prostate cancer outcomes, according to a new study. Published in the March 15, 2006 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study found race plays a minor role in prostate cancer survival, and that the most important factors related Save to My Web

Best option for prostate cancer treatment is individual choice
Agriculture Online - 58 minutes ago
Allen Lash began with a belief that surgery was his last choice to cure prostate cancer. "When you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, you're dealing with two main issues," he says. "First, your own survival. Second, quality-of-life issues, such as incontinence and sexual function.Save to My Web

FINDINGS
Washington Post - Feb 14 11:22 PM
Taking Vitamins E and C or the nutrient beta carotene does not protect against prostate cancer, says the latest study in the continuing, confusing quest to determine when supplements really help health.Save to My Web

Eat soy beans to prevent prostate cancer: Swedish study
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 11:16 AM
Eating food like soy beans and linseeds that naturally contain estrogen-like compounds helps prevent prostate cancer, a researcher in charge of a new Swedish study on the subject said.Save to My Web

MediGene's Prostate Cancer Drug* Launched in France and Other European Countries
RedNova - Feb 17 11:16 AM
MARTINSRIED, Germany and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The German-American biotech company MediGene AG (Frankfurt, TecDAX) announces that its drug* for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer was launched in France yesterday. The drug* is now available in 11 European countries.Save to My Web

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Bayer and Onyx (Cancer Information) Initiate Phase III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial

Bayer and Onyx Initiate Phase III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial
WebWire - WEST HAVEN, CT and EMERYVILLE, CA February 16, 2006 Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE: BAY) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced the initiation of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III

Long live the 'sexercise'
Hindustan Times - Sex could help people live longer and stay healthy, say experts. Sexual health experts had earlier found evidences that sex has benefits for mental well-being. According to researchers at the British National Health Service (NHS), during "sexercise

New understanding of DNA repair
PhysOrg - A mechanism by which genes are repaired has been described in detail for the first time. This new understanding may, in the long term, provide the scientific foundation upon which therapies to treat genetic diseases or cancers can be built. DNA must

Women's Health Tests
KCRG.com - (Cedar Rapids KCRG) -- Women have a better chance of winning the battle against cancer by religiously taking two tests. And at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, doctors are improving on those two standard exams. KCRG-TV9's Cassie Willis

ImClone Systems Announces Complete Enrollment of Several Studies
Genetic Engineering News - ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL) today announced that full patient enrollment has been completed in three international, registrational Phase III clinical trials examining the use of ERBITUX(R) (cetuximab) in three major cancer types. The

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NEW CAMPAIGN URGES BLACK WOMEN TO GET HEALTHY: PSAs will encourage

NEW CAMPAIGN URGES BLACK WOMEN TO GET HEALTHY: PSAs will encourage
Eurweb.com, CA - 2 hours ago says Gena R. Carter, MD, a director on the American Cancer Society's national www.everydaychoices.org, featuring tips and links to more information on healthy

HRT Raises Risk for Specific Breast Cancers
Forbes - 10 hours ago Both the breast-cancer patients and the women in the control group provided information on their medical history, health status and use of menopausal therapies

University kicks off Relay for Life
Diamondback Online, MD - 21 hours ago They handed out information, offered immediate event registration and provided free bowling in the country's largest non-profit fundraising event for cancer.

ImClone Systems Announces Complete Enrollment of Several Studies
Genetic Engineering News, NY - 17 hours ago increased survival with ERBITUX in metastatic colorectal cancer patients Full prescribing information, including boxed WARNING regarding infusion reactions, is

Edwina gets on her bike
Richmond and Twickenham Times, UK - 1 hour ago people with terminal cancer. Ms Currie has already signed up to take part in the cycle ride, together with her husband John Jones. For more information on the

Drop in smoking, rise in screenings is good news
Community Press, KY - 23 hours ago Information is power, and I'm glad to hear that more and more people are taking their health into their own hands by getting life-saving cancer screenings.

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Cancer Information - Treatment offers new hope for cancer sufferers

Treatment offers new hope for cancer sufferers
ABC Online, Australia - 5 hours ago There is new hope for patients diagnosed with one of the most common forms of cancer. Doctors say they can increase survival rates

Early detection focus of cancer event
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 10 hours ago By Katya Cengel. FRANKFORT, Ky. -- After surviving two bouts of colorectal cancer in the past 18 months, State Auditor Crit Luallen said life looked different.

Boonville Elks will hold annual Cancer Auction
Warrick Publishing, IN - 7 hours ago Posey and his Chandler counterpart, Don Fisher, are hard at it, stopping salespeople and citizens alike seeking donations for the annual Elks Cancer Auction to

Autoimmune disorder can aid cancer victim
United Press International - 23 minutes ago PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Research at the University of Pittsburgh suggests that sometimes autoimmune disorders can be a good thing for a cancer patient.

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Vaccine hope for prostate (Cancer Information)

Vaccine hope for prostate
Brisbane Courier Mail - Feb 12 6:13 AM
A NEW vaccine developed by Brisbane scientists could give hope to the 11,000 Australian men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year.Save to My Web

Omega-6: fuel for prostate cancer cells?
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 9:27 AM
Adding arachidonic acid, a common omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, to culture media causes prostate cancer cells to grow twice as fast as usual, according to a report in the February 1st issue of Cancer Research.Save to My Web

UC testing vaccine for prostate cancer
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 14 7:05 AM
A University of Cincinnati researcher is among scientists across North America testing a vaccine to stimulate the immune system to fight prostate cancer.Save to My Web

Poverty Behind Poor Prostate Cancer Outcomes in Black Men
HealthCentral.com - Feb 14 11:14 PM
MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Previous studies have shown that black men don't live as long after being diagnosed with prostate cancer as white men do.Save to My Web

Aspirin Derivative May Treat Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer
Health Scout - Feb 14 11:03 AM
Studies on tumor cells in lab show promise, researcher says.Save to My Web

Cancer deaths fall as US smokers quit
New Scientist - Feb 15 1:17 PM
It is a milestone: the total number of US cancer deaths has dropped for the first time since records began in 1930 Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - New Initiative to Identify Genetic Risk Factors for Breast and Prostate Cancer

New Initiative to Identify Genetic Risk Factors for Breast and Prostate Cancer
Kansas City InfoZine - Feb 15 1:56 AM
"The mapping of the human genome opened new frontiers of science."Save to My Web

Roswell offers online link for patients
BizJournals - Feb 14 11:33 AM
Roswell Park Cancer Institute is offering patients an online tool to share information with friends and family.Save to My Web

U.S. Oral Cancer Rates Increase: Zila's Technology for Early Detection of Oral Lesions, ViziLite(R) Plus Now Available
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 15 5:30 AM
PHOENIX----Feb. 15, 2006--The Zila, Inc. ViziLite Plus Oral Lesion Identification and Marking System, the most advanced technology in the marketplace for early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to cancer, is now available to dentists nationwide.Save to My Web

Pep rally kicks off Relay': Teaming up against cancer' is theme of spring event
Benton Courier - Feb 14 2:26 PM
Saline County was issued a challenge Monday night: To team up against cancer. An energizing pep rally was held at Saline Memorial Hospital to kick off the 2006 Saline County Relay For Life.Save to My Web

Common MRI Drug May Help Fight Cancer
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 1:04 PM
TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging tests might have a second role to play as a cancer-fighter, new research suggests.Save to My Web

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Botox could help (Cancer Information) target resistant tumors for treatment

Botox could help target resistant tumors for treatment
EurekAlert! - Feb 14 9:11 PM
The cosmetic treatment Botox may have a new use as an adjuvant to cancer therapy, providing an open door for chemotherapy and radiation treatments, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.Save to My Web

Nation's cancer deaths fall
The Monterey County Herald - Feb 12 10:26 PM
For the first time in more than 70 years, annual cancer deaths in the United States have fallen, a turning point in the war on cancer likely achieved by declines in smoking and better tumor detection and treatment.Save to My Web

ARIAD To Participate in Focus Session on New Cancer Treatments at Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 4:30 AM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Feb. 13, 2006--ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Harvey J. Berger, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of ARIAD, will be participating in a Focus Session on "Cancer: New Mechanisms of Action for Cancer Treatment" at the 8th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2006 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, New York, on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. .Save to My Web

Antioxidant pills don't impress in cancer study
The Charlotte Observer - 45 minutes ago
Taking the vitamins E and C or the nutrient beta-carotene doesn't protect against prostate cancer, says the latest study in the continuing, confusing quest to determine when supplements really help health.The government research, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is among many large studies examining whether these antioxidants play a role in prostate cancer when Save to My Web

Delayed prostate cancer surgery probably okay
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 14 10:24 AM
The time elapsed between a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer and surgery does not appear to have a large effect on the risk of cancer recurrence, according to a study. However, doctors say it's best to avoid undue delays.Save to My Web

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YM BioSciences receives FDA fast track designation for tesmilifene in advanced breast cancer (Cancer Information)

YM BioSciences receives FDA fast track designation for tesmilifene in advanced breast cancer
FinanzNachrichten - Feb 13 6:26 AM
MISSISSAUGA, Canada, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YM BioSciences Inc. ( Nachrichten ), the cancer product development company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated as a fast track product the Company's lead drug, tesmilifene, for use in combination with an anthracycline chemotherapeutic for the treatment of women with advanced breast cancer.Save to My Web

Irish breast cancer sufferers called to attend conference
Irish Examiner - Feb 11 3:21 AM
The Irish Cancer Society is calling on all young breast cancer sufferers to attend a special conference in Dublin today. It will provide them with all the latest medical information, support and practical help they need.Save to My Web

Non-BRCA1/2 hereditary breast cancer linked to new cancers
News-Medical-Net - Feb 14 8:42 AM
The risk for a new cancer in the unaffected breast substantially increases in women diagnosed with unilateral, hereditary (non-BRCA1/2) breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers working at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.Save to My Web

For Your Information
Clarion News - Feb 14 5:51 AM
CLARION FREE LIBRARY STORY TIME: 10:30-11:15 a.m. , Clarion Free Library, Clarion. Celebrate Valentines Day at the library! Hear valentine stories and make your own valentine.Save to My Web

UC testing vaccine for prostate cancer
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 14 7:05 AM
A University of Cincinnati researcher is among scientists across North America testing a vaccine to stimulate the immune system to fight prostate cancer.Save to My Web

Business finance, city and markets news
Interactive Investor - Feb 14 9:19 AM
Business Finance and city news online from Interactive Investor (www.iii.co.uk). Plus financial and currency market news and information 24/7. Stock prices, share prices, currency markets news and business finance headlines. Also news from AFX and Reuters.Save to My Web

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Vaccine Protects Against Cervical (Cancer Information)

Vaccine Protects Against Cervical
HealthScout - PORTLAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Cervical

Eye on Health
WTVD - (02/06/06 - UNDATED) - There are many types of birth control, pills, patches, injections. But new research suggests many women don't really know how to best protect against pregnancy and STD's. Medical experts clear up myths about birth control

Quit smoking and the benefits are immediate
Public Opinion - Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, each year tobacco use accounts for an estimated 440,000 premature deaths

Health experts have warned Scots to expect instances of
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GenVec's CEO to Participate in Panel Session (Cancer Information) on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Strategies at the BIO CEO & Investor

GenVec's CEO to Participate in Panel Session on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Strategies at the BIO CEO & Investor
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 10 5:00 AM
GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Feb. 10, 2006--GenVec, Inc. announced today that Paul H. Fischer, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of GenVec, will participate in a panel session at the 8th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York, NY entitled, "A Glimmer of Hope - Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Strategies."Save to My Web

Estrocept Diagnostics to license out tamoxifen diagnostic kit to Indian cos
PharmaBiz - Feb 10 6:37 PM
Physicians in Asia will soon be able to know whether they should prescribe tamoxifen for breast cancer patients, as Estrocept Diagnostics Inc, US is planning to license out its EstroJen Tamoxifen Diagnostic Test Kit (ETRDK) for Indian and other Asian pharma companies.Save to My Web

Drug Extends Head and Neck Cancer Survival
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Feb 08 2:03 PM
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug cetuximab to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer can boost patient survival rates by about 20 months without significantly increasing side effects, researchers report.Save to My Web

State legislators want new cancer maps
The Narrowsburg River Reporter - Feb 09 6:23 AM
ALBANY, NY State lawmakers want to provide health workers with a tool that would clearly show if specific environmental hazards are causing cancer. Last week, state lawmakers voted to move forward with a cancer-mapping project.Save to My Web

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Children and Cancer Survivor to Lead Teams In Nationwide Climbing

Children and Cancer Survivor to Lead Teams In Nationwide Climbing
Emediawire (press release), WA - 14 hours ago each continent, raising more than $300,000. For more information on the Climb For Cancer Foundation, go to www.cfc-foundation.org.

Insert Therapeutics Files Investigational New Drug Application for
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - 15 hours ago occurring, water-insoluble alkaloid that has established potent activity against a broad spectrum of cancer types. For more information, visit www.insertt.com.

YM BioSciences reports second quarter 2006 operational and
MSN Money - 6 hours ago YM BioSciences is also developing its anti-GnRH, anti-cancer vaccine, Norelin Except for historical information, this press release may contain forward-looking

Pre-Surgery Blood Levels of Protein May Predict Outcome in Ovarian
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - 15 hours ago Two sources of information regarding ongoing clinical trials include the National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov) and www.cancerconsultants.com.

Volunteers needed to staff cancer center
Bolton Common, MA - 10 hours ago The center provides cancer information and resource referrals to cancer patients, their families, caregivers, and the community.

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Cervical
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Vaccine Protects Against Cervical
HealthScout - PORTLAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Cervical

BRCA1 gene found to inhibit two sex hormones, not just one
Kerala Next - It's been known that the breast

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Study: Low-Fat Diet (Cancer Information) Didn't Reduce

Study: Low-Fat Diet Didn't Reduce
Channel 6000 - SEATTLE -- A study led by a Seattle researcher suggests that eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of


KELOLAND TV - For the first time in more than 70 years, the number of people dying from

Anti-Smoking Groups Pushing California Cities For Regulations After
Medical News Today - Some San Diego County cities are considering further smoking regulations after the release of a report produced by the California Environmental Protection Agency and adopted last week by the state Air Resources Board that links secondhand smoke to

Report:
FOX News - A report issued Friday cautions against the likely return of silicone

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Linda Nolan (Cancer Information) in cancer announcement

Linda Nolan in cancer announcement
Yahoo! Launch UK & Ireland - Feb 09 1:47 AM
Former pop singer and West End stage star Linda Nolan has been diagnosed with breast cancer, it has been confirmed.Save to My Web

Cancer woman demands drug promise
BBC News - Feb 08 1:22 AM
A breast cancer sufferer staging a sit-in assembly protest over availability of Herceptin, hopes to meet with the health minister.Save to My Web

Cancer treatment including gl