Cancer Information - Questions for Your Physician

Questions for Your Physician
WISH-TV - When a person is diagnosed with cancer, shock and stress often set in. These feelings may make it difficult to think of What is my diagnosis? What is the stage of the disease? What are my treatment choices? Which do you recommend

Exercise beneficial for colon cancer patients
Pioneer Press - Who may be affected by these findings? People who have been treated for colon cancer. Early detection and improved treatment have helped bring about a drop in the death rate for colon cancer in the past 15 years, but it remains the second-leading

Changing Endocrine Treatment Might Boost Survival in Breast Cancer
Medscape News - July 31, 2006 (Atlanta) Preliminary research suggests that postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer who have been taking tamoxifen for 2 years might benefit from switching to anastrozole. The results are part of the

Caregiver Information
WISH-TV - An important element in coping is understanding what to expect from the illness, the treatment, yourself, and everyone else Understanding how each family member copes with crisis may help you plan for cancer s predictable assaults on family

Better Cancer Treatment For Minorities
Post Chronicle - BOSTON, July 30, 2006 (UPI) -- Two Boston medical institutions are in the midst of major efforts to improve cancer screening and care for the city's minority communities. The Boston Medical Center, the hospital where many poor and minority residents

Uninsured student struggles to pay bills for cancer treatment
News 14 Raleigh / Durham - GREENSBORO -- At first, the dime-sized bump between her shoulder blades was slightly pink, hardly cause for alarm. But within a few months, that bump on Rachel Rochelle's back became larger and started changing colors. Sometimes it was red or brown

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Cancer Information - 4 generations of women with cancer

4 generations of women with cancer
Akron Beacon Journal - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Amy Wilson, who is 35, a mother of two young children and a nurse at Akron General Medical Center, was diagnosed with breast cancer almost a year ago. She had a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction in September, followed by chemotherapy.Save to My Web

Cancer survivor meets up with old friends
The Des Moines Register - Jul 30 2:07 AM
Coralville, Ia. - Scott Long doesnt give much thought to being a cancer survivor.Save to My Web

Merck cervical cancer vaccine wins EU green light
Tiscali - Jul 30 7:14 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Merck & Cos Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, was endorsed by a panel of European experts on Friday, bringing mass vaccination against the killer disease a step nearer.Save to My Web

Understanding Prostate Cancer
KYW News Radio 1060 - Jul 31 3:07 AM
The latest information on prostate cancer was presented recently at an educational forum sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center.Save to My Web

New vaccine to prevent HPV, reduce cervical cancer cases
The Daily Utah Chronicle - Jul 30 10:07 PM
A vaccine that has the potential to dramatically reduce the number of cervical cancer cases is set to be released this week. The potentially groundbreaking vaccine, called Gardisal, was developed at 16 research sites, including the U, and has proven to be 100 percent effective in the prevention of the sexually transmitted disease known as the human papilloma virus (HPV).Save to My Web

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Virginia: Teen's Cancer Treatment Dispute Set for Trial

Virginia: Teen's Cancer Treatment Dispute Set for Trial
International News Service, Australia - Jul 29, 2006 A judge ruled Tuesday that a 16-year-old cancer patient who "What the department is interested in is this young man being cured of cancer," Bundick said.

A true gem of a fund-raiser
Vallejo Times-Herald, CA - 10 hours ago This mighty fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society brought in an astounding $251,500 last year, having grown with leaps and bounds since its inception in

Cancer survivor spins his wheels to help cyclists fight deadly
Waterbury Republican American, CT - 16 hours ago need. The city resident, whose father died of kidney cancer in 2001, was himself diagnosed with testicular cancer a year later.

Cancer Campaign looking for North Dakota ambassador
Grand Forks Herald, ND - 17 hours ago By Lisa Gibson. Pantene Beautiful Lengths is looking for a North Dakota ambassador to donate his or her hair for women who have lost theirs in cancer treatment.

Gannett News Service
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 17 hours ago Bring balance to your life by picking up the phone for a long overdue conversation. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Gentle cheerleaders are Taurus and Cancer people.

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Study says cancer drug may pose heart danger (Cancer Information)

Study says cancer drug may pose heart danger
Olympian - While effectively treating cancer, Gleevec can lead to heart failure in some patients, said Dr. Thomas Force, who teaches The company said in a written statement that the prescribing information with the drug includes data on heart problems. In

Bulletin Board
Norwich Bulletin - Group works weekly on projects ranging from quilts for children and adult bibs for nursing homes, to hats and pillows for cancer patients. Home knitters needed as well. Information: Barbara, 228-9658. GREENEVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ZONE

Evidence Growing On Health Risks From TCE
All American Patriots - new report from the National Academies' National Research Council recommends research to improve understanding of how the environmental contaminant trichloroethylene causes cancer and other adverse health effects, but adds that enough information

Surfside Savvy
WDAM-TV - More than 1 million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year, and several thousand people will die from it. What's Ask your hotel or lodging for safety information on area beaches. To learn how to safely escape a rip current if you get caught

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Cancer Information - Blizzard Set To Kick Off "A Noble Cause" For Kids With Cancer

Blizzard Set To Kick Off "A Noble Cause" For Kids With Cancer
OurSports Central - For more information, to purchase a bracelet, or to make a donation to "A Noble Cause" for Kids with Cancer, visit www.greenbayblizzard.com and click on the "A Noble Cause" logo on the left side of the home page, or contact the Blizzard office at

Relay for Life postponed
Orange County Register - Instead, the Relay for Life will take place Aug. 25-26 at Orange High School. The even will begin at 3 p.m. Last year, the Orange event raised $106,146 for the American Cancer Society. For more information or to join Relay for Life, call 949-567-0602.

Midland County Relay for Life to send Wall of Hope to Washington D.C.
Midland Daily News - headquarters in Atlanta, the Society has 13 regional divisions and local offices in 3,400 communities, involving millions of volunteers across the United States. For more information anytime, call toll free 1.800.ACS.2345 or visit www.cancer.org

Support Groups
Berkshire Eagle - Information: (413) 442-2276. Damien Cancer Support Group A free and confidential support group open to all cancer patients, families members and friends, meets the first and third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 to 7, BMC, Partial Hospitalization Unit

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Cancer Information - Gary Crandall, CEO

Gary Crandall, CEO
PRWeb - LUNGevity Foundation Selects Fundraising Veteran as Executive Director The LUNGevity Foundation, the only organization in the United States dedicated exclusively to funding lung cancer research, has named veteran nonprofit professional Robert Marovich

All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On
Genetic Engineering News - All About Malignant Mesothelioma, an online resource for information about mesothelioma causes, symptoms and treatments, has recently published a revised section on mesothelioma drug treatments. Mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer. Its

Trade Winds
Honolulu Advertiser - He also will be lead investigator of two National Cancer Institute grants investigating the relationship of asbestos to mesothelioma. Carbone, also an anatomic pathologist, was most recently professor at Loyola University Medical Center's Cardinal

Heat kills cancer: Questions and Answers
Food Consumer - hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion (CHPP) is a technique used to treat cancers within the peritoneal cavity (the space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, stomach, and liver), including primary peritoneal mesothelioma and stomach cancer

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Incidence of cancer in gays examined (Cancer Information)

Incidence of cancer in gays examined
Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides - Jul 27 3:58 AM
If you knew that you were missing a natural risk-reducer for breast cancer, would you be more diligent about getting mammograms? If a virus that led to colon cancer ran in higher percentages among your friends, would you get tested?Save to My Web

Breast cancer hope
Times Online - Jul 24 4:00 AM
THOUSANDS of women with early breast cancer could get life-saving treatment with the the official recommendation today that Taxotere should be given to patients after surgery.Save to My Web

Hormones for Menopause May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Fox News - Jul 25 4:29 PM
Women who take the hormones estrogen and testosterone to combat hot flashes, decreased libido, and other symptoms of menopause may be at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers.Save to My Web

Author, breast cancer survivor bring awareness to Mtn. Home
Baxter Bulletin - Jul 27 3:11 AM
Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad will never forget the fine black lines.Save to My Web

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Method Man Speaks On OnGoing Beef (Cancer Information) Wit Wendy Williams

Method Man Speaks On OnGoing Beef Wit Wendy Williams
NobodySmiling - According to the rapper, his wife, who is going through chemotherapy treatment, had not told family members about her battle with cancer. Method Man's frustration continued to build upon hearing that Williams allegedly insinuated that he was having

3 guilty in Fla. slaughter of Mass. couple
Boston Herald - All we wanted was a little bit of closure and we got it. It s just wonderful, Belanger s grandmother, Norma Reidy, 78, said about the verdict. She testified at the trial despite undergoing grueling chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer.

Genta Receives Special Protocol Assessment from FDA for Confirmatory
MSN MoneyCentral - Genta has filed a New Drug Application (NDA) under SubPart H for Genasense plus chemotherapy, which is currently under review by FDA. The NDA has a target action date for a marketing approval decision by October 29, 2006 under the Prescription

Genentech gets research partner Biotech firms plan to attack defenses
San Francisco Gate - Genentech Inc. is teaming with a small Massachusetts biotechnology company to try to strip away the defenses raised by cancer cells when they are attacked by chemotherapy drugs. The South San Francisco biotech heavyweight, a leader in the development

Doctors: Mayor O'Connor Tolerating Chemo Well
Pittsburgh Channel - PITTSBURGH -- Mayor Bob O'Connor remains in stable condition at a Pittsburgh hospital and continues tolerate chemotherapy treatment well for a rare form of cancer. The 61-year-old mayor's medical team at UPMC Shadyside says his liver enzymes are

Judge Won't Force Teen To Chemotherapy
Hawaii Channel - ACCOMAC, Va. -- A Virginia teenager said Tuesday he feels like he's been "let off the leash." A court had ordered the 16-year-old to report for conventional cancer treatment -- over the teen's objections. But that order has now been set aside, and a

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Cancer Information - Cancer treatment facility planned for Galway

Cancer treatment facility planned for Galway
Sunday Business Post, Ireland - Jul 22, 2006 The report stated: Ireland will have a network of equitably accessible modern cancer treatment facilities and we will become an internationally

Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment
CBS News - Jul 22, 2006 By SONJA BARISIC Associated Press Writer. (AP) A judge has ruled that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a

Breast Cancer Treatment Breakthrough
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 20, 2006 Dr. Maitland DeLand is a clinical faculty member of the LSU School of Medicine and is a specialist in the treatment of breast cancer and breast preservation

16-year-old Ordered to Undergo Cancer Treatment
All Headline News - Jul 22, 2006 Norfolk, VA (AHN) - A 16-year-old boy suffering from cancer has been ordered by a judge to undergo whatever treatment doctors feel is necessary to fight his

Judge Orders Teen to Cancer Treatment
Washington Post, United States - Jul 21, 2006 By SONJA BARISIC. NORFOLK, Va. -- A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by

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Warning Signals (Cancer Information)

Warning Signals
RedNova - Jul 22 5:12 AM
By Joyner, Tonya Adams Some health conditions announce their arrival way before they show up in a medical test. Here's how to avoid an unwelcome visit It's not often in life that you get a second chance to put your health first.Save to My Web

Young males face higher death rate
The Age - Jul 25 4:08 PM
Young men throughout the world have higher death rates than women because of their riskier lifestyles, researchers said. -Save to My Web

Young males face higher death rate
Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 25 4:10 PM
Young men throughout the world have higher death rates than women because of their riskier lifestyles, researchers said. -Save to My Web

Call for cervical vaccine programme
TVNZ - Jul 20 12:44 PM
Health professionals are calling for a newly approved cervical cancer vaccine to be used in a national immunisation programme. Medicines Safety Authority Medsafe approved the use of Gardasil on Thursday.Save to My Web

Cimab drug gets Indian OK in head and neck cancer
Pharmaceutical Business Review - Jul 21 6:13 PM
Indias Drug Controller General has granted marketing approval to Cimab SAs nimotuzumab, an anti-EGFr monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of head & neck cancer.Save to My Web

Board Of Health Airs Concerns About STD Test Results At MHS
Women's Cancer Network - Jul 24 7:18 AM
A group of womens healthcare providers has warned the Mashpee Board of Health of high rates of two sexually transmitted diseases found among female recent graduates and current students at Mashpee High School.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Estrogen plus Testosterone May Increase Breast Cancer in

Estrogen plus Testosterone May Increase Breast Cancer in
SeniorJournal.com, TX - 4 hours ago Cancer grant from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Breast Cancer Research Fund.

Swiss Researchers Report on Promising New Compounds for Cancer
Genetic Engineering News (press release), NY - 7 hours ago new methods for early cancer detection and treatment using a medical imaging system specifically designed for use in cancer research, disease progression

'Tour For The Cure' to make stop in Frederick Tuesday
OurSports Central (press release), WI - 22 hours ago Sapir will throw out the game's first pitch and the Sapir brothers will be on the Keys' upper-concourse conducting a raffle to raise funds for cancer research.

Doctors warn of Gleevec heart risks
Cancer Research UK - News & Resources, UK - 7 hours ago However, Cancer Research UK's Dr Laura-Jane Armstrong noted that the risks found were small relative to the seriousness of leukaemia.

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Rare Form of Breast Cancer Often Misdiagnosed (Cancer Information)

Rare Form of Breast Cancer Often Misdiagnosed
KFYR-TV, ND - 4 hours ago Like many women, Anna Hohbine didn`t know the symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer. A biopsy confirmed she had a rare form of breast cancer.

Birch Bark Compound May Be Potent Prostate Cancer Fighter
Newswise (press release) - 14 hours ago finally have been rendered a water-soluble, bio-available drug, and is already showing the potential to be a possible agent against prostate cancer -- in cell

Screening: Breast Cancer History Is a Two-Sided Family Tree
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago Doctors who screen women to determine their risk for breast cancer should question them more closely about the history of the disease on their father s side

Northern aboriginals skeptical of cancer study
Canada.com, Canada - Jul 23, 2006 Members of a northern Alberta aboriginal band are confused and skeptical over a study that found they were at no higher risk of cancer than the provincial

39 Health & Seniors Groups Call on Congress to End to DTC
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - 16 hours ago around the regulations for truth in advertising, touting unproven benefits for their menopause drugs which exposed millions of women to breast cancer and heart

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Shopping spree to help cancer center (Cancer Information)

Shopping spree to help cancer center
Peoria Journal Star - Jul 24 1:17 AM
PEORIA HEIGHTS - A "Shop Till You Drop" shopping spree to benefit the Cancer Center for Healthy Living will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Sassy Lady, 411 N. Prospect.Save to My Web

Miracle cancer drug could damage the heart
New Kerala - Jul 24 12:37 AM
New York: Use of 'Glivec', a widely hailed miracle cancer drug, could damage the heart, warn US researchers. Its manufacturer claims such cases are extremely rare.Save to My Web

Rheinland-Pfalz Likes Bayer's Nexavar News
New Ratings - Jul 24 3:32 AM
0905 GMT [Dow Jones] Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz welcomes news that Bayer's ( BAY.ETR ) Nexavar has received EU approval for treatment of advanced renal cancer. Says the drug is the most important one for Bayer Schering Pharma's oncology segment.Save to My Web

Mapping the Back Helps Patients Beat Skin Cancer
MedicineNet.com - Jul 22 12:09 AM
Title: Mapping the Back Helps Patients Beat Skin Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/21/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/21/2006 1:56:57 AMSave to My Web

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Nicotine May Help Spur Lung Cancer (Cancer Information)

Nicotine May Help Spur Lung Cancer
WIS-TV - FRIDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- While the nicotine in tobacco and in nicotine-replacement patches and gums doesn't cause lung cancer, it may help it along, a new study finds. "Nicotine can promote the growth of new blood vessels and new cells

ED Drug Uprima Often Ineffective: Study
WIS-TV - The combination of calcium and vitamin D supplements -- a longstanding weapon for women against osteoporosis -- appears to do little to reduce a woman's risk of breast cancer, a new Women's Health Initiative study reveals. After seven years, about 3

Exercise helps ease lymphedema suffering
Olympian - Cancer has affected most of us in some way. Lymphedema is a common, chronic condition in which excess fluid called lymph collects in tissue and causes swelling (edema). This often happens after lymph vessels or lymph nodes are removed by breast

Tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention does not benefit most women
EurekAlert - Most women at high risk for breast cancer do not increase their life expectancy by taking the drug tamoxifen, according to a new analysis by researchers from UC Davis, UCSF, the University of Pittsburgh and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. In

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Cancer Information - Delivery through skin would regulate dosage, avoid nausea, vomiting

Delivery through skin would regulate dosage, avoid nausea, vomiting
Akron Beacon Journal - Jul 20 12:46 AM
Alzheimer's drug via patch awaits OKs Alzheimer's patients may soon get the first skin patch to treat the creeping brain degeneration, a novel way to deliver an older drug so that it's easier to take and might even work a little better.Save to My Web

Guidelines Could Reduce Skin Cancer Over-Diagnosis
MedicineNet.com - Jul 19 12:26 AM
Title: Guidelines Could Reduce Skin Cancer Over-Diagnosis Category: Health News Created: 7/18/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/18/2006 1:57:00 AMSave to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-20 13:33 GMT: Bayer's Nexavar gets FDA fast track designation to treat advanced melanoma
Interactive Investor - Jul 20 6:00 AM
WEST HAVEN, Conn. - Bayer AG's Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc said Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets have been granted Fast Track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of advanced melanoma, a form of skin cancer.Save to My Web

Nicotine May Help Spur Lung Cancer
Health Scout - Jul 21 11:16 AM
Finding puts patients' use of nicotine patches, gum in doubt.Save to My Web

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Protein Microarrays in Cancer Research (Cancer Information)

Protein Microarrays in Cancer Research
Genomics & Proteomics, NJ - Jul 18, 2006 By James Netterwald, PhD, MT (ASCP). Cancer research has come a long way since the early days of molecular biology. New technologies

Katie's conflicts
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 1 hour ago Working with a charity called the Entertainment Industries Foundation (EIF), she is a co-founder of the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (NCCRA).

Star's help Pamela's fund night
This is Bradford, UK - 21 hours ago The wife of Bradford City Football Club's resident doctor is to host a glittering star-studded ball at Valley Parade to raise money for cancer research.

Alfacell Corporation Announces New Research Collaboration to
dBusinessNews Newark (press release), NJ - Jul 20, 2006 Krauss and Dr. Michaela Arndt, who head the Therapeutic Antibody Group at the Department of Medical Oncology and Cancer Research, will lead the project.

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Can Nutrition Help Fight Cancer? (Cancer Information)

Can Nutrition Help Fight Cancer?
MedicineNet.com - Jul 20 12:09 AM
Title: Can Nutrition Help Fight Cancer? Category: Health News Created: 7/19/2006 Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2006Save to My Web

Nexavar Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Skin Cancer
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 20 5:00 AM
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Nexavar tablets has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of advanced melanoma, a form of skin cancer.Save to My Web

Nexavar Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Skin Cancer
RedNova - Jul 20 9:12 AM
WEST HAVEN, Conn., and EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S.Save to My Web

"Mole mapping" may help people spot melanoma
Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health - Jul 19 9:32 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few people follow experts' advice to regularly inspect their skin for signs of cancer, and even fewer do it thoroughly and accurately.Save to My Web

Health Business
UPI - Jul 20 10:23 AM
WEST HAVEN, Conn., July 20 (UPI) -- Bayer and Onyx said Thursday U.S. health officials have granted fast-track status to Nexavar, a drug to treat advanced skin cancer.Save to My Web

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New drug combination for breast cancer --- HealthandAge (Cancer Information)

New drug combination for breast cancer --- HealthandAge
HealthandAge - Jul 19 1:25 AM
Doctors at Montefiore Medical Center report that adding tipifarnib to standard chemo improves the outlook in breast cancer. Tipifarnib is a new type of drug which inhibits an enzyme called farnesyltransferase - cutting off an important molecular pathway in tumor development.Save to My Web

Men with breast cancer get a website
AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 20 8:10 PM
A new website aims at ending the isolation men feel when they suffer from breast cancer.Save to My Web

Weight gain increases cancer risk in women after menopause --- HealthandAge
HealthandAge - Jul 20 11:24 PM
Women who gain weight as they age, especially if they do not take hormone replacement, can have a 45 per cent increased risk of breast cancer. Weight loss after the menopause lowers circulating estrogen and so it may reduce the risk of breast cancer in this way.Save to My Web

Gemzar Approved for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
MedicineNet.com - Jul 21 12:11 AM
Title: Gemzar Approved for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/20/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/20/2006 1:57:00 AMSave to My Web

West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition receives donation from South Shore Children's Center
Babylon Beacon - Jul 20 8:40 PM
Keeping with their spirit of Community Service, the South Shore Children's Center (SSCC) of West Islip donated a generous portion of the proceeds from its third Annual Ladies Night of Laughter to the West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition (WIBCC).Save to My Web

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Australians launch website for men with breast cancer. (Cancer Information)

Australians launch website for men with breast cancer.
ABC Asia Pacific - Jul 20 10:26 PM
A website is being launched in Australia to help men cope with breast cancer, a disease traditionally associated with women. Every year about 100 Australian men find out they have the disease.Save to My Web

Hamilton Discusses Cancer Treatment
News Channel 5 Nashville - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
NASCAR driver Bobby Hamilton, Sr. says he's had to learn how to eat again as he recovers from radiation treatment for cancer. Hamilton, 49, has lost 38 pounds and some of his hair. He began treatment for cancer in March shortly after being diagnosed. In his words, "It just takes time."Save to My Web

Study: Nicotine Speeds Lung Cancer
CBS News - Jul 20 9:54 PM
University of South Florida researchers report that nicotine directly speeds the growth of lung cancer. Save to My Web

IBM Researchers Wield Grid Power In Cancer Battle
TechWeb via Yahoo! News - Jul 20 11:55 AM
IBM is wielding the power of its World Community Grid in the fight against cancer.Save to My Web

Family supports Ruffin in face of cancer
The Natchez Democrat - Jul 20 10:27 PM
NATCHEZ It has been a long and difficult journey for Breona Ruffin. Thanks to family, friends and her faith, she is coming out of her battle with cancer a victor.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Ontario covers four expensive cancer drugs

Ontario covers four expensive cancer drugs
Hamilton Spectator - The Ministry of Health announced yesterday it will cover Velcade as well as Taxotere for early-stage breast cancer, Tomudex for mesothelioma caused by asbestos, and Tarceva for late-stage lung cancer. "It's like a gift of life to us," said Lori Borsos

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24-7PressRelease.com - 2006/06/29 Government will reverse mesothelioma ruling The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has announced changes to compensation laws which will mean victims of asbestos-related cancer will receive full compensation. View Press Release as PDF

Report Links Asbestos to Larynx Cancer
WISH-TV - There is evidence that asbestos can cause cancer of the larynx, the Institute of Medicine reported Tuesday. Asbestos has long been associated with lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lining of the chest and abdomen. The Senate asked

Trade Winds
Honolulu Advertiser - He also will be lead investigator of two National Cancer Institute grants investigating the relationship of asbestos to mesothelioma. Carbone, also an anatomic pathologist, was most recently professor at Loyola University Medical Center's Cardinal

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Arrowhead Research Subsidiary, Insert Therapeutics, Treats First Patient with Nano-Engineered Anti-Cancer Therapeutic (Cancer Information)

Arrowhead Research Subsidiary, Insert Therapeutics, Treats First Patient with Nano-Engineered Anti-Cancer Therapeutic
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 19 4:00 AM
PASADENA, Calif.----July 19, 2006--Arrowhead Research Corporation , announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary, Insert Therapeutics, a company commercializing delivery-enhanced therapeutics using a patented class of polymeric systems, has treated its first patient in a Phase I study of IT-101, Insert's lead anti-cancer compound.Save to My Web

Help the fight against cancer by taking a walk in the park
icLanarkshire - Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
NHS LANARKSHIRES community health educators have organised a walk to raise awareness of breast and cervical cancer screenings. The walk takes place on Sunday, July 23, at Drumpellier Park, Coatbridge, starting from the playpark at 11am.Save to My Web

Dye recall delays cancer treatments
East Valley Tribune - Jul 19 6:04 AM
Cancer treatment for some East Valley patients was put on hold this week after a pharmaceutical company recalled several batches of a dye used to detect the spread of lymphoma.Save to My Web

Bette's Barbs New cancer treatment gives option besides radiation
Mooresville/Decatur Times - Jul 19 12:21 PM
Many readers know that my husband Kenneth has lung cancer. He was diagnosed in October 2004 but probably had it longer than that. He has had 37 radiation treatments and several doses of chemotherapy at Morgan Hospitals Regional Cancer Center. They are very nice there and have a wonderful staff.Save to My Web

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Ask The Pediatrician From VCU Medical Center (Cancer Information)

Ask The Pediatrician From VCU Medical Center
WTVR-TV - A pap smear is done as part of a pelvic exam to test the cells of the cervix for changes caused by HPV, a virus transmitted Family histories of cancer, neurological conditions, premature deaths and other medical conditions are increasingly

A vaccine that prevents cervical cancer?
Newburyport Daily News - The overwhelming majority of these infections will resolve spontaneously, but those that persist for years inflame the cervix and anogenital area causing cancer and venereal warts. HPV is now felt to be the major cause of cervical cancer. There is a

Parents hesitant about vaccine
Detroit News - The virus can lead to precancerous cell changes in the cervix. Sometimes the body can treat the virus but other patients require treatment. Left untreated, the precancerous cells can turn into cervical cancer. There are an estimated 20 million cases

Tainted well water not linked to rates of cancer, report says
Downers Grove Sun - The study further analyzed cases where liver, kidney, lymphoma, cervix, myeloma and prostate cancer were involved. Those cancers were selected because some studies have shown a linkage between those six cancers and chemicals involved in the two sites

HPV vaccine poses new questions
Portsmouth Herald - Some strains cause genital warts, and other strains lead to cell abnormalities in women that cause cervical cancer. How it is detected: A woman's annual Pap smear is meant to detect cell abnormalities on the cervix. Women with abnormal Pap test

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Ontario covers four expensive cancer drugs (Cancer Information)

Ontario covers four expensive cancer drugs
Hamilton Spectator - The Ministry of Health announced yesterday it will cover Velcade as well as Taxotere for early-stage breast cancer, Tomudex for mesothelioma caused by asbestos, and Tarceva for late-stage lung cancer. "It's like a gift of life to us," said Lori Borsos

Lawyers' Gamble on Asbestos Trial Pays Off for Plaintiffs
Law.com - an asbestos-related cancer decades after being exposed to a joint-compound product manufactured by Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp. Attorneys from Dallas-based Baron & Budd told jurors that Timothy Shawn Bostic, who died of mesothelioma on Sept

Asbestos sufferers set to win fair play
Journal - Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lungs or abdomen almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. There are more than 1,800 cases a year in the UK. Among those set to benefit is Sunderland widow Mary Murray, 84, who was awarded 45,000 in March 2004

Dirty Little Secret
Science News - foothills offered plenty of privacy. As the couple eventually learned, it offered plenty of something else as well: a nasty type of asbestos known as tremolite. Respiratory exposure to this mineral has been linked with mesothelioma, a lung cancer

Source: M2 PressWIRE
Insurance News Net - RDATE:17072006 Proposals to help victims of mesothelioma, a particularly debilitating form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, will be debated in the House of Commons today. MPs will debate Government amendments to the Compensation Bill

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S.C. pulls Shortt s medical license (Cancer Information)

S.C. pulls Shortt s medical license
The State - Janet Bate of Columbia, the wife of Mike Bate, a Shortt patient who died of prostate cancer in 2004, declined comment Wednesday, referring questions to Gergel. She filed a complaint with the medical board after her husband s death. Wisconsin medical

Leuprolide Acetate Maintains Functional Capabilities In Women With
Medical News Today - Leuprolide acetate, which is commonly used in the treatment of prostate cancer and other hormone-related diseases, suppresses the synthesis and release of luteinizing hormone. Increased levels of luteinizing hormone have been shown to be associated

Drink up! Stay hydrated, stay healthy
Wichita Eagle - But watch out: Some studies have shown a link between milk and a higher risk of prostate and aggressive ovarian cancer. There is no good evidence that milk prevents weight gain, as once was thought. LEVEL 4: NO-CALORIE SWEETENED BEVERAGES How much: 0 to

Medical Services International Receives Additional VScan Orders
MSN MoneyCentral - The VScan rapid test kit is a single use, disposable, accurate, cost effective, easy to use, test for the screening of HIV 1&2, Hepatitis B&C, Tuberculosis (TB), Dengue Fever, West Nile, Syphilis, Malaria, and Prostate Cancer. The kits cannot be

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Cancer Information - Despite cancer, Sussex man lives out his dream

Despite cancer, Sussex man lives out his dream
The News Journal - Jul 16 5:08 PM
Three years ago, it would have been a simple challenge for Skip Gardner. He would have looked at the fallen tree on the 13th hole and all the scattered debris left on the golf course after a severe rainstorm and would have just tacked the cleanup onto his mental list of things to do, right before fixing the tractor and trimming the greens. But today, Gardner sits on his tractor and mows an empty Save to My Web

Teen Loses Fight Against Cancer
R News - Jul 13 1:39 PM
A North Chili family is mourning the loss of its eldest son and brother. Daniel Myslivecek, 15, was diagnosed in May 2004 with a rare form of skin cancer that usually strikes older adults.Save to My Web

Health: Hidden Melanomas
CBS 3 Philadelphia - Jul 17 8:08 PM
Skin cancer is skyrocketing and Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl reports melanoma, the most serious kind of skin cancer, can show up in hidden places.Save to My Web

Non-Surgical Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients Three Years or More
Newswise - Jul 17 6:20 AM
Fifty-seven percent of lung cancer patients treated with thermal ablation survived to three years, two years beyond average life expectancy, according to research in the July issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. "Utilizing imaging and targeted thermal ablation, we can heat and destroy lung tumors, and extend a patients life," states study author Damian Dupuy, M.D.Save to My Web

Albino Afropop Star Salif Keita Talks About Mali, Magic, Murder
Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 10:35 PM
July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Salif Keita, the albino Afropop star, stopped by Brooklyn's Metrotech Commons recently at a packed afternoon concert to promote his new album, ``M'Bemba'' (Decca), as part of BAM's Rhythm & Blues Festival.Save to My Web

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Coming soon: Fertility bank for cancer patients

Coming soon: Fertility bank for cancer patients
Hindustan Times, India - 3 hours ago A YEAR from now, a few scientists in Mumbai aim to be India's first to offer cancer patients a fertility bank. Until the patients

And now for the world's longest bra chain
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 6 hours ago Wanakafest wants the garments in the cause of breast cancer research for an attempt on the world's longest bra chain. Cypriot women

DC government allocates $400,000 for cancer care
Washington Business Journal, DC - 5 hours ago Washington has had one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the country in recent years -- a trend that government and health care leaders are hoping to

Abbott vows to speed up cancer drug decision
The Age, Australia - 10 hours ago A FEDERAL Government decision on whether to fund breast cancer drug Herceptin now looks possible within weeks after Health Minister Tony Abbott yesterday

Health Care Global Enterprises Establishes 13 New Cancer Centers
All Headline News - 9 hours ago The Chairman of HCG, Ajai Kumar, declared at a press conference that a second cancer center would come up in New Delhi and affirmed that both centers would be

Govt gives $10m for new cancer centre
The Age, Australia - 19 hours ago Cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John has told of the importance of the mind in healing the disease, as she accepted a $10 million grant on behalf of a new

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Friends, family turn out to help (Cancer Information) ailing Huntley mother

Friends, family turn out to help ailing Huntley mother
Courier News - She was at Mayo again this summer, after her red blood cell count dropped, Norfray said. An infection was discovered in the central line used to inject interferon, a chemotherapy drug, Norfray said. Lenz is back home in Huntley, after a stay at

Good Life: In The Mid-Hudson Valley
Poughkeepsie Journal - McCarry was inspired to have her hair cut and donated by her mother, Barbara, a breast cancer survivor, who lost her hair while on chemotherapy. Visit www.locksoflove.org . Hospital's auxiliary to host clothing sale at Thrift Shop Northern Dutchess

A Cool Scene farewell as sweet as Raspberry Jazz
Daily Breeze - She befriended a woman fighting cancer, who bought health drinks to get her through the chemotherapy. And every Thanksgiving, Rangel would fill a graham-cracker pie crust with frozen pumpkin yogurt, for a family that wanted a different sort of pumpkin

American strength
Star-Banner - Armstrong, who retired last year, first won the Tour in 1999 after surviving testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain and required surgery and rounds of debilitating chemotherapy. He retired from cycling after his seventh win last year

Novel mechanism of taxane resistance
EurekAlert - Research Associate Chih-Jian Lih and others working in the laboratory of Dr. Stanley N. Cohen at Stanford University have pinpointed a gene that affects human cancer cells' sensitivity to chemotherapy - an important finding in the effort to increase

Multiple Myeloma
WCAX - Combination chemotherapy with other medications may also be beneficial. The optimal chemotherapy regimen has not been determined. Medications to help control pain will also be prescribed. Radiation therapy. This therapy uses x-rays or other high

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Scientists fear chemical in plastic may be harmful (Cancer Information)

Scientists fear chemical in plastic may be harmful
KTRK - Other animal studies, such as one at Tufts University, have found possible links between bisphenol A and breast cancer. Japanese researchers have connected it to miscarriages, and Spanish and Mexican researchers have linked it to diabetes. And

SHERRY BROWN / Tulsa World
Tulsa World - An event to help those with breast cancer will start in the fall. "We have ladies who have all different types of jobs and incomes," said Blankenship, who works in the medical field. "When we are on the bikes, nothing like that matters. Some who

Study: Raloxifine Trades Breast Cancer Risks for Heart Disease
TechNewsWorld - Eli Lilly & Co., the manufacturer of raloxifene, had hoped the new study would show that the drug was better than dummy pills at reducing the risk of both breast cancer and heart-related ailments in women at high risk of heart problems, but the

Greatest gift to kids is not a toy it's your time
Inside Bay Area - breast cancer cells. They found that both oils mimicked estrogen (a hormone that promotes the development of female breasts) while reducing the activity of androgens, which inhibit such growth. "Boys are getting a double hit," said Korach, who added

Angela Hampton
WTVD - Angela spent the past 3 years reporting medical stories for Eyewitness News and is a big supporter of the Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure which raises money for breast cancer research. Before returning home to North Carolina, Angela was the

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Cancer Information - 2006 World Cancer Declaration Calls For Global Commitment To Make

2006 World Cancer Declaration Calls For Global Commitment To Make
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Jul 15, 2006 higher priority in public and private sectors worldwide in order to have a fighting chance against the cancer pandemic, according to information released today

Column: Board looking for officials
Norwich Bulletin, CT - 52 minutes ago For information on becoming a basketball referee or attending camp, contact Walt Blanker who lived in Pomfret, died following a courageous battle with cancer.

Around Pasadena
Pasadena Star-News, CA - 1 hour ago The Wellness Community is a nonprofit organization that provides support, education and hope for people affected by cancer. For more information on the

Man apparently drowns off Lanikai
Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 21 hours ago Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955 Teams will raise money to fight cancer during two American Cancer Society Relay

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Cancer Information - Don't chance it -- slather on the sunscreen

Don't chance it -- slather on the sunscreen
Baltimore Sun - How much should I really worry about skin cancer? How tightly linked are sun exposure and skin cancer? How good is the evidence that sunscreens can protect me from skin cancer? The answers, I have discovered, are complex, but are tipping me

Rare breast cancer lacks classic symptoms
WTHR - You don't see a lot of tumors like you would see with non-inflammatory breast cancer. You would see a big mass. You don't see that. Instead, you see this thickening." Thick skin and goosebumps are symptoms. So, too, is a red inflamed breast. "I called

Breast Cancer
KXAN - This is usually done if the tumor is too large to remove without removing the entire breast, if the cancer is present in the skin of the breast (inflammatory breast cancer), or if the patient prefers this type of surgery. Again, the lymph nodes

Take 5: A Guide to Sports Safety for Parents and Teens
WIS-TV - Miller, "Prolonged sun exposure increases the likelihood of skin cancer and causes more breakouts." It's important to apply sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 15. Reapply every 2 hours, even on cloudy days and especially after

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Analysis: Cancer drug pipeline on the rise (Cancer Information)

Analysis: Cancer drug pipeline on the rise
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 4 hours ago WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- Hundreds of novel anti-cancer agents have entered clinical trials in the first six months of this year, according to a

Hastings - Almost $10,000 added to fight against cancer
Stirling Community Press, Canada - 6 hours ago by Phyllis Donnelly, Campaign Convenor. The annual campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society in Hastings and area has been completed.

Hair Cut for Cancer
WCAV, VA - 4 hours ago "I think it is empowering to cancer patients that there are people across the country who care about them who don't even know them.

Prostate Cancer support
Bega District News, Australia - 3 hours ago THE first step was taken towards the formation of a prostate cancer support group in the Bega Valley at a meeting in Bega on Monday night.

Go the distance to fight cancer
Needham Times, MA - 22 hours ago the Boston Marathon, why not try walking it this September and find a different type of inspiration from thousands of people working together to fight cancer?

Revere: Family scores victory in son's cancer battle
Tucson Citizen, AZ - 14 hours ago The Tucson couple's efforts to get their son Richard the best cancer treatment available turned their HMO's initial rejection into an agreement to pay.

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Cancer Information - Libraries will host cancer sessions

Libraries will host cancer sessions
The Robesonian - Jul 12 7:04 AM
LUMBERTON - Several skin cancer prevention sessions of Don't Be a Raisin will be held at local libraries this month. The sessions are part of the summer reading program conducted by the Robeson County Public Library and uses stories and crafts to persuade children to wear hats and sunscreen.Save to My Web

Getting to know your sunscreen to prevent skin cancer
KFVS12 - Jul 12 8:00 AM
Paducah, KY - The summer weather season is underway; temperatures are in the upper 80's and 90's across the Heartland, and along with heat come the piercing rays of the sun.Save to My Web

Take a Vacation, but not from Your Skin Care Routine
Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Jul 12 2:57 PM
(ARA) - Summer vacation offers a time-honored tradition of getting away from it all - from the pressures of the office to the hectic car-pool schedule and everyday errands. It's a chance to be carefree and forget the constraints of the day-to-day.Save to My Web

American Academy of Dermatology Warns of Skin Cancer Risks This Summer
RedNova - Jul 07 8:41 PM
Video Stream Available: mms://windowsmedia.onthescene.com/aafox.wmv The official start of summer is a good time to educate your viewers about the importance of early detection and prevention of skin cancer.Save to My Web

Skin Cancer Screening Rates Improved By Education Campaign
Medical News Today - Jul 12 9:04 AM
Men over 50 years old are more motivated to seek screening for the skin cancer melanoma if they are made aware of the risk factors through public education and have access to screening exams, according to a new study. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Sunbeds Likely To Increase Skin Cancer Risk, European Commission
Medical News Today - Jul 07 11:04 AM
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) in an opinion report to the European Commission said that devices used to achieve and maintain cosmetic tanning, such as tanning lamps and sunbeds, may significantly increase a user's risk of malignant melanoma of the skin. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

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Tobacco may kill 1 billion this century (Cancer Information)

Tobacco may kill 1 billion this century
Belleville News-Democrat - Lung cancer remains the major illness among the 10.9 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year, according to the Cancer Atlas. And it is not likely to be bumped from its perch: In countries like China, where 300 million men now smoke, lung

Learn more about breast cancer , nutrition , senior's health
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Genentech's profit surges 79% in Q2
Silicon Valley - Food and Drug Administration approved in 2004 for treating colorectal cancer and Genentech hopes to also get approved for breast, lung and kidney cancer. The company said U.S. Avastin sales totaled $423 million for the quarter, a 72 percent increase

Secondhand Smoke Takes Center Stage
14 WFIE - According to new statistics from the American Cancer Society , one in five deaths from cancer are related to tobacco use. Most often, it's lung cancer. Close to 11 million new cases are diagnosed each year. The government says more than 126 million

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Harford councilwoman is taken to hospital (Cancer Information)

Harford councilwoman is taken to hospital
Baltimore Sun - Witnesses said Chenowith, who has been undergoing chemotherapy, thought she had had a flare-up from new medication, and an ambulance quietly arrived at the rear of the County Council offices. Councilman Lance C. Miller, who had proposed a bill that

Study: Chemo Helps Stomach Cancer Patients
Associated Press - NEW YORK (AP) -- Stomach cancer patients live longer if they get chemotherapy before and after surgery, British researchers report. Chemo cut the risk of death by a quarter compared to surgery alone, according to the study published in Thursday's New

Doctors' office to host artwork inspired by cancer struggles
Daily Reflector - Hill has been posting eight paintings at a time in Physicians East's chemotherapy bay since Monday. Patients have been receptive, she said. "The patients that have come in are quite interested," she said. Paintings, photographs and drawings on display

Minogue thanks her stars for timely diagnosis and fans for their
Earthtimes - In her first TV interview after a grueling year of chemotherapy and radiation, the pop star said, Thank you to people who are watching. I had letters, like gorgeous little letters from children: 'We don't want doctors to put needles in you and we

Synthetic marijuana could relieve pain
Daily Texan Online - The drug by Solvay Pharmaceuticals is used to treat pain and nausea caused by chemotherapy, and as an appetite stimulant for people living with AIDS, according to the company's Web site. For the advocates of the legalization of medical marijuana such

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Cancer Information - Independence Day festivities combined with fund-raiser for cancer

Independence Day festivities combined with fund-raiser for cancer
Gettysburg Times, PA - Jul 5, 2006 concerts. All money donated goes to cancer research and educating young women about the life-threatening disease. Our mission

Arizona Cancer Center adds bicycling to fitness programs
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - 3 hours ago you're an avid biker or haven't ridden a bike since you were a child, the Arizona Cancer Center invites you to get fit while raising money for cancer research.

Women with damaged gene more likely to have cancer
Hindu, India - 3 hours ago Scientists at the UK's Institute of Cancer Research have quantified forthe first time the risk of developing breast cancer for women who carrydamaged ATM genes

Raveis Gives $100K for Yale Cancer Research
Connecticut Business News Journal, CT - 19 hours ago William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services and the Breast Cancer Alliance and were recently honored for their breast cancer research fundraising efforts at a

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Researchers try to answers (Cancer Information) questions about Hispanics, breast cancer