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Archive for February 11th, 2011


Professor earns White House accolades for cancer research "hobby"

… House ceremony. Rowley was recognized for her breakthrough work on genetic factors involved in leukemia. “Her work has proven enormously influential to researchers worldwide who have used her discovery …

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Pasco students raise funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma society

… school and co-adviser of the Associated Student Body, sent more than $3,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which supports blood cancer research and care. The kids from one …

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Revising His Comment, Abdul-Jabbar Says His Cancer Is at a ‘Minimum’

… 63-year-old Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time N.B.A. most valuable player, received a diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia in 2008. He spoke Thursday at Science Park High School, after the screening of …

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Marrow Donation From Teenage Stranger Saves Man’s Life

… A year before Jim Munroe was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia, a 19-year-old girl from Milwaukee had her cheek swabbed at a summer rock concert. …

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Biotech PR standout Adriana Jenkins, 41, succumbs to breast cancer

… Biotech PR standout Adriana Jenkins, 41, succumbs to breast cancer Described as genuine, courageous, and a no-nonsense yet compassionate public relations professional, Adriana Jenkins …

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New Study Supports Less Surgery for Breast Cancer

… surgical treatment for most women diagnosed with breast cancer. The key finding is that for … lumpectomy. This finding supports that for breast cancer patients with small tumors who will undergo …

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Just Being At High Risk for Breast Cancer is a Life-Changing Experience (GNW)

… 2011 GlobeNewswire, Inc. Young African American women at high risk for breast cancer described the risk itself as a life-changing experience, according to a study released today …

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World Cancer Day – Nafowa in Crusade to Reduce Scourge

… on the dangers, preventions and treatments of breast and cervical cancer. Essentially, the campaign by … to embark on what he called “Breast Self Examination (BSE), which has been the most effective, …

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Leduc mayor takes leave to fight cancer

… Leduc mayor takes leave to fight cancer Last Updated: Friday, February 11, 2011 | … taking a leave of absence to fight prostate cancer. The mayor of Leduc said Friday …

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Survivor spends his time revving up cancer warning

… So the former marketing executive, now a cancer survivor and activist, has taken his campaign … taken his campaign to raise awareness about prostate cancer to both places. From his home …

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