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Foot Power: Seeking Boston Marathon runners

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… a memorial event for Jazmine Cope of Spring Grove who lost her battle with leukemia this past November. Jazmine’s father created a foundation to honor his daughter’s memory, the …

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Josie Grove appeal marks milestone

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… what would have been a milestone in her life. Josie Grove, who died from leukaemia in 2007, would today have celebrated her 21st birthday. Her parents are determined to …

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Goal

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… of 2005, only 15 were fatal. To date, there is no clear increase in leukaemia or other cancers, or deaths from non-cancer diseases. However, various expert groups estimate that …

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New Research And Training Grants Awarded By American Cancer Society

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… Francisco is working to understand why changes to a gene called N-RAS can cause leukemia while other members of the RAS family of genes cannot. For unclear reasons, leukemia …

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Geoff Thomas thanks generous Palace fans

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… Thomas thanks generous Palace fans 5:27pm Tuesday 5th April 2011 Ex-Crystal Palace captain and leukaemia survivor Geoff Thomas returned to a near capacity Selhurst Park on Saturday to launch …

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It’s finally a wish

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… Wendy Daniel fought leukemia as a child, and went to Disneyland, thanks to the Kids With a Wish …

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Radiation Is Everywhere, but How to Rate Harm?

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… researchers themselves had expected to find more cancer than they did. Among the survivors, leukemia was the first cancer to appear. Cases increased within five years of the bombing …

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Treating Low-Income Smokers in the Hospital Emergency Department

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Conditions :   Tobacco Use Cessation;   Smoking Cessation;   Smoking;   Tobacco Use Disorder Intervention :   Other: Brief Intervention with NRT Initiation Sponsors :   Yale University;   National Cancer Institute (NCI);   National Institutes of Health (NIH) Recruiting – verified March 2011

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Autologous Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Children

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Condition :   Spinal Cord Injury Intervention :   Biological: bone marrow progenitor cells (BMPC) autologous transplantation Sponsors :   Memorial Hermann Healthcare System;   The Institute for Rehabilitaion and Research (TIRR) Foundation;   The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston;   MD Anderson Cancer Center - Houston;   Baylor College of Medicine-Center for Cell and Gene Therapy – Houston;   The Methodist Hospital System Research Institute – Houston;   Baylor College of Medicine – Shriners Hospital for Children – Houston Recruiting – verified April 2011

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Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Eribulin With Dacarbazine in Subjects With Soft Tissue Sarcoma

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Condition :   Soft Tissue Sarcoma Interventions :   Drug: Eribulin mesylate 1.4 mg/m2 intravenous;   Drug: Dacarbazine of 850 mg/m2, or 1,000 mg/m2, or 1,200 mg/m2 IV Sponsor :   Eisai Inc. Recruiting – verified March 2011

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