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Archive for December 5th, 2011


Cobalt-60 at 60: The Legacy of Saskatchewan’s Innovative Cancer Treatment

$content$ http://www.youtube.com/v/8Xg3W1X8Nq4?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata See the article here: Cobalt-60 at 60: The Legacy of Saskatchewan’s Innovative Cancer Treatment

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E!’s Giuliana Rancic to have double mastectomy

The news anchor tells Ann Curry about the next step in her treatment to beat breast cancer.

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Blackjack tourney will help fight kids cancer

Two men waited patiently for the Oyster Bar in John Ascuaga’s Nugget’s to open at 11 a.m. The Incline Firefighters Association, along with the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation, will hold a charity blackjack tournament in conjunction with the 16th annual Paramedic Refresher at the Hyatt in Incline Village.

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Parents feel stress of cancer care costs

THE parents of children and young people with cancer are struggling to cope with the unexpected cost of caring for a sufferer, according to a report released today.

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Cancer can’t spoil the party

Kids and families were treated to a Motown review by dancers at the annual Christmas Party for Kids Surviving Cancer.

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Christmas Spirit Sends Cancer Fears Packing

When children are seriously ill, even the holidays must take a back seat. But they shouldn’t have to, say members of the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California Inc.

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UA Cancer Center, St. Joe’s detail Phoenix plans

The University of Arizona Cancer Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center have solidified plans for a new $135 million cancer treatment and research complex in Phoenix .

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Stanford, UCSF to test ultrasound for cancer pain

Scientists at Stanford and UCSF are recruiting patients for two clinical trials to test the use of ultrasound waves, as an alternative to traditional radiation therapy, to ease pain in people whose cancer has spread to their bones.

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JCI Online Early Table Of Contents: Dec. 1, 2011

CARDIOLOGY: Unraveling the adverse effects of a blood pressure medication Drugs that block L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs) are widely used to treat high blood pressure and angina, chest pain caused by restriction of the blood flow to the heart. However, these drugs can have adverse effects in patients with heart failure…

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Novel Drug That Makes Brain Tumors Glow Hot Pink Being Tested

Just 24 hours after Lisa Rek sang at her niece’s wedding, her husband Brad was driving her to a local hospital. “The pain got worse. When we got to the emergency room, I said to Brad ‘something is just not right,’” Rek remembers…

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