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Archive for July 1st, 2012


Gear West Ride for Prostate Cancer Highlights

Highlights Reel of arrival in West Vancouver

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Prostate Cancer with Dr. Paul Pagnini

Today on MD-VOD, Dr. John Kennedy is joined by, Dr. Paul Pagnini to discuss prostate cancer. Together they examine the cause of prostate cancer, who is at risk, the symptoms, how it’s diagnosed and available medications, treatments and therapies. They further discuss the consequences and the realities of living with prostate cancer, including insurance coverage and related costs. After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in American men. One in six men will get prostate cancer during their lifetime, and one in 36 will die of this disease.

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Tellabs picks temporary leader while CEO battles cancer

Tellabs is hoping to continue operations as usual, despite the temporary loss of its leader and CEO Rob Pullen, who continues to fight cancer and has stepped down for the time being from his duties with the company.

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Longboarders Ride for Breast Cancer

At about noon today, three teens on longboards will roll into downtown New London.

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ACS offers Look Good…Feel Better training for stylists

If you’re a licensed beauty professional in the Northwest Georgia area, the American Cancer Society needs you! The Society will offer a free Look Gooda Feel Better training class for licensed cosmetologists on Monday, July 23 at the Cartersville Medical Center, Classroom 1, 958 Joe Frank Harris SE, #103. The training will take place from 10 a.m. to … (more)

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Giant raft of data to help us understand disease

Scientists have used a new method to assemble a massive catalog of data on proteins. This gives them unprecedented insight into a process called protein phosphorylation.

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Accelerated radiation effective for noninvasive breast cancer: Cut treatment time in half, study suggests

Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very common early stage and noninvasive form of breast cancer, meaning many more breast cancer patients could see their treatment times reduced by half, according to a new study.

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ScinoPharm plans to invest NT$1.1 billion in cancer medication

ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd., one of the leading biotechnology companies in the country, said Friday it plans to invest NT$1.1 billion in a project to manufacture high-potency injectable drugs for cancer treatment.

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Aromatase Inhibitors in Human Lung Cancer Therapy

Cancer Research , Vol. 65, No. 24. , pp. 11287-11291, doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-2737 Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world.

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Nicholas DeFelice, 9; spirited youngster whose cancer treatment was rallying point

Racing across the ice playing hockey, Nick DeFelice looked like any other fast-growing boy whose age seemed destined to edge into double-digits someday soon.

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