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UPDATE 2-J&J in $1 bln deal to bolster prostate-cancer focus

Johnson & Johnson said it would pay up to $1 billion for Aragon Pharmaceuticals and its experimental drugs for prostate cancer, to bolster J&J’s role in the field after it acquired another experimental prostate-cancer treatment four years ago that has become a leading brand.

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Enjoy "5 Guys" to Support Cancer Treatment

A sergeant with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office spent 22 years serving his community, and now could use a little help.

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Bladder cancer recurrence and mortality could improve with better treatment compliance

Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the burden of bladder cancer on the population is very high, and that more intense surveillance and treatment in the first two years after diagnosis could reduce the number of patients whose cancer returns after treatment and lower the death rate from this disease. The study was published online ahead of press in the journal Cancer.

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Knowledge Is Power For Surviving The Cure For Childhood Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, there’s some good news about childhood cancer: The vast majority of children with cancer will survive for many years.

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Found to Have Significant Undiagnosed Disease as Adults

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 11, 2013 — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has found that childhood cancer survivors overwhelmingly experience a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease through their adult years, establishing the importance of proactive, life-long clinical health screenings for this growing high-risk population.

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Maine cancer doctors explore better treatment with IBM’s Watson supercomputer

Just over two years ago, IBM’s supercomputer Watson appeared on television to trounce expert quiz show contestants on “Jeopardy!” Now, doctors are looking to Watson for answers.

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With community’s help, Lorson continues his fight against cancer

Nick Lorson is still optimistic despite almost three years of cancer treatment. “You have to stay upbeat,” he said in a telephone interview.

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With community’s help, Lorson continues his fight against cancer

Nick Lorson is still optimistic despite almost three years of cancer treatment. “You have to stay upbeat,” he said in a telephone interview.

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NHS faces ‘Herculean’ challenge

In just seven years’ time almost one out of every two people will be expected to get cancer during their lifetime, a charity has warned.

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Evolutionary history of a cancer-related gene

Scientists have described how a genetic duplication that took place in the vertebrate ancestor some 500 million years ago encouraged the evolution of the ASF1b gene; a gene essential for proper cell division and related to some types of cancer such as breast cancer.

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