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LINCOLN – In a reception featuring nearly 100 volunteers from all corners of the Nebraska, the American Cancer Society recognized its volunteer leadership in the first-annual ACS Volunteer Recognition Celebration held last month.
An open house Nov. 12 at the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center gave Gila Valley residents a chance to learn what services are available locally.
( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College ) Physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a molecular mechanism that may prove to be a powerful target for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects lymphocytes, or white blood cells. By exploiting this mechanism, researchers have been able to ...
(ARA) - Breast cancer is a prolific disease with an estimated 192,370 new cases diagnosed this year in women and 1,910 new cases diagnosed in men, according to the National Cancer Institute.
(ARA) - One out of every eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Every woman diagnosed is someone's mother, aunt, best friend, neighbor or coworker.
A De Pere woman is fighting the battle of her life. Beth Hibbard was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer. Unlike other cancer patients, the warning signs never came. Click on the headline for Laura Smith's full report.
Kim Reiher feels strongly about cancer. “Cancer touches everybody,” said the 27-year-old Redford housewife and mother of three, whose grandmother died of the disease. Reiher is one of about 30 people who attended an informational open house for Relay of Life of Redford, the signature fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society held every summer. The open house was held Tuesday at the ...
( Yates Public Relations ) Agios Pharmaceuticals scientists have established, for the first time, that the mutated IDH1 gene has a novel enzyme activity consistent with a cancer-causing gene, or oncogene. The mutated form of IDH1 produces a metabolite, 2-hydroxyglutarate, which may contribute to the formation and malignant progression of gliomas, the most common type of brain cancers, through ...
CALDWELL – The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers and teams for Caldwell’s first-ever Relay For Life to be held in May, 2010 at James Caldwell High School.
(AP) Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don’t. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
The current dispute over breast cancer screening guidelines obscures the elephant in the room: environmental causes of cancer.
Jim Commentucci / The Post-Syracuse Breast cancer survivor Paula Miller sits outside CX Tech, her place of work, for a photo Friday.
REGION Diana Cahill has been named regional vice president for the American Cancer Society's Southern Tier region. She oversees organization's educational, patient and family service, and fundraising efforts in 10 counties.
Cancer survivors, local health professionals, human services professionals, volunteers, elected officials and the public are invited to an open house for the Cancer Resource Center at the Cancer Clinic at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center.
In some cases, very few lives are saved for the number of tests performed. ST. LOUIS — With cancer screenings, more is always better.
Being the parent of a child with cancer is an all-consuming experience.
ROANOKE RAPIDS — New guidelines regarding mammography and self-examinations for breast cancer detection have stirred up controversy nationwide. While a government panel believes detection efforts may be delayed from current recommendations, local cancer survivors and educational specialists believe there was nothing wrong with the old ways of doing things and call the new approach “appalling.”
ST. LOUIS - With cancer screenings, more is always better.
Marsha Protinsky was at a Smith Mountain Lake nail salon when she first caught word of an American Cancer Society Discovery Shop nearby.
YORK — Survivors of cancer are invited to the annual pot luck holiday party at York General Hospital (YGH) on Monday, Dec. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring a guest and a favorite dish or treat to the YGH conference room.
In January, the Milwaukee music scene joins together to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer at The Pablove Benefit Concert. Including sets from Fever Marlene, The Gufs, The Lackloves, Maritime, Mike Benign, Old Man Malcom, Pet Engine, and Truth in Fiction, the show pays homage to Milwaukee native Jeff Castelaz and the fight of his son Pablo Castelaz.
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