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Dartmouth Resident Receives the American Cancer Society Terese Lasser Memorial Award
The Standard-Times - Thu Dec 3, 12:32 pm ET
DARTMOUTH — Barbara Gilstein of Dartmouth, a member of the Reach to Recovery Task Force of Southeastern Massachusetts, was awarded an American Cancer Society Terese Lasser Memorial Award for her dedication and support to the Society's Reach to...
UAB Cancer Center Director Named President-Elect of American Cancer Society
The University of Alabama at Birmingham - Thu Dec 3, 11:42 am ET
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Edward Partridge, M.D., a renowned women’s cancer doctor and leader in the fight to reduce race- and ethnicity-based cancer disparities, has been named president-elect of the American Cancer Society (ACS) National Board of Directors.
Cancer Resource Center offers free services
Eastern Arizona Courier - Fri Dec 4, 2:45 am ET
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.
Lung Cancer's Racial Gap Narrowing
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 9:02 am ET
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to prevent teens from smoking have helped narrow the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence and death rates among adults in the United States, researchers say.
Mayor lauds wife's spirit after latest cancer setback
Chicago Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 1:36 am ET
Mayor Richard Daley put a human face on his wife's continued struggle with cancer Thursday, praising her strength and dedication, discussing the challenges a wheelchair poses and lauding the skills of the medical professionals who care for her.
Daley says his wife is a 'fighter' bent on beating cancer
Chicago Sun-Times - 12 minutes ago
Maggie Daley is midway through 10 radiation treatments for a malignant tumor in her right leg and should be out of a wheelchair within weeks, her doctor said Thursday, insisting, "This is not a permanent disability."Chicago's first lady has defied the odds by surviving 7Â½ years with metastatic breast cancer. Dr. Steve Rosen said there is no reason she can't continue."I also don't see anything ...
Dad’s cancer gives Chagrin lineman extra motivation
The Cleveland Plain Dealer - 58 minutes ago
Bruce Davis, and his son, Aaron, a lineman on the Chagrin Falls football team, have a special bond. Davis, battling cancer, has promised he would watch his son and teammates win the state championship. - (Thomas Ondrey, The Plain...
Cancer Cells?: Brain Tumor Numbers Steady Despite Increased Mobile Phone Use
Scientific American - Thu Dec 3, 6:48 pm ET
As cell phones and smart phones take over more communication, information and entertainment functions, concerns about their possible role in causing brain cancer are buzzing on the airwaves. [More]
After boy's death, cancer battle continues
Baltimore Sun - 2 hours 33 minutes ago
A Harford County restaurant manager is continuing his efforts to assist families coping with childhood cancer by holding a superhero event in Bel Air on Saturday.
Friend to Friend: University Hospitals breast cancer vaccine study
WKYC Cleveland - Fri Dec 4, 12:38 am ET
CLEVELAND -- Research out of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that the vast majority of triple negative breast cancers express the MUC-1 target.
Economic forecaster Schwer dies after battle with cancer
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 23 minutes ago
Keith Schwer, 66, director of the Center for Business & Economic Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas died Thursday morning of esophageal cancer.
Baseball. Senior Max Willet Helps Raise Over $2,000 For Breast Cancer Awareness
University of New Mexico Lobos - Thu Dec 3, 5:41 pm ET
Lobo baseball centerfielder Max Willet turned what was a class group project into an event that helped raise more than $2,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Willet, a business major, is currently enrolled in the Anderson School of Management at New Mexico. The Highlands Ranch, Colo., native and a group of fellow students put on an event on Nov. 19 called, "Bingo for Breast Cancer" which ...
Cancer center gets approval to open
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 1 hour 32 minutes ago
SOUTHBRIDGE - The Cancer Center at Harrington received approval yesterday to treat patients and expects to do so immediately, the center said.
Mayor lauds wife's fighting spirit in latest cancer setback
Chicago Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 2:57 pm ET
Mayor Richard Daley put a human face on his wife's continued struggle with cancer today, praising her strength and dedication, discussing the challenges a wheelchair poses and lauding the skills of the medical professionals who care for her. "Like anything else, there are setbacks in life," Daley said. "Any time you have a health issue, you have setbacks, especially in cancer. Maggie has been a ...
Researchers Identify Gene That Spurs Deadly Brain Cancer
redOrbit - Fri Dec 4, 12:09 am ET
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.HHMI investigator Huda Y.
Random DNA Mix-Ups Not So Random In Cancer Development
redOrbit - Fri Dec 4, 12:09 am ET
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism that may help explain how chromosomal translocations – the supposedly random shuffling of large chunks of DNA that frequently lead to cancer – aren't so random after all.
Railcar workers raise money for cancer society
Suburban Journals - Fri Dec 4, 3:07 am ET
American Railcar Industries hosted a company-wide chili cook-off to raise money for cancer programs and honor those they know who have been touched by the disease.
Maggie Daley Faces New Cancer Setback
CBS 2 Chicago - Thu Dec 3, 10:21 pm ET
Maggie Daley's seven-year fight with cancer continues, but now there is a new setback for Chicago' s First Lady. Mrs. Daley is now undergoing treatment to battle cancerous lesion on her lower right leg that will require her to use a wheelchair.
Survivors fighting cancer with color
North Platte Telegraph - 15 minutes ago
The North Platte Telegraph Battling cancer can be scary no matter what form it comes in. Yet one group of cancer survivors has learned that they can fight cancer together with a canvas and a little color - more specifically, watercolor.
Cancer battle hits hardwood
The Post-Star - Fri Dec 4, 12:53 am ET
Strong field set for Coaches vs. Cancer shootout fundraiser

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