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Basketball great Abdul-Jabbar has cancer

CNN - 1 hour 25 minutes ago

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.

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Cancer Experts Meet to Head Off Rise in African Tobacco Use
Voice of America - Mon Nov 9, 12:32 pm ET
Health officials say they have a "golden opportunity" to head off an epidemic in tobacco use in Africa and prevent many cancer cases.
Breast Density Linked To Increased Risk Of Cancer Recurrence
redOrbit - Mon Nov 9, 12:10 pm ET
Study finds higher risk of cancer recurrence in women with dense breastsA new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts.
Longabeger consultants host cancer fundraiser
The Warwick Advertiser - Tue Nov 10, 3:10 am ET
Newburgh Consultants from Longaberger’s Apple Branch of the Hudson Valley recently hosted a cancer fundraiser in Newburgh.
Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence
EurekAlert! - Mon Nov 9, 12:28 am ET
( American Cancer Society ) A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the Dec. 15, 2009, issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as ...
State Senator Has Cancer
KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Mon Nov 9, 9:12 pm ET
Tucson, AZ (KOLD)- A state senator for Tucson is battling cancer. Republican Senator Al Melvin announced Monday that he has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Melvin says he is talking about his condition so people will know the reason he may lose a considerable amount of hair due to treatment.
NEWFANE: Neighboring schools help Newfane student battling brain cancer
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal - Tue Nov 10, 2:38 am ET
Ryan Kruzicke seems to make friends easily. The 5-year-old Newfane first-grader just made some new ones in two schools in another district. Kruzicke has been fighting brain cancer since he was a baby. The cancer was in a brief remission, but returned last year, and Kruzicke is now undergoing chemotherapy.
Poniard Pharmaceuticals to Present Updated Clinical Data from Phase 2 Trial of Picoplatin in Colorectal Cancer and ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 33 minutes ago
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present updated clinical data from its randomized, controlled Phase 2 trial of picoplatin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and final results from its Phase 1 cardiac safety trial.
Ovarian Cancer Walk to break silence
Southlake Times - Tue Nov 10, 1:49 am ET
Tradition will continue on Sept. 26 when Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition team up to host the ninth annual “Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer.”
FDA-Approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer In Mice
redOrbit - Mon Nov 9, 5:20 pm ET
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.Published in this week's (Nov.
MEDICAL EDGE: Identifying Individual Risk for Breast Cancer
5 Eyewitness News St. Paul - Mon Nov 9, 10:03 pm ET
Work being done at the Mayo Clinic may narrow down and better identify patients most at risk for developing breast cancer...
Breast cancer survivors celebrate life
The Colony Courier-Leader - Tue Nov 10, 1:46 am ET
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this year marks 25 years of celebrating awareness, education, and empowerment.
Local woman climbs for cancer research
Littleton Independent - Tue Nov 10, 2:04 am ET
Laurie Normandeau plans to be the first American female to reach the summit of the seven tallest mountains in the world — and she’ll do it in the name of breast cancer research.
New imagining technique could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs
EurekAlert! - Mon Nov 9, 5:21 pm ET
( Texas A&M AgriLife Communications ) A recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist."Translating metabolic exchange with imaging mass spectrometry," was published Nov. 8 in Nature Chemical Biology.
North Caldwell teen raises millions for cancer research
The Progress - Tue Nov 10, 2:03 am ET
NORTH CALDWELL – Carly Abramson of North Caldwell was 12 years old in 2007 when her mother Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Dennis Hopper Starts Experimental Treatment for Prostate Cancer
TV Guide - Mon Nov 9, 12:15 pm ET
Though it was revealed last month that Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer, the 73-year-old actor says he's been battling the disease for nine years and has started an experimental treatment. Dennis Hopper diagnosed with prostate cancer ''It has great promise,'' Hopper told The Associated Press of the remedy he's receiving from the University of Southern California. ''Everything's good right now ...
BioVex Completes $70 Million Financing to Conclude Pivotal Study With Its Pioneering Cancer Treatment, OncoVEX (GM-CSF)
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour 33 minutes ago
BioVex Inc, a company developing new generation biologics for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious disease, announced today that it has concluded a $70 million private financing, raising $30 million in addition to the $40 million announced in March.
Former FOX 6 personality Melodie Wilson loses bout with Cancer
FOX 6 Milwaukee - Mon Nov 9, 9:35 pm ET
The founder of After Breast Cancer Detection(ABCD) has passed away. Melodie Wilson who died November 9, 2009, was recently honored with at the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
September set aside for gynecologic cancer education
Plano Courier - Tue Nov 10, 1:44 am ET
In 2005, 75,144 women were diagnosed with some type of gynecologic cancer. In 2006, The House of Representatives recognized September as Gynecologic Awareness Month to increasing public awareness about ways to prevent, detect and treat gynecologic cancers.
Greeley firefighters growing mustaches to fight cancer
Greeley Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 8:48 pm ET
Greeley firefighters growing mustaches to fight cancer Staff Reports Some Greeley firefighters have joined a global movement that is bringing much needed attention to cancers that affect men. The Greeley firefighters will grow mustaches during the remainder of November with the hope that the community will support their efforts by making a donation. Funds raised will go to the Prostate Cancer ...
Melodie Wilson Succumbs To Cancer At Age 59
WISN 12 Milwaukee - Mon Nov 9, 9:06 pm ET
Veteran Milwaukee broadcaster Melodie Wilson succumbs to cancer at age 59.

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