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Agios Pharmaceuticals Appoints Charles Sawyers, M.D., to Scientific Advisory Board Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Agios Pharmaceuticals, the first biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel drugs in the rapidly emerging field of cancer metabolism, today announced the appointment of Charles Sawyers, M.D., to its scientific advisory board. Despairing German who was killed by pal was cancer-free EARTHtimes.org Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:55 AM PST Berlin - A 40-year-old German who was convinced he had cancer persuaded a close friend to stab him to death, but doctors say the victim was cancer-free, according to prosecutors Friday. The friend, 32, phoned an ambulance Thursday in the German city ... Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer Not Linked, Study Says The Hendersonville Times-News Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:45 AM PST A Danish study found “no convincing association” with the cancer, though researchers said they would continue to follow their subjects to see if risk increased with age. Few get surgery for grim pancreatic cancer AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:45 AM PST Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg got a shot at survival that unfortunately few people with pancreatic cancer do: not just care from a celebrated specialist but the chance to have surgery at all. Families' Lawsuit Blames Florida Hospital Mold for Kids' Deaths Insurance Journal Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:44 AM PST The families of three pediatric cancer patients sued a Florida hospital this week, claiming their children died after contracting fungal infections from renovations being performed at the ... New Oral Cancer Tests: Crucial or Wasteful? The Hendersonville Times-News Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:42 AM PST Experts are divided on whether new tests will reduce mortality from oral cancer or simply lead to a wave of expensive and unnecessary biopsies. A Monitor Tan? It's A Scam Digital Trends Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:41 AM PST In its first day, 30,000 people have fallen for a deliberate scam from a skin cancer charity, believing they could get a tan from their computer monitors. Cancer Event" KSAN - KLST San Angelo Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:39 AM PST THE SILENT AUCTION BENEFITS THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MOVEMENT. THE VENDORS WHO HAVE ITEMS FOR SALE DURING THE SHOW HAVE DONATED ITEMS FOR THE "REIN IN CANCER" SILENT AUCTION. > THE SILENT AUCTION CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg has pancreatic cancer The Morning Call Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:25 AM PST Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer, apparently at an early stage. KRIS-TV Corpus Christi Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:22 AM PST MEXICO CITY -- A man who made a fortune as a "tomato king" and history by becoming the first migrant living in the United States to win a Mexican mayorship has died of cancer.

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