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Decoy molecules drive cancer cells to suicide: study AFP via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:30 AM PST PARIS (AFP) - French specialists on Sunday unveiled a new weapon against cancer -- a molecular "decoy" that mimicks DNA damage and prompts cancerous cells to kill themselves. OHSU offers chronic pain guidelines for opioids KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:27 AM PST PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new guideline for treating chronic pain with opioid medications normally reserved for cancer patients has been published with recommendations from Oregon Health & Science University researchers. Group helps 'Brave at Heart' cancer survivors Boston Globe Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:23 AM PST Purple used to be her favorite color. But on a Wednesday evening in January, Annie Pringle wore a bright pink shirt underneath her black sweater, which had a pink ribbon pinned to it. She has a pink ribbon tattooed above her left breast too. ACS helps Milford area cancer patients Look Good Feel Better The Country Gazette Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:12 AM PST The American Cancer Society will hold a Look Good … Feel Better seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2- 4 p.m., in the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at Milford Regional Medical in Milford. Pre-registration is required. Cancer patient getting by with a little help from some friends The Reidsville Review Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:06 AM PST Tracy Keller has friends â€" a whole team of them â€" to help her and her family as she battles colon cancer. One of her most enthusiastic supporters is her friend of 14 years, Gerri Rowland. Life goes on for Danville woman with cancer The Reidsville Review Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:06 AM PST Tracy Keller is one of the rare younger victims of a nasty disease. The Mount Hermon Animal Clinic veterinarian was diagnosed in December with stage four colon cancer. North American Scientific Sells Prostate Line San Fernando Valley Business Journal Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:42 AM PST North American Scientific Inc. will sell its prostate brachytherapy product line to Best Theratronics Ltd. in a deal worth $5 million. Items in the line include Prospera brachytherapy seeds, SurTRAK needles and strands and accessories used to treat prostate cancer. Reality Star Who Lived On Camera to Die On Camera [Disease] Gawker Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:42 AM PST Jade Goody, a 27-year-old British woman suffering from cervical cancer, had her diagnosis broadcast on national television. And now that her illness has been deemed terminal, she'll film her last... Upper Dublin rolls up its sleeves for alum Times Chronicle & Glenside News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:25 AM PST A group of Upper Dublin Alumni from the Class of 1971 will hold a beef and beer benefit for a classmate who is battling cancer. Their classmate Gary Seeburger, of Upper Dublin, was diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma nine years ago. Court lets cancer victim sue Philip Morris Yehey! Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:23 AM PST In a landmark case, the Court of Appeals (CA) has allowed a lung-cancer victim to seek compensation, both for moral and actual damages, from the local subsidiary of an international cigarette company.

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