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Alaska country singer to begin treatments UPI Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:59 PM PST WASILLA, Ala., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Alaska country music singer Ken Peltier says he has cancer that may cost him his voice, News The West Australian Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:58 PM PST French specialists have unveiled a new weapon against cancer - a molecular “decoy” that mimics DNA damage and prompts cancerous cells to kill themselves. North American Scientific Sells Prostate Line San Fernando Valley Business Journal Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:49 PM 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. TV star vows to end life in media glare The Herald Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:42 PM PST AFP. LONDON. BRITISH reality TV star Jade Goody has vowed to end her life in the glare of the media after being told that her cervical cancer is terminal and she has just months to live. Spitz diagnosed with rare form of cancer Mitchell County Press-News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:39 PM PST Story created Feb 10, 2009 - 13:51:46 CST. Her circle of lifelong friendships and family relationships near and far is of great comfort to Janet Spitz in her daily perseverance to overcome a very rare condition. Wolfpack women playing in 4th 'Hoops' The News & Observer Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:37 PM PST The N.C. State women are hosting Virginia in the fourth annual "Hoops 4 Hope," a breast cancer awareness event inspired by the late Wolfpack coach, Kay Yow's own battle with the disease. Local women with cancer participate in "look good, feel better" program WECT 6 Wilmington Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:35 PM PST A local beauty shop offers a free service for women with cancer. Syria says US permits money transfer to charity The Charlotte Observer Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:26 PM PST (The Associated Press) The U.S. Treasury Department has authorized the transfer of $500,000 to a Syrian charity in a sign that it is easing its economic embargo on the country, Syria's ambassador to Washington said Sunday. Imad Mustafa told reporters that the money to the Children with Cancer Support Association was raised by Syrians living in the United States. There was no immediate comment ... Goody vows to end life in media glare Gulf Times Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:25 PM PST LONDON: Reality TV star Jade Goody has vowed to end her life in the glare of the media after being told that her cervical cancer is terminal and she has just months to live. Genetic 'Hotspot' For Breast Cancer Risk Science Daily Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:09 PM PST Investigators have identified a new genetic hotspot for breast cancer. They have identified a region on chromosome 6 that is strongly associated with breast cancer susceptibility in Asian women. This genetic "locus" may help guide efforts to find the specific genes linked with sporadic -- or noninherited -- forms of the disease, the authors suggest.

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