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Benefit planned for South Beloit woman with a rare of form cancer in her spine Beloit Daily News Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:02 AM PST Lora Conrad was only supposed to have her tonsils taken out. Next Generation Proton Therapy System for Cancer Treatment Set for Release This Year PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST Still River Systems announced today the successful operation of the world's highest field, high energy cyclotron magnet. Still River's magnet is the key technical element for reducing the size and cost of the particle accelerator that will deliver proton therapy at a number of hospitals beginning with the first installation at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. War, education and cancer research: Breaking down Obama's budget Asbury Park Press Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:54 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama's budget proposal would extend tax cuts for most working families while raising those on Americans making more than $250,000 a year. Oil and gas companies would face new taxes for offshore drilling. The proposal would make permanent several new and expanded tax credits enacted in the economic recovery package this month. Among them, the $400 tax credit ... Obama healthcare budget includes FDA reform Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:47 AM PST President Barack Obama's new budget includes more than $1 billion to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration strengthen its food safety efforts, $6 billion for cancer research and a program to send nurses to the homes of new mothers to check their babies. Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Treatment Health Scout Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:45 AM PST Women reported less stress, more peace after sessions, study finds. Long-Term Use of Nutrient Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk Newswise Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:35 AM PST Long-term use of beta carotene and some other carotenoid-containing dietary supplements may increase the risk of lung cancer, especially among smokers, according to a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers. Proepithelin Encourages Cell Growth and Migration in Prostate Cancer Newswise Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:35 AM PST Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University have identified a protein that appears to play a significant role in the growth and migration of prostate cancer cells, especially androgen-independent prostate cancer cells. Lockerbie bomber is dying: wife AFP via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:32 AM PST TRIPOLI (AFP) - The wife of convicted Lockerbie bomber, Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, warned on Thursday that he was in danger of dying due to deteriorating cancer. Obama calls for boost in cancer research KESQ Palm Springs Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:31 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - Money for cancer research money would increase under President Barack Obama's proposed budget, a down payment on his pledge to double research funding over five years. Brown Announces Legislation To Expand Access To Cancer Treatment Options WTRF Wheeling Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:31 AM PST Brown says it's all aimed at protecting patients health care coverage

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