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PASSINGS The Glendale News-Press Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST Jean Dieterich, the first Miss Glendale, died May 5 at her San Luis Obispo residence because of complications from lung cancer. She was 77. Columbia University and University of Nebraska License Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapy to Stockbridge Pharmaceuticals Newswise Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:46 AM PST Columbia University's Science & Technology Ventures has announced that it has signed a license agreement with Stockbridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to commercialize a novel small molecule-based approach, developed in collaboration with the University of Nebraska, for the targeted treatment of various cancers. Former track star with local ties dies at 66 The Brantford Expositor Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:43 AM PST Former track star and St. John's College graduate Paul Gaudet has died after a battle with cancer, He died Feb. 1 at age 66. Gaudet, [...] Genta Submits Randomized Study of Tesetaxel in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer to FDA for Special Protocol ... Centre Daily Times Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:37 AM PST Genta Incorporated (OTCBB: GNTA) announced today that the Company has submitted a proposal to the Food and Drug Administration for a randomized clinical trial of tesetaxel, an oral taxane chemotherapy compound, for Special Protocol Assessment (SPA). A SPA is intended to secure agreement on the design, size, and endpoints of clinical trials that are intended to form the primary basis of an ... Urine test to detect cancer News Interactive Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:29 AM PST RESEARCHERS have made the first steps towards devising a urine test for detecting prostate cancer, according to a paper released by the British journal Nature . Alnylam and Collaborators Publish New Pre-Clinical Research Demonstrating In Vivo Efficacy of Systemically Delivered ... Centre Daily Times Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:24 AM PST Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced the publication of new research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by Alnylam scientists and collaborators from the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research and the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... Gwyneth Paltrow, Courteney Cox party with Beyonce at cancer fundraiser Kitchener - Waterloo Record Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:24 AM PST BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Beyonce hugged Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg chatted up Jay-Z at a fundraising dinner honouring Gwyneth Paltrow and Courteney Cox at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Marijuana May Increase Risk of Testicular Cancer WLNS Lansing Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:15 AM PST 70% of users are more likely to develop disease. Gearing up for relay of a lifetime Daily Pilot Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:15 AM PST Cancer survivor Pamela Curry has undergone eight surgeries over the past 10 years after being diagnosed with stage-3 breast cancer. For Lancaster lawmaker, marijuana legislation a personal fight The Nashua Telegraph Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:13 AM PST Suffering from cancer of the blood and bones and from debilitating chemotherapy that readied her for a bone marrow transplant, Evalyn Merrick came home from the hospital in 2002 to a simpler problem: She couldn't eat. ... - By LAUREN R. DORGAN Concord Monitor

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