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Cancer drug campaigner dies
Channel 4 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:02 AM PST
Breast cancer campaigner Ann Marie Rogers, who fought a long legal battle to be given the drug Herceptin on the NHS, has died.

Warren County residents join American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
The Warren Reporter Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:00 AM PST
GEORGE PACCIELLO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERDuring last year's Relay for Life of Greater Hackettstown, bags were arranged in a ribbon to honor victims of cancer. This spring, the battle against cancer will be coming close to your front door. Thanks to the recent...

Covidien Supports National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with Educational Programs for Patients and Public
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:00 AM PST
NORTH HAVEN, Conn.----Covidien , a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has undertaken several initiatives as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is sponsored by over 50 health organizations across the United States.

iCAD Debuts New CT Colon CAD Solution to Aid Radiologists in the Detection of Polyps During Review of Virtual ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:00 AM PST
NASHUA, N.H.----iCAD, Inc. , an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification of cancer, today announces the debut of its CT colonography product at the European Society of Radiology's annual meeting being held in Vienna, Austria, from March 6-10, 2009.

Strange News, Politics, Sport, and Celebrity on the Anorak
Anorak Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:59 AM PST
JADE Goody celebrity cancer: Anorak’s at-a-glance look at Jade Goody’s celebrity cancer, feartuing Jack Tweed’s confession, signature coffins, Paul Burrell and a great anecdote.

‘Crop for a Cure’ back with sixth event
The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:56 AM PST
Grab your photos and glue sticks. The Croppers are hosting their sixth annual "Crop for a Cure" two-day scrapbooking event. The Croppers are an American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team, and all proceeds from the event will go to Relay for Life of Jackson County.

Signup under way for Relay for Hope pageant
Texarkana Gazette Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:52 AM PST
The first Miss Relay for Hope Pageant will be 10:30 a.m. April 25 at New Boston High School Auditorium. All pageant proceeds will be donated to the Relay for Life in support of the American Cancer Society.

Breast cancer drug campaigner dies
Channel 4 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:47 AM PST
A woman who won her appeal for access to the breast cancer drug Herceptin, has died, her family has said. Ann Marie Rogers won a landmark legal victory in 2006 against Swindon primary care trust, which had refused to give her the life-prolonging drug.

BVL Relay For Life seeks volunteers
Osceola News-Gazette Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:46 AM PST
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers and teams for the inaugural Relay For Life in Buenaventura Lakes.

Giant colon in Kalamazoo
WWMT 3 Kalamazoo Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:41 AM PST
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - It's time to talk cancer prevention in Kalamazoo Thursday. The "Super Colon" has come to town. The Prevent Cancer Foundation is bringing in a giant inflatable colon to teach people about colo-rectal cancer.




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