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Simulations Plus Receives $525,000 Grant San Fernando Valley Business Journal Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:02 AM PDT Lancaster-based Simulations Plus, Inc. received a $525,000 federal grant to develop software for the pharmaceutical industry. The Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant came from the National Cancer Institute, an agency of the National Institutes of Health. Goal: Draw marrow donors Courier-Post Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:00 AM PDT Many people have experienced the helpless feeling when seeing a loved one go through cancer. Sable Starr has Left the Scene 1958-2009 LAist Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:59 AM PDT Sable Starr with Johnny Thunders and Iggy Pop. Photo by Bob Gruen. Used with permission According to her friends Phillipe Marcade, Bebe Buell, and Legs McNeil, Sable Starr passed away in her sleep last Friday of cancer. She was 51 years old. Her death has not yet been confirmed by official sources, but those closest to her have been posting tributes to her since yesterday on the internet. Most ... Bobby McGuire fundraiser Bay News 9 Tampa Bay Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:59 AM PDT This past Saturday, I spent at the fundraiser in Ozona for Capt. Bobby McGuire who has had an ongoing battle with cancer. The get together was an awesome experience as so many people got together and raised money for Bobby's medical bills. Soy and breast cancer â€" isoflavones don’t affect breast density, says trial Nutraingredients.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:58 AM PDT “These findings offer reassurance that isoflavones do not act like hormone replacement medication on breast density,” wrote the authors, led by Dr Gertraud Maskarinec from the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Middle Eastern herb shows potential against pancreatic cancer Nutraingredients.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:58 AM PDT Thymoquinone, the major constituent of the herb’s oil , was found to have anti-inflammatory activity resulting in lower levels of inflammatory compounds linked to pancreatic cancer, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 100th Annual Meeting 2009 in Denver. Blacks less likely to get optimal lung cancer treatment Asbury Park Press Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:52 AM PDT Black patients with lung cancer are less likely than white patients to receive recommended chemotherapy and surgery, a new study finds. Merck Cuts Revenue View as Profit Falls 56% Fox News Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:49 AM PDT The global recession continued to take a toll on the drug maker Merck’s business in the first months of 2009, as the company saw sales of its most popular and lucrative cholesterol and cancer drugs evaporate during the quarter. VIDEO: MHS Softball Coach Steve Horrell shaves head to help kids with cancer Macomb Eagle Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:46 AM PDT MHS softball coach and FCA faculty advisor Steve Horrell had his hair colored green for a day of school before getting his head shaved to fulfill his end of the deal after pledging to shave his head if students raised $600 or more for area children with cancer. Goldberg: Swayze is keeping busy UPI Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:33 AM PDT NEW YORK, April 21 (UPI) -- U.S. actress and TV personality Whoopi Goldberg says Patrick Swayze, who has been battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year, remains busy and optimistic.

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