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Govt delays cancer drug cutback Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:56 PM PDT The Federal Government has come under fire for a planned $30-million-a-year budget cut it claims will reduce the "wastage" of intravenous chemotherapy drugs. Flying blind Express India Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:26 PM PDT Andy Grove thinks health care experts should study the chip business. The former boss of Intel, a pioneering microprocessor firm, has spent a lot of time in hospitals of late because he has been battling with prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease. Papa Murphy's to hold two fundraisers for the community Juneau Empire Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:13 PM PDT JUNEAU - In honor of one of its employees who is battling thyroid cancer, Papa Murphy's will hold a Cookie Dough for Cancer campaign from Tuesday until May 4, when Papa Murphy's will donate $1 for every batch of cookie dough purchased at the store. TV Review: Bea Arthur dies: Costar tributes Entertainment Weekly Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:06 PM PDT Beatrice Arthur, an icon of '70s TV as the star of Maude , and then one of the staples of '80s TV as one of the leads in The Golden Girls , has died at age 86, according to an Associated Press report . A family spokesman told AP the Emmy and Tony Award winner had cancer, and died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles. Golden Girls Stars Remember the Late Bea Arthur US Weekly Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:06 PM PDT Rue McClanahan and Betty White -- Bea Arthur's former costars on the Golden Girls -- are remembering the actress, who died Saturday at age 86 following a battle with cancer. "[Thirty-seven] years ago she showed me how to be very brave in playing comedy," McClanahan tells Entertainment Tonight. "I'll miss that courage. And I'll miss that voice." See Us' photo tribute to celebs who have gone... Key find for prostate cancer News 24 South Africa Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:45 PM PDT Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may protect men against prostate cancer and other urological complaints, as well as reducing the risk of heart attacks, researchers say. Heart attack claims cancer campaigner Daily Liberal Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:07 PM PDT The Dubbo community is in mourning after prominent Dubbo cancer spokesperson Don Howe died suddenly on Friday. Tom Green Relay For Life Event KSAN - KLST San Angelo Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:02 PM PDT The Tom Green County relay for life organization held a garage sale today at the American Cancer Society office. The sale is a fundraiser for teams participating in this year's tom green county relay for life event. Chemists synthesize fungal compound with anti-cancer activity PhysOrg Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:32 AM PDT (PhysOrg.com) -- Ten years ago, William Fenical of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography isolated from an ocean-living fungus a compound that has since shown the ability to kill cancer cells in the lab. Now, for the first time, MIT chemists have synthesized the compound, an advance that could open the door to new drug treatments for cancer. Breast cancer survivors walk for cure FOX 28 South Bend Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:27 AM PDT A national organization makes its first stop in Michiana Sunday.Â

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