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Second annual Relay for Life set Sherwood Park News Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:01 PM PDT Plans for Strathcona County’s second annual Relay for Life event, which raises funds to find a cure for cancer, are underway. Relay for Life is sponsored across North America by the Canadian and American cancer societies.[...] Donating a Chance to Conceive ABC News Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:58 PM PDT Country's First Transplanted Ovary Gives Woman a Chance at Pregnancy After Cancer News 88.9 News 88.9 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:54 PM PDT FREDERICTON - Funding for cancer research is coming to New Brunswick. The government announced in Fredericton today a plan to invest $5-million in the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute over the next 5 years. Controversial vaccine fights prostate cancer Nature Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:52 PM PDT Provenge results could be a shot in the arm for a struggling field. American Cancer Society fighting for an additional tax tobacco dollar in Florida WRUF AM850 Gainesville Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:52 PM PDT In addition to the federal 62 cents tax tobacco increase, the American Cancer Society is fighting for Florida to add an extra tax dollar with its "Pass the Buck for a Healthier Florida" campaign. Birdhouses for Breast Cancer WTVQ Lexington Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:51 PM PDT Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear is raising breast cancer awareness and encouraging wildlife conservation efforts in a unique way. Little pink birdhouses are hanging on the grounds of Governor's Mansion. Dendreon Surges on Cancer Data After Trading Resumes (Update2) Bloomberg Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:48 PM PDT April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Dendreon Corp. more than doubled in market value, wiping out yesterday’s 45 percent plunge that caused a trading halt before the biotechnology company said its lead drug candidate worked against prostate cancer. Nancy A. Snyder The Chetek Alert Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:48 PM PDT Nancy Ann Snyder, 53, of Eau Claire, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire after a long battle with cancer. Ovarian cancer fundraiser set for Saturday The Joplin Globe Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:44 PM PDT The first hair cuts in the park fundraiser will be held 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Landreth Park Shelter No. 1 in Joplin. Hair cuts will be provided by hairdressers from SuperCuts, 1421 S. Range Line Road, and will cost $5 each. Study Predicts Dramatic Growth in Cancer Rates Among U.S. Elderly, Minorities Newswise Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:37 PM PDT Over the next 20 years, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed annually in the United States will increase by 45 percent, from 1.6 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2030, with a dramatic spike in incidence predicted in the elderly and minority populations, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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