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Most Read Stories Victoria News Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:01 PM PDT Motorcycle riders of all types turned out for the kick-off ceremony for the 2009 Vancouver Island Ride For Dad to raise funds for fighting prostate cancer. The event was held in front of Save On Foods Memorial Centre where the ride will start from on Sunday, May 24 at 9:50 AM. Martin Memorial Health Systems given $750,000 gift for cancer center Stuart News Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:56 PM PDT Martin Memorial Health Systems recently received significant assistance in its ability to provide cancer care for Treasure Coast residents, thanks to a $750,000 gift from the Alice F. and Cortland J. Knipe Charitable Trust. Drugs to combat anemia in cancer patients increase risk of death EurekAlert! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:53 PM PDT The use of drugs to encourage red blood cell formation (erythropoiesis-stimulating agents) in cancer patients with anemia increases the risk of death and serious adverse events such as blood clots, found a new study in CMAJ. Students make class project special for cancer patient Hendricks County Flyer Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:52 PM PDT It’s a routine project Mike Neilson conducts in his Danville Community High School economics classes every semester. But for one group, it’s taken on a special meaning. Abortions not increased among cancer survivors Reuters Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who survive childhood cancer are no more or less likely to opt for an abortion during pregnancy than unaffected women, new research from Denmark suggests. Cancer-causing virus associated with higher risk of new HIV infection EurekAlert! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:46 PM PDT Infection with anal human papillomavirus, a virus that can cause anal and cervical cancers, is associated with a higher risk of new HIV infection in previously HIV-negative men who have sex with men, according to new UCSF research. Sammamish group at forefront of revolutionary brain cancer treatments Sammamish Reporter Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:45 PM PDT Underneath the stressful workloads and frustrated by a complex and impersonal health system, it difficult to always see just why it is that doctors chose to become doctors in the first place - the overwhelming desire to help people. New Book Reports the Return of the "Mitochondriacs" to Cancer Research Newswise Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:44 PM PDT Meshing of old and new ways of cancer studies could open new avenues for treatments. New Jersey Oncology Nurses Showcase Research at National Meeting Newswise Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:44 PM PDT Since Florence Nightingale worked to improve the medical conditions of soldiers, nursing has progressed into a profession of caregivers with both clinical knowledge and technical expertise. Continually building on this proud tradition, nurses at New Jersey's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center highlight their research before their peers. Popular Diabetes Treatment Could Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer Newswise Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:44 PM PDT A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users. Sitagliptin, sold in pill form as Januvia, caused abnormalities in the pancreas of some test rats.

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