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Doctor tries to track rare cancer cases in the North Country News 10 Now Syracuse Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:54 PM PDT It's a cancer so rare, many physicians only hear about it in medical school. So when a North Country doctor saw several cases of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Jefferson County, he started asking questions. Our Kaitlyn Lionti spoke with Dr. Dan DeBlasio about the disease and his efforts to determine if there's something causing it in the North Country. Fighting cancer on the catwalk Stephenville Empire-Tribune Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:42 PM PDT The world of high fashion is about to meet the world of high spirits in the 14th annual FOCUS cancer survivor fashion show. Pfizer scores with cancer drug Worcester Telegram & Gazette Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:34 PM PDT Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has had a rough start to 2009. Investors have been less than enthusiastic about its $68 billion acquisition of Wyeth and concurrent dividend cut. New alternative to biopsy detects subtle changes in cancer cells PhysOrg Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:28 PM PDT A drop of blood or a chunk of tissue smaller than the period at the end of this sentence may one day be all that is necessary to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Love and Hope The Courier News Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:19 PM PDT Imagine sitting at your wife's funeral, reaching over to comfort your young daughter, and feeling a lump on her forehead. Imagine doctors telling you a few weeks later that, after watching your wife lose her long battle to breast cancer, you now must help your little girl fight leukemia. One speck of blood or tissue may be enough to diagnose cancer Times Online Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:14 PM PDT A drop of blood or speck of tissue no bigger than a full stop could soon be all that is required to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment, research suggests. For cancer cells, genetics alone is poor indicator for drug response (w/Video) PhysOrg Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:13 PM PDT In certain respects, cells are less like machines and more like people. True, they have lots of components, but they also have lots of personality. For example, when specific groups of people are studied in aggregate (conservatives, liberals, atheists, evangelicals), they appear to be fairly uniform and predictable. But when looked at one person at a time, individuals often break the ... Radon Day: Danger may lurk in your basement Morris Daily Herald Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:04 PM PDT Radon gas, which results from the decay of uranium, seeps into basements and can be a significant cause of lung cancer to residents of impacted homes. DandD Creator Dies at 61 TheCelebrityCafe.com Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:48 PM PDT Dave Arneson passed away Tuesday from cancer. Report: Farrah Fawcett Released From L.A. Hospital KNX 1070 Los Angeles Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:48 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - Farrah Fawcett has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after being treated for internal bleeding not directly related to her cancer, People.com reported.

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