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Farrah Fawcett - Fawcett Hates Sharing Her Cancer Battle ContactMusic Mon, 11 May 2009 18:01 PM PDT Ailing actress FARRAH FAWCETT hates sharing her cancer battle with the world, and wishes she could fight the disease in private.After intense media interest in her... Loma Linda official dies San Bernardino Sun Mon, 11 May 2009 17:56 PM PDT LOMA LINDA - Planning Commissioner and former City Council candidate Lem Leialoha died last week of malignant sarcoma, a rare form of soft tissue cancer, his family said Monday. Witherspoon promotes breast cancer awareness KGO-TV Bay Area Mon, 11 May 2009 17:32 PM PDT Reese Witherspoon advocates the importance of breast cancer early detection. Close to death, Fawcett blasts paparazzi The West Australian Mon, 11 May 2009 17:29 PM PDT Former sex symbol Farrah Fawcett, reportedly terminally ill with cancer, has blasted paparazzi and the celebrity culture for invading her privacy and spoiling the last years of her life. In an interv Melanoma And Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs To Know About The Risks, Prognosis Science Daily Mon, 11 May 2009 17:20 PM PDT Researchers estimate that nearly one-third of cases of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, are diagnosed in women during their childbearing years. Since many women now are delaying pregnancy until their 30s or 40s, coupled with the fact that melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults 25-29 years old, more women could be faced with developing melanoma before or during ... Genetic Research Work Opens Up New Horizons To The Design Of Customized Medicines Against Breast Cancer Science Daily Mon, 11 May 2009 17:19 PM PDT Scientists report that gene expression profile study is a “promising strategy to individualize and improve tumour treatment”, reducing toxicity and increasing its efficiency. Their work has permitted to study in depth the molecular response mechanisms to medicines, and will be useful to design other pharmacological treatments according to the patient’s genetic characteristics. 2009/05/12 The New Straits Times Mon, 11 May 2009 17:09 PM PDT NURSES, we salute you! Yes! When there is tuberculosis, you are there! When there is HIV/AIDS, you are there! When there is terminal cancer, you are there! Cancer Survivors Day event set Friday in Porterville The Porterville Recorder Mon, 11 May 2009 17:08 PM PDT A Cancer Survivors Day celebration is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Grand Avenue United Methodist Church, 776 W. Grand Ave., Porterville. The event is free and open to all cancer survivors and a guest. The event, billed as “A Night Among Hormel Institute Receives Top Honor KAAL Austin Mon, 11 May 2009 17:08 PM PDT (ABC 6 NEWS) -- Just a year after it opened its doors, the Hormel Institute receives tops honors from Austin’s Convention and Visitor's Bureau. It's a place where great minds come together in efforts to find a cure for cancer. Breast cancer screenings free for some women Atlanta Journal-Constitution Mon, 11 May 2009 17:06 PM PDT Piedmont Hospital will offer free breast cancer screenings and diagnostic services for poor and uninsured women, thanks to a $325,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate.

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