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Johnson & Johnson to buy Cougar to boost cancer drug offering MSN Money Canada Thu, 21 May 2009 18:01 PM PDT NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it will buy Cougar Biotechnology Inc. for about US$894 million in cash in a move to bulk up its cancer drug portfolio. Dad in chemo dispute pleads for son's return WABC-TV New York Thu, 21 May 2009 18:00 PM PDT The 13-year-old cancer-stricken boy went on the run with his mother. Cut-a-thon to fight pancreatic cancer Suburban Thu, 21 May 2009 17:56 PM PDT The Hair Shop, 3188 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville, will hold its second annual Cut-a-thon 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 7 to benefit The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. The charge for haircuts, wet or dry, no blow drying, will be $15 per person. Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense Suburban Thu, 21 May 2009 17:52 PM PDT My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair and his body and his energy. Pap tests can save lives. Prince George Citizen Online Thu, 21 May 2009 17:48 PM PDT During Pap Awareness Week May 25 to 30 women in northern B.C. communities are encouraged to walk into specified clinics without an appointment to have their pap test.The program is a B.C. Cancer Agency initiative to make it easy from women to access cervical cancer screening by simply dropping in. “Regular Pap tests are truly a screening tool. They detect changes in the cervical cells before a ... Chemo Boy's Dad Pleads for His Return FOX 11 News Los Angeles Thu, 21 May 2009 17:47 PM PDT The father of a 13-year-old cancer-stricken boy who went on the run with his mother to avoid chemotherapy treatment is pleading for the return of his son.   Dad in Minn. chemo fight pleads for son's return The Jackson Sun Thu, 21 May 2009 17:46 PM PDT SLEEPY EYE, Minn. â€" The father of a 13-year-old cancer-stricken boy who went on the run with his mother to avoid chemotherapy treatment pleaded today for the return of his son, asking his wife to "do what's best for Danny." Girl’s 12th birthday wish: To help others Corvallis Gazette-Times Thu, 21 May 2009 17:43 PM PDT Sixth-grader volunteers to prepare meals for breast cancer patients J&J to buy Cougar Biotech for $1 billion cash Seattle Times Thu, 21 May 2009 17:43 PM PDT Johnson & Johnson says it will buy Cougar Biotechnology for about $1 billion in cash in a move to bulk up its cancer drug portfolio. Common cold aids cancer fight Channel 4 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:42 PM PDT The common cold virus has been harnessed for use as a cancer killer. Scientists modified the adenovirus so that it could invade and destroy tumours without damaging healthy cells.

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