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Mickelson plans to return in time for US Open Covers.com Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:02 PM PDT DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -Phil Mickelson plans a brief return to the PGA Tour in time for the U.S. Open. He has not played since announcing that his wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Recent tests have given them hope the cancer has been ca... Study: Cancer survivors not getting needed tests The Pantagraph Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:01 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- Adult survivors of childhood cancer who most need mammograms and other tests to watch for second cancers are less likely to follow screening recommendations than the general public or even their healthy siblings, a new study finds. Study: Cancer survivors are less likely to get tests Contra Costa Times Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:50 PM PDT n Adult survivors of childhood illness fail to get necessary follow-up screenings Many childhood cancer survivors not getting follow-up care KING5 Seattle Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:49 PM PDT Childhood cancer survivors have a significantly increased risk for the disease later in life, yet many of them are not getting the necessary screening tests. Community Briefs: Norridge Village Hall to honor late mayor Norridge-Harwood Heights News Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:44 PM PDT A posting on the Village of Norridge Web site states Village Hall will be dedicated in memory of late Mayor Earl J. Field who died of cancer on March 20. The ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 14. Pill 'dramatically shrinks skin cancer tumours by 30%' Daily Mail Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:38 PM PDT Patients receiving the experimental treatment lived for around six months without their disease getting worse. Tenured SUPA professor dies The Shorthorn Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:36 PM PDT School of Urban and Public Affairs faculty and students have lost an old friend in Joel Goldsteen. The SUPA professor and “founding father” of the City and Regional Planning program died May 19 after battling cancer. Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes Forbes Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:35 PM PDT Study in mice also suggests possible treatment with blood pressure med Gene that stops or suppress cancer plays a role in cancer stem cells News-Medical-Net Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:34 PM PDT A gene well known to stop or suppress cancer plays a role in cancer stem cells, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The researchers found that several pathways linked to the gene, called PTEN, also affected the growth of breast cancer stem cells. Medical Breakthrough: Skin Cancer Vaccine WCPO Cincinnati Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:32 PM PDT A new vaccine shrinks tumors and helps fight the deadliest form of skin cancer.

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