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Aurora 'Two-Step' to offer fun, fund-raising
Mesabi Daily News Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:59 PM PDT
AURORA â€" There’s going to be a great time at Pine Grove Park in Aurora from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, and everyone’s invited. Also, the event, the Pine Grove Two-Step, is for a good cause, helping cancer survivors and their families.

Novel method directs and separates cancer cells from normal cells
News-Medical-Net Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:57 PM PDT
The vast majority of cancer deaths are due to metastasis, the spread of cancer cells from its primary site to other parts of the body. These metastatic cells tend to move more than their non-metastatic variants but this movement is poorly understood. Scientists are studying cancer cells intently with the hope they can learn to control the movements of the dangerous cells.

Skin cancer cream also erases wrinkles, brown spots
China Daily Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:54 PM PDT
CHICAGO: A cream used to treat the early signs of skin cancer may erase wrinkles and leave behind younger-looking skin, US researchers said Monday.

Barry Beckett Dies
Pollstar Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:53 PM PDT
Producer and keyboard player Barry Beckett died June 10 after being diagnosed with cancer and suffering strokes. He was 66. Beckett died at his Hendersonville, Tenn., home. His family announced the news Friday. Beckett was one of the founders of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, a group of studio musicians based in Muscle Shoals, Ala. He also helped found the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1969, ...

Sonique in breast cancer shocker
The Sun Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:47 PM PDT
SINGER and DJ Sonique is fighting breast cancer, it has been revealed

Brad Pitt, family give $1M to Missouri hospital
GMA News Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:47 PM PDT
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help a Missouri hospital open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother.

New form of radiotherapy could revolutionize treatment for recurrent prostate cancer
News-Medical-Net Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:42 PM PDT
A new study shows that an alpha-particle emitting radiopeptide - radioactive material bound to a synthetic peptide, a component of protein - is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to researchers at SNM's 56th Annual Meeting in Toronto.

Non-toxic radioactive patch successfully treats skin cancer
News-Medical-Net Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:42 PM PDT
A new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting. The skin patch, which delivers the radioactive phosphorus-32, is nontoxic and could be an excellent alternative to surgery or radiotherapy in cases where carrying out these treatments is ...

Current Conditions v2
WTVO - WQRF Rockford Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:39 PM PDT
It's a true story of survival. Sandi Johnson has lived well past the six months doctors gave her when she was first diagnosed with a rare form of terminal breast cancer.

Daniel Hauser making progress in his cancer fight
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:37 PM PDT
The tumor in Daniel Hauser’s chest has shrunk since he returned to chemotherapy treatment last month, according to a family friend. “I’m not allowed to get into details, but I can tell you it’s smaller,” Daniel Zwakman said Monday after visiting the Hauser family last week.




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