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Bangkok Post : Maximising the benefits of vaccination Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:00 PM PDT The availability of HPV vaccines provides a very important public health tool for the prevention of cervical cancer. In April 2007, Australia pioneered the world's first fully funded, universal HPV vaccination programme for females aged 12 to 26. Last year, the United Kingdom became the latest country to introduce HPV vaccination as a part of the national immunisation scheme. Bangkok Post : Dangerous strains Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:00 PM PDT The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been around for millions of years but it was only in the 1970s that Dr Harald zur Hausen of the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg proposed its connection to cervical cancer. Last year, the German physician won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering how HPV is a cause of the cancer. Residents in The Acreage wonder if cancer cases are related Sun-Sentinel Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:56 PM PDT Two days before a surgeon removed 5-year-old Garrett Dunsford's brain tumor, he removed a tumor from 16-year-old Kristina DeCarlo's brain. Size no longer an issue for prostate cancer treatment KING5 Seattle Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:54 PM PDT One in six men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Until now, size was an issue in some of the most high-tech treatments. But not anymore. Relay For Life opens Friday The Salinas Californian Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:53 PM PDT The 12th annual Relay For Life -- the overnight walk-a-thon that benefits cancer research and education -- begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Hartnell College. Obituary: George Zissimos, 77, passes away Sierra Sun Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:48 PM PDT George Zissimos went home to his Lord on June 13, 2009. He died from complications of brain cancer while at home in Truckee. (AFX UK Focus) 2009-06-19 01:15 UPDATE 1-Sanofi says US court ruled against it on Eloxatin Interactive Investor Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:47 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventi SA on Thursday said a U.S. court has ruled against the French pharmaceutical company by granting summary judgment motions brought by generic drugmakers in patent litigation over cancer drug Eloxatin. Sanofi said it intends to appeal the decision by the New Jersey U.S. District Court and is not modifying its 2009 guidance as a result of the court ... Skin cancer screening slated for June 29 Suburban Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:34 PM PDT Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group will host a skin cancer screening for the public 4-7 p.m. June 29 at 1 World's Fair Drive, Suite 2400, Somerset. ACS study enrollment slated for June 19 East Brunswick Sentinel Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:34 PM PDT The American Cancer Society's (ACS) "Cancer Prevention Study CPS-3" enrollment will be 6:30-10:30 p.m. June 19 at Colonia High School Track & Field, 180 East St., Colonia section of Woodbridge. Yard sale will benefit Avon Walk June 20 East Brunswick Sentinel Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:33 PM PDT A large yard sale to benefit Avon Walk for Breast Cancer will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 20 at 34 Kings Road, East Brunswick. Items will include televisions, household appliances, baby items, organizers, clothes and more.

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