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Newspapers: VA in Penn. botched cancer treatments
The Pantagraph Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:46 PM PDT
PHILADELPHIA -- Ninety-two veterans were given incorrect radiation doses in a common surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, according to newspaper reports Sunday.

Cancer Treatment Centers green lights Atlanta-area hospital
BizJournals Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:37 PM PDT
A new hospital specializing in advanced treatments for cancer will offer metro Atlanta both health-care and economic benefits, say supporters of a project more than two years in the making.

Health Care: As work and illness collide, businesses forced to face the cancer question
BizJournals Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:33 PM PDT
Ed Murphy, executive director of the Albany-based Workforce Development Institute, has keen insight on how to manage and assist employees who have cancer.

Caucasians are at higher risk of developing Ewing's sarcoma than other races
EurekAlert! Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:28 PM PDT
( American Cancer Society ) The largest analysis of its kind has found that Caucasians are much more likely than people in other racial/ethnic groups to develop a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma.

Study finds cancer is the second most frequent cause of death in individuals with schizophrenia
EurekAlert! Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:28 PM PDT
( American Cancer Society ) People with schizophrenia die from cancer four times as often as people in the general population.

Car Wash with a Cause
KX TV North Dakota Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:21 PM PDT
Today was a beautiful day for a car wash... But at one car wash in town... The cause was what made it so beautiful. It was a family affair this afternoon for Mrs. North Dakota International 2009. She is raising money to replenish cancer patients' hats,

Community News Briefs -ÊNew reading program at Bridgeton Library; fundraiser in Millville; cancer awareness in Hopewell
Bridgeton News Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:20 PM PDT
The Bridgeton Public Library invites young people of all ages to "Be Creative" at the library this summer! "Wee Readers," for babies and toddlers ages 0-4, is a new program which encourages parents and children to complete activities that help develop early literacy skills.

A little help for boy’s long battle with cancer
The Daily Progress Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:14 PM PDT
On the whole, Mason Thomas would rather play the outfield, ride a four-wheeler or sweat through a fourth-grade math class.

Report: VA errors caused radiation burns
UPI Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:12 PM PDT
PHILADELPHIA, June 21 (UPI) -- A doctor at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration hospital was off target on most of more than 100 patients he treated for prostate cancer, records showed.

Holding Hands for Hope
The East Liverpool Review Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:10 PM PDT
CHESTER - A human chain stretched alongside Carolina Avenue Saturday evening as part of an effort to help provide a link to fund the American Cancer Society.




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