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'Comfort Care' Finds Niche With Cancer Patients WCPO Cincinnati Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:59 PM PDT No. Ky. startup firm sees unlimited potential helping patients receive “nutrition for healing.” Air pollution ups cancer risk Straits Times Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON - MILLIONS of people living in nearly 600 neighbourhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a much greater risk of contracting cancer, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency. The levels of 80 cancer-causing substances released by automobiles, factories and other sources in these areas exceed a 100 in 1 ... Comfort Care Foods Finds Niche With Cancer Patients The Kentucky Post Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:54 PM PDT When Helene Gruber was a recovering cancer patient, she found it hard to find foods that provided her body with enough nutrition to help with her healing. News capsules Deseret News Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:48 PM PDT NEW ULM, Minn. (AP) â€" A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota last month to avoid chemotherapy says he's angry that a judge has ruled he must continue getting the treatment. EPA study: 2.2M live in areas where air poses cancer risk USA Today Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:43 PM PDT The government's latest snapshot of air pollution across the nation shows residents of New York, Oregon and California faced the highest risk of developing cancer from breathing toxic chemicals. Teen says he’s angry about continuing chemo Winona Daily News Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:42 PM PDT SLEEPY EYE, Minn. (AP) â€" A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota to avoid chemotherapy said Tuesday he is angry a judge has ordered him to continue the treatment because doctors say it has significantly shrunk the size of his tumor. Air has elevated cancer risk in 600 neighborhoods Boston Globe Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:40 PM PDT Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that put them at a much greater risk of contracting cancer, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Cancer Teen Getting Better, But Angry About Chemo ABC News Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:38 PM PDT Daniel Hauser, 13, fled Minnesota last month to avoid chemotherapy. ‘Chemical Nose’ May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier Science Daily Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:34 PM PDT Using a "chemical nose" array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between metastatic and non-metastatic cancer cells. It's a tool that could revolutionize cancer detection and treatment, according to chemists. National Briefing Los Angeles Times Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:32 PM PDT Arizona: Abortion restrictions approved / Nationwide: Toxic areas linked to cancer risk / Washington: Ensign apologizes to Senate Republicans / Texas: Warren addresses breakaway Episcopalians ARIZONA

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