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Maura Tierney drops out of 'Parenthood' The Hollywood Reporter Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:55 PM PDT Maura Tierney has pulled from NBC's "Parenthood" because of a scheduling conflict between the show's production and her breast cancer treatments. NASA Publishes Report about International Space Station Science PhysOrg Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:49 PM PDT Advances in the fight against food poisoning, new methods for delivering medicine to cancer cells, and better materials for future spacecraft are among the results published in a NASA report detailing scientific research accomplishments made aboard the International Space Station during its first eight years. New cancer center named after former Weston selectman The Weston Town Crier Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44 PM PDT Newton-Wellesley Hospital plans to open a new $36 million cancer center later this month. The Vernon Cancer Center will provide radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery and support services such as Reiki and yoga. Reiki, yoga and radiation therapy are new for the hospital. Terry Fox flag raised The North Bay Nugget Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:42 PM PDT North Bay Mayor Vic Fedeli raised the Terry Fox flag at city hall Thursday. The event marked the beginning of cancer fundraising events in the city. Sunday's run at the North Bay waterfront is expected to raise thousands of dollars for the cancer research fund.[...] Getting Closer to the Origins of Prostate Cancer MedicineNet.com Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:33 PM PDT Title: Getting Closer to the Origins of Prostate Cancer Category: Health News Created: 9/9/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/10/2009 Sanofi Can Pursue Court Bid to Block Generic Eloxatin (Update3) Bloomberg Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:32 PM PDT Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA , France’s biggest drugmaker, won an appeals court ruling that revives its efforts to block copies of the colon cancer drug Eloxatin in the U.S. until 2013. Folate, a busy 'B,' may be too busy UC Berkeley NewsCenter Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30 PM PDT Besides preventing birth defects, the B vitamin folate, found in vegetables, has been linked to heart health and cancer prevention -- but also, in some recent studies, to increased cancer risk. Is folic acid a nutritional chameleon -- protective in some circumstances, dangerous in others? The UC Berkeley Wellness Letter weighs the facts. Seattle Researchers Say Vaccine Best Way To Control H1N1 Oregon Public Broadcasting Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:24 PM PDT Researchers at a Seattle cancer center say the best way to control the H1N1 virus is through a vigorous vaccination program that targets children. Free cancer screenings Sept. 23 The Springfield News-Leader Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:23 PM PDT Cox Health will offer free prostate cancer screenings to qualified individuals later this month. Danvers profile: Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk Danvers Herald Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:21 PM PDT The 21 st annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk takes place this Sunday, Sept. 13, with a number of different courses of varied distances along the historic 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boston available to walkers. All the proceeds go toward the Jimmy Fund for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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