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Sanofi, Regeneron say cancer drug study failed INO News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:01 PM PDT (AP:NEW YORK) Sanofi-Aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. say they stopped a late-stage study of their cancer drug candidate aflibercept because it was not working much better than a placebo. Genesis Hopes To Raise Thousands For Cancer Research WHIZ News Zanesville Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:00 PM PDT Hundreds of golfers are gathering in Polos and plaid to support cancer research. The annual Genesis Pro-Am golf tournament hopes to raise more than $100,000 to purchase new state of the art equipment to fight cancer. 'MASH' writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81 Los Angeles Times Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:00 PM PDT Gelbart, who was diagnosed with cancer this year, died at his home in Beverly Hills. He also wrote for Broadway and the movies, including 'Tootsie.' Gelbart, who was diagnosed with cancer this year, died at his home in Beverly Hills. He also wrote for Broadway and the movies, including 'Tootsie.' FDA Approves Vermillion's Ovarian Cancer Test; Launch Slated for Q4 GenomeWeb News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:50 PM PDT Vermillion, the beleaguered company currently seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, received clearance for its ovarian cancer diagnostic today from the US Food and Drug Administration. Sun Sentinel Internet pioneer dies of cancer Sun-Sentinel Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:49 PM PDT Ray Lynch went from old-school print journalist to award-winning Internet breaking news producer Gruff and wry, longtime Sun Sentinel reporter and editor Ray Lynch straddled the eras of old-school, bare-knuckled journalism and flashy, content-based Internet news. Wolf fundraiser moved because of weather Wichita Falls Times Record News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:48 PM PDT The location for the fundraiser for native Wichitan Jay Wolf, who is battling cancer, has been changed due to inclement weather. How Race for the Cure money saves lives WKYC Cleveland Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:43 PM PDT MANSFIELD -- Ohio's mortality rate regarding breast cancer is higher than the national average. SC issues notice to Centre, pharma cos on Glivec plea Express India Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:43 PM PDT The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, pharma firms Cipla, Ranbaxy Lab, Hetero Drugs, Natco Pharma and others on a petition filed by Swiss drug major Novartis, challenging the denial of patent for its blood cancer drug, Glivec, in India. Prostate size does not affect results of surgery Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:37 PM PDT Prostate size affects the technical difficulty of radical prostatectomy -- total surgical removal of the prostate gland as a treatment for prostate cancer -- but not the functional results, according to researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Mom's survival was career inspiration Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:36 PM PDT Oscar Pedroso: Rochester man decided to pursue a career in public health after he saw that without health insurance, his mother's battle against cancer was uphill.

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