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Poor nations face booming breast cancer threat: study Brisbane Times Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:54 PM PST Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned. Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor PhysOrg Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:52 PM PST (AP) -- Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" - and with him, the family's income. Ponytail cutting party for cancer patients WLOX-TV Biloxi Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:48 PM PST GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - A young woman who survived cancer is putting out a call to all salon owners to give their time and talents to the Pink Heart Funds. LIVESTRONG(R) Raises $1.3 million From "It's About the Bike" Auction at Sotheby's for the Global Fight Against Cancer Marketwire Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:44 PM PST Auction Featured the Seven Bikes Ridden by Lance Armstrong in His 2009 Comeback Created by Artists Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst, KAWS, Yoshitomo Nara, Marc Newson and Kenny Scharf and Armstrong's Famous Stolen Bike From the Tour of California Breast cancer screening questions cause confusion Westminster Community Times Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42 PM PST Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, left, and County Executive James T. Smith Jr., right, helped launch the “Give Hope Give Blood” campaign partnering the Red Cross with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research and outreach. Second blow to family MalaysiaNews.net Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40 PM PST NIBONG TEBAL: Yew Ghim Chnieh's death was the second blow to hit his family in the past five years. His family had pinned their hopes on him after the death of his father from cancer five years ago.... Over 65? Why some doctors think giving you the latest cancer drugs is just a waste Daily Mail Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:34 PM PST When Jenny Duffield told friends she was having surgery to reduce her risk of a deadly cancer, she was surprised when some of their reactions were lukewarm. Generous side of Simon Cowell: X Factor judge donates £100,000 to cancer-stricken youngster Daily Mail Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:32 PM PST He is renowned for his ruthless streak, but Simon Cowell showed his more generous side yesterday when he gave £100,000 to a cancer-stricken youngster. Dendreon Files Early for Provenge MalaysiaNews.net Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:22 PM PST Dendreon (DNDN) announced on Monday that its prostate cancer drug Provenge has gone through the Food and Drug Administration application ahead of its 2010 predicted schedule. Although Provenge works... Proton therapy is well-tolerated in prostate cancer patients PhysOrg Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:22 PM PST Proton beam therapy can be safely delivered to men with prostate cancer and has minimal urinary and rectal side effects, according to a study presented November 2, 2009, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago.

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