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Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center is high on hope The Weekly Calistogan Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST An open house on Sunday spoke more about the hope to be found at the new Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center at St. Helena Hospital than the dreaded disease to be treated there. Horse organization creates Swayze scholarship CBC.ca Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:58 AM PST The Arabian Horse Foundation in the U.S. has created a scholarship in honour of the late actor Patrick Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer at age 57 in September. Ex-journalist won $9 million lottery Chicago Sun-Times Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:58 AM PST LEESBURG, Va. -- Bob Twigg, a former USA Today journalist who won $9 million in the Virginia Lottery, has died. He was 62.Mr. Twigg joined USA Today in 1983. He won the lottery in January 1996 and retired later that year.Mr. Twigg returned to journalism as publisher of the Senior News in Loudoun County in 1998. Mr. Twigg, who had lung cancer, died Nov. 16. AP ... Cancer volunteers quit, citing air of ‘distrust’ New Haven Register Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:10 AM PST A group of volunteers that has raised more than $1.5 million for the American Cancer Society over nine years has thrown in the towel over what they feel was unfair treatment from cancer society staff representatives. Brave 'calendar girl' loses fight for life EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:09 AM PST The heartbroken husband of a woman who lost her second battle with cancer has told how he feels “cheated” to have lost his “best friend”. Relabeling May Guide Retrospective Data Criteria GenomeWeb News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:45 AM PST The conditions under which the US Food and Drug Administration accepted retrospective analyses from two pharmaceutical companies in updating labeling for a class of colorectal cancer drugs with pharmacogenetic information may serve as a model for other sponsors attempting to personalize treatments with genomic-biomarker assessments, according to an FDA official. Coastal Voices Guest Opinion: Fight back against corruption The Daily Triplicate Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:30 AM PST Do you think that watching movies like “Shooter” or “Enemy of the State” prepares you for the day you find yourself face to face with a corrupt government? Corruption doesn’t always carry a gun. It’s more like cancer: entrenched, stealthy, and has had plenty of time to fester and grow. Decades of ignoring power allows that power to transform into something unrecognizable. Each new group comes ... Let there be light Swimmers race for chance to switch on English Village lights Today's News-Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:14 AM PST Kimberly Yee found out she had cancer in her kidneys when she was 7 years old. The small child hadn’t smiled for months until her hand flipped the switch to light the English Village during the annual festival more than a decade ago. Go-ahead given for a key new cancer unit Eastbourne Today Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:09 AM PST A NEW cancer unit within Eastbourne DGH has been given the go-ahead. (27/11/2009 11:04:30) Special shorts sit well with cancer, HIV patients Orange County Register Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:06 AM PST An Irvine company has introduced specially padded shorts to help cancer and HIV-positive patients sit more comfortably.

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