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Bethesda man founds 5K to raise funds for cancer research Chevy Chase Gazette Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00 AM PST Bethesda resident Jerry Sorkin addresses the more than 1,400 participants in the Breathe Deep DC 5K, which he founded to raise money for lung cancer research. The event was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15. Cancer Prevention Research Conference highlights new research on cancer News-Medical-Net Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00 AM PST The American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference will focus on the latest biological, medical and social research behind cancer prevention. Press Release PharmiWeb Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:56 AM PST Parc d’Innovation, Illkirch, France, December 1, 2009 â€" Transgene (Euronext Paris: FR0005175080) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track development designation to its immunotherapy product TG4010 (MVA-MUC1-IL2) for the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in combination with chemotherapy. Breast cancer screening to be discussed at forum Suburban Journals Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:55 AM PST A doctor will try to clear up the confusion over mammograms during a public forum next week. Band plans bar mitzvah benefit in honor of member's late cousin Aspen Hill Gazette Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:51 AM PST Mikey Ambrosino, 13, of Rockville with "Pulse" at Bach to Rock. The band's singer, Josh Bernstein, 12, of Gaithersburg, is making his bar mitzvah in January and has planned a benefit to raise money for children in Israel with cancer. Helping kids express grief Toronto Star Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:49 AM PST Justin Baker said goodbye to his father about an hour before he died, understanding, as much as a 7-year-old could, that the cancer that had started in his dad's lungs was killing him. Railcar workers raise money for cancer society Suburban Journals Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:44 AM PST American Railcar Industries hosted a company-wide chili cook-off to raise money for cancer programs and honor those they know who have been touched by the disease. First woman participates at BRMC in Roswell Park’s national breast cancer study The Bradford Era Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:33 AM PST Port Allegany resident Holly Pascale may have never envisioned being a trailblazer who could ultimately help herself and so many other women with breast cancer. Researchers develop new application for improved detection of breast cancer cells News-Medical-Net Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:30 AM PST Single-walled nanotubesâ€"cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameterâ€"have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells. Thanks to a new development by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and five partners, you can add one more application to ... AARP is letting seniors down Daily Record Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:20 AM PST The Associated Press disclosed that "A government task force said most women don't need mammograms in their 40s." This task force concluded that the breast cancer detection rate (1in 1,900) was not economically justified.

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