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Association of Oncology Social Workers to Host Webcast on Financial Implications of Cancer Care Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:00 AM PST ----The Association of Oncology Social Work Jerome P. Mueller Jr., home builder, dies at 74 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:55 AM PST Jerome P. Mueller Jr., one of the first major home builders in Lake Saint Louis, died of cancer on Saturday (Nov. 28, 2009) at NHC Nursing Home in Town and Country. He was 74 and lived in Town and Country. Meet the man who wants tobacco on trial rediff.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST Deepak Kumar, a Commissioner of Customs in Mumbai, is filing a complaint against ITC ltd for its tobacco products, which Kumar claims gave him throat cancer. Volleyball fundraiser for breast cancer Queens Courier Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST Cardozo and Francis Lewis High School put their rivalry on hold and “went pink” for a volleyball match to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Risk of Vision Loss in Aging Adults is Greater Than Risk of Breast or Prostate Cancer PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:47 AM PST Adults are more likely to lose their vision than be diagnosed with cancer. For adults 65 and over, the odds of losing vision are one in three, whereas the odds of a man developing prostate cancer are one in six and odds of a woman developing breast cancer are one in nine. Man plans cancer cluster documentary Port Clinton News Herald Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:46 AM PST CLYDE -- Fremont native Adan Garcia felt he had to do something when he began hearing about local cases of childhood cancer during the last several years. Lady Longhorns rally to fight breast cancer The Tomahawk Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:46 AM PST JCHS head girls basketball coach Stacey Reece was tickled “Pink” Monday night. Playing in the first annual JCHS “Pink” Basketball game, the Lady Longhorns played outstanding in a 66-39 rout of Tri-Cities Christian at Shoun Gym. Scientists Identify Possible Therapy Target For Aggressive Cancer Medical News Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:46 AM PST UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that a naturally occurring protein -- transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-Ã1) -- which normally suppresses the growth of cancer cells, causes a rebound effect after a prolonged exposure. Cancer cells go into overdrive and become even more aggressive and likely to spread, the researchers report. The mechanism for this reversal is unknown ... Frontiers In Cancer Prevention Research Conference Highlights New Science In Diet And Lifestyle Medical News Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:45 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. The conference will take place Dec. 6-9, 2009, at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel in Houston, Texas. "This meeting has become a major venue for presenting cutting-edge research... Combining Nanotubes And Antibodies For Breast Cancer 'Search And Destroy' Missions Medical News Today Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:44 AM PST Single-walled nanotubes-cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter-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 ...

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