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Pink-clad Hawks have 1st half blues, fall to 1-6 Newspapers of Fayette County Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:02 AM PST North Fayette lost road games at Clayton Ridge (40-33) and New Hampton (48-32) last week. In between, the Hawks dropped a ‘Pink Zone Breast Cancer Awareness Night’ contest to Kee by a 56-37 margin on Friday. Scientists find aggressive brain cancer genes Press TV Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:01 AM PST US researchers have discovered two genes reported to be responsible for the development of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. (AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-28 13:34 BEFORE THE BELL-Vical cancer trial gets positive review Interactive Investor Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:57 AM PST NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Vical Inc shares jumped 21 percent to $3.34 in premarket trade on Monday after the company said it received a positive review from an independent board on the late-stage study of its experimental cancer treatment. Compugen discovers cancer treatment target AP via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:53 AM PST Israeli drug developer Compugen Ltd. said Monday it discovered a potential cancer treatment target using its RNA sequence technology. The top threats to science-based medicine: MedCity Morning Read, Dec. 28, 2009 MedCity News Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:39 AM PST Image by Getty Images via Daylife Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of health care: Top 5 threats to science-based medicine: This year's debate about breast cancer screenings showed that when it comes to medicine, many Americans would prefer to reject science and base their decisions on emotion. In that vein, the blog ScienceBasedMedicine compiles its list of the top ... Fanfare for extra radiation device, but original machine out of action Brisbane Times Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:23 AM PST A SECOND radiation therapy machine at Coffs Harbour, announced with fanfare by the federal and state health ministers last week, will not increase cancer treatment capacity in the area until February at the earliest because the site's original machine has been temporarily shut down. Stand Up To Cancer Opens Online Store with PAID, Inc. to Support Cancer Research Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:15 AM PST LOS ANGELES & BOSTON----This is where the end of cancer begins… with the start of the New Year. Just in time for the New Year, Stand Up To Cancer is opening a fully stocked online store whose proceeds will support cancer research to bring new therapies to patients faster. Peggy Amsterdam, Philly arts chief, dies of cancer 6abc Philadelphia Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST Longtime Philadelphia arts advocate Peggy Amsterdam has died of cancer. She was 50. Business briefs: Anchor, commissioner chosen as ball's emcees The News-Press Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST NBC2 News Anchor Kellie Burns and Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann have been chosen by the American Cancer Society of Lee County as emcees for its... 72 year old climbs Kilamanjaro for charity NewsWales Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST A 72 year-old has climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the health staff who successfully treated his prostate cancer. Bill Carr, from Skewen, battled through temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees centigrade and frozen drinking water to reach the summit and raise over £5,000.

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