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Survivor star to appear at Relay for Life The Times-Journal Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:08 AM PDT Bruce’s Foodland will play host to a special guest at the DeKalb County Relay for Life event on April 30. Bobby Jon Drinkard, of the reality TV show “Survivor” and host of “On the Job” on PBS, will be at the Bruce’s Foodland tent during the American Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser. Home checks detect cancer cases across Cumbria The News and Star Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:01 AM PDT More than 100 cases of bowel cancer have been detected across Cumbria and north Lancashire thanks to a home screening programme. Heights Relay For Life is May 1 at Chircop Field Dearborn Press & Guide Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:54 AM PDT DEARBORN HEIGHTS â€" The competition to raise significant money for charity isn’t limited to the current season of the “Celebrity Apprentice.” To date, volunteers across Dearborn Heights have collected spare change and checks totaling more than $10,000 for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life event next month. New views at the nanoscale PhysOrg Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:54 AM PDT (PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance imaging, first developed in the early 1970s, has become a standard diagnostic tool for cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders, among others. MRI is ideally suited to medical imaging because it offers an unparalleled three-dimensional glimpse inside living tissue without damaging the tissue. However, its use in scientific studies has been ... ChromoCure and Genome Research Group Predict New Era of Cancer Detection and Therapy: Increased Demand for Company's ... Marketwire Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT RENO, NV--(Marketwire - April 27, 2010) - ChromoCure, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : KKUR ) and Genome Research Group (GRG) predict a worldwide increase in cancer detection and therapy based on the aneuploidy/chromosomal theory. The announced merger and acquisition of GRG prepares the group for a leading role in this new era of cancer detection and therapy. Cancer Disparities and the Economy to be Addressed at 3-Day Forum Newswise Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT Awareness of cancer health disparities, the burden of the current economic crisis on these inequities, and interventions and policy initiatives to improve health disparities will be explored during a three-day forum hosted by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Immune Cells Predict Success Of Head And Neck Cancer Treatment Medical News Today Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT Levels of a key type of immune cell are higher in head and neck cancer patients whose tumors are linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The finding suggests a way to predict which tumors are most likely to respond to chemotherapy and radiation and allow doctors to choose the best treatment option up front ... Translating Science Behind Cancer Cell Starvation Into New Therapy Medical News Today Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT Building off recent laboratory discoveries relating to how cancer cells become resistant to therapies that attempt to starve cancer, scientists at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are now applying that knowledge to a process in which cancer cells eat themselves to downsize and resist therapy. The ultimate goal of this effort is to improve upon current anticancer treatments ... A New Device Helps Monitor Low-Level Physical Activity With A Cell Phone Medical News Today Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT About two thirds of the American population is overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk for health problems such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. The obesity epidemic in America is the result of poor eating habits, genetics, and a lack of exercise. It's therefore difficult for public health officials to get people to make a conscious effort to control their weight... Immunovaccine inks research pact with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute PharmaBiz Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT Immunovaccine Inc, a vaccine development company, has signed a collaborative agreement with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a principal teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School.

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