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Dendreon stock rockets for a second day AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:08 AM PDT Shares of Dendreon Corp. surged for a second day on potential sales of its prostate cancer drug Provenge, which was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Jab girl had undiscovered tumour BBC News Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:04 AM PDT The death of a girl hours after she had a cervical cancer vaccination was due to natural causes, an inquest hears. DeWitt Relay For Life group holds awareness event DeWitt-Bath Review Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT DEWITT - The DeWitt 2010 Relay For Life committee in conjunction with the DeWitt Chamber of Commerce's Plant and Flower Sale are hosting an event called "Paint the Town Purple" with a goal of bringing cancer awareness to the community. Little-Dendreons Share Stunning Gains Across Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index on FDA Approval of Provenge ... Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT SAN DIEGO----Mentor Capital, Inc. reports a 10% average one-day gain in the 10 trading companies of the Mentor Capital Cancer Immunotherapy Index led by yesterday's 36.65% one-day price appreciation of Index pioneer and market leader, Dendreon . Monongahela cancer survivor discovers new life at YMCA Valley Independent Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT Grateful for the success she has enjoyed in her battles with cancer, Sally Browning became a volunteer with the Red Cross Blood Mobile in 1971 â€" a situation that continued for 30 years. Obese Women Diagnosed with Larger, Later Stage Breast Cancers Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT LAS VEGAS----Obese women are more likely to have breast cancer detected at a later stage and to have lymph node metastases when diagnosed than women who are not obese, according to a study presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. New Data from Phase III Lung Cancer Trial Show VeriStrat(R) Identifies Patients Likely to Respond to Erlotinib PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT Results from the VeriStrat biomarker analysis of a multicenter Phase III trial were presented today at the 2nd European Lung Cancer Conference currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland.  Results showed that the VeriStrat test identified patients who were likely to have a survival benefit from treatment with erlotinib, a commonly prescribed oral therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer ... PEAK Surgical Announces Results from PRECISE Breast Oncology Studies Demonstrating PEAK PlasmaBlade's Key Role in ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT PEAK Surgical, Inc. today announced positive results from two of its ongoing PRECISE Clinical Studies demonstrating the clinical benefits of using the PEAK PlasmaBlade® tissue dissection device during lumpectomy for the diagnosis of breast cancer.  The study findings were presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons in poster sessions. Understanding Bladder Cancer: BCAN Patient Forum Scheduled for Saturday, May 15th MyNC.com Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT Understanding Bladder Cancer: A Free Educational Forum for Survivors and Caregivers Presented by the Bladder Cancer Advocacy NetworkChapel Hill, NC - Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US, yet most people know nothing about it. Join the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN, pronounced "beacon") for "Understanding Bladder Cancer," a free educational program for ... Fundraiser benefits Chelsea Community Hospital The Chelsea Standard Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT The 25th annual Chelsea Community Hospital spring auction will take place May 8 at the IBEW Local 252 Hall, 7920 Jackson Road. Proceeds from the event will help fund the equipment and facilities necessary to begin providing chemotherapy infusion services for cancer patients at CCH. To date, $300,000 of the needed $500,000 has been raised through generous donations from the community, the Chelsea ...

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