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Blood test for cancer step closer to market Detroit News Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:57 AM PST Bostonâ€" A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office. Team To Announce Plans For Cancer Blood Test CBS 46 News Atlanta Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:55 AM PST A blood test that can can spot a single cancer cell among a billion healthy blood cells is moving one step closer to being available at doctors' offices. Ernie Pellegrino Jr. M.D: Patients and families should ask one specific question The Capital Times Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:42 AM PST Dear Editor: David H. Klein’s piece entitled “Wife’s cancer yields health care lessons” contains valuable information that both patients and doctors alike will benefit from reading. As he points out, some cancers by their location present difficult decisions that need to be made by the treating physicians, the patient and their families. Hairy situation results in cancer awareness fundraiser Waverly News Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:41 AM PST WAVERLY â€" A hairy situation turned out to be a rewarding one. HEALTH CALENDAR The Springfield News-Leader Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:16 AM PST Women's cancer support group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Carrie J. Babb Cancer Center, Citizens Memorial Healthcare, 1501 N. Oakland, Bolivar. Jody Pool, coordinator of the CMH Senior Health Center, will speak to cancer survivors and family members about the Live Strong program at the Roy Blunt YMCA of Bolivar. 326-7648, 328-7912 Rep. Kate Ebli dies The Monroe Evening News Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:09 AM PST Kate Ebli, a Monroe County legislator for two terms, died this afternoon. Details were not immediately available, although it is believed she died of cancer. Mrs. Ebli recently completed her second elected term in office in the 56th District. China critic and Hong Kong democrat dies at 79 AsiaOne Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:08 AM PST HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy activist Szeto Waha, a long-time thorn in the side of Beijing's Communist leaders, died on Sunday aged 79 from lung cancer. J&J gives boost to blood test for cancer Deseret News Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:06 AM PST A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step... I survived skin cancer The Natal Witness Group Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:04 AM PST CANSA: Candy, when were you diagnosed with skin cancer and what kind was it? I was diagnosed with morphoic basal cell carcinoma in 2000. The cancer wasn’t totally visible on my face other than a slight itch, small veins and slight skin discolouration. Advanced breast cancer treatment at KAU Hospital Zawya Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:51 AM PST JEDDAH: For the first time in the Middle East, King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) has bought a state-of-the art radiation device that radically reduces the amount of time needed to treat breast cancer patients after surgery.

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