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Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost Temple Daily Telegram Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:01 PM PST BOSTON - A blood test so sensitive 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. Misericordia men defeat Widener at York tourney Times Leader Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:57 PM PST The Misericordia men’s basketball team beat Widener 67-54 in the opening round of the York College Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Sunday. Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J Straits Times Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:54 PM PST BOSTON - 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. Boston scientists who invented the test and health care giant Johnson & Johnson will announce on Monday that they are joining forces to bring it to market. Four big cancer centres also will start studies using the ... MGH test for cancer gets backing Boston Globe Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:53 PM PST Boston researchers plan to announce today that they are partnering with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to develop and bring to market a sophisticated, noninvasive test that can detect tiny traces of cancer cells in a blood sample. Obituary: Barbara Challis Koch / Volunteer, writer who fostered love of theater, music, art Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:52 PM PST Barbara Challis Koch had a lifelong love of learning and writing, finishing a novel in the last 18 months of her life. She used her love of theater, music and art to influence the lives of her children and her community. A fourth-generation native of Sewickley, she spent most of her married life in Ben Avon Heights. Mrs. Koch, 81, died Wednesday after a short battle with cancer. Keeping a lookout for cancer after childhood Vancouver Sun Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:41 PM PST When she was nine, she was diagnosed with leukemia, and when she was 12, she developed a brain tumour. So it’s easy to imagine how much time 36-year-old Soraiya Kara spent in BC Children’s Hospital before being cured. Oncologists' shortage means chemotherapy off for some patients TVNZ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:36 PM PST Some cancer patients in the central North Island are being told they will not be referred for chemotherapy treatment. Blood test to spot cancer gets boost The Youngstown Vindicator Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:24 PM PST Associated Press BOSTON A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking With a glimmer of hope, Anjanette fights The Port Lavaca Wave Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:21 PM PST Her face is thinner. Her hair is gone; but pancreatic cancer has not diminished the glimmer in Anjanette Crawford’s blue eyes. Eagles fans take game-day whack at breast cancer Reading Eagle Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:21 PM PST A local group of Philadelphia Eagles fans had a bang-up time Sunday watching their team's regular season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. While the game was played in Philadelphia, this corps of Eagles diehards waged a battle against breast cancer back home in Exeter Township.

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