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Obituary: Julia 'Judy' Bonds / Environmental activist who opposed mountaintop mining Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:56 PM PST CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia environmental activist Julia "Judy" Bonds, who gained national attention for her homespun opposition to mountaintop removal coal mining, has died, months after diagnosis of a late-stage cancer. Ms. Bonds, director of the Coal River Mountain Watch, died Monday in a Charleston hospital. She was 58. Mick Karn, bassist for Japan, dies of cancer Los Angeles Times Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:48 PM PST Mick Karn, a musician who made his stamp on '80s New Wave music, has died. He was 52."It's with profound sadness that we have to... Avastin raises heart failure risk in breast cancer The Star Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:47 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with advanced breast cancer who were treated with Roche's Avastin were more likely to develop heart failure than other women, according to an analysis released on Tuesday that raised more concerns about the already troubled drug. Women can help prevent cancer The Martinsburg Journal Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:44 PM PST RANSON - January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and women may want to learn more about proper health practices to prevent the disease from creeping up on them as it has done to hundreds of other local women. Spectrum submits FUSILEV sNDA for treatment of colorectal cancer News-Medical-Net Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38 PM PST Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced it submitted a supplemental New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Ready-to-Use formulation of FUSILEV (levoleucovorin) for Injection. Dutch scientists provide new insights for intestinal cancer from plant study News-Medical-Net Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38 PM PST Dutch scientists have gained important new insights into intestinal cancer from studying a plant. The disease is called Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, a hereditary disorder where people develop intestinal polyps that turn into malignant tumors. More Evidence Links Avastin to Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients HealthCentral Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:35 PM PST Small but significant risk found in review of studies, researchers say. UPDATE 1-Avastin raises heart failure risk in breast cancer AlertNet Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:31 PM PST Mike Karn, Bass Player for Japan, Passes Away MOG Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:24 PM PST Mick Karn , bass player for the British group Japan , has died in London from cancer at the age of 52. Karn was diagnosed with advanced stage cancer in June 2010 and passed away at his home in Chelsea at 4:30pm, January 4, 2011. A statement at his official website reads, “It's with profound sadness that we have to inform you that Mick finally lost his battle with cancer and passed away ... Wheelchair Theft Suspect Allegedly Left Obvious Clue CBS 13 Sacramento Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:22 PM PST The man accused of stealing a wheelchair from a young girl suffering from cancer allegedly left behind a critical clue that made it simple for police to track him down.

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