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Glan Clwyd staff "failed" patient Rhyl, Prestatyn and Abergele Journal Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:02 AM PST MEDICAL staff have been criticised for failing a man dying of cancer. An investigation by the Public Services Ombudsman found “significant failings” by medical staff at Glan Clwyd Hospital in their treatment of the man who died two days after he was brought back to hospital. Verastem to Present at the Cowen and Company 31st Annual Health Care Conference Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PST Verastem, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by targeting cancer stem cells, announced today that it will be presenting at the Cowen and Company 31st Annual Health Care Conference at 4:00 pm EST on Monday, March 7th 2011. New Data On Colorectal Cancer In SD KELO Sioux Falls Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:55 AM PST More than 130,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer across the nation every year. A.M. Vitals: E.U. Backs Roche’s Avastin for Breast Cancer Wall Street Journal Blogs Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:50 AM PST Also: cutting state insurance programs for the working poor; pharmacies are compounding Tamiflu; FDA doesn't approve an MS drug. Fundraiser to honor cancer victim North Platte Telegraph Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:48 AM PST The North Platte Telegraph The luminaries that light up the night at the annual Relay For Life walk are a sobering reminder that the fight against cancer must not stop until there is no longer a need to light a candle in honor of someone who succumbed to cancer. Marina Biotech Announces Significant Knockdown of a Cancer Target in a Rodent Model of Malignant Ascites Marketwire Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:42 AM PST Local Administration of a PLK1 UsiRNA in a Proprietary DiLA2 Delivery System Demonstrated Significant RNAi-Mediated Knockdown of PLK1 mRNA Running toward a cure Kokomo Tribune Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:41 AM PST Bob and Roseann Aeschliman are hoping half a marathon will save a whole life this summer with a 13.1-mile race to raise money for the American Cancer Society. U.S.S. Tobacco Swampland Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:40 AM PST While the Navy has banned smoking on submarines, it can't do that aboard surface ships, where most of its sailors go to sea. That because, according to this fascinating article in an upcoming issue of the American Journal of Public Health, the tobacco industry convinced Congress to mandate the availability of the cancer sticks aboard [...] Wedding dress charity walk in Lancaster West Moreland Gazette Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:39 AM PST A wedding-themed 5k fun walk is being held in Lancaster to raise money towards tackling lung cancer, the UK’s biggest cancer killer. Indiana Health Information Exchange’s Quality Program Reaches 1,500 Physicians, Over 1 Million Patients Business Wire Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:37 AM PST INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) announced today that its Quality Health First Program has enrolled over 1,500 physicians in over 50 communities throughout Indiana to help improve screenings rates and to support the management of medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and breast cancer for nearly one million Hoosiers. Patients ...

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