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Get ready to Relay Jesup Press-Sentinel Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:01 PM PDT There are several reasons to support the Wayne County Relay for Life next weekend. First, the event supports the American Cancer Society, which has funded research that has enabled more people to survive and even avoid cancer. Regeneron, Sanofi cancer drug meets study endpoint Market Watch Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:01 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis SA said late Tuesday their experimental colorectal cancer treament met a specified endpoint in a late-stage clinical study. The study found that colorectal cancer patients given Zaltrap with chemotherapy had improved overall survival compared with patients given a placebo with chemotherapy. The companies said they ... Clay Fire Territory surprises Mishawaka cancer survivor with pink fire truck WNDU 16 South Bend Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:59 PM PDT If you were in Mishawaka and saw a giant pink fire truck, you were not seeing things. It was on its way to surprise a local cancer survivor. The Clay Fire Territory surprised Mishawaka resident Shelby Peck with the big pink fire truck. Relay for Life to fight cancer Jesup Press-Sentinel Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:57 PM PDT The Guardians of the Ribbon will bring a pink fire truck to the Wayne County Relay for Life next Friday (April 29) at Jaycee Stadium. Association of CTNNB1 ({beta}-Catenin) Alterations, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity With Survival in Patients ... Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:56 PM PDT Context Alterations of the WNT signaling pathway and cadherin-associated protein β 1 (CTNNB1 or β-catenin) have been implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis and metabolic diseases. Objective To test the hypothesis that CTNNB1 activation in colorectal cancer modifies prognostic associations of body mass index (BMI) and level of postdiagnosis physical activity. Design, Setting, and Patients Two US ... Latin American Researchers Using Agilent Expression Arrays to Study Breast Cancer GenomeWeb News Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:50 PM PDT A network of US and Latin American researchers will use Agilent Technologies' gene-expression microarrays in a "major" study of breast cancer in women from five countries. MELVIN ALEXANDER ERTMAN, Atlanta, MI Tuscola County Advertiser Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:50 PM PDT Died on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Lapeer County Medical Care Facility after his battle against brain cancer, at the age of 81. He was born in Detroit on July 17, 1929 to Bertha and ... Jury selection begins in tobacco death suit Worcester Telegram & Gazette Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:47 PM PDT WORCESTER - Jury selection was scheduled to resume today for the trial arising from a 2001 wrongful death lawsuit brought against tobacco company Philip Morris Inc. by a former Douglas woman whose husband died of lung cancer 11 years ago. X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene dies The Washington Times Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:46 PM PDT LONDON Poly Styrene, the braces-wearing singer who belted out "Oh bondage, up yours!" with the band X-Ray Spex, has died at the age of 53. Miss Styrene, whose real name was Marion Elliott-Said, had cancer. A statement on the singer's official website and Twitter feed said Tuesday that "the beautiful ... Activation of Biomarker Linked with Improved Survival Among Obese Patients with Colorectal Cancer Newswise Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:46 PM PDT Among obese patients, activation of the protein biomarker CTNNB1 was associated with better colorectal cancer-specific survival and overall survival, whereas post-diagnosis physical activity was associated with better colorectal cancer-specific survival among patients negative for CTNNB1, according to a study in the April 27 issue of JAMA.

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