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Hopewell Valley's cancer-fighting club to hold second bike-tour fundraiser in May Pennington Post Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:55 PM PDT Hopewell Valley’s Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC), a Hopewell Valley Central High School club devoted to raising money to help families in the community grappling with cancer issues, has announced that its second annual bike tour will be held on Sunday, May 22. Hair Cuts to Fight Cancer WBNG Binghamton Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:40 PM PDT Town of Chenango (WBNG Binghamton) An eager group of volunteers are losing their hair to fund the effort to find a cure for cancer. Mother too busy for cancer Boston Globe Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:38 PM PDT Meg Beatty Coyne was driving around West Roxbury when a cop pulled her over. She didn’t know if she was speeding or hadn’t come to a full stop at a stop sign or whatever. All she knew was that the ticket he was about to give her was pointless. Survival tales shared for radio show North Little Rock Times Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:38 PM PDT One by one, breast cancer survivors went to the microphone. Santa Cruz County loses drug suit at high court Santa Cruz Sentinel Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:29 PM PDT SANTA CRUZ -- The federal Supreme Court has decided 8-0 to toss a suit filed in 2005 by Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties against big pharmaceutical companies over the prices they charge to provide HIV, cancer, diabetes and other drugs to low-income people, but local officials are fuming nevertheless. Cancer not fire to be blamed for Mo. woman's death Washington Examiner Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:15 PM PDT The Associated Press The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. An official says a death certificate for a woman who died after a fire in her Springfield hospital room will list her cause of death as cancer. Sixty-four-year-old Eileen Moorehouse of Eureka Springs, Ark., was burned Feb. 6 as she smoked while on oxygen. St. John's Hospital does not allow smoking. The Springfield Fire Department listed ... Does Stress Reduction Benefit Cancer Patients' Health? HealthCentral Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:05 PM PDT Researchers explore whether psychological services thwart chromosomal changes. Understanding cancer immunotherapy The Star Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:58 PM PDT The basic premise of cancer immunotherapy involves enhancing the body’s own immune system to fight off cancer. It sounds logical and simple in concept, but the practice is complicated. Lacrosse players take to the floor to battle cancer The Delta Optimist Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:49 PM PDT (Left to right) Mitch Robinson (12), Addy Park (12), Justin Smith (11), Ashley Robinson (14), Max Stalling (10), Brian Larsen (12) and Jordan Smith (14) will be participating in the inaugural Lax-4-Life charity lacrosse game on April 9. The event is a fund raiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Ecologist spotlights toxins' ties to cancer Ventura County Star Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:42 PM PDT California Lutheran University will present "Living Downstream," a 2010 documentary based on a year in the life of an ecologist who has researched links between cancer and environmental pollutants.

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