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A hero to cancer patients calls it a career North Shore News Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:58 PM PDT Lions Gate Hospital’s Dr. Paul Klimo will be hanging up his stethoscope after 25 years in North Vancouver. The renowned oncologist has been involved in the treatment of as many as 85 per cent of the North Shore’s cancer patients. Astronomers Reach For The Stars To Discover New Cancer Therapy SpaceDaily Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:50 PM PDT Astronomers' research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Tasmanian devil genomes offer some hope, few answers Manufacturing.net Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:44 PM PDT Two new sets of genetic blueprints offer no clues to stopping population's cancer epidemic but do reveal stable, if low, genetic diversity Margaret Tyzack - British Actress Margaret Tyzack Dies Contactmusic Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:40 PM PDT Revered British actress Margaret Tyzack has passed away following a short illness. She was 79. The star, who is believed to have had cancer, died "peacefully at home" on Saturday (25Jun11), according to her agent. Tyzack was an established classical... Walking to fight cancer The Beacon News Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:24 PM PDT Hundreds of marchers raised thousands of dollars in the battle against cancer over the weekend at the annual American Cancer Society Kane County Relay for Life at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva. About 80 teams raised $163,000, with the top team Alex’s Army, which brought in $16,231, according to Kane Relay for Life organizers. … Surgery sprint leads to chemo marathon The Chilliwack Progress Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:12 PM PDT Diagnosed last year with an extremely rare form of childhood cancer, given slim odds of survival and now ploughing through 46 weeks of chemotherapy, Kyle Lorteau is the one you’d expect to be most preoccupied with worst-case scenarios. Breast cancer risk by zip code, county News Channel 5 Cleveland Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:10 PM PDT A new community profile released on Monday paints a picture of need in Northeast Ohio, where mortality rates from breast cancer exceed state and national averages. Amgen Submits Application to Expand Indication for XGEVA® (Denosumab) to Prevent or Delay Spread of Prostate Cancer to ... redOrbit Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:10 PM PDT THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the indication for XGEVA® (denosumab) to treat men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer to reduce the risk of developing bone metastases. If approved, XGEVA would be the first ... Childhood Cancer Survivors are at High Risk for Multiple Tumors as They Age redOrbit Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:10 PM PDT Findings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators identify new cancer risks when survivors become adults; underscores the importance of regular cancer screenings MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The largest study yet of adult childhood cancer survivors found that the first cancer is just the beginning of a ... Former President Fidel V. Ramos' daughter Jo Ramos succumbs to lung cancer Spot.ph Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:03 PM PDT (SPOT.ph) Josephine "Jo" Ramos, the daughter of former President Fidel V. Ramos, passed away at 1 a.m. yesterday, June 27, reports ABS-CBN News. She was 54. According to ABS-CBN News, her body was brought to the Kamagong Chapel in Funeraria Paz in Sucat, Parañaque City yesterday afternoon. The report also said that Jo previously underwent surgery to treat the cancer but the treatment failed to ...

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