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Ailing Venezuela's Chavez 'like phoenix' on birthday Canada.com Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT Looking stronger after cancer treatment, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday he felt reborn, phoenix-like, on his 57th birthday, in a sign the socialist believes he is overcoming his illness. Cancer survivor thankful for support of family, friends Williston Herald Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:59 AM PDT Debra Boldt, who has lived in Williston for 30 years, discovered she had breast cancer in October 2007 after a routine exam at the doctor's office. Can Cranberries Fight Bacterial Infections? Wellness Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:58 AM PDT Cranberries are a healthy food choiceâ€"full of possible cancer-fighting antioxidantsâ€"but what other benefits does the bittersweet bog berry hold? Some studies have shown that cranberries are as effective as antibiotics in preventing and treating painful urinary tract infections (UTIs), while … Continue reading â†' National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology is ineffective in finding breast tumors, and appears to increase a woman’s risk of being called back needlessly for additional testing following mammography, a large UC Davis study has found. Ontario teacher accused of faking cancer for money Vancouver Province Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT An Ontario school teacher has been accused of bilking thousands from friends and supporters after duping them into believing she had cancer and needed help for treatments. Pan-Mass Challenge to pedal through Foxboro Foxboro Reporter Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge will be riding through Foxboro on Saturday, Aug. 6, with over 5,000 cyclists riding through local towns to raise money for cancer. Community mourns Myra Kraft Foxboro Reporter Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT Myra Kraft, who died Wednesday morning at 68 following a long battle with cancer, will long be remembered, and not just as the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. 9/11 Hero Battling Cancer Appeals For Help From Hospital Bed WPIX 11 New York Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT "A terrible disgrace": Firefighter battling rare brain cancer Changing the minds of the bureaucrats who've barred cancer-striken 9/11 first responders from receiving federal financial help just might be accomplished by taking them to an ICU room on the eighth floor of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Treatment Center. Sensus Healthcare and Megatop MTC Announce Their First Sale of the SRT-100â„¢ Superficial Radiation Therapy System to ... PR Newswire Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:49 AM PDT BOCA RATON, Fla., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensus Healthcare is pleased to announce that the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong has become the first healthcare facility in the country to purchase and deploy an SRT-100â„¢ non-invasive skin cancer treatment system. The SRT-100â„¢ will Davidson: Launching a "new day for Kempe"; Going "Over the Edge" for Cancer League Denver Post Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT What is being described as a "new day for Kempe" continues to take shape as new leaders step into top-level jobs at the Anschutz Medical Campus-based agency that is an international leader in child abuse prevention and treatment.

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