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Worker Admits To Stealing Millions From Cancer Hospital Gothamist Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:59 PM PDT Last November authorities arrested Marque Gumbs, 33, and charged the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center worker with stealing millions of dollars worth of printer toner from the hospital and selling it on the black market to fund his lavish lifestyle . Earlier today Gumbs pleaded guilty to grand larceny. [ more › ] This Week in JAMA [This Week in JAMA] Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:54 PM PDT In a multicenter prospective study that enrolled women with early-stage (T1 or T2 node-negative) breast cancer, Giuliano and colleagues (ARTICLE) assessed the prevalence and significance of sentinel lymph node or bone marrow micrometastases detected with immunochemical staining but not seen with routine pathological or clinical examination. Association of Occult Metastases in Sentinel Lymph Nodes and Bone Marrow With Survival Among Women With Early-Stage ... Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:54 PM PDT Context Immunochemical staining of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) and bone marrow identifies breast cancer metastases not seen with routine pathological or clinical examination. Objective To determine the association between survival and metastases detected by immunochemical staining of SLNs and bone marrow specimens from patients with early-stage breast cancer. Design, Setting, and Patients From ... Eunice DeRonde Woodhull The Riverhead News-Review Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:53 PM PDT Eunice DeRonde Woodhull, 79, of New Port Richey, Fla., died peacefully in her sleep on July 25 after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born in Patchogue, N.Y., on Oct. 4, 1931. She grew up in Mattituck, N.Y., married Eugene Howell Woodhull in 1949 and resided in Riverhead, N.Y. She was the secretary [...] Cancer Results Lost In Mail AM640 Toronto Radio Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:52 PM PDT Thousands of colon cancer results, have been reportedly lost in the mail, according to Cancer Care Ontario.   The organization says thousands were misplaced by Canada Post or delivered without signature confirmation.   The privacy commissioner says 11 additional screening reports with information on an additional 5,400 patients may also be missing.     Mobile summer camp for cancer patients WABC-TV New York Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:51 PM PDT It's summer which means it's time for camp, but for some kids in the hospital that's not an option. Arkansas Researcher is Exploring MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound as an Adjuvant Therapy to Radiation PR Newswire Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:51 PM PDT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hypoxic (oxygen-deprived) tumor cells usually resist radiation and chemotherapy, making them a key challenge in treating cancer. Researcher Xin Chen, Ph.D. believes that MR-guided focused ultrasound could reduce this problem, benefiting 'Hidden' Cancer Cells Not a Factor in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survival Rates Newswise Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:47 PM PDT A new study shows that removing lymph nodes due to the presence of occult, or microscopic, cancer cells found in the sentinel lymph node - the one closest to the tumor -- has no impact on survival outcomes of women with early-stage breast cancer. The principal investigator of the study is Armando E. Giuliano, MD, of Cedars-Sinai, who already is renowned for his clinical expertise and for his ... Giants sign cancer survivor Mark Herzlich as a free agent Orlando Sentinel Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:46 PM PDT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) â€" Mark Herzlich, the Boston College linebacker who survived cancer, has signed with the New York Giants as a free agent. Over 150 people support Cancer Awareness Walk in Pemberton (SLIDESHOW) Community News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:44 PM PDT PEMBERTON â€" Perfect weather greeted the more than 150 residents who gathered at the Pemberton Township Municipal Building grounds July 17 to participate in the Cancer Awareness Walk. Mike Pinto welcomed participants and brief speeches were given by Mayor Dave Patriarca, Paula Kosko, Director of Recreation, and Kenny Willets.

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