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Managing communication around cancer diagnosis gives patients sense of control in an otherwise uncontrollable situation PhysOrg Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52 AM PDT Asserting control over how to communicate â€" or not communicate â€" about their illness helps cancer patients overcome feelings of helplessness in a traumatic situation, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Genetic link to rare brain tumour discovered PhysOrg Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52 AM PDT Cancer Research UK funded scientists have conducted the first whole-genome scan of the brain tumour meningioma and revealed a genetic region that increases the risk of developing the disease, according to research published in Nature Genetics. Road race to remember ovarian cancer victim The Patriot Ledger Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:50 AM PDT The first Run for Faith 4Miler is set for Aug. 28 at 9 a.m. at Plimoth Plantation. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez shows off 'new look' BBC News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:44 AM PDT Venezuela President Hugo Chavez jokes about his closely shaved head as he says his hair has begun falling out because of his cancer treatment. No Waverly Relay For Life in 2012 Waverly News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:40 AM PDT WAVERLY â€" The conclusion came as no surprise, as the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life Committee decided that Waverly will not host a Relay For Life event next year. Hairy situation results in cancer awareness fundraiser Waverly News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:38 AM PDT WAVERLY â€" A hairy situation turned out to be a rewarding one. Positive results from Jennerex JX-594 proof-of-concept trial on metastatic melanoma News-Medical-Net Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:26 AM PDT Jennerex, Inc., a private clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of first-in-class targeted oncolytic products for cancer, today announced that positive results from a proof-of-concept clinical trial using JX-594 to treat patients with metastatic melanoma were published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Therapy. View from the top North Shore News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:22 AM PDT Cancer survivor Serge Marion enjoys his new passion: cycling. Following a diagnosis with colorectal cancer in 2008, surgery and a year of treatment, he now leads an active life and supports a variety of fundraisers to help those also facing a diagnosis with cancer. A SMILE AND A SONG Daily Journal Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:14 AM PDT St. Mary's School students (from left) Katie Lillia, Shivam Sachdeva and Mick Kirchman are pictured with Rose Marie De Bruno, a patient at the Frank and Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Pavilion at South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Vineland. Police: Man who died on airliner had cancer, other ailments The Indianapolis Star Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:14 AM PDT A 61-year-old Texas man who died on a flight that was diverted to Indianapolis over the weekend had bone cancer and a variety of heart-related illnesses, police said.

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