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Cancer Drugs Fund is money ill-spent, say radiographers Daily Telegraph Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT David Cameron's flagship Cancer Drugs Fund has been attacked by radiographers who say that if only "a fraction" of its £200 million budget was spent on improving radiotherapy, "the impact would be immense". Camp Good Days and Special Times to host cancer summits this month Fairport - East Rochester Post Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT Rochester, N.Y. â€" Four Congressional District Cancer Summits will be held this month as part of the "Cancer Mission 2020" spearheaded by Camp Good Days and Special Times. Reifsnyder’s Ag Center teams with Purina to battle breast cancer The Hamburg Area Item Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT Reifsnyder’s Ag Center in Bernville partnered with the Pennsylvania Horsemen’s Benevolence and Protective Association to host the “Purina Pink 50 Trainer Appreciation Night” on July 29 at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, which included the evening’s feature raceâ€"the Purina Pink 50 Dash for Hope. The race was one of more than 50 events taking place across the United States as ... Teen raises thousands of dollars in honor of mom The Hamburg Area Item Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:57 AM PDT Tilden Township resident Allison Epting at just 17-years-old not only has two summer jobs after graduating but has been fundraising tirelessly to be a part of the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure this autumn in honor of her mother, Malinda, who is on her second round of breast cancer. Study says: Drink wine! Creative Loafing Charlotte Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:47 AM PDT We’ve heard this before: Wine (in moderation) is good for you. Now a study out of Spain has concluded that it may even help prevent skin cancer.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT As many as one in ten elderly people in the US, registered with Medicare, do not stick to their prescribed medication because it is too expensive... Geisinger's ProvenCare Lung Cancer Collaborative Highlighted in Journal Newswise Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:41 AM PDT Leaders of Geisinger Health System's ProvenCare(r) Lung Cancer program have partnered with health care providers across the country in an effort to replicate the program's effectiveness with treating lung cancer patients. Papers of Note GenomeWeb News Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:37 AM PDT The Bush lab is focused on identifying genetic mechanisms associated with common human phenotypes and phenotype classes. They are currently conducting analyses for several complex disease studies, including multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders, and various cancer phenotypes. The Waxman Foundation announces $25,000 grant in B-cell lymphoma research EurekAlert! Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:36 AM PDT ( Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation ) The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation supports a grant to examine epigenetic therapy in B-cell lymphoma. Using Math to Fight Cancer The Bryan-College Station Eagle Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:35 AM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) In order to create highly personalized treatment strategies for patients with cancer, researchers have developed a mathematical model to understand and predict the progress of a tumor. When a tumor forms in the landscape of th ...

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