Unique activities will spice up Relay North Platte Telegraph Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:02 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph The teams that camp on the Adams Middle School track Saturday night in support of cancer research and awareness will awake to the aroma of steaming hot pancakes. The North Platte Jaycees and Perkins are joining forces to serve breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Sunday in exchange for a free-will donation. | Local girls hope to raise awareness of cancer fight North Platte Telegraph Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:00 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph Two 10-year-old girls in North Platte decided they would be a part of the Paint the Town Purple campaign by dying their hair. On Tuesday, Gabrielle Scovill and Azaria Kasson set up a lemonade stand on Second Street to earn money for hair dye. | Families for a Cure team collects electronic devices North Platte Telegraph Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:54 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph Some of the participants in this year's Relay for Life of Lincoln County are doing more than raising money and awareness for cancer research - they're also protecting the environment. | Local Relay for Life events begin July 28 North Platte Telegraph Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:44 AM PDT The North Platte Telegraph Celebrate the survivors. Remember those who fought brave battles and fight back for the future of cancer victims. | Govt bans 'unsafe' baby bottles Mail & Guardian Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:44 AM PDT A controversial plastic additive is said to affect foetuses and increase the risk of breast cancer. | Researchers explore novel therapeutic approach for thyroid cancer News-Medical-Net Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:42 AM PDT Some forms of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) respond to treatment with radioactive iodine, which is taken up by the thyroid gland, destroying the cancerous cells. However patients with two forms of thyroid cancer, radioiodine-refractory DTC and anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), do not benefit from radioiodine therapy, and other treatment options are limited. | Norwood handcrafters knit for cancer patients, soldiers, students Norwood Bulletin Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:39 AM PDT Every Monday the Senior Center Handcrafters knit for charities. This group of approximately 30 women donated their creations all over: to the Norwood Hospital , to Veterans Agent Ted Mulvehill, to local schools and to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute . | No significant evidence of breast cancer after nipple-sparing mastectomy News-Medical-Net Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:27 AM PDT A modified mastectomy technique provides effective treatment for breast cancer while preserving the nipple and surrounding tissues for use in breast reconstruction, according to a report in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. | | |
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