Health News: [cancer]

Golf family mourns passing of Fran Quinn Sr. Worcester Telegram & Gazette Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:45 AM PST Fran Quinn Sr., the patriarch of the leading golf family in Central Massachusetts, died at age 74 yesterday at his Northboro home surrounded by his wife, Carol, and his seven children after battling pancreatic cancer for a year and a half. pharmiweb.com today archive PharmiWeb Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:32 AM PST Roche announced today that the European Commission has approved Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with standard chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) as a front-line (first-line following surgery) treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Brave Matthew’s family launches cancer charity Yorkshire Post Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:30 AM PST THE family of teenage cancer sufferer Matthew Willey are launching a charity in his name to bring comfort to other young people with the disease. Evening Times EveningTimes Online Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:15 AM PST A BRAVE terminal cancer victim has admitted she goes into the New Year knowing she can just take her life one day at a time. Agent shows ability to suppress brain metastasis and related damage PhysOrg Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:13 AM PST (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists are one step closer to repairing the damage caused by brain metastasis, a major challenge in cancer treatment, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Dr. Carla J. Wilson Awarded Certificate of Honor from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee for 15 Years as Executive Director at ... PRWeb Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:31 AM PST Over 100 dinner guests recently assembled to recognize Wilson’s 15 years of leadership improving the lives of those living with HIV, hepatitis, cancer and other serious illnesses at a special ceremony held at Quan Yin Healing Arts Center. Wilson has just transitioned from her role as Executive Director of Quan Yin Healing Arts Center to the role of Director of Doctoral Studies and Research at ... Miracle baby is apple of his mum’s eye EXCLUSIVE Yorkshire Evening Post Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18 AM PST A young mum who battled cancer twice is cradling the tiny baby she never thought she would have. Parklane Mattresses Partners with the Children's Cancer Association in 2012 Fundraising Efforts PRWeb Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:14 AM PST Oregonians helping Oregoniansâ€"Parklane Mattresses joins the Children's Cancer Association in helping seriously ill children in Oregon and SW Washington. (PRWeb January 03, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9062494.htm Why dieters should steer clear of 'healthy' dips and spreads high in calories Daily Mail Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:09 AM PST Most of us are unaware that many of the dips and spreads, such as hummus, pictured, that we believe are better for us are in fact very high in calories, a World Cancer Research study has found. Health Resources Everett Herald Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:06 AM PST Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support Groups."

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