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Study Shows Danger of Diesel Exhaust New York Times Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:51 PM PST Miners exposed to high levels of diesel exhaust have three to five times the risks of lung cancer as workers in occupations where diesel exhaust exposures are less intense, according to a study. Nothing in Common (Blu-ray) DVD Talk Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:50 PM PST Rent It Nothing in Common (1986) was an early career-defining role for star Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason's last film ever - he died almost one year to the day after this was released, and during production was terminally ill with colon cancer, liver cancer, and thrombosed hemorrhoids, though outwardly he appears fine. The picture was moderately successful, even inspiring a short-lived TV version ... Unpleasant, But Important GenomeWeb News Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:48 PM PST A new study in the British Journal of Medicine reports that women with cervical cancer are more likely to survive if they were diagnosed with a Pap smear, reports CBS News' Ryan Jaslow. Older women face increased risk of late stage breast cancer diagnosis News-Medical-Net Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:43 PM PST Older women with breast cancer face a higher risk of being diagnosed with the disease at a late stage, while the risk of an advanced stage diagnosis of lung cancer decreases with age, a new study shows today. Middle-school students to take up the path of THON Reading Eagle Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:25 PM PST First there was THON - Penn State University's annual student-run dance marathon to raise money to combat pediatric cancer. Then high school students started getting involved with their own scaled-down versions, aptly named mini-THONs. Missoula breast cancer conference to focus on survivors, patients Ravalli Republic Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:20 PM PST When Lillie Shockney began working in the oncology unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., she quickly became aware of the dearth of support available to survivors of cancer. Venezuela publishes photos of Chavez with Fidel The Star Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:19 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela published photographs on Friday of President Hugo Chavez chatting with Cuba's Fidel Castro and walking in a hospital as he recovers from cancer surgery on the Communist-led island. March into the doctor for that colonoscopy New Hampshire Union Leader Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:16 PM PST MANCHESTER ? Joan Porter was supposed to get a colonoscopy when she turned 50, but like many people, she put it off. When her father was diagnosed with colon cancer a few years later, Porter headed to the doctor. Porter found out then that she too had colon cancer. Study links heavy diesel exhaust to lung cancer Straits Times Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:14 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - There is new evidence that exposure to exhaust from diesel engines increases the risk of lung cancer. Sanofi gives $500,000 to cancer center Pocono Record Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:11 PM PST Phil Hosbach, vice president of Immunization Policy for Sanofi Pasteur, announced a $500,000 contribution toward the construction of the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center during ceremonies Friday at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.

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