Health News: [cancer]

Americans in Denial About Likelihood of Accidents and Serious Illnesses PR Newswire Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:02 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ga., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 Aflac WorkForces Report revealed six out of ten workers (62 percent) think it's not very or not at all likely they or a family member will be diagnosed with a serious illness like cancer, and more than half (55 percent) said they were... Wedding day joy for Burnley cancer patient Tom Lancashire Telegraph Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:00 AM PDT A BURNLEY couple will tie the knot today in a lavish £20,000 wedding after members of the community rallied together after hearing of their plight. Health Resources Everett Herald Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:53 AM PDT 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.” Polo 101: How to horse around for charity St. Petersburg Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:43 AM PDT By Susan Thurston, Times Staff Writer Thursday, March 29, 2012 Most people know Plant City for its strawberries. Chris Gannon, the son of Outback Steakhouse co-founder Tim Gannon, wants people to know it for polo. Gannon and other supporters of the Children's Cancer Center are organizing the first Charity Polo Classic on Saturday at DI Polo Tour in Plant City. They wanted to try something a bit ... Peregrine Launches PS-Targeting Clinical Imaging Program BioresearchOnline Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:39 AM PDT Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class monoclonal antibodies for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that it has launched a program for its experimental phosphatidylserine (PS)-targeting molecular imaging candidate, 124 I-PGN650, for the imaging of multiple solid tumor types. State Institute Awards More Than $81M To Support Cancer Drug Discovery And Development In Texas DrugDiscoveryOnline Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:29 AM PDT The Cancer Research and Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently announced funding in excess of $81 million to support cancer research and commercialization projects in Texas Tim Venturi Cancer event The Desert Sun Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:23 AM PDT The Tim Venturi Bladder Cancer Awareness Golf Tournament will be played April 16 at Classic Club in Palm Desert. Housing stalwart dies following cancer battle InsideHousing Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:15 AM PDT A stalwart of the housing sector has passed away following a seven month battle with cancer. ROBBINSVILLE: Woman cycling 4,400 miles for cancer fundraiser The Messenger-Press Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:10 AM PDT ROBBINSVILLE â€" Ami Kumordzi says she hadn’t been on a bicycle since she was 10, but that didn’t deter her from signing on for a 4,400 mile cross-country bike ride this summer to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Addition of ultrasound and MRI to annual mammography effectively detects incident breast cancers News-Medical-Net Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:09 AM PDT The addition of a screening ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident breast cancers, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA.

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