Health News: [cancer]

Nazareth teachers take pies in the face for a good cause The Doings Clarendon Hills Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT Nazareth Academy students lined up during their lunch periods April 3 to buy chances to throw a pie in the face of their favorite teachers at the LaGrange Park high school. Proceeds from the Face Cancer and Fund a Cure fund-raiser are earmarked for the school’s Relay for Life event May 19 raising money to finance research to cure cancer and develop treatment options and support for patients ... Cigna Receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard for 3rd Consecutive Year Business Wire Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cigna has been recognized as a CEO Cancer Gold Standardâ„¢ employer by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. Vaccine helps brain cancer treatment Press TV Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT A new vaccine has showed positive results in boosting immune system of children with a form of brain tumor called gliomas, say US researchers. FDA says more fake Avastin found in U.S. Philly.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:55 AM PDT The FDA warns doctors and health-care facilities about more counterfeit Avastin, the injectable drug used to treat several forms of cancer. FDA finds more vials of fake cancer drug Associated Press via Yahoo! News Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packaged as the Turkish brand of the medication. FDA warns that 2nd counterfeit version of anti-cancer drug Avastin has been found in U.S. New Haven Register Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON â€" The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packaged as the Turkish brand of the medication. New Panthers Uniforms Will Carry Mills' Inspirational 'Keep Pounding' Message Bleacher Report Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:46 AM PDT The late, former Carolina Panthers linebacker Sam Mills gave an inspirational speech to the team prior to its 2003 playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys . Mills, an assistant coach at this point, had been diagnosed with cancer earlier in the season and told the team about his decision to move forward with his life. “When I found out I had cancer, there were two things I could doâ€"quit or keep ... U.S. finds more fake cancer drugs Canada.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:38 AM PDT Less than two months after counterfeit Avastin, a cancer drug made by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, was found on the U.S. market, another fake version has turned up, health authorities say. National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center are developing a new way to treat pancreatic cancer by boosting the effects of gemcitabine (Gemzar)â€"the chemotherapy drug that is considered standard therapy for the disease. In memory of Melanie Lee's Summit Journal Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:35 AM PDT Melanie Grace Lindmark, who died from cancer at age 6, was the impetus for the Kickin' Against Cancer Soccer Benefit now in its fifth year at Lee's Summit High School.

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