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Elections officials: Get used to uncounted votes KSBW Salinas Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:00 PM PDT The waiting is the hardest part. With more than 800,000 primary ballots still uncounted, many candidates and campaigns in California remained on pins and needles Thursday awaiting the results of undecided races. Proposition 29, the proposal to increase taxes on tobacco products to pay for cancer research, was among the contests that remained too close to call. Election officials warned that more ... Women’s cancer support group Port Orchard Independent Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:57 PM PDT oin others living through cancer with facilitators Sue-Marie Casagrande, oncology social worker, and Bonnie McVee, life coach and cancer survivor the second and fourth Thursday of every month. The Central and South Kitsap Women and Cancer Support Group will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Radiation Oncology Library at Harrison Medical Center, 2520 Cherry Ave., Bremerton Calhoun Bike Ride And Walk For Cancer Are Set For Saturday In Simsbury Hartford Courant Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:55 PM PDT Jim Calhoun's annual bike ride and walk, to raise awareness and money for cancer research, are scheduled for Simsbury on Saturday. CT scans linked to brain cancer, leukemia in children GlobalPost Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:51 PM PDT For the first time researchers have found a direct link between CT scans and brain cancer and leukemia. Ancaster Heritage Days will look a little different Hamilton Spectator Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:48 PM PDT Heritage Days and Ride to Conquer Cancer happening the same day in Ancaster Alex’s Lemonade Stand Phone Bank Sets $1 Million Plus Record For Cancer Research CBS Philadelphia Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:46 PM PDT CBS 3 and The CW Philly’s Sixth Annual Alex Scott Phone Bank, a 14-hour on-air benefit for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, raised $1,130,946 for pediatric cancer research Thursday night, a record for the fundraiser which began in 2007. Over its six years on-air, the event has raised more than $5.2 million for the cause. Teacher accused of faking cancer hospitalized for depression Kitchener - Waterloo Record Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:34 PM PDT A Cambridge teacher suspected of faking having cancer is in hospital with depression. Multi-target approach to treating tumors Science Daily Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:24 PM PDT Researchers have developed a cancer model built in the fruit fly Drosophila, then used it to create a whole new approach to the discovery of cancer treatments. The result is an investigational compound AD80 that precisely targets multiple cancer genes. Tested in mouse models, the drug proved far more effective and less toxic than standard cancer drugs, which generally focus on a single target ... New role for p53 genetic mutation -- initiation of prostate cancer Science Daily Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:23 PM PDT Researchers have found that a genetic mutation may play an important role in the development of prostate cancer. The mutation of the so-called p53 (or Tp53) gene was previously implicated in late disease progression, but until now has never been shown to act as an initiating factor. The findings may open new avenues for diagnosing and treating the disease. 'Roll For The Cure' to fight cancer WYMT Mountain News Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:21 PM PDT Bicyclists, of all skill levels, will take part in the event on Saturday, August 25 in downtown Lexington.

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