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Local woman to walk for TOPS in national event The Sierra Vista Herald Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:04 PM PDT   SIERRA VISTA â€" Mary Lewis, a member of TOPS AZ 0215, will be walking in the Susan G. Komen 3-day, 60-mile walk for Breast Cancer in San Francisco, Sept. 7-9.  This year she will be walking with her two daughters and they will be cheered on by Mary’s husband, Paul. read more Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:04 PM PDT MONDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- In the wake of a widely publicized report advising against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer, a new study finds not screening would triple the number of U.S. men developing advanced cancer. Two new oncologists hired to treat cancer patients in southern Alberta Brandon Sun Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:04 PM PDT LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Alberta Health Services says it has hired two new medical oncologists to treat cancer patients in southern Alberta starting in September. Dr. Malcolm Bridgen and Dr. Faraj El-Gehani will be based in Lethbridge. Bridgen has been practising in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and will... Mechanism of lung cancer-associated mutations suggests new therapeutic approaches EurekAlert! Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:02 PM PDT ( Vanderbilt University Medical Center ) Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified how one of the genes most commonly mutated in lung cancer may promote such tumors. The investigators found that the protein encoded by this gene, called EPHA3, normally inhibits tumor formation, and that loss or mutation of the gene -- as often happens in lung cancer -- diminishes this tumor ... Dendreon Cutting More Than 600 Jobs in Cost-Saving Move Bloomberg Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:01 PM PDT Dendreon Corp. (DNDN) , maker of the prostate cancer drug Provenge, said it would eliminate more than 600 jobs and reduce costs by $150 million during the next 12 months as it seeks to reach profitability. NDP leader advocates for more cancer screening in Chilliwack The Chilliwack Progress Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:00 PM PDT NDP leader Adrian Dix was in Chilliwack Friday pressing the government for wider spread colorectal cancer screening in B.C. Very sad news: head of Semper Oper, Dresden, has died Arts Journal Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:58 PM PDT Ulrike Hessler, 57, took a break in May to cope with the recurrence of cancer. She was hoping to return to work in September. Early today, the cancer won. TCA 2012: Showtime Renews 'The Big C' for Fourth, Final Season of Four Hourlong Episodes The Hollywood Reporter Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:57 PM PDT The Laura Linney cancer dramedy from Darlene Hunt and Jenny Bicks will return for a four-episode run and see its format expand from half-hour episodes to an hour. read more Gazette.Net: Health officials undertaking tanning bed checks Gazette.net Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:56 PM PDT Maryland health officials want to know whether a state requirement that minors must get a parent’s consent before using indoor tanning devices is protecting young people from skin cancer and other risks. More cancer study really not necessary Business Examiner Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:55 PM PDT Re: City part of cancer study, July 28.

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