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Cancer chief: We can raise survival rate by 10% Irish Examiner Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:01 PM PDT Cancer survival in Ireland could improve by up to 10% with well-organised cancer control systems, according to the head of the National Cancer Control Programme. Cathy’s fight to make cancer drug available to all who needed it ‘an amazing legacy to leave behind’ Irish Examiner Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:01 PM PDT Cathy Durkin’s three young children brought a family photograph, a camera, an apron, and story books to the altar for her funeral Mass in Dublin yesterday. Healthy participants needed for cancer study KOMO Seattle Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:51 PM PDT Before scientists can find that cure, they need people to study. They're asking men and women between 30 and 65 years old with no previous cancer diagnosis to first fill out a survey, get a waist measurement and give a small blood sample. Orland Bible camp kids help cancer patient Corning Observer Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:50 PM PDT The 30 children who brought in pennies, nickels and dimes each day last week during Vacation Bible School don't know Malia Lopez. They said they would have loved to have met the little girl Friday, when they presented more than $320 to her mother,... The Duke's legacy lives on at Roundup River Ranch The Vail Trail Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:45 PM PDT DOTSERO - The John Wayne Cancer Foundation likes the way Roundup River Ranch saddles up for kids. The foundation gave Roundup River Ranch a $125,000 grant, enough to send 50 kids with cancer and sickle cell disease to cam Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily The Duke's legacy lives on at Roundup ... Brides Against Cancer National Tour of Wedding Gowns KIAH-TV Houston Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:44 PM PDT Tiffany Preuss went bargain shopping with her mom and close friends. Veterans add brick honoring columnist John Bogert to Redondo Beach memorial Daily Breeze Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:42 PM PDT Veterans placed a brick Tuesday at the Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial in memory of Daily Breeze columnist John Bogert, who died Sunday of cancer. | PHOTOS | Original story: Longtime Daily Breeze columnist John Bogert dies of cancer Breast cancer fundraiser boasts record crowd Colusa County Sun-Herald Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:39 PM PDT About 50 bowlers Saturday were tickled pink. In silly costumes or colorful shirts, participants at the fourth annual Bowling for Boobs helped raise more than $2,000 for breast cancer awareness, treatment and patient support. It was the biggest... Canberra stage for special forum on coping after cancer The Young Witness Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:34 PM PDT Cancer survivors will front a special Cancer Council group session in Canberra this Saturday, August 4 where they will share their experiences on coping with life after cancer with local survivors. Population Genetics validates GenomePooling™ for cancer News-Medical-Net Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:33 PM PDT Population Genetics Technologies Ltd., creator of innovative methods for genetic analyses and biomarker discovery, has successfully completed a pilot study to prove that its GenomePooling™ method is sensitive and accurate enough to detect even small percentages of gene variants within cancer tissue. This validates the method’s suitability for use in IntReALL 2010, the world’s largest genetic ...

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