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Yale researchers find way to boost effectiveness of cancer drugs Denver Post Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT NEW HAVEN â€" Yale University researchers say they’ve found a way to boost both the effectiveness of cancer drugs and the body’s own defense mechanisms through the use of tiny particles called nanogels. HIV may not up risk of cervical cancer in women New Kerala Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:03 AM PDT HIV-infected and uninfected women with normal cervical cytology (Pap test) and a negative test result for oncogenic (tumor inducing) human papillomavirus DNA had a similar risk of cervical precancer and cancer, a study has found. Researchers find driver of breast cancer stem cell metastasis EurekAlert! Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:01 AM PDT ( University of Michigan Health System ) Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that a cancer gene linked to aggressive spread of the disease promotes breast cancer stem cells. The finding implies a new way to target the behavior of these lethal cells. 1st US spacewoman, Sally Ride, pushed frontiers Peoria Journal Star Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT FILE - This undated photo released by NASA shows astronaut Sally Ride. Ride, the first American woman in space, died Monday, July 23, 2012 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Health Resources Everett Herald Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:57 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." Ten-year-old golfs 109 holes, raises $75,000 to fight rare cancer that took his eye (video) NBC Sports: Out of Bounds Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:55 AM PDT Kyle Lograsso is only 10 years old, but he set a couple of pretty big goals for himself recently. Lograsso, who lost his left eye to cancer at age 2, decided that he would play 100 rounds of golf in one day to raise $50,000 to fight Retinoblastoma, the rare cancer to which he lost… Reducing Salt Intake could Reduce Stomach Cancer The Epoch Times Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:54 AM PDT Scientists estimate that one in seven cases of stomach cancer could be avoided through reducing salt intake. Ghana president Atta Mills dies BBC News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:52 AM PDT Ghanian President John Atta Mills, who had been suffering from throat cancer, has died in the capital, Accra. RUN OVER CANCER: Hundreds hit the pavement in Newtown Township to trample down pancreatic cancer The Advance Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:48 AM PDT NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP â€" Some came out to honor the memory of their loved ones, taken way too soon by pancreatic cancer. Others were there to support friends and family members. Still others came out just to run. But everyone was there for one unifying reason: to trample down one of the deadliest forms of cancer out there. INSPIRED BY THEIR TEACHER: Neshaminy Maple Point students dodge cancer one ball at a time (VIDEO) The Advance Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:46 AM PDT MIDDLETOWN â€" The competition was fierce inside the gym at the Maple Point Middle School Wednesday night as teams like the Dodge Fathers, the Rainbow Ninjas and the Eskimos whipped balls across the floor at break-neck speed.

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