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Court to decide if human genes can be patented in case of Utah company Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 10:00 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether companies can patent human genes, a decision that could reshape medical research in the United States and the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer. Chathams, Madison men can visit free cancer screening Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 09:46 AM PST THE CHATHAMS â€" A free men’s cancer screening will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Madison Civic Center, 28 Walnut St. IDEM declares Lafayette water well is safe to use again Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 09:43 AM PST IDEM says the city of Lafayette may once again use well #5 after a 14-year clean up of trichloroethylene, a cancer causing cleaning solvent that contaminated the water supply which lies under the Municipal Golf Course. BPCAQ spreads festive cheer Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 09:05 AM PST MORE than 120 members and supporters of the Breast and Prostate Cancer Association attended the annual Christmas luncheon on November 22 at the beautiful Hillstone St Lucia Golf Links. Rare cancer of woman's head lump Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 08:17 AM PST A woman is on the road to recovery after a suspected cyst removed from her head turned out to be a rare form of bone cancer. Chicago Team Finds miRNAs Convert Fibroblasts around Ovarian Tumors to Promote Cancer Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 08:03 AM PST Three microRNAs have been implicated in the transformation of normal fibroblasts into cancer-promoting cells and could be potential drug targets in ovarian cancer, a study by University of Chicago and Northwestern University researchers has suggested. Fundraiser features holiday cards by young cancer patients Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 07:12 AM PST A major fundraiser to support cancer research and programs for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children’s Hospital is continuing to build on its holiday tradition. Aspirin Use Could Help Prevent Liver Disease, Cancer Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 07:08 AM PST redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports â€" Your Universe Online Aspirin and several other commonly-used types of painkillers could held a person stave off liver cancer and other forms of hepatic disease, according to new research published on Wednesday. According to Ryan Jaslow of CBS News , the study, which appears in the December 5 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , people who took ... Researchers identify a mechanism for the transformation of colon polyps Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 06:25 AM PST ( Université de Genève ) The causes underlying the development of certain types of common cancers have not yet been elucidated. In order to better determine the origin and the sequence of events responsible for the onset of colon cancer, the teams led by Thanos Halazonetis and Stylianos Antonarakis, professors at the UNIGE, Switzerland, have sequenced the DNA of biopsied tissue from colon polyps ... No Header! Sat, 01 Dec, 2012 06:21 AM PST CHRIS PARKER/TIMES NEWS The now-vacant building at 33 W. Ridge St., Lansford, that once housed the Carbon/Tamaqua Unit of the American Cancer Society. Longtine ACS volunteer Joe Krushinsky said he plans to buy the building to use as a telethon headquarters.

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