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Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 09:03 PM EST

Mary Solari donates $1 million for Dominican Hospital cancer center; $600,000 yet to be raised Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 06:01 PM PST SANTA CRUZ -- Mary Corrigan Solari has never forgotten the care Dominican Hospital staff gave her father, a cancer patient, in 1975, or her husband, the retired Granite Construction chief who died from leukemia in 2008. Study evaluates link between sedentary time and death among breast cancer survivors Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:59 PM PST Spending a lot of time watching television after breast cancer diagnosis is not linked to death in these breast cancer survivors. It appears that after accounting for self-reported physical activity levels after diagnosis, sedentary behavior was not an independent risk factor for death. Wanted: Golden Retrievers for Cancer Research Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:55 PM PST FORT COLLINS, Colo. â€" Colorado State University researchers are looking for 3,000 Golden Retriever dogs for the largest and longest... Chavez ally travels to Cuba to see ailing leader Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:54 PM PST CARACAS (Venezuela): The president of Venezuela’s National Assembly traveled to Cuba on Thursday to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering on the island more than seven weeks after undergoing cancer surgery. Will Victoria’s Secret make a mastectomy bra? Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:50 PM PST A Change.org petition could get the mega-retailer to bring bras for cancer survivors to the mass market Jimmy V Week raises nearly $1.6 million sports.ap.org Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:49 PM PST BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- ESPN says the sixth annual Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research has set a fundraising record by generating nearly $1.6 million in contributions. Cerulean initiates CRLX101 Phase 2 study in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:45 PM PST Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in developing dynamically tumor-targeted nanopharmaceuticals, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a randomized Phase 2 study of its lead candidate, CRLX101, in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) sensitive to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. Northeast Ohio Medical University, CEL-SCI produce new investigational breast cancer vaccine Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:44 PM PST CEL-SCI Corporation announced that its longstanding collaboration with Northeast Ohio Medical University has produced a new investigational breast cancer vaccine which prevents and treats a HER-2/neu expressing breast cancer tumor in a mouse model of the disease. Study: lumpectomy survival rates good for early breast cancer Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:44 PM PST (Reuters) - A new U.S. study examining survival rates for women with early stage breast cancer found that surgery such as lumpectomy that preserves the rest of the breast may offer survival odds as good as, or even better than, mastectomies. Medical experts back calls for throat cancer vaccine Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 05:39 PM PST By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, see our cookie policy

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