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Venezuela's Chavez 'battling' for his life: VP Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:58 PM PST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life in a Caracas military hospital 10 days after returning from cancer treatment in Cuba, his vice president said on Thursday. March Celebrates National Colorectal Cancer Prevention; United Security Life and Health Insurance Company’s Medical ... prweb.com Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:56 PM PST Leonard Hertko, MD, FACP, Medical Director for United Security Life and Health Insurance Company (USL&H) offers tips on preventing colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the second deadest form of cancer for both men and women.Bedford Park, Illinois (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Leonard Hertko, MD, FACP, Medical Director for United Security Life and Health Insurance Company (USL&H) offers tips on ... Livestrong Foundation charts post-Armstrong course Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:52 PM PST By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGO AP 8212 Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization will persevere in the wake of the cyclist8217s admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Arthur Porter says he is too ill to travel to face Quebec fraud allegations Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:52 PM PST Arthur Porter, former head of Canada’s spy watchdog, is undergoing chemotherapy in Nassau for lung cancer Breast Cancer: UK Lagging In Survival Rates sky.com Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:51 PM PST Ageism and poor treatment are reducing women's chances of surviving breast cancer, new research suggests. Dog-cancer study hunts for more pups Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:42 PM PST Burying a dog can be one of the hardest things in life to do. A new Colorado study is trying to determine if there's a way man's best friend can live longer by tackling a common dog-killer, cancer. A Colorado Springs woman and her dog signed up for the beta test and are now a part of the actual study. "I don't have any children so I think it's easier to react that way to my pets -- treat them ... Most discover colorectal cancer late Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:35 PM PST Just over half of colorectal-cancer patients are diagnosed in the advanced stages, according to the latest report by the National Registry of Diseases Office released this week. Chasing Cancer Away 5K coming Saturday Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:34 PM PST Runners will flock to downtown Canton on Saturday morning for the Chasing Cancer Away 5K, a run in memory of Abigail Kelley, a 9-year-old who died last June after a long battle with brain cancer. Facebook, Google tech gurus to design cancer research game Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:26 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists from a British cancer charity are teaming up with technology gurus from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google to design and develop a mobile game aimed at speeding the search for new cancer drugs. EORTC survey looks at common practices in melanoma surgery Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 09:18 PM PST The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has conducted an international survey of 75 melanoma centres on their behaviours and practices. The survey, which was conducted between 2003-2005, looked at common surgical practices in melanoma surgery (resection margins, sentinel node biopsy and lymph node dissection), as well as surgical management of distant metastases ...

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