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Venezuela's Chavez undergoing 'tough' chemotherapy - VP Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 06:01 AM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez has been undergoing "tougher" new treatment for cancer including chemotherapy at the military hospital where he has been for the last two weeks, his vice-president said. Toddlers trike to fight cancer Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 06:00 AM PST Toddlers from LCC’s Camilo Prada Child Development Center put the pedal to the metal Friday as they rode for funds to benefit cancer research during the seventh annual St. Jude’s Trike-A-Thon Now, app that will aid early detection of cancer Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 06:00 AM PST Cancer Research UK have teamed up with Google, Facebook and Amazon to develop a game you can play on your mobile that will simultaneously sort through genetic data. Irish TV channel ordered to apologize after Vincent Browne calls Israel a ‘cancer’ Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:43 AM PST An Irish TV station has been ordered to apologize after one its anchors described Israel as a "cancer in foreign affairs" on a weeknight program. Vincent Browne , a veteran journalist and host of TV3’s 'Tonight with Vincent Browne' made the remarks on October 23, 2012, during a news segment about the conflict in the Middle East. Chavez undergoing "tough" chemotherapy: Venezuela VP Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:36 AM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez has been undergoing "tougher" new treatment for cancer including chemotherapy at the military hospital where he has been for the last two weeks, his vice-president said. Venezuela's Chavez undergoing 'tough' chemotherapy - Vice President Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:32 AM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez has been undergoing "tougher" new treatment for cancer including chemotherapy at the military hospital where he has been for the last two weeks, his vice-president said. Related Stories Exclusive - Jaguar Land Rover studying full production in India: sources Rolls, Bentley fight luxury battle for German owners Hard slog ahead for ... Pap smear advice 'may risk lives' Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:30 AM PST A high-level suggestion that women should start screening for pap smears later in life and have them less often has raised concerns among cervical cancer advocates that lives could be put at risk. Hackathon's Goal: A Smartphone Game That Scores Points for Cancer Research Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:27 AM PST UK-based charity is sponsoring a weekend hackathon, but those invited won't be using their coding talents to advance any business causes. The 40 programmers, gamers, graphic designers and other specialists will spend the time designing a smartphone game that can let average users help with cancer research, Plan to change cervical cancer screenings Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:24 AM PST Ahigh-level proposal that Australian women should start screening for cervical cancer later in life and have pap smears less often has raised concerns among cervical cancer researchers that lives could be put at risk. Early detection saved her life Sat, 02 Mar, 2013 05:23 AM PST CHELSEA FARRY was 23 when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. And she considers herself very lucky. A routine, but overdue, pap smear caught the cancer at an early stage.

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