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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Maritime Bike Tour raises funds for pancreatic cancer research Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 07:01 AM PDT The fourth annual Maritime Bike Tour started Wednesday in Halifax to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Continue reading New law better informs breast cancer patients Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:56 AM PDT New law lays out treatment options for breast cancer patients. Continue reading Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Earl Barbry Sr. dies at 62 Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:54 AM PDT MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) - Earl Barbry Sr., the chairman of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, has died. He was 62. The tribe said in a news release that Barbry died Wednesday at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria "after fighting cancer." Barbry was instrumental in getting federal recog... Continue reading Promoter host gospel benefit in Valrico for toddler with cancer Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:53 AM PDT BRANDON - Moriah Barnhart's world went into a tailspin in May when her 2-year-old daughter was rushed to the emergency room sick and convulsing. Within days, she learned her toddler had become the victim of a rare type of brain cancer. Continue reading Study highlights possible new approach to prostate cancer treatment Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:51 AM PDT A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry identifies a new therapeutic approach to treat prostate cancer. The research shows that expression of the FoxM1 protein is essential for prostate cancer to develop in mouse models. The study also shows that depletion of FoxM1 in prostate epithelial ... Continue reading Dermatologists Urge the Public to Take Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Diagnosis Seriously Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:48 AM PDT For many of the more than 2 million people in the United States diagnosed annually with non-melanoma skin cancer - including basal and squamous cell carcinoma - the diagnosis may come as a welcome relief since it's not a more serious diagnosis of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Howe... Continue reading Bladder Cancer Breakthrough Offers New Hope For Treatment Of Patients Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:45 AM PDT A breakthrough in the understanding of how bladder cancer spreads could offer new hope to patients. Of the 10,000 people diagnosed with the disease each... Continue reading Special Cancer Therapy Comes To The UK Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:45 AM PDT Cancer patients who currently travel abroad for a special type of radiotherapy will be able to get it in the UK from 2018. Public health... Continue reading New Breast Cancer Treatment To Attack 'Sweet Tooth' Of Tumours Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:44 AM PDT Attacking the sweet tooth of tumours could provide a new treatment for breast cancer, research has shown. By blocking certain proteins, scientists found they could... Continue reading Experts recommend 'cancer' be redefined Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:42 AM PDT HOUSTON, TX – The 'C' word may be used a little less in the near future. We're talking cancer! You see, experts want the National Cancer Institute to re-categorize what they call a cancer when diagnosing and treating some forms … Continue reading

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