Health News: [cancer]: Sale to help people struggling with cancer

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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Sale to help people struggling with cancer Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:56 PM PDT Dr. Oliver Batson, an Everett oncologist, and his wife, Julie Batson, pick up a chair that will be on sale at Saturday's Rummage for Relief. The event will raise money for the Providence Cancer Patient Assistance Fund. Continue reading Winthrop nurses learn about skin cancer from Mollie's Fund Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:46 PM PDT Participants collect information about skin cancer The Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation sponsored "Lunch and Learn about Melanoma" for the nursing staff at Winthrop University Hospital on Friday, July 19th. Continue reading Getting to Know: Chad Picker Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:45 PM PDT Chad Picker's life story is no different than anyone else's. At least, until Nov. 30 of last year, when his father succumbed to lung cancer. Continue reading Innovation: Cancer Vaccine by Stanford's Irving Weissman Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:43 PM PDT Getting cancer cells to scream "come and get me!" Continue reading Valerie Harper, diagnosed with brain cancer, starts work on TV movie (update) npc-news.dailyfreeman.com Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:30 PM PDT LOS ANGELES — Despite suffering from incurable brain cancer, actress Valerie Harper is back at work. Continue reading Data center innovator Ken Brill dies at 68 Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:27 PM PDT Ken Brill, founder of the Uptime Institute and a forward thinker in data center design and operations, died this week at the age of 68, the Institute said on Thursday. The cause was cancer, a spokesman said. Continue reading Locals, campers 'walk for hope' at York breast cancer event Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:23 PM PDT YORK, Maine — The green and grassy York Beach Ball Field on Thursday became a sea of pink, as more than 300 walkers donned T-shirts in support of the 2013 Walk of Hope for Breast Cancer Survivors. Continue reading Heart health campaign gears up in Bakersfield Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:22 PM PDT BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Kern County ranks worst of California's 58 counties for incidence of heart disease. The American Heart Association reports more women die from heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Its Go Red for Women campaign brings n... Continue reading Pink drinks put fizz in 60km walk for cancer Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:17 PM PDT THE Strand Hotel at North Ipswich will be a sea of pink on Saturday night for a fundraiser for the Weekend to End Women's Cancers. Continue reading Researchers target 'cell sleep' to lower chances of cancer recurrence Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 06:05 PM PDT By preventing cancer cells from entering a state of cellular sleep, cancer drugs are more effective, and there is a lower chance of cancer recurrence, according to new research from an international research team. The discovery is the first to show that it is possible to therapeutically t... Continue reading

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