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Jab girl had undiscovered tumour BBC News Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT The death of a girl hours after she had a cervical cancer vaccination was due to natural causes, an inquest hears. Monongahela cancer survivor discovers new life at YMCA Valley Independent Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT Grateful for the success she has enjoyed in her battles with cancer, Sally Browning became a volunteer with the Red Cross Blood Mobile in 1971 â€" a situation that continued for 30 years. Obese Women Diagnosed with Larger, Later Stage Breast Cancers Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT LAS VEGAS----Obese women are more likely to have breast cancer detected at a later stage and to have lymph node metastases when diagnosed than women who are not obese, according to a study presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. New Data from Phase III Lung Cancer Trial Show VeriStrat(R) Identifies Patients Likely to Respond to Erlotinib PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT Results from the VeriStrat biomarker analysis of a multicenter Phase III trial were presented today at the 2nd European Lung Cancer Conference currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland.  Results showed that the VeriStrat test identified patients who were likely to have a survival benefit from treatment with erlotinib, a commonly prescribed oral therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer ... PEAK Surgical Announces Results from PRECISE Breast Oncology Studies Demonstrating PEAK PlasmaBlade's Key Role in ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00 AM PDT PEAK Surgical, Inc. today announced positive results from two of its ongoing PRECISE Clinical Studies demonstrating the clinical benefits of using the PEAK PlasmaBlade® tissue dissection device during lumpectomy for the diagnosis of breast cancer.  The study findings were presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons in poster sessions. Understanding Bladder Cancer: BCAN Patient Forum Scheduled for Saturday, May 15th MyNC.com Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT Understanding Bladder Cancer: A Free Educational Forum for Survivors and Caregivers Presented by the Bladder Cancer Advocacy NetworkChapel Hill, NC - Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US, yet most people know nothing about it. Join the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN, pronounced "beacon") for "Understanding Bladder Cancer," a free educational program for ... Fundraiser benefits Chelsea Community Hospital The Chelsea Standard Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:49 AM PDT The 25th annual Chelsea Community Hospital spring auction will take place May 8 at the IBEW Local 252 Hall, 7920 Jackson Road. Proceeds from the event will help fund the equipment and facilities necessary to begin providing chemotherapy infusion services for cancer patients at CCH. To date, $300,000 of the needed $500,000 has been raised through generous donations from the community, the Chelsea ... Relay for Life set for May 22 The Chelsea Standard Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:48 AM PDT If you’ve never been told, “you have cancer,” then you are among the lucky two out of three people that have not and hopefully never will be diagnosed with cancer. Teen who collapsed after cancer jab died from tumour Daily Telegraph Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:43 AM PDT A teenager who collapsed shortly after being given a cervical cancer jab died from an undiagnosed tumour in her heart, a coroner has ruled. McGill scientist discovers how one particular gene regulates epithelial cells News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:41 AM PDT New research led by McGill Biochemist Dr. William Muller helps explain why breast-milk cells lose their structure, causing them to clump up in strange ways (photos available) and sometimes become cancer tumors. With the support of Chen Ling and Dongmei Zuo at McGill's Goodman Cancer Centre, Muller has discovered how one particular gene regulates epithelial cells - cells that normally form in ...

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