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Christopher Hitchens Has Cancer [Get Well Soon] Gawker Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:02 PM PDT Christopher Hitchens , who'd suspended his book tour for "personal reasons," has been diagnosed with cancer. More » Drawing close over 5 miles The Bristol Bay Times Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:01 PM PDT A satellite event in Iliamna, in conjunction with the annual Alaska Run for Women in Anchorage on June 12, drew 55 participants for an untimed five-mile run to raise awareness of breast cancer. Paul Thiebaud, art dealer with galleries in San Francisco and New York, dies Brandon Sun Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:00 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, - Paul Thiebaud, a prominent art dealer who owned galleries in San Francisco and New York, has died. He was 49. Staff at his San Francisco gallery say he died Saturday in Sacramento of colon cancer. Winter Haven Hospital Foundation gets $20,000 boost News Chief Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:57 PM PDT WINTER HAVEN - The Winter Haven Hospital Foundation has received a major contribution from a new Polk County initiative that seeks to raise money to help combat cancer locally. Celgene to buy Abraxis for $2.9B in biotech deal The Record and Herald News Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:57 PM PDT NEW YORK â€" Biotechnology company Celgene said Wednesday it is expanding its array of cancer treatments with a deal to buy Abraxis BioScience Inc. for $2.9 billion in cash and stock. Woman inspires others while battling cancer Waxahachie Daily Light Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:43 PM PDT First diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago, 1991 Waxahachie High School graduate Elizabeth Sam is fighting cancer again. On Tuesday, her friend, Connie Slay Purpura, shared Sam’s story with the Daily Light during a telephone interview from M.D. Anderson in Houston. The V Foundation Gives the Public a Chance to Ask Questions About Cancer Research dBusinessNews.com Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:40 PM PDT (Cary , N.C. ) â€" The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research fundraising organizations, is proud to announce its Second Annual North Carolina Public Cancer Forum featuring a panel of doctors from prestigious cancer centers across the country. Threshold Pharmaceuticals Initiates a Randomized, Controlled, Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating TH-302 in Patients ... GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:36 PM PDT REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has initiated a multi-center, randomized, controlled, crossover Phase 2 clinical trial of TH-302 in combination with gemcitabine in patients with first line pancreatic cancer. Joni gets 'positive prognosis' after surgery BPNews.net Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:33 PM PDT AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (BP)--Joni Eareckson Tada has a positive prognosis after breast cancer surgery June 28, according to her physician. "Joni's cancer was determined to be Stage 2," Dr. Geoffrey Drew reported, according to an A. Larry Ross Communications news release. Relay for Life an encouraging affair The Paris News Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:29 PM PDT A mother with her daughter by her side joined 150 other cancer survivors Friday night at R.L. Maddox Stadium to kick off the first lap of the American Cancer Society 12-hour Relay For Life.

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