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Christina Applegate to Launch Cancer Charity in September AceShowbiz Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:56 PM PDT Right Action For Women is hoped to help at-risk women who can't afford the proper preventative care. Marijuana dispensaries could help sick Oregonians KMTR Eugene Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:53 PM PDT With one hand, Lindsey Bradshaw hoisted his food bag onto his back, arranging the tube that has helped feed him since cancer ravaged his stomach seven years ago. In his... Schneck offers self-referral mammography The Seymour Tribune Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:51 PM PDT Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women ages 40 to 55. Early diagnosis and treatment are key to surviving breast cancer, Schneck Medical Center reports. That’s why Schneck now... Einstein scientists awarded $4.1M to test microbicide Carraguard against HPV News-Medical-Net Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:50 PM PDT The National Cancer Institute has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $4.1 million to test the microbicide Carraguard- against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer. The research will evaluate the efficacy of Carraguard- - a clear gel made from the seaweed derivative carrageenan - in preventing new HPV infections in women. Scientists discover repair mechanism of photolyase in sun damaged DNA News-Medical-Net Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:50 PM PDT Researchers have long known that humans lack a key enzyme one possessed by most of the animal kingdom and even plants that reverses severe sun damage.For the first time, researchers have witnessed how this enzyme works at the atomic level to repair sun-damaged DNA.The discovery holds promise for future sunburn remedies and skin cancer prevention. The Uncertainties in Diagnosing Early Breast Cancer New York Times Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:48 PM PDT Readers respond to a recent article. When a Cancer Drug Fails New York Times Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:47 PM PDT The flameout of an enormously expensive drug to treat advanced breast cancer will pose a critical test for the Food and Drug Administration. Breast cancer benefit set for Saturday in Asheville Asheville Citizen-Times Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:41 PM PDT ASHEVILLE â€" Dave Feldman will host a silent auction and concert as a breast cancer benefit at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Garage at Biltmore, 101 Fairview Road. Kaye Cowher Remembered As Loving Wife, Mother KDKA Pittsburgh Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:41 PM PDT Thousands are offering their sympathy and condolences to former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher and his family over the death of his wife. Following her death after a private battle with cancer, Kaye Cowher is being remembered for her love of family. Tour de France: Armstrong's relentlessness may have cost him his legacy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:40 PM PDT Lance Armstrong could never leave well enough alone. For all his other outsized traits, that restlessness still defines him. It propelled Armstrong to revolutionize a sport, become its greatest champion and a hero to cancer survivors worldwide.

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