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Nursing student earns Franciscan St. Anthony Health scholarship The Michigan City News-Dispatch Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:50 PM PDT MICHIGAN CITY â€" David Wright’s desire to be a registered nurse recently earned him a $5,000 scholarship through Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City in honor of a 35-year former nurse who died of cancer in 2008. Despite Passionate Patient Accounts, FDA Sees No Evidence of 'Super-Responders' in Avastin Trials GenomeWeb News Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:44 PM PDT While the US Food and Drug Administration would be willing to conduct research with Genentech to identify breast cancer patients who respond especially well to the oncologic Avastin, the agency appears unconvinced by evidence submitted by the Roche subsidiary to date that certain breast cancer patients are so-called "super-responders" to the drug. Study: Mammography reduces risk of cancer death 14 WFIE Evansville Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:43 PM PDT Regular mammography screenings reduce a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer, according to a new study. FDA holds hearings on breast cancer drug 14 WFIE Evansville Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:42 PM PDT The FDA began two days of hearings Tuesday on its decision to withdraw approval of the drug Avastin, a drug used to treat breast cancer that could be pulled from the market. Watch: Mammograms: Important Breast Cancer Preventative ABC News Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:41 PM PDT Dr. Richard Besser discusses the benefits of common medical procedure. Former Canucks D Wilkins passes away WGRZ-TV Buffalo Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:32 PM PDT Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - Barry Wilkins, a defenseman who scored the first goal in Vancouver Canucks history, passed away at the age of 64. The Sun reported Tuesday that the Toronto native died Sunday night at his home in suburban Phoenix after a battle with lung cancer. Lura Lynn dies with husband, ex-Gov. George Ryan, at her side Chicago Sun-Times Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:29 PM PDT Former Illinois first lady Lura Lynn Ryan died at a Kankakee hospital Monday night, with her husband, convicted former Gov. George Ryan, at her bedside after a prison warden temporarily freed him so he could be with her one last time.Mrs. Ryan, 76, had lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis that had “made it impossible for her to breathe on her own,” and had been on a respirator since Saturday night ... Wilkins, who scored Canucks' first goal, succumbs to cancer Ottawa Citizen Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:28 PM PDT Barry Wilkins, who will forever be etched in British Columbia sports history as the player who scored the first goal in Vancouver Canucks history, died Sunday following a battle with lung cancer. Springdale Coach Remembered By Former Colleagues, Friends KHBS - KHOG Fort Smith - Fayetteville Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:20 PM PDT Former Springdale High School's head football coach Kevin Johnson died Tuesday morning after a two-year battle with cancer. Kent State women’s football clinic teaches the basics, raises money for charity Kentwired.com Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:19 PM PDT Kent State will feature a women’s football clinic Wednesday between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at Dix Stadium. Women will be able to participate in offensive, defensive and special teams football drills in order to learn more about the sport. Admission is $25 and proceeds will go to children with cancer as well as the Heroes’ Day ticket funds. Parking will be free on the east lot of Dix Stadium. “We ...

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