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Dumped, cancer-stricken man gives away Super Bowl tix via Twitter CNET Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:01 PM PST A TV writer gets cancer, and his girlfriend leaves him. She still wants the Super Bowl tickets he bought. Instead, he offers them on Twitter. UW Carbone Cancer Center joins with Adams County to study cancer patterns University of Wisconsin - Madison Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00 PM PST Surprising facts about cancer deaths in Adams County have sparked a unique, county-wide outreach effort to save lives now and in the future. A UW Carbone Cancer Center project that assessed cancer-related needs in southcentral Wisconsin found that the cancer death rate (228.2 per 100,000) in Adams County was more than 46 percent higher than the state average (182 per 100,000). 2 Your Health:More Americans need to be screened for cancer WCBD-TV Charleston Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:56 PM PST The Centers for Disease Control says not enough Americans are being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers. PVH Corp. and The V Foundation for Cancer Research Announce New Neckwear Line Benefiting Cancer Research Business Wire Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:56 PM PST NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PVH Corp. and The V Foundation for Cancer Research announced a new partnership to offer The V Foundation Neckwear Collection - a line of ties inspired by memorable current and past sports figures. Four-week vaccination regimen knocks out early breast cancer tumors, researchers find PhysOrg Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55 PM PST Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report that a short course of vaccination with an anti-HER2 dendritic cell vaccine made partly from the patient's own cells triggers a complete tumor eradication in nearly 20 percent of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), an early breast cancer. More than 85 percent of patients appear to have a sustained ... Stephanie's Heroes: Dana Bost WCAV Charlottesville Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51 PM PST Making lesson plans, grading papers and fighting cancer. In this week's Stephanie's Heroes, we introduce you to Dana Bost, an Orange County teacher who is battling breast cancer without skipping a beat in the classroom. Bexley Mayor Dies Of Cancer WBNS-10TV Columbus Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:49 PM PST Bexley's major, John Brennan, has died from complications of pancreatic cancer. Read the story. Cancer patients' pain can be helped by psychosocial interventions, say researchers PhysOrg Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:40 PM PST Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, who teamed with colleagues at five universities around the United States, analyzed past studies of cancer-related pain reduction and found that psychosocial interventions can have a beneficial effect on cancer patients' pain severity. They also found that certain psychosocial interventions provide better pain management and are effective in reducing the ... Benefit dinner to be held for Bay City man with brain and kidney cancer The Bay City Times Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30 PM PST To help with the cost of medical expenses, a benefit soup dinner is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 at Knights of Columbus Hall, near the corner of Garfield and Midland Roads in Auburn. Basketball games to benefit Kelloggsville staff member MLive.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:24 PM PST Kelloggsville Middle School will be hosting a night of fundraising basketball games beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3 to help cover medical costs of a staff member who is fighting pancreatic cancer. The school is located at 4650 S. Division Ave.

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