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Local resident will hold softball tournament to raise funds to fight cancer Fontana Herald News Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT For more than 20 years, Frank Mena, also known as “Lucky Mena,” lived a life as a retired fast pitch softball pitcher. Canadian Skin Patient Alliance lauds national Initial Recommendation for new melanoma drugs - Urges quick final approval PR Newswire Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT OTTAWA, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Today the national drug-review agency, the pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review (pCODR), announced it is recommending that provinces and territories should consider paying for the skin cancer drugs Yervoy (Ipilimumab) and Zelboraf (Vemurafenib) for... FDA: Tobacco Companies Must Report Ingredients Manufacturing.net Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Tobacco companies will be required to report levels of dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes, chew and other products, under the latest rules designed to tighten restrictions on the tobacco industry. The preliminary rule from the Food and Drug Administration marks the first time tobacco makers will be required to report quantities of 20 ingredients associated with cancer ... Jeannie A. Couberly Gridley Herald Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:53 AM PDT Gridley, Calif. â€" Jeannie A. Couberly died at her home in Biggs Thursday, March 8, 2012, after eleven years of cancer. She was 55. Jeannie was born April 11, 1956 in Long Beach, California to Gordon and Joyce Earle and was the younger of two children. National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:50 AM PDT Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified a new population of intestinal stem cells that may hold clues to the origin of colorectal cancer. Breast-cancer diagnosis review being finalised Otago Daily Times Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:49 AM PDT The Ministry of Health is finalising its "initial investigation" into possible delays in breast-cancer diagnosis at Southern District Health Board, and expects to have a clearer picture next week, a ministry statement says. read more Jack Carley Calaveras Enterprise Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:48 AM PDT Jack Robert Carley of San Andreas died at his home Friday, March 23, 2012, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 77. Barbie going bald to support kids with cancer Orange County Register Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PDT Barbie is going bald to support children with cancer, Mattel has announced on its Facebook page.A Facebook page titled "Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let's see if we can get it made" was started a few days before Christmas and has now amassed more than 150,000 fans.The Facebook ... Top 10 sports stars who defied illness The Rundown - Yahoo! Eurosport Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:41 AM PDT Football was rocked by the terrible news on Friday that Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia. The disease, which a form of cancer affecting blood and bone marrow, will almost certainly mean that the Bulgarian … Continue reading â†' Mercy sophomore to shave head for cancer research Town Times Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PDT On Saturday, March 31, at the Portland Fairgrounds, Flannery Keenan, of Durham, will do what not many teenage girls would choose to do: get a buzz cut.

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