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Obituary - Santiago Rodriguez Fontana Herald News Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:01 AM PDT Santiago Rodriguez, 62, passed away on Monday, March 26 at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside of cancer. He was born Jan. 3, 1950 in Tucson, Arizona to Lorenzo and Juanita Rodriguez. He lived the past three years in Riverside, five years in Rialto prior, and 10 years in Fontana. Breast cancer risk gene discovery fast tracked by new technology EurekAlert! Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT ( University of Melbourne ) An international team of researchers led by the University of Melbourne, Australia, has used new technology to fast track the discovery of a breast cancer risk gene and could assist in the discovery of other cancer genes. Major Detroit Employers To join in Cancer Study HispanicBusiness.com Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT Two automakers, General Motors and Chrysler, and two health systems, Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Hospitals, as well as Oakland County government will be part of the study. Get flu shots, don't sit still, ditch the vitamins -- and seven more cancer-fighting tips Market Watch Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT Get flu shots, don't sit still, ditch the vitamins -- and seven more cancer-fighting tips Tata Medical Center to set up research facility New Kerala Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:48 AM PDT Kolkata, March 29: The 167-bedded Tata Medical Center - a high-tech centre for cancer research and treatment - is planning to spend nearly Rs.250 crore to expand its facility, including setting up a modern research centre. ETSU to hold Relay For Life event Friday night East Tennessean Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:45 AM PDT Cancer doesn’t sleep. And neither will East Tennessee State University students who are participating in the university’s Relay For Life event this week. Wall Street throws rock at cancer Langley AdvanceNews Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PDT Wall Street has been rocking for a quarter century. A new breast cancer susceptibility gene EurekAlert! Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:41 AM PDT ( University of Utah Health Sciences ) Mutations in a gene called XRCC2 cause increased breast cancer risk, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics. The study looked at families that have a history of the disease but do not have mutations in the currently known breast cancer susceptibility genes. Relay For Life stories of hope: Cancer survivior Eddie Earl Hollis Topsail Voice Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PDT My story is how early detection can help beat cancer and in some cases eliminate the need for treatments that are harmful to your body, spirit and mind. My name is Eddie Earl Hollis, age 66 and I always have routine yearly checkups with my Urologist, Dr. Robert Nichols in Wilmington. Physician-in-Chief named for KU Cancer Center Kansas City Kansan Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:34 AM PDT Terance T. Tsue, MD, a distinguished Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeon and researcher, has been named the first Physician-in-Chief for The University of Kansas Cancer Center. In this position, Dr. Tsue (pronounced sue-A) provides the clinical oversight at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, ranked 44 th nationally among hospital cancer programs by U.S. News & World Report . “The clinical ...

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