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The Best Places in the World to Have Cancer
07/19/2008
People in North America, Western Europe and other developed countries do better than people from Africa.
Right to Pay: NHS spurns gift of free cancer drug
07/19/2008
Dying patient was told he must pay for free medicine.
Many kidney tumors found when doctors aren't looking
07/19/2008
"It was a miracle," said Rooney, of Mountain Brook, Ala., who is recovering from a June 23 operation in which a surgeon removed a cancerous kidney tumor about the size of an orange.
Colts linebacker has big impact at cancer retreat
07/19/2008
His success on the field has allowed him to bring a lot of excitement and smiles off the field to children battling cancer.
Drug fight gran in hospital
07/18/2008
A GRANDMOTHER who took her fight for a cancer drug to the High Court is today in hospital struggling to breathe.
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
07/18/2008
Anti-rejection drugs given after organ transplants may be the reason why 15 percent to 20 percent of individuals who receive such transplants have a higher risk of developing cancer within the next decade.
Australia designer Mark Keighery loses cancer fight
07/18/2008
AUSTRALIAN fashion designer Mark Keighery has lost his long and courageous fight with cancer. The founder of Marcs clothing empire succumbed to the serious infection, septacaemia, following his latest operation to stave off the disease last month. Source: The Daily Telegraph (online)
Genentech Warns of Anemia in Avastin Combo Trial
07/15/2008
The cases of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia seen in a Phase 1 kidney cancer study led to the closure of a mid-stage trial of Avastin plus Sutent, Genentech said in a letter to doctors that was posted on the Food and Drug Administration's website.
Penn State QB job up for grabs
07/14/2008
Other members of Clarks winning team at the player-organized Lift for Life competition Friday were linebacker Josh Hull and tight ends Greg Miskinis and Mickey Shuler. They defeated 23 other four-player teams in the event that raised money for the Kidney Cancer Association.
Lift For Life pushes contributions past $300,000 For kidney cancer
07/14/2008
Penn State Football Uplifting Athletes' Sixth Annual Penn State Lift For Life was a tremendous success, raising the cumulative total in contributions for the Kidney Cancer Association to more than $300,000.
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