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Controversial study shows higher cancer risk in 9/11 firefighters
CBS News New studies show they face heightened risk for asthma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and cancer – but not all health experts agree the attacks are to blame for survivors' health problems. For one study – published in the September 1 issue of The … Study Points to WTC Cancer Link Firefighter Cancer Tied To Ground Zero Exposure, New Study Says 9/11 firefighters at risk for cancer |
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Controversial study shows higher cancer risk in 9/11 firefighters – CBS News
Study shows rise of cancer in 9/11 firefighters – CBS News
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Study shows rise of cancer in 9/11 firefighters
CBS News Nine years later, "The doctor said to me, 'Ray, it's stage 4 cancer.'" The diagnosis was kidney cancer that had spread to his bones. Doctors removed part of his leg, and hip and a kidney. He's not the only first responder who became ill. … |
Port group strives to raise awareness of cancer – The Daily News of Newburyport
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Port group strives to raise awareness of cancer
The Daily News of Newburyport Or they just believe in raising awareness in the fight against cancer. Whatever the reason may be, the Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness Group is committed to shining a spotlight on the cancer and its symptoms — often so vague and subtle … Ovarian cysts may not raise cancer risk in postmenopausal women September is ovarian cancer awareness month EmpowHER Encourages Women to Learn More About Ovarian Cancer |
DOJ’s Lawsuit Blocking AT&T-T-Mobile Merger Welcome News for People of Color – Huffington Post (blog)
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DOJ's Lawsuit Blocking AT&T-T-Mobile Merger Welcome News for People of Color
Huffington Post (blog) Yesterday the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the $ 39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. This is great news for communities of color, who disproportionately rely on wireless service to make phone calls and access the … T-Mobile sans AT&T faces big 4G gap AT&T's Stephenson Plans Court Fight, Concessions to Salvage Deal Sprint backs government suit to block AT&T takeover of T-Mobile |
NFL and players renew commitment to prostate health – NFL News
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NFL and players renew commitment to prostate health
NFL News With the support of an increasing number of NFL greats and prostate cancer survivors, the national campaign is focused on turning awareness into action by encouraging men to know their risks and get tested. Cancer survivor and Pro Football Hall of Fame … Atlanta Turns Blue 'Go Blue!' Young Prostate Cancer Patient Advocates Awareness Prostate Cancer Awareness Month |
Pasco Sheriff cracks down on pain pill war – WTSP 10 News
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Pasco Sheriff cracks down on pain pill war
WTSP 10 News What's worse, the kids behind the camera are showing off and bragging about Pasco County's biggest problem- prescription drugs. Sheriff Chris Nocco told 10 News, "They are so high it appears on the video that they're proud of work, piles of pills in … Expand sheriff's fight on drugs Pasco County sheriff fights prescription drug abuse Sheriff wants more deputies to fight drug abuse |
‘Anti-cancer virus’ shows promise – BBC News
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'Anti-cancer virus' shows promise
BBC News An engineered virus, injected into the blood, can selectively target cancer cells throughout the body in what researchers have labelled a medical first. The virus attacked only tumours, leaving the healthy … Cancer-fighting virus shown to target tumors alone Jennerex Shows that Unorthodox Cancer-Fighting Virus Can be Delivered the … Ottawa researcher's tumour-attacking virus shows promise as cancer treatment |
New Study Claims 9/11 Firefighters Suffer Increased Cancer Rate – Fox News
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New Study Claims 9/11 Firefighters Suffer Increased Cancer Rate
Fox News The New York Fire Department (FDNY) plans to release a study that claims firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terror attacks are suffering an increased rate of cancer, the New York Post reported Wednesday. … |
New Lung Cancer Pill Highlights Improved Way of Treating Patients – ABC News
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New Lung Cancer Pill Highlights Improved Way of Treating Patients
ABC News (Pfizer Inc./AP Photo) A new drug to combat a certain type of lung cancer is being hailed today as an "amazing development" by medical experts. The drug crizotinib (Xalkori), manufactured by Pfizer and approved last week by the Food and Drug … Pfizer: New cancer pill gives hope, new strategy Pfizer-Drug Xalkori Approved for Lung Cancer, but at What Cost? Pfizer, docs: New cancer pill gives hope, strategy |
BAP1 Gene Mutation Raises Mesothelioma And Melanoma Of The Eye Risk – Medical News Today
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BAP1 Gene Mutation Raises Mesothelioma And Melanoma Of The Eye Risk
Medical News Today People with gene mutation BAP1 have a higher risk of developing mesothelioma and melanoma of the eye, researchers have reported in Nature Genetics. The authors added that individuals with the BAP1 mutation who are exposed to asbestos have a … Check Up: Study suggests genetics at work in mesothelioma | Philadelphia … Scientists Find Genetic Predisposition to Mesothelioma in Families with Cancer … Fox Chase Doc Uncovers Genetic Link for Mesothelioma |
UH cancer researchers discover genetic link to mesothelioma, melanoma of eye – Hawaii News Now
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UH cancer researchers discover genetic link to mesothelioma, melanoma of eye
Hawaii News Now The discovery of a genetic link to mesothelioma and melanoma of the eye shows the kind of cutting-edge studies that are being done at the UH Cancer Center, which is undergoing an expansion. In a cluster of laboratories in Kakaako, a team of inquisitive … NIH-funded researchers discover genetic link to mesothelioma UH Researchers Discover Genetic Link To Cancer Major cancer research breakthrough made in Hawaii |
Chavez set to begin new round of cancer treatment – Fox News
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Chavez set to begin new round of cancer treatment
Fox News Chavez said during a televised Cabinet meeting on Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments. He is expected to check in to the Military Hospital in Caracas on … Chavez to undergo new round of cancer treatment President Hugo Chavez Undergoes Third Round Of Chemotherapy Venezuelan President to Undergo Third Round of Chemotherapy |
Drugs to treat cancer, other ailments, in short supply – Silver City Sun News
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Drugs to treat cancer, other ailments, in short supply
Silver City Sun News LAS CRUCES – A national shortage of cancer treatment drugs is taking its toll in Las Cruces and statewide, doctors said. And there are supply problems with some non-cancer medications, too. … Shortages of cancer drugs is troubling Chemo drugs are in short supply |
Community meeting planned on prescription drug abuse – Mount Airy News
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Community meeting planned on prescription drug abuse
Mount Airy News At least 24 Surry County residents have died this year from overdoses of prescription drugs. Abuse of such medications now eclipses alcohol as the leading cause of driving while impaired arrests made by the NC Highway Patrol — 60 percent compared to … |
Roswell Park to study cancer rates among African-American women – Buffalo News
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Roswell Park to study cancer rates among African-American women
Buffalo News By Barbara O'Brien Roswell Park Cancer Institute has been awarded a multimillion dollar grant to find out why young African- American women are more likely to get an aggressive form of breast cancer than young white women. … Would MLK Want a Memorial or a Revolution? |
South San Francisco tot’s cancer battle draws attention of Bay Area rappers – San Jose Mercury News
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South San Francisco tot's cancer battle draws attention of Bay Area rappers
San Jose Mercury News On April 11, just a month before she turned 2, Juliana was diagnosed with a form of cancer called neuroblastoma, which strikes only a few hundred children in the US each year. Devastated but determined to help save their only child, the parents have … Space550 nightclub won't host rap benefit for girl |
San Francisco Giants beat Houston Astros 2-1 – San Jose Mercury News
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San Francisco Giants beat Houston Astros 2-1
San Jose Mercury News Giants Cody Ross high-fives Orlando Cabrera as Cabrera and Chris Stewart score off of a double by Jeff Keppinger in the fifth inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, August 26, 2011. The San Francisco Giants played the … Lance Iversen / The Chronicle Giants and Astros continue set at AT&T Park HOUSTON ASTROS (43-88) AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (69-62); AT&T PARK AT 9:15PM CT |
Marin women’s breast cancer study compiles unique database – San Jose Mercury News
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Marin women's breast cancer study compiles unique database
San Jose Mercury News A pioneering Marin County breast cancer study has entered a new phase as experts study a wealth of information they hope will provide keys to combat the disease. Researchers have a trove of information … Perdue Pharma Employee Honored by American Cancer Society Roswell to investigate cancer afflicting black women Delta College event hopes to make strides in breast cancer research |
Steve Jobs Has Rare Pancreatic Cancer – Secaucus New Jersey News
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Steve Jobs Has Rare Pancreatic Cancer
Secaucus New Jersey News Steve Jobs, Apple's former CEO, has neuroendocrine tumor in his pancreas, a rare type of pancreatic cancer. He survived for years by undergoing aggressive treatment and even a liver transplant. However, experts say his decision to resign as Apple's … Jobs's Apple Exit Follows Eight-Year Health Fight After Cancer Rarity of Steve Jobs' cancer and treatment provides few predictions, few options FAQ: Steve Jobs' Pancreatic Cancer |
AT&T starts to build 4G, promises better, but some customers unmoved – San Jose Mercury News
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AT&T starts to build 4G, promises better, but some customers unmoved
San Jose Mercury News SANTA CRUZ — AT&T says customers in Santa Cruz County can expect better service and fewer dropped calls if federal regulators approve its acquisition of competitor T-Mobile for $ 39 million. The deal would double the number of AT&T cell … |
New Films Focusing on Asbestos, Lawsuits, are Met with Support – Asbestos.Net News
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New Films Focusing on Asbestos, Lawsuits, are Met with Support
Asbestos.Net News While not dealing with asbestos lawsuits directly – it tells the story of Stella Liebeck, an elderly woman who sued McDonald's for money she needed to cover medical costs after the restaurant's coffee severely burned her – mesothelioma support groups … New Films are Anti-Asbestos, Support Lawsuits |
TODAYS DATE: August 23, 2011 YOUR ONLINE NEWS RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS … – MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog)
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TODAYS DATE: August 23, 2011 YOUR ONLINE NEWS RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS …
MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog) Once again, September 26 th is designated as National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. The day was set aside by Congress as a time to… Mike Dayton is a licensed attorney and the former editor of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly and South … |
Penis Amputee Receives No Damages in Kentucky Trial – ABC News
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Penis Amputee Receives No Damages in Kentucky Trial
ABC News (Brian Bohannon/AP Photo) The jury unanimously found that Dr. John Patterson exercised appropriate care when he removed a portion of Seaton's penis after finding cancer and ruled 10-2 against Seaton's claim that Patterson did not properly obtain … Defense rests in penis amputation trial; witness says doctor had to remove … Man whose penis was cut off loses suit against surgeon Doc: No clue before surgery man had penile cancer |
Prescription drug misuse growing – BBC News
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Prescription drug misuse growing
BBC News The seizure of £75000 worth of oxycodone is part of a "growing culture of the misuse of prescription drugs", according to a drugs councillor. The drugs were recovered by police in south Belfast and Comber, County Down. The opiate painkiller, sometimes … £75000 of deadly drug seized in police swoop Heroin-style Drug Bust Welcomed 'Hillbilly heroin' seizures sparks warning |
Nurses Exposed to Toxic Cancer Drugs, Study Finds – Fox News
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Nurses Exposed to Toxic Cancer Drugs, Study Finds
Fox News Nurses treating cancer patients risk being exposed to chemotherapy drugs and their toxic effects, according to a new study. The results show that nearly 17 percent of nurses working in centers where outpatient chemotherapy infusions are administered … Nurses Report Accidental Exposures to Cancer Drugs 17% of Cancer Nurses Unintentionally Exposed to Chemotherapy Cancer nurses often exposed to chemo drugs they administer |