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1 hr ago | Williamson Herald

Franklin Noon Rotary Club helps WMC fight breast cancer

The "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" event held Saturday night at the Franklin Rodeo, raised $6,500 for Williamson Medical Center's Breast Health Center.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

3 hrs ago | NutraIngredients-USA

Higher doses of vitamin C show promise as cancer treatment adjunct

Vitamin C as a cancer treatment adjunct received a boost with the release of recent research results in the May edition of Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology.

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Related Topix: Vitamin C, Supplement, Medicine, Health, Pharmacology, Pancreatic Cancer

6 hrs ago | Science Daily

Key Find for Early Bladder Cancer Treatment

"With better knowledge of this protein, we can better determine a patient's prognosis and see who needs more aggressive treatment immediately and who can be given a milder treatment without a risk to their life.

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Related Topix: Medicine, bladder cancer

10 hrs ago | International Business Times

Bollywood Actress Manisha Koirala Vows to Inspire Those Fighting Cancer

Actress Manisha Koirala, who announced last week that she is now free of cancer, said she intends to use her celebrity status and personal story to inspire others who are battling the dreaded disease.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Bollywood, Ovarian Cancer, Oncology

Wed May 22, 2013

International Business Times

American Cancer Society Turns 100, Cancer Incidents in U.S. Trending Downward

In a bit of good news today, the American Cancer Society reports that as of Wednesday, its 100th birthday, two out of three people who are diagnosed with cancer today will survive for at least five years, and cancer rates in the U.S. are down 20 percent overall since the 1990s.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Charitable Organizations, American Cancer Society, Schizophrenia, Lung Cancer

Science Daily

First genomic survey of human skin fungal diversity

In the first study of human fungal skin diversity, National Institutes of Health researchers sequenced the DNA of fungi at skin sites of healthy adults to define the normal populations across the skin and to provide a framework for investigating fungal skin conditions.

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Related Topix: Life, Beer, Food, Drink, Bread, Baked Goods, Medicine, Health

The Motley Fool

Can Financial Innovation Unlock a Cure for Cancer?

A few years ago, Andrew W. Lo from the MIT Sloan School of Management gave a lengthy talk at a meet-and-greet for prospective students of the Master of Finance program.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology

Examiner.com

Emma Stone recalls mom's breast-cancer battle: 'It was terrifying'

Actress Emma Stone celebrated her mother's five-year anniversary of breast-cancer remission at a cancer benefit in Cresskill, N.J., on May 21.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Cresskill, NJ

North Jersey Media Group

Social Scene: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation holds 2013 Peace, Love & A Cure

The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation held their 2013 Peace, Love & A Cure event at the home of Erika and Kevin Liles in Cresskill.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Uganda News Picks

Michael Douglas Talks About Come Back After Cancer

During a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, Micheal Douglas talked about his comeback into the movie industry since his cancer battle which almost ended his life in 2010.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Movies, Entertainment, Celebrities, Catherine Zeta-Jones

TMZ.com

'Doors' Founder Ray Manzarek Traveled to Germany for Special Cancer Treatment

" The Doors " co-founder Ray Manzarek traveled across the world to seek out special world class treatment for his rare form of cancer ... which is why he was in Germany when he died, TMZ has learned.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pop/Rock, The Doors, Ray Manzarek

Thetelegraphand Argus

How you can help us hit our Crocus Cancer Appeal target

So far we've had a 15,000ft parachute jumper, a dress-down day at a supermarket giant, charity dinners and generous donations from major Yorkshire societies.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, West Yorkshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

Tue May 21, 2013

EDGE

What's in Your Sunscreen?

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

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Related Topix: Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Skin Cancer, Dermatology

MLive.com

West Michigan Cancer Center expands oncology team, adds Dr. Tolga Tuncer

Dr. Tolga Tuncer , a native of the United States who was raised in Ankara, Turkey, has joined the center, which is a collaboration of Borgess Health and Bronson Healthcare Group Tuncer completed four medical fellowships, the most recent in hematology and oncology at the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Health, Turkey, World News, Hematology, University of Arizona, Lung Cancer

Ottawa Life

Ease Cancer Stress, Anxiety with 'Emotional Wellness Toolbox'

A not-so-surprising new study shows stress reduces the effectiveness of drugs on prostate cancer, and even accelerates the disease's development.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Prostate Cancer, Winston-Salem, NC, Salem, NC

WOIO

Racial disparities seen in U.S. lung cancer treatment

Racial disparities exist in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer among hospitals in the United States, according to a large new study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lung Cancer

South China Morning Post

Hong Kong women weigh in on Angelina Jolie's breast cancer solution

It happened seven years ago, but Mary Hemrajani still tears up when she recounts her breast cancer ordeal.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Oncology, Texas

GigaOM

New algorithm maps cancer cells like nodes on a social network

A group of researchers from Columbia and Stanford have created a method for turning complex cellular datasets into visualizations that map the similarities between tens of thousands of cells within a tissue sample.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Medicine, Health, Biology, Startups, Stanford University, Columbia University

Mon May 20, 2013

The Times

Women have more options for breast cancer surgery

New approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether it's to treat cancer or to prevent it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology

Redditch Standard

Hairdressers to boost cancer treatment fund

Karen Foort and Zoe Gardner prepare for the event with the staff at Cutting Edge.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health