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  1. Defense Minister Warns UPDF Officers on Discussing Army Issues in PublicRead the original story

    19 min ago | Uganda News Picks

    Defense Minister Dr. Crispus Kiyonga has warned Uganda People's Defense Forces officers against putting out their grievances in the public fora.

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  2. Liver Transplants Are a Viable Option for People With HIVRead the original story

    Yesterday | POZ

    People with HIV who undergo liver transplants for hepatocellular carcinoma , the most common form of liver cancer, appear to fare as well as those without the virus, WebMD reports.

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  3. Local football team walks in Hospice 5KRead the original story

    Sunday | WIVB-TV Buffalo

    ... through the whole treatment." Tyvaier accomplished that goal of graduating 8th grade, but lost his battle with liver cancer in 2009. His friend Ryan is better now and he's honoring Tyvaier at the 17th Annual Hospice Walk. His mother is touched by ...

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  4. HIV No Barrier to Getting Liver Transplant, Study FindsRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | MedlinePlus

    Liver transplants to treat a common type of liver cancer are a viable option for people infected with HIV, according to new research.

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  5. May is National Hepatitis Awareness MonthRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Insight News

    ... about 39,000 people living with hepatitis C in Minnesota. Hepatitis C causes serious liver diseases, including liver cancer (the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related deaths) and is the leading cause of liver transplants in the United States. ...

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  6. Little girl's lemonade stand raised $1,600Read the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Statesboro365

    ... for herself, mind you, but for her friend Silas, a little boy she met in the hospital. Silas has a rare form of liver cancer and is undergoing treatment in the same Savannah hospital as Anna. More than 300 people stopped by her lemonade stand ...

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  7. Medal winning cyclist launches charity ride for Norfolk hospital appealRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Evening News

    ... 29. The former Norwich High School for Girls pupil said her father, Mark, had been diagnosed with a form of liver cancer and was awaiting a liver transplant. Miss Williamson, who lives in Manchester and trains at the National Cycling Centre, said: ...

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  8. AHSC Health Screenings Part of National Hepatitis Testing DayRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 16 | AsianWeek

    ... cities will coordinate events and air public service announcements on television about viral hepatitis and liver cancer prevention. Organizers are also collaborating with ceremonies in Washington, D.C. and Hawaii, as well as Santa Clara County and ...

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  9. Bayer Initiates Phase III Trial of Stivarga (regorafenib) Tablets in...Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Drugs.com

    ... (HCC) Several types of cancer can start in the liver. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer in adults and accounts for about 80 percent of cancers that originate in the liver. The American Cancer Society estimates ...

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  10. HIV Is No Barrier To Successful Liver Transplant For Cancer TreatmentRead the original story

    Saturday May 18 | Medical Daily

    ... particularly aggressive among this population. HCC, also called malignant hepatoma , is the most common type of liver cancer and in most cases follows a viral hepatitis infection or cirrhosis of the liver. Alcoholism is a risk factor for developing ...

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  11. Meadowvale Chess Game Tribute to 9-Year-Old Cancer SurvivorRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Patch.com

    ... a fundraiser for one of its members. Third-grade student and chess player Thomas Saacks, 9, was diagnosed with liver cancer in December. All proceeds from the May 18 tournament will go to his family for medical expenses. The effort is "a small town ...

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  12. Hep C rising in baby boomers, but can they be treated?Read the original story

    Friday May 17 | KEPR CBS 19

    ... for newly diagnosed patients, and the Affordable Care Act could make things even worse. Hepatitis C can lead to liver cancer, liver failure and cirrhosis irreversible and potentially fatal scarring of the liver. The virus kills about 600 people in ...

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  13. Benefit for Tennis Coach TonightRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | RiverBender.com

    The tennis coach at Alton High School is battling liver cancer, and a benefit is being held tonight.

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  14. News in Brief: Week of May 13-17Read the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | American Academy of Family Physicians

    ... the virus after the initial diagnosis, which greatly increased their chances of developing liver damage and liver cancer, according to a new study conducted by the CDC. Physicians use an antibody test to determine if someone has been infected with ...

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  15. Transgene Announces its Invesment in ElsaLys Biotech, a New Antibody...Read the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Business Wire

    ... advanced products have generated proof of concept data in randomized clinical studies: in lung cancer (TG4010), liver cancer (Pexa-Vec), hepatitis C (TG4040) and HPV-related cervical lesions (TG4001). We have concluded strategic agreements for the ...

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  16. World Congress on Interventional Oncology to Present Live TheraSphere AdministrationRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Business Wire

    ... Administration delivery system and preview the upcoming Treatment Window Illustrator iPad app. TheraSphere is a liver cancer therapy that consists of millions of small glass beads (20 to 30 micrometers in diameter) containing radioactive Y-90 . The ...

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  17. Remembering mom: Mike McCabeRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | KIMA

    ... We only get this one life, and I think she knew hers was about to end." "In 1987 my mom passed away from liver cancer, on April 25th to be exact, in the early morning hours at home," he said. We all know Mike McCabe's smile, but many do not know his ...

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  18. Proceeds to help boy with rare form of cancerRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Statesboro Herald

    ... to help out a friend she met in the hospital while undergoing treatment for leukemia. Silas has a rare form of liver cancer, and has been receiving treatment in Savannah. "He is just a very special little boy, and we would love to help their family ...

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  19. Hepatitis C virus major challenge in the regionRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | The Peninsula

    DOHA: About 150 million people are chronically infected and at risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer, and more than 350,000 people die from Hepatitis C Virus related liver diseases every year, Dr Laith Abu-Raddad said last night at a community health forum in Doha.

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  20. Family cancer tragedy hard to fathomRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | NEWS.com.au

    ... Elisha's is not the only cancer battle in the Neave family - the sisters' father Colin, lost his battle with liver cancer last week and their mother Claudette is undergoing chemotherapy for terminal bone cancer. "My mother hid the severity of her ...

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