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Take a bow: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's grand finale for man, woman of year
The Southern Florida and Puerto Rico Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has announced that the co-chairs and candidates have been selected for the 2013 Man & Woman of the Year campaign in Fort Lauderdale. LLS funds blood cancer research and...Tags: Broward Health Medical Center, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Elections, Politics
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HCC graduate aims to 'pay it forward'
alnotarianni@aol.comWhen Kathy McKenzie took to the podium Saturday to present graduate remarks at the Hagerstown Community College 66th Commencement, she said she was there as the result of a life change that made her want to “pay it forward.” On March 9, 2004,...Tags: Chemotherapy, Olympic Steel Incorporated, Leukemia, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization
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Greencastle Relay for Life is a time to 'celebrate, remember and to fight back'
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comTina Schaubroeck of Greencastle walked around the track at Kaley Field with a renewed pep in her step during the American Cancer Society’s 19th Annual Greencastle Relay for Life on Saturday. “I just found out this past March that I am free of...Tags: Mammogram, Schools, Lymphoma, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Elementary Schools
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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Mammogram, Celebrities, Tamoxifen (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mastectomy
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Cancer cover girl rallies to launch fashion line
In a playroom at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, a frail, bald-headed 13-year-old girl is between takes for “omg! Insider,” a TV celebrity-gossip show, talking about her new fashion line. Talia Joy Castellano of Oviedo — her...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Venezuela, The Huffington Post, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemotherapy
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FACTBOX-Celebrities with breast cancer
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - Here is a look at some female celebrities who have suffered breast cancer after Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday she underwent a preventive double mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer: SHERYL CROW: -...Tags: Mammogram, Celebrities, Mastectomy, Biotechnology, Colon Cancer
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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...Tags: Mastectomy, Biotechnology, Xalkori (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Arts and Culture
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CORRECTED-Data show new Roche leukemia drug may improve on Rituxan
Reuters(Corrects paragraph 12 to show Biogen has stake in new drug) By Bill Berkrot May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental leukemia treatment that Roche Holding AG hopes will improve upon its best-selling cancer drug Rituxan delayed disease progression twice as...Tags: Trials, Biotechnology, Biogen Idec Incorporated, Chemotherapy, Oncology
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Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation
"Mom. Do you have that gene? Do I? Have you been tested? I thought Grandma had breast cancer. Why weren't you ever tested?" The questions from my 27-year-old daughter were coming fast. Angelina Jolie published an essay in The New York Times on Tuesday,...Tags: Celebrities, Mastectomy, People (magazine), Family, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Joey Sciacca: 'Superhero' boy valiantly fought cancer for years
Six-year-old Joey Sciacca idolized the Hulk, Captain America and Iron Man. But those who knew him said the little boy from Clermont was a genuine superhero himself. Despite unceasing pain from neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer he battled for four...
Tags: Olive Garden, Chemotherapy, Rentals, Halloween, Spider-Man (fictional character)
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Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Music, art and dance therapy may relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer, according to a new analysis of past studies. Researchers who analyzed results from trials conducted between 1989 and 2011 said the...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Internal Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Arts and Culture, National Institutes of Health
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Experimental Gilead drug effective in early-stage leukemia trial
ReutersBy Deena Beasley May 15 (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc shrank tumors in half of leukemia patients whose cancer had returned, according to an early-stage trial that represents a new foray into oncology by the world's biggest...Tags: Trials, Hepatitis C , Gilead Sciences Inc., HIV, Ice Hockey
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