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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: AFSCME, Chemotherapy, Heart Problems, Labor Legislation, Science and Technology
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Pfizer halts study of lymphoma drug unlikely to help survival
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was...Tags: Chemotherapy, Oncology, Leukemia, Cancer, Science and Technology
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Students Earn International Science Fair Awards
StatewideFour Connecticut students captured Grand Awards, Friday, May 17, at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest pre-college science fair. The students traveled to the ISEF, in Phoenix, Ariz., to compete with...Tags: Global Change, Students, Glastonbury, Arts and Culture, Environmental Issues
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Peregrine Pharma agrees with FDA on lung cancer trial design
Reuters(Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals said it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a late-stage trial for its experimental lung cancer drug. The late-stage trial will compare a combination of chemotherapy and...Tags: Chemotherapy, Trials, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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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: Chemotherapy, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, Allentown, Cancer
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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: Chemotherapy, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Osbourne, Colon Cancer, Cancer
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Franklin County Commissioner Thomas to undergo bone marrow transplant
dona@herald-mail.comFranklin County Commissioner Robert L. "Bob" Thomas, who has been a commissioner since 1995, announced Friday that he will be able to continue serving in the post even as he undergoes treatment for the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chemotherapy, Politics, Entertainment, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioner continues to serve despite cancer treatment
dona@herald-mail.comFranklin County (Pa.) Commissioner Robert L. Thomas, who has been a commissioner since 1995, announced Friday that he will be able to continue serving in the post even as he undergoes treatment for the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chemotherapy, American Red Cross, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Science and Technology
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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: Prostate Cancer, Heart Problems, Arts and Culture, Cancer, Customs and Tradition
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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: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Trials, Science and Technology, Health Treatments
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Avengers finish strong in Acreage Girls Flag Football League
The Avengers picked the right time to get hot. They upset the top-seeded The Other Team 12-6 to capture the Pro Division SuperBowl championship of the Acreage Girls Flag Football league last Saturday (May 4) at Acreage Community Park. The Avengers,...Tags: Chemotherapy, Sports, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Football
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Preventative Medicine, Science and Technology, Health Treatments
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