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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, Medical Procedures and Tests, Symptoms, People (magazine), Heart Disease
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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: Spider-Man (fictional character), Health Treatments, Halloween, Rentals, Cancer
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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: Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Football, Biotechnology, Sports
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Cancer Institute provides new aid to locals
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Local residents suffering from cancer no longer have to travel far for treatment, as the Cancer Institute at the Pioneers Memorial Hospital has begun accepting patients. The state-of-the-art center provides a full range of medical...Tags: Lung Cancer, Medical Specialization, Colon Cancer, Oncology, Prostate Cancer
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Judaism, Medical Specialization, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Insurance
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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: Chemical Industry, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, National Hockey League, Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals
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TAKE A LOOK-New cancer data highlights immunotherapies, leukemia drugs
ReutersBristol-Myers' promising new combination of treatments to fight melanoma by harnessing the body's immune system and a foray into treating leukemia and other blood cancers by HIV-drug giant Gilead Sciences Inc are among the highlights of early results...Tags: Skin Cancer, Leukemia, HIV, Gilead Sciences Inc.
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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: Lung Cancer, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines, Oncology
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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: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Celebrities, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Science and Technology
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Running: Jennie Carol's Memorial Mother's Day 5K continues to help kids, honor Tarter
larry@amnews.comAs Jenny Tarter was helping getting the final preparations ready for Saturday’s Jennie Carol’s Memorial Mother’s Day 5K Run, she had a conversation with one of those who helps make the Centre College track available to race organizers...Tags: Running, Road Running, Breast Cancer, Health Treatments, Human Interest
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New options for breast cancer surgery treat women faster, gentler and preserve more tissue
AP Chief Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more...Tags: Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgeons, Oncology, Reconstruction, Breast Cancer
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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, Health Treatments, Human Interest, Fort Lauderdale, Hospitals and Clinics
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