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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, Health Treatments, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, The New York Times
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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: Health Treatments, Halloween, Olive Garden, Rentals, Spider-Man (fictional character)
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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, Biotechnology, Football, 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: Health Treatments, Lung Cancer, Oncology, Medical Specialization, Colon 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: Health Treatments, Insurance, Religion and Belief, Oncology, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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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: Health Treatments, Oncology, Gilead Sciences Inc., Trials, Medical Research
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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: HIV, Gilead Sciences Inc., Skin Cancer, Leukemia
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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: Health Treatments, Lung Cancer, Oncology, Throat Cancer, Medical Research
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FDA approves Roche diagnostic for gene mutation in lung cancer
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved a test developed by Roche for a specific gene mutation present in about 10 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, and said the company's drug Tarceva could be used as an initial treatment in...Tags: Health Treatments, Lung Cancer, Genentech Inc., Roche Holding AG, Food and Drug Administration
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WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Angelina Jolie, Oncology, Genetic Condition, Breast Cancer
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Time to help out the Kid
He's up for the concert on Saturday, he thinks. Kid Ramos has felt up and down for the last year and a half, but his energy has surged back of late — as has his hair. The latter will soon fall out again as he enters chemo. Hopefully, his passion for...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Concerts, Entertainment, Music, Carlos Santana
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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: Health Treatments, Broward Health Medical Center, Lymphoma, Human Interest, The Seminole Tribe
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