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Title: New Anti-Cancer Agents Show Promise For Treating Aggressive Breast Cancers
Summary:Some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer are more vulnerable to chemotherapy when it is combined with a new class of anti-cancer agent, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have shown. ABT-737 is one of a new class of anti-cancer agents called BH3 mimetics that target and neutralise the so-called Bcl-2 proteins in cancer cells. Bcl-2 proteins act to ‘protect’ the cells …
Published on : Tue Jul 19 00:09:35 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:redOrbit

Title: Breast cancer survivors embrace Betty Ford’s legacy of courage, hope
Summary:Dottie Wiersma is a nurse and breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 1971.
Published on : Tue Jul 19 10:41:46 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:The Grand Rapids Press

Title: Breast cancer survivors can experience free menopause
Summary:BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – Area breast cancer survivors are being offered a chance to see the popular stage show Menopause: The Musical free of charge thanks to the Joy to Life Foundation and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. “When someone purchases a ticket to this Tuesday night’s performance, they can invite a breast cancer survivor to come with them for free,” said Joy to Life Foundation co …
Published on : Mon Jul 18 20:02:51 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:CBS 42 Birmingham

Title: Breast Cancer Linked To New Diabetes Drug, FDA Says
Summary:Breast cancer and bladder cancer have been linked to a diabetes drug that is currently under development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. During clinical trials, nine cases of each type of cancer were reported among patients taking dapagliflozin and only one of each among patients on the placebo, Medical News Today reported Friday. An advisory panel is to meet Tuesday to consider the …
Published on : Mon Jul 18 22:12:26 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:ThirdAge

Title: NCCN Breast Cancer Panel Reaffirms Current Position and Recommendation Regarding the Use of Bevacizumab in Metastatic …
Summary:The Expert Breast Cancer Panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® met July 10-12, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. At the meeting, the multidisciplinary breast cancer experts voted in favor of maintaining the current position and recommendation in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Breast Cancer on the use of bevacizumab in metastatic breast cancer.
Published on : Tue Jul 19 15:00:00 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Title: Buffalo Jury Awards $ 2.5 Million Dollars to Chemist in Mesothelioma Case Represented by Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC
Summary:Represented by attorneys Michael A. Ponterio and Keith R. Vona of Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC a former laboratory chemist suffering from mesothelioma was awarded a $2.5 million dollar verdict by an Erie County jury. In his products liability trial against Ford Motor Company, plaintiff James Ginter presented evidence showing that when he used the FAST (Friction Assessment Screening Test) Machine …
Published on : Wed Jul 13 22:42:10 2011 GMT

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Title: Russell Coco given 3-year probation for Equitable asbestos removal
Summary:As supervisor, he failed to follow EPA guidelines at the downtown building.
Published on : Thu Jul 14 09:14:21 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:The Des Moines Register

Title: Bike Race for Kids Coming to West Falls
Summary:The Western New York Mountain Bicycling Association (WNYMBA) will kick off the Youth Racing Series, a collection of bike races for young riders looking to become active in the sport, with an event in West Falls on Sat., July 16.
Published on : Sun Jul 17 08:19:24 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:East Aurora Advertiser

Title: Long and Winding Road Leads East Aurora Native to Meet a Beatle
Summary:Everyone has pictured a “dream come true” moment: a farfetched wish miraculously occurs and knocks everyone down in their awe and envy. It’s a nice thought, stored away for periods of time and only brought out for entertainment.
Published on : Sun Jul 17 08:14:19 2011 GMT

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Courtesy:East Aurora Advertiser

Title: NYC Mesothelioma Attorney Says OSHA Fines of Brooklyn Hospital Shine Light on Dangers of Workplace Asbestos Exposure
Summary:Joseph W. Belluck of New York City’s Belluck & Fox law firm says OSHA fines against Interfaith Medical Center reflect the seriousness of neglecting workers’ welfare and well-known rules and regulations about asbestos in the workplace.New York, NY (PRWEB) July 13, 2011 New York City mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck, who is experienced in asbestos exposure issues, said he was disturbed to …
Published on : Wed Jul 13 20:02:18 2011 GMT

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