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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: Relay for Life, Mammogram, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society
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Valley's music community gathers for 'Afternoon of Jazz'
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIMPERIAL – The assembly room at Frank Wright Middle School was filled to capacity with toe-tapping, finger-snapping community members during the 19th Afternoon of Jazz concert here Sunday. Jimmie Cannon’s Valley Jazz opened the day’s...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Music Industry, Human Interest, Music, Students
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'My Bright Abyss' explores the essence of faith
Death, God, existential anxiety — these are not uncommon themes for poets to tackle. But for Christian Wiman, who recently announced he will leave his post as editor of Poetry magazine and who has authored three strong and skillful collections of...
Tags: Poetry, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Joseph A. Lillis, 62
Joseph Anthony Lillis, 62, of Boonsboro, Md., passed from this life on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home while surrounded by his family. Born on Aug. 16, 1950, in Jersey City, N.J., he is the son of Mary (Coaches) Lillis of Brick, N.J., and the late...Tags: U.S. Navy, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Human Interest, Roman Catholicism, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Medical Research
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Roche Holding AG, Health Treatments, Biotechnology, Cancer
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Breast Cancer, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Anxiety, Health Treatments
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AstraZeneca accelerates cancer drug testing
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has enrolled the first patient into a final-stage clinical trial of a new drug for a rare type of leukemia as the group's new CEO delivers on a promise to accelerate its oncology programs. Britain's second-biggest drugmaker...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Oncology, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Lung Cancer
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, National Hockey League, Hepatitis C , Health Treatments
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Is Allentown man charged with killing his mom fit for trial?
Two mental health experts disagreed in court Wednesday over the competency of an Allentown man charged with stabbing his mother to death two days before Mother's Day last year. Public defender Carol Marciano requested the hearing in an attempt to show...
Tags: Justice System, Mother's Day, Allentown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Health
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Roche banks on new drug data to defend cancer business
Reuters* GA101 data seen boosting hopes of Rituxan follow-on * Data due this week ahead of ASCO meeting May 31-June 4 * Drug part of strategy to see off biosimilar threats By Caroline Copley ZURICH, May 15 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche hopes data...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, National Hockey League, Drugs and Medicines, Breast Cancer, Symptoms
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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: Venezuela, Viral Diseases and Infections, Oncology, Hospitals and Clinics, Breast Cancer
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