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Gaining confidence about cancer
We introduce you to a local woman who is battling breast cancer and show you a group of local doctors providing an opportunity for her and other cancer patients to learn more about their disease and course of treatment. Jacqueline Rico was diagnosed...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, General Practitioners, Oncology, Breast Cancer
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South Bend Clinic buys Cancer Care Partners center
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Cancer Care Partners continues to offer outpatient oncology services at its Mishawaka treatment center despite a recent change of ownership. What started in September 2010 as a collaboration between South Bend Clinic and Indiana University...Tags: Conservation, Human Interest, Environmental Issues, Cancer, General Practitioners
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Orangutan's cancer treatment similar to humans
MIAMI (AP) — Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around her, watching as the chemo drip flows into her veins. Peanut, who was diagnosed with...Tags: Chemotherapy, Biotechnology, Animals, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Science and Technology
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Woman says rescue dog sniffed out her cancer
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Lisa Hulber gazes affectionately at her dog, Effie.
She's always had a bond with the mixed breed, but the two have grown even closer this past year.
Effie, or Effie Mae as Lisa and her husband, Scott, sometimes call her,...Tags: Mammogram, Chemotherapy, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Breast Cancer
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Review: 'Ain't in It for My Health' a fitting tribute to the late Levon Helm
Loose and ragtag, stirring and poignant, the documentary "Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm" proves a fitting tribute to its late star, perhaps best known as the singer-drummer of the influential late-1960s and '70s folk-rock group the...Tags: Movies, Ed Sullivan, Entertainment, Music Industry, Music
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital's Breast Cancer Treatment Targets Cancer, Protects The Heart
Greater New BritainThe Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) is one of few area hospitals offering prone radiation therapy that treats breast cancer confined to the left breast while sparing and protecting the heart from radiation. While radiation therapy has proven...Tags: The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Attack
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READER SUBMITTED: Nerac Earth Announces Inaugural "Seven Lakes Ride" To "Pedal for Patients", At Stafford H.S.
TollandNerac Earth, a nonprofit cycling club located in Tolland, is pleased to invite everyone to come out and participate in the first annual Seven Lakes Ride, a fund-raising bicycle ride event to be held on Sunday, June 30. The proceeds of The Seven Lakes Ride...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Hartford Hospital
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Roche's Avastin fails to prolong survival in brain cancer study
ReutersBy Bill Berkrot June 2 (Reuters) - The widely used Roche Holding AG cancer drug Avastin failed to prolong survival when added to chemo-radiation therapy for glioblastoma - a fast-growing type of brain tumor - according to data presented on Sunday....Tags: Chemotherapy, Bevacizumab (drug), Roche Holding AG, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration
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Bulletin Board for June 2, 2013
Deadline for submitting information to the Bulletin Board is noon Thursday. There is no charge for this service. Items run as space permits. Mail information to The Advocate-Messenger, P.O. Box 149, Danville, Ky. 40423- fax to (859) 236-9566 or call 236-...
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Maryland Proton Treatment Center getting some competition
The Baltimore SunThe competition for medical dollars within the Baltimore-Washington area got a national radio audience this morning, when NPR aired a story about plans for two proton beam therapy facilities in the District of Columbia. If built, those facilities --...Tags: Investments, NPR, Radio, Entertainment, University of Pennsylvania
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Berlin Brothersvalley teen makes music and volleyball her life
Daily American Staff WriterAs a little girl, Emily Philip would sneak downstairs to listen to her dad's rock and roll band practicing in the basement. Now that the 17-year-old girl from Garrett is wrapping up her final year at Berlin Brothersvalley High School, she says her...Tags: High School Sports, Entertainment, Music, Health Treatments
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Best of Fairfield County 2013: Best Hospital
1) St. Vincent's Medical Center 2800 Main St. Bridgeport (203) 576-6000 stvincents.org Voters Said: Treats the whole person. Had a great recent experience in their ER. The cure for what ails you! The radiation oncology technicians were...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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