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News, articles and information about oncology, the treatment, issues and potential cures for all types of cancer, including lung cancer, breast cancer, cancer rates and treatment centers such as Sloan Kettering.
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Indiana Guard soldiers sue KBR over exposure to carcinogen at contaminated Iraqi water plant
Associated Press WriterINDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sued the big defense contractor KBR Inc. on Wednesday, saying its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq five years ago. The federal suit filed in U.S....Tags: Dick Cheney, Metal, Halliburton Company, Employees, Health and Safety at Work
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Smoking: New ways to quit
By now, even the tobacco companies agree: Smoking is bad for your health -- very bad, in fact. Cigarettes are the most hazardous, but cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco also contribute to tobacco's terrible toll. And secondhand smoke is an important...Tags: Medicine, Government Health Care, Health Organizations, Sleep Disorder, Healthcare Policies
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Swayze blast tabloids for reporting he is near death
robert.kahn@newsday.comPatrick Swayze, in the midst of treatment for pancreatic cancer, lashed out yesterday against celebrity gossipmongers who have been reporting that he is near death. "Many tabloids have been consistently reporting lies and false information about me and...Tags: Patrick Swayze, Celebrity, Death and Dying, Diseases
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Sheri Klittich dies at 53; headed trust that helps protect Ventura County's agricultural industry
Sheri Klittich, who developed programs to keep Ventura County's agricultural roots alive as the first administrator of a state-run trust that operates a demonstration farm near Santa Paula, died Nov. 20, a day after she turned 53. Klittich died at her...Tags: Agriculture, Chatsworth, Tucson, Chris Johnson, Canoga Park
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Delray school adds shades to playground
Special CorrespondentUnity School in Delray Beach is taking action to help protect its students. Shade covers will be added to the playground at the school, which has more than 400 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, said Maria Barber, the school's...Tags: Delray Beach, Death and Dying, Diseases
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Cancer researchers receive $1.4 million in grants
The American Cancer Society has award more than $1.4 million in grants to researchers at the University of Iowa. Aliasger Salem, with Iowa's Department of Pharmacy, has received a 4-year, $717,000 grant for research that involves the cancer vaccine...Tags: Vaccines, University of Iowa, Health Organizations, Breast Cancer, Research
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Patrick Swayze Not on Deathbed Yet
Zap2It.comPatrick Swayze wants to reiterate that he's still not about to knock on death's door anytime soon. The "Dirty Dancing" star is fighting back against the exaggerated tabloid stories about the dire condition of his pancreatic cancer, reports People. On...Tags: Patrick Swayze, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dining and Drinking, Diseases
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Couple relied on cancer clause
John and Marianne Yasak hesitated briefly before handing the salesman a $40,890 deposit on their dream retirement home last year.
The house itself was ideal. Although it had not yet been built, the couple liked the lot, inside Mundelein's Del Webb...Tags: Mundelein, Death and Dying, Real Estate Buyers, Health Treatments, Diseases
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Vanessa Williams drives pink fence post into ground to mark start of NY cancer fundraiser
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. (AP) _ "Ugly Betty" star Vanessa Williams has kicked off a breast cancer fundraiser by driving a pink fence post into the ground in suburban New York City. Williams was in Mount Kisco on Sunday to mark the start of the Post for a Cure...Tags: Vanessa Williams, Relay for Life, Breast Cancer, Health Organizations, Walt Disney Co.
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Psychological challenges of surviving cancer
About 11 million Americans alive today -- one in 30 people -- are either currently undergoing treatment for cancer or have done so in the past. The National Cancer Institute considers all to be cancer survivors. Many would attest that cancer is not only...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Depression, Medicine, Injuries, Breast Cancer
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Medical names in the news
•The College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy has appointed Dr. John Michael O'Brien assistant professor of clinical and administrative sciences. O'Brien is the former president of Responsible Health LLC. He has also worked for the...Tags: Medicine, Michael O'Brien, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Corporate Officers, CVS Corporation
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House tours fill holiday weekends
Special to The Baltimore SunIn 1940, Bower Reeves built a dairy barn in rural Forest Hill that he and his son, John Reeves, used for decades. After they stopped using the barn, it sat dormant for 10 years. Then in 1998, John Reeves and his wife, Pat, who were in the market for a...Tags: Health Organizations, Homes, Breast Cancer, Religious Festivals, Trips and Vacations
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