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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.
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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Reporter Stephanie Desmon and photographer Chiaki Kawajiri spent the past six months following the lives of four women enrolled in a trial of an experimental breast cancer vaccine, and the Johns Hopkins oncologist who oversees it. They witnessed virtually...
Tags: Vaccines, Breast Cancer, Diseases, Preventative Medicine
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'Dewey' chronicles life of author, cat and town
Associated Press WriterHe was a yellow tabby with twinkling green eyes, who arrived in the overnight drop box of a farmland library one frigid January night. Dewey Readmore Books became the library's star boarder and an international celebrity. Now he's the subject of a...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases, Newspaper and Magazine, Newspapers, Games
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Golfing legend Ballesteros has brain tumor
The Associated PressAfter a career full of miraculous shots -- including one from a parking lot during his first British Open win -- Seve Ballesteros was preparing for the "hardest challenge" of his life Sunday after announcing he has a brain tumor. The 51-year-old...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases, Illnesses
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Uprooting a mystery
At first, he thought it must be a hoax.
The man in the picture didn't have hands at the ends of his arms; he had what looked like tree branches - two masses of tangled, overgrown bark.
In more than 20 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Anthony Gaspari,...Tags: Health Treatments, Diseases, Britney Spears, Therapies, Medical Specialization
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programs Blood driveCommunity College of Baltimore County, Room 100 of the K Building, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville / The campus will host the American Red Cross' blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow-Wednesday. To sign up, call 410-455-4322. The...Tags: Health Treatments, Diseases, Ellicott City, Lexington Market, Physical Fitness
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Ballesteros announces he has brain tumor
Seve Ballesteros has a brain tumor and will undergo a biopsy tomorrow. The five-time major winner announced the news yesterday in a statement issued by La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain. It was unknown whether the tumor was benign or malignant....Tags: Lorena Ochoa, Mark Wilson, BellSouth Corporation, Diseases, PGA Tour
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Elusive cure
In a darkened slice of a convention center ballroom, Dr. Leisha Emens takes her place in front of hundreds gathered to hear about her latest research.
The Johns Hopkins oncologist doesn't look particularly comfortable in the spotlight. This is no way...Tags: Diseases, Physical Fitness, Western Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, National Institutes of Health
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China also suffers from indoor air pollution
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterChina is already home to 16 of the planet's 20 most heavily polluted cities -- a noxious consequence of its double-digit economic growth. Now researchers have worse news for the nation's beleaguered lower classes: The air inside their homes is up to 10...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Productivity, Renewable Energy, Diseases, Health and Safety at School
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Cancer behind him, future appears unlimited for Boston lefty Jon Lester
AP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) _ This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox. The 24-year-old lefty will start Game 3 of the AL championship series against Tampa Bay on Monday, facing Matt Garza at Fenway...Tags: Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox, Spring Training, Diseases, Chicago White Sox
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Ballesteros is diagnosed with brain tumor
The Associated PressAfter a career full of miraculous shots — including one from a parking lot during his first British Open win — Seve Ballesteros was preparing for the "hardest challenge" of his life Sunday after announcing he has a brain tumor. Ballesteros,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases, Illnesses
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Weary Red Sox turn to Lester
This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox. The 24-year-old lefty will start Game 3 of the AL championship series against Tampa Bay today, facing Matt Garza at Fenway Park under the...Tags: Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox, Spring Training, Diseases, Major League Baseball
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Ballesteros has brain tumor
After a career full of miraculous shots -- including one from a parking lot during his first British Open win -- Seve Ballesteros was preparing for the ''hardest challenge'' of his life Sunday after announcing he has a brain tumor. Ballesteros, 51, was...Tags: Steve Ralston, Diseases, Wrestling, Awards and Prizes, Marat Safin
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