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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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    Dec 19, 2004 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. The most difficult journey

    Sun Staff
    That night after everyone had gone, when it was late and the hospital was quiet, the boy savored his triumph. He eyed the long white coat that hung nearby. An honorary medical degree that his doctors had presented him that afternoon was propped against...

    Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Tuberculosis, Maryland Science Center, Rutgers University, Surgery

    2. May 21, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  2. Lung cancer tests advised for some heavy smokers

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New recommendations from chest and cancer doctors call for lung cancer screening in older adults with a long history of smoking a pack a day or more — but also highlight the possible harms of screening, including a high risk of false positive tests.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New recommendations from chest and cancer doctors call for lung cancer screening in older adults with a long history of smoking a pack a day or more — but also highlight the possible harms of screening, including a high...

    Tags: Quitting Smoking, Flu, Health Treatments, Lung Cancer, Health Organizations

    3. May 10, 2012 |Story| KWCH

  3. Wichita teen to host first Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer

    She survived cancer by the age of 10. Now at 16, Erin Whepley is helping other kids battling the disease.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    She survived cancer by the age of 10. Now at 16, Erin Whepley is helping other kids battling the disease. This weekend, the East High Junior is hosting Wichita's first ever Kids Walk for Kids with Cancer. Boxes are filling up the living room of the...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, New York City, Cancer

    4. May 6, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  4. Insight: Training immune system to fight cancer comes of age

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 100 years after researchers first explored the potential to harness the body's immune system to fight cancer, the field's leading doctors see the concept finally proving itself on a large scale in the next year or two.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 100 years after researchers first explored the potential to harness the body's immune system to fight cancer, the field's leading doctors see the concept finally proving itself on a large scale in the next year or two....

    Tags: Science, MedImmune Inc., Food and Drug Administration, Merck & Company Incorporated, Medical Specialization

    5. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  5. The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71

    Variety
    Levon Helm, the founding drummer of the Band who became a creative force in roots music and cherished Americana icon as a solo performer, died today at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York after a long battle with cancer. He was 71....

    Tags: Tom Wolfe, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Music Industry, Michael Apted, Concerts

    6. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. Friday Forecaster: Dave Marsh On The Kristen Ann Carr Fund

    Dave Marsh stopped by to talk about the Kristen Ann Carr Fund 'A Night to Remember' fundraising gala taking place on Saturday, April 21st.
    PIX11.com
    Dave Marsh stopped by to talk about the Kristen Ann Carr Fund 'A Night to Remember' fundraising gala taking place on Saturday, April 21st. The Kristen Ann Carr Fund was founded in 1993 by Bruce Springsteen's co-manager Barbara Carr and her husband,...

    Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Cancer, Oncology

    7. Apr 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, dies at 71

    Pop & Hiss
    Levon Helm, the widely respected and influential singer and drummer with the Band, whose Arkansas drawl colored the group's signature hits, including "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," died Thursday in New York of throat...
    8. Mar 9, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  8. Kimball teacher, founder of awareness event, dies of cancer

    TribLocal - Elgin » News
    During Memorial Day weekend in 2008, Kimball Middle School math teacher Sue Jones was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a mastectomy, she made a full …...
    9. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Smithsburg woman focuses on the positives as she battles rare uterine cancer

    When Nicole Bachtell talks about living with a rare cancer, don't expect a pity party.
    marieg@herald-mail.com
    When Nicole Bachtell talks about living with a rare cancer, don't expect a pity party. She'll have none of that. Instead, she prefers dwelling on the positives: the friends she has made, women who have become like sisters, the love and support of her...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Concerts, Montgomery County (Maryland), General Practitioners, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)

    10. Feb 23, 2012 |Story| Reuters
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    11. Feb 3, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Baby born with rare brain tumor faces chemotherapy

    Sue and Ben Erickson thought they were prepared after learning that their baby could be born with physical or mental disabilities. An ultrasound during the 36th week of pregnancy revealed an excess of cerebral fluid on the unborn infant's brain,<b> </b>but the young Huntley couple quickly accepted that God must have a special plan.
    Sue and Ben Erickson thought they were prepared after learning that their baby could be born with physical or mental disabilities. An ultrasound during the 36th week of pregnancy revealed an excess of cerebral fluid on the unborn infant's brain, but the...

    Tags: Janitorial Service, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Body, Medical Specialization, Children's Memorial Hospital

    12. Jan 15, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Business People - Jan. 15

    Chambersburg Country Club SCOTLAND, Pa. — Jameson Wallace has been named the new general manager/head golf professional at Chambersburg (Pa.) Country Club. Wallace takes the title after serving the previous three seasons as the club’s PGA...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Real Estate, Osteopathic Medicine, Advanced Training, Realty

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