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| LegalView recently reported on a new test that was designed to accurately differentiate mesothelioma cancer from other types of lung cancers. The test is expected to improve the accuracy of identifying and treating the fatal condition. |
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| Two radon-induced lung cancer survivors will be joined by two radon widows at an upcoming National Safety Council Radon Awards Ceremony at the National Press Club January 28th in Washington, DC. Co-sponsored by the U.S. EPA, the ceremony is part of National Radon Action Month (NRAM) and will recognize radon leaders and winners of the National Radon Poster Contest; but members of Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR) will utilize the event to express mounting frustration with a government radon policy deemed an "impotent and deadly failure" by Elizabeth Hoffmann, CanSAR President. |
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| Most of the 21,000 Americans who die each year of radon-related lung cancer never discover radon exposure was the likely cause. So, the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) is now assisting Cancer Survivors Against Radon (CanSAR) with a program aimed at identifying radon-related lung cancer victims, particularly those who never smoked. Those making the connection, along with their family members are committed to radon risk reduction, despite 22 years of failed government policy. |
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| UCSF researchers have used a new strategy to study inherited susceptibility for skin cancer in mice. In the process, they have identified a network of genes that may play a key role in controlling this susceptibility. The technique, the scientists say, could be used to identify such genes in human cancers. |
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| Friends of Cancer Research brought in the New Year with a newly designed website, http://www.focr.org. The new site, launched at the end of December, was designed and developed by Blue Water Media. |
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| MedTrust Online, a leading provider of medical information and tools for physicians, has recently launched its website, http://www.medtrust-online.com. The site is geared towards physicians, providing the latest clinical findings surrounding oncology, in order to inspire improvement in patient care. |
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| Oncology Med, Inc. (Pink Sheets "ONCO") Oncology Med, a Pittsburgh based cancer treatment solutions group, today unveiled its full turnkey cancer center investor model for urology investor physicians, as well as, other interested parties. |
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| Yet another reason to use a treadmill desk to prevent obesity: ovarian cancer. |
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| The research team at the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research (NCCCR), a newly established division of Nemours Biomedical Research headquartered at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, has secured $1,020,000 in external funding for awards starting in 2008 and 2009. |
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