For Your Health: Woman?s Mission To Raise $ For Leukemia Research (WWNY - WNYF Watertown)

A north country woman is making it her mission to raise money for leukemia research. Vickie Kipp says her mission is personal. She lost her mother to leukemia in 2002.

September 13th Is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day (Medical News Today)

A pediatric bone cancer survivor who now is studying to become a pediatric hematologist/oncologistâ?¦a childhood leukemia survivor who has walked a mile in the shoes of the young cancer patients she now treats.

Dutch patient dies from Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus (CIDRAP)

Sep 5, 2008 (CIDRAP News) ? Amid concern about rising resistance to oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in influenza A/H1N1 viruses, a Dutch team this week reported the death of a leukemia patient who was infected with an H1N1 virus that was resistant to the antiviral drug.

New Geisinger transplant helps man beat leukemia (The Daily Item)

DANVILLE ? When 31-year-old Ron Hillyard was first diagnosed with leukemia in December 2005, he was optimistic he would beat it.

Tobacco-Tied Cancer Cases Top 2 Million (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Tobacco-Tied Cancer Cases Top 2 Million Category: Health News Created: 9/5/2008 Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use (US News & World Report)

The U.S. review covered the period from 1999 to 2004

Tobacco caused 2.4 million cancers: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tobacco use caused 2.4 million cases of cancer in the United States from 1999 to 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Lung and bronchial cancers accounted for almost half of the approximately 2.4 million tobacco-related cancers diagnosed in the United States between 1999 and 2004, says a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday.

OncoMune Publishes Positive Results Of OCM-8054 - Breast Cancer Dependency On BORIS Unequivocally Demonstrated By RNA ... (Medical News Today)

OncoMune LLC, a biotechnology company focused on developing targeted cancer therapeutics, announced the publication of its preclinical OCM-8054 data.

Canine Bone Marrow Transplants Offered For First Time By NC State (Medical News Today)

Dogs suffering from lymphoma will be able to receive the same type of medical treatment as their human counterparts, as North Carolina State University becomes the first university in the nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants in a clinical setting. Dr.

Local Artists In 'Music For The Mind'

Local Artists In 'Music For The Mind' Dr. Robert Sharon and Bryan Ingram will be among featured performers in Music for the Mind concert series at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.

Grossman At UF's Shands

Grossman At UF's Shands Aaron Gabriel Grossman of Royal Palm Beach is beginning his first year as a medical student at the college of medicine at Shands at the University of Florida.

Chick-fil-A Scholarships

Chick-fil-A Scholarships Celebrating 35 years of helping its restaurant team members reach educational goals, the Chick-fil-A chain has awarded its national Leadership Scholarship to Joel Sanchez from Boynton ...

Tax Collector Hurricane Card

Tax Collector Hurricane Card Palm Beach County Tax Collector Anne Gannon has developed a wallet card sized tool to assist families in organizing family hurricane plans.

Virtually Walk To Fight Childhood Leukemia And Other Childhood Cancers

Join others as they take "steps" toward curing childhood cancer in a virtual walk.

Local campaigners cheer network joint venture

The national program, 'Stand Up To Cancer' reached millions of viewers, raising awareness and money for cancer research.

New Update on Stephenie Meyer

Author who discontinued "Midnight Sun" is now doing music videos. A recent update on the author who disappointed most of her fans with the discontinuation of her next novel, Midnight Sun , after a draft of it ...

NVCI: progressive cancer treatment, research

A cancer diagnosis may send some people running to other states for care. But you may be surprised to learn that a lot of cutting-edge cancer research is occurring right here in the valley.

Walkers to carry the torch for cancer at Light the Night Walk

Illuminated balloons will cover Market Street's Central Park Oct. 26 as about 1,500 walkers line up for the Light the Night Walk hosted by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Jean A. Hughes1928-2008

Jean A. Hughes, 80 of Roseville, formerly of Coleraine, Minn., died on Wednesday, Sept.