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Memorial service and candlelight vigil to honor murder victims

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:41:54 +0000

Memorial service and candlelight vigil to honor murder victims
Teresa Paluso lay in a Memphis hospital bed still sedated from breast cancer surgery when she learned her father had been murdered.

Amgen Presents New XGEVA (Denosumab) Breast Cancer Skeletal-Related Event Prevention Data at SABCS

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:41:34 +0000

Amgen Presents New XGEVA (Denosumab) Breast Cancer Skeletal-Related Event Prevention Data at SABCS
Amgen today announced results from new analyses comparing XGEVAâ¢ , the first new treatment for advanced cancer patients with bone metastases in nearly a decade to prevent skeletal-related events, to ZometaÂ® .

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Weightlifting slashes lymphedema risk after breast cancer treatment

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:41:54 +0000

Weightlifting slashes lymphedema risk after breast cancer treatment
Weightlifting may play a key role in the prevention of the painful limb-swelling condition lymphedema following breast cancer treatment, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Combined with the team’s previous findings that the exercise limits a worsening of symptoms among women who already have lymphedema, the new data cements the reversal of long …

Cancer could not conquer Elizabeth Edwards’ spirit

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:42:24 +0000

Cancer could not conquer Elizabeth Edwards’ spirit
Elizabeth Edwards relished the rough-and-tumble of politics, but in the end it was her personal struggles – with the death of a teenage son, with the humiliation of an unfaithful husband and with a diagnosis of incurable cancer – that forged a connection with millions of Americans.

Elizabeth Edwards Deserved Better

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:40:27 +0000

Elizabeth Edwards Deserved Better
After battling breast cancer for years, Elizabeth Edwards succumbed to the disease on Tuesday. Having lost a teenage son to an automobile accident, and having endured the public humiliation of her philandering husband, she never lost her dignity.