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Scotts Valley High Haunted Hospital Raises Money to Fight Cancer
Oct 30 2009, 3:24 PM EDT (view original item)Scotts Valley High's "haunted hospital" did not seem like the kind of place that would do patients any good, but in reality it benefited those fighting cancer. For the second year in a row, the students chose to donate the proceeds to the American Cancer Society.

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Walk makes major stride against cancer
Oct 30 2009, 12:47 PM EDT (view original item)Volunteer fundraisers in Watertownare taking big strides against breast cancer. Saturday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Thompson Park netted $44,000, said Don Boshart of the American Cancer Society. "To think that in this economy, we can raise that kind of money," Boshart said. "It really speaks to the kind of community support we have." About 350 walkers...

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American Cancer Society weighs in on health care reform debate
Oct 30 2009, 7:58 AM EDT (view original item)Staff and volunteers of the American Cancer Society signed petitions Thursday, urging lawmakers to pass a health care bill that will make treatment affordable.

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Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force Announced Members of Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium
Oct 30 2009, 8:08 PM EDT (view original item)75 Percent of Hospitals and Medical Centers in Cook and Collar Counties Take Bold Step of Sharing Quality Data to Improve Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment

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Medicare Delays Plan to Cut Pay for Heart, Cancer Doctors
Oct 30 2009, 7:56 PM EDT (view original item)Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration said it will cut Medicare payments to heart and cancer doctors next year less than initially planned, bowing to criticism of its proposal to shift more dollars to primary-care physicians.

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HealthWatch: Biologics & Cancer
Oct 30 2009, 7:27 PM EDT (view original item)For 83-year-old Sylvia Goldberg, some subtle symptoms that came from her diet lead to a diagnosis of stage-4 colon cancer. After surgery and radiation, Goldberg was started on a drug called "Avastin." It's part of a new group of drugs known as "biologics." The drugs are produced by living organisms and specifically target human proteins involved in cancer. This means...

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