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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Okawachi leaves deep legacy in Albany Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:58 AM PDT ALBANY -- Former city councilwoman and lifelong Albany resident Jewel Okawachi died on Sunday after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was 84. "I call her the first lady of Albany," Albany Mayor Peggy Thomsen said. "She was one of a kind. She was just a very special person. She was a mentor. Continue reading Barcelona replaces Tito Vilanova with Gerardo Martino Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:57 AM PDT Barcelona is replacing Tito Vilanova, who stepped down as head coach Friday to seek treatment for throat cancer, with Gerardo Martino, the club announced Tuesday. Continue reading Gene that May Stop the Spread of Breast Cancer is Identified Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:48 AM PDT In cancer, the spread of tumor cells from the primary site to other parts of the body is called metastasis and is a major cause of death, especially in patients with breast cancer. A new study by Kiran Chada, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Sch... Continue reading Making a Difference: Raising awareness for childhood cancer Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:40 AM PDT Jasmine Barrios is making a difference for kids across the country as well as her own son.  Continue reading Oxygen -- key to most life -- decelerates many cancer tumors when combined with radiation therapy Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:37 AM PDT A multidisciplinary team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that measuring the oxygenation of tumors can be a valuable tool in guiding radiation therapy, opening the door for personalized therapies that keep tumors in check with oxygen enhancement. Continue reading New approach for studying deadly brain cancer Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:35 AM PDT Human glioblastoma multiforme, one of the most common, aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer, is notoriously difficult to study. Now engineers have developed a three-dimensional hydrogel that more closely mimics conditions in the brain than other platforms used to study brain cancer. Continue reading Former Cleveland news anchor John Hambrick has terminal cancer Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:31 AM PDT John Hambrick, the news anchor who oversaw the emergence of WEWS Channel 5's "Eyewitness News" from third to first place in the early 1970s, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Continue reading Bars, Bands and Bikes to raise money for Pelotonia riders Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:27 AM PDT The public can join local Pelotonia riders for a night of Bars, Bands and Bikes fundraiser to raise money to fight cancer. Continue reading Low cost cancer screening available to smokers Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 10:27 AM PDT Long time smokers can find out whether they have lung cancer through a screening offered in Berkeley County. Continue reading

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