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Sodas may be linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer, but about that risk...(L.A. Times Health Blog)

February 24, 2010

Source Date: February 8, 2010Source Author: Tami DennisL.A. Times Health Blog Sugar-sweetened sodas -- with their high-glycemic load eliciting...

Soda-cancer link? (CNN video)

February 24, 2010

Source Date: February 8, 2010CNN

Legislature should end tax break for soda, candy (The Boston Globe)

February 19, 2010

Source Date: February 18, 2010The Boston GlobeGOVERNOR PATRICK'S proposal to end the sales tax exemption for soda and candy should be adopted by the...

Cancer and stem cells; A strand apart (The Economist)

January 20, 2010

Source Date: January 14, 2010The Economist The notion that tumours are chaotic masses of anarchic cells has been falling by the wayside recently....

Stand Up To Cancer Funds High-risk/High-reward Cancer Research by 13 Young Scientists

December 7, 2009

$9.68 Million Supports Innovative Projects by Next-generation Research Leaders Dec. 7, 2009, New York, N.Y./Los Angeles, Calif.: Stand...

The American Association for Cancer Research at the Forefront of Groundbreaking Research (Pathology.org)

December 1, 2009

Source Date: November 30, 2009 Pathology.org The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication,...

Paul C. Zamecnik (AACR Past President), Biologist Who Helped Discover an RNA Molecule, Dies at 96 (New York Times)

November 10, 2009

Source Date: November 7, 2009 Source Author: Vicki Glaser New York Times Paul C. Zamecnik, a molecular biologist whose determination to unlock...

Standing Up Together for a Cure for Cancer, "Priceless."

November 3, 2009

For more than a year, Pearce Quesenberry has had a dream. The 12-year-old girl appeared in the first Stand Up To Cancer show in September 2008,...

World Series Game 3 Dedicated to Cancer Research

October 30, 2009

Today's World Series game is dedicated to cancer research, with donations from Major League Baseball (MLB) and MasterCard Worldwide...

The AACR Congratulates Member Peter C. Nowell on Winning the Franklin Institute Award

October 23, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research congratulates Peter C. Nowell, M.D., for winning the 2010 Benjamin Franklin...

Study: Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry (CNN Online)

October 22, 2009

Source Date: October 21, 2009 Source Author: Elizabeth Landau CNN Three years ago, Anne Willis mentioned to the man she was dating that she...

A Few Seconds for Science: An Op-ed by Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.) (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

October 16, 2009

Source Date: October 16, 2009 Source Author: Margaret Foti The Philadelphia Inquirer   Celebrity-crazed Americans are more likely to know...

The American Association for Cancer Research Congratulates President-Elect on Nobel Prize

October 5, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research congratulates its president-elect Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D., and AACR...

AACR Holds News Conference on President Obama's Speech to NIH

September 30, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: The American Association for Cancer Research hosted a news conference on September 30 at 3:00 p.m. ET. A recording of the...

Health Roundup: A glance at recent news (The Plain Dealer)

September 16, 2009

Source Date: September 15, 2009 The Plain Dealer Body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these periods of life, may...

Diabetes Medication May Get New Life as Cancer Treatment (Wall Street Journal)

September 14, 2009

Souce Date: September 14, 2009 Source Author: Ron Winslow The Wall Street Journal The drug metformin, a mainstay of diabetes care for 15...

Lung Cancer Genetics Unravelled (BBC News)

August 25, 2009

Source Date: August 20, 2009 BBC News The genetics underpinning a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer have been further unpicked by...

Why Racial Profiling Persists in Medical Research (Time Magazine Online)

August 25, 2009

Source Date: August 22, 2009 Source Author: Catherine Elton Time Magazine Online While the rest of the country wrangled over the behavior...

Hispanics Who Move to U.S. Face Higher Cancer Rates (New York Times)

August 12, 2009

Source Date: August 6, 2009 Source Author: Oluwanifemi Mabayoje New York Times Hispanics who move to the United States are 40 percent more...

Oral Sex Cause of Throat Cancer Rise (WebMD)

August 12, 2009

Source Date: July 29, 2009 Source Author: Salynn Boyles WebMD Changing sexual practices have led to a dramatic rise in throat cancer in the...

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