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http://news.yahoo.com/cancer/ Get the latest cancer news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking cancer news, including analysis and opinion on top cancer stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 14 Jul 2013 18:33:03 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/cancer/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kyle-massey-shoots-down-cancer-rumor-classless-insensitive-223303945.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TH1E68F3OJWO6bG3IJSnZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AccessHollywood/191111.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kyle Massey arrives to the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 27, 2013 in Los Angeles -- Getty Images" align="left" title="Kyle Massey arrives to the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 27, 2013 in Los Angeles -- Getty Images" border="0" /></a>Despite a rumor that spread like wildfire Saturday evening claiming Kyle Massey had been diagnosed with cancer, the actor is in good health.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kyle-massey-shoots-down-cancer-rumor-classless-insensitive-223303945.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 18:33:03 -0400Access Hollywoodkyle-massey-shoots-down-cancer-rumor-classless-insensitive-223303945<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kyle-massey-shoots-down-cancer-rumor-classless-insensitive-223303945.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TH1E68F3OJWO6bG3IJSnZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AccessHollywood/191111.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kyle Massey arrives to the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 27, 2013 in Los Angeles -- Getty Images" align="left" title="Kyle Massey arrives to the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 27, 2013 in Los Angeles -- Getty Images" border="0" /></a>Despite a rumor that spread like wildfire Saturday evening claiming Kyle Massey had been diagnosed with cancer, the actor is in good health.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) ? A Connecticut man who lost his wife and their 4-year-old daughter in the 9/11 terrorist attacks has died of cancer. David McCourt was 71.http://news.yahoo.com/conn-man-lost-wife-daughter-9-11-dies-151031338.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 13:49:53 -0400Associated Pressconn-man-lost-wife-daughter-9-11-dies-151031338<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-situation-sparks-end-life-discussions-150822073.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qyI4kskHm4mQQKoA.5CAZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/898873762f514417370f6a706700ac58.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This is a detail of a painting of Nelson Mandela which has been in Klerksdorp prison since it was made in 2011 by a prisoner named Renato Booysen, who was later released, is donated by the prison authorities to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, July 11, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" align="left" title="This is a detail of a painting of Nelson Mandela which has been in Klerksdorp prison since it was made in 2011 by a prisoner named Renato Booysen, who was later released, is donated by the prison authorities to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, July 11, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Sean Davison&#039;s mother, a doctor, knew she faced an impending, painful death from cancer. Not willing to endure it, she chose to end her life by not eating. That attempt, Davison said, went terribly wrong.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-situation-sparks-end-life-discussions-150822073.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:14:07 -0400Associated Pressmandela-situation-sparks-end-life-discussions-150822073<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-situation-sparks-end-life-discussions-150822073.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qyI4kskHm4mQQKoA.5CAZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/898873762f514417370f6a706700ac58.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This is a detail of a painting of Nelson Mandela which has been in Klerksdorp prison since it was made in 2011 by a prisoner named Renato Booysen, who was later released, is donated by the prison authorities to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, July 11, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" align="left" title="This is a detail of a painting of Nelson Mandela which has been in Klerksdorp prison since it was made in 2011 by a prisoner named Renato Booysen, who was later released, is donated by the prison authorities to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Thursday, July 11, 2013. Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment and the 94-year-old&#039;s condition remains critical but stable after more than a month in the hospital, South Africa&#039;s president said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Sean Davison&#039;s mother, a doctor, knew she faced an impending, painful death from cancer. Not willing to endure it, she chose to end her life by not eating. That attempt, Davison said, went terribly wrong.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-woman-ordered-trial-fake-cancer-case-200232535.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5DYI3ZxYXlvZ2qL9dWggQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b31ee6e34fdc6417370f6a70670005ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This file photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen. The eastern Michigan woman accused of faking cancer was ordered to stand trial on fraud and five other charges Friday, July 12, 2013, in Sandusky, Mich. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This file photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen. The eastern Michigan woman accused of faking cancer was ordered to stand trial on fraud and five other charges Friday, July 12, 2013, in Sandusky, Mich. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" border="0" /></a>SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) ? A Michigan woman who gained deep sympathy and financial help in her community by claiming to have cancer was ordered to stand trial Friday on fraud and five other charges.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mich-woman-ordered-trial-fake-cancer-case-200232535.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:19:11 -0400Associated Pressmich-woman-ordered-trial-fake-cancer-case-200232535<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-woman-ordered-trial-fake-cancer-case-200232535.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5DYI3ZxYXlvZ2qL9dWggQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b31ee6e34fdc6417370f6a70670005ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This file photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen. The eastern Michigan woman accused of faking cancer was ordered to stand trial on fraud and five other charges Friday, July 12, 2013, in Sandusky, Mich. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This file photo released by the Sanilac County Sheriff?s Department shows Sara Ylen. The eastern Michigan woman accused of faking cancer was ordered to stand trial on fraud and five other charges Friday, July 12, 2013, in Sandusky, Mich. (AP Photo/Sanilac County sheriff?s department, File)" border="0" /></a>SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) ? A Michigan woman who gained deep sympathy and financial help in her community by claiming to have cancer was ordered to stand trial Friday on fraud and five other charges.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Montana man charged with selling unapproved cancer drugs was sentenced to five years probation and six months of home confinement, U.S. law enforcement authorities said on Friday. He was also forced to forfeit some $6 million in assets. The case is the latest in roughly a dozen brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and Food and Drug Administration against distributors of unapproved pharmaceuticals. Under the latest sentencing, in U.S. District Court in Missoula, Montana, Paul Daniel Bottomley, 48, agreed to forfeit $1. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-sentences-man-latest-fake-cancer-drug-case-213415099.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:34:15 -0400Reutersu-sentences-man-latest-fake-cancer-drug-case-213415099A Montana man will not serve time in prison for his role distributing unapproved, misbranded and counterfeit cancer drugs to U.S. physicians after surrendering an estimated $4.5 million in cash and property ...http://news.yahoo.com/montana-man-sentenced-fake-cancer-194847628.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:01:33 -0400Associated Pressmontana-man-sentenced-fake-cancer-194847628<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VZE1MyIYmXwSbzA.NvwlcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T123734Z_1_CBRE96B0Z2P00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after decades of consideration, has proposed limiting the amount of inorganic arsenic in apple juice to the same level of the potential cancer-causing chemical allowed in U.S. drinking water. Although the vast majority of apple juice that has been tested by the FDA over the years has contained low levels of inorganic arsenic that were considered safe, the FDA has been wrestling whether to set limits because of the cancer risk. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 16:38:33 -0400Reutersfda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-proposes-limit-arsenic-levels-apple-juice-123734933.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VZE1MyIYmXwSbzA.NvwlcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T123734Z_1_CBRE96B0Z2P00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after decades of consideration, has proposed limiting the amount of inorganic arsenic in apple juice to the same level of the potential cancer-causing chemical allowed in U.S. drinking water. Although the vast majority of apple juice that has been tested by the FDA over the years has contained low levels of inorganic arsenic that were considered safe, the FDA has been wrestling whether to set limits because of the cancer risk. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it approved a new drug from Boehringer Ingelheim for patients with a genetic variant of advanced lung cancer. The agency said it approved the company's ...http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-lung-190759390.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:45:17 -0400Associated Pressfda-approves-boehringer-drug-lung-190759390Retired Philadelphia Phillies catcher?Darren Daulton revealed he was diagnosed with glioblastoma. That makes seven Major League Baseball (MLB) players or managers to succumb to the disease in recent years. Is there a cancer cluster in baseball?http://news.yahoo.com/another-case-brain-cancer-baseball-going-160001552.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:00:01 -0400Time.comanother-case-brain-cancer-baseball-going-160001552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AzCalg1.1Li4slhAoYjT7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T142657Z_1_CBRE96B145300_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lung cancer and whose tumors express a specific type of gene mutation. The drug, Gilotrif, was approved along with a companion diagnostic kit that can help determine if a patient&#039;s lung cancer cells express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer and represents about 85 percent of all lung cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:26:57 -0400Reutersfda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-boehringer-drug-treat-advanced-lung-cancer-142657263.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AzCalg1.1Li4slhAoYjT7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T142657Z_1_CBRE96B145300_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lung cancer and whose tumors express a specific type of gene mutation. The drug, Gilotrif, was approved along with a companion diagnostic kit that can help determine if a patient&#039;s lung cancer cells express the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer and represents about 85 percent of all lung cancers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Shares of Celgene Corp. rose to an all-time high Thursday after the company said its cancer drug Revlimid slowed the progression of newly-diagnosed cases of multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer. The ...http://news.yahoo.com/celgene-hits-time-high-revlimid-191329891.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:13:29 -0400Associated Presscelgene-hits-time-high-revlimid-191329891(Reuters) - Celgene Corp said a late-stage trial of its cancer drug Revlimid met the main goal of improving survival in newly diagnosed blood cancer patients, potentially opening up the path for a wider use of the drug. The company's shares were up 7 percent at $133.07 in morning trade. Analysts said the data was largely expected and will also pave the way for a European approval application for the drug. Celgene had withdrawn the European marketing application for a wider use of the drug in June 2012, after regulators asked for more data. ...http://news.yahoo.com/celgenes-revlimid-improves-survival-blood-cancer-patients-123449643.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:53:45 -0400Reuterscelgenes-revlimid-improves-survival-blood-cancer-patients-123449643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/unforgettable-night-teens-life-threatening-illnesses-135838122.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q5dnUqqQ4MCayv9yb3w1hQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/the-upbeat/photo.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Unforgettable Night for Teens with Life-Threatening Illnesses" align="left" title="An Unforgettable Night for Teens with Life-Threatening Illnesses" border="0" /></a>The No Worries Now Prom brings sick teens together When Fred Scarf was 15 years old, he lost one of his closest friends, Sheri, to cancer. &quot;I felt like I died inside,&quot; he said, &quot;and I knew I had to do something big. I was driven.&quot; With their plans of going to their high school [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/unforgettable-night-teens-life-threatening-illnesses-135838122.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:58:38 -0400blogs/the-upbeat/unforgettable-night-teens-life-threatening-illnesses-135838122<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/unforgettable-night-teens-life-threatening-illnesses-135838122.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q5dnUqqQ4MCayv9yb3w1hQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/the-upbeat/photo.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Unforgettable Night for Teens with Life-Threatening Illnesses" align="left" title="An Unforgettable Night for Teens with Life-Threatening Illnesses" border="0" /></a>The No Worries Now Prom brings sick teens together When Fred Scarf was 15 years old, he lost one of his closest friends, Sheri, to cancer. &quot;I felt like I died inside,&quot; he said, &quot;and I knew I had to do something big. I was driven.&quot; With their plans of going to their high school [...]</p><br clear="all"/>Myriad Genetics Inc. is suing two privately-held competitors to stop it from selling a genetic test that competes with Myriad's BRACAnalysis breast and ovarian cancer test. Myriad says Ambry Genetics Corp. ...http://news.yahoo.com/myriad-sues-competitor-overs-cancer-223108993.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 18:31:08 -0400Associated Pressmyriad-sues-competitor-overs-cancer-223108993By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Alzheimer's disease have a lower risk of cancer than other elderly adults, a new Italian study suggests. Additionally, researchers found that seniors who were diagnosed with cancer were less likely to develop Alzheimer's. Researchers said there are a number of genes that affect both neurology and cancer growth - and pathways by which the two are connected - that could explain the "unexpected" inverse link between the diseases. "Cancer and Alzheimer's have been viewed by researchers as completely separate," said Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/alzheimers-tied-less-cancer-vice-versa-210925341.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 17:09:25 -0400Reutersalzheimers-tied-less-cancer-vice-versa-210925341Myriad Genetics Inc. is suing a privately-held competitor to stop it from selling a genetic test that competes with Myriad's BRACAnalysis breast and ovarian cancer test. Myriad says Ambry Genetics Corp. ...http://news.yahoo.com/myriad-sues-competitor-over-cancer-205137780.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:51:37 -0400Associated Pressmyriad-sues-competitor-over-cancer-205137780<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/employers-offer-pet-insurance-employee-perk-204149713.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrFDa7NaKFaHk_GfdOVPAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/68ee204b12253417370f6a706700b902.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Dec. 11, 2012 photo provided by MGM Resorts International shows MGM Grand poker dealer Dar Reike holds her adopted dog, Alexia, next to her husband, Rick Reike. They adopted the dog, at a company adoption fair last year. However, they decided against getting pet insurance. Through MGM Resorts International, they could have gotten a major medical policy for $25 to $35 a month. With one dog, she would have also gotten a 5 percent discount. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International, Victoria Gonzalez)" align="left" title="This Dec. 11, 2012 photo provided by MGM Resorts International shows MGM Grand poker dealer Dar Reike holds her adopted dog, Alexia, next to her husband, Rick Reike. They adopted the dog, at a company adoption fair last year. However, they decided against getting pet insurance. Through MGM Resorts International, they could have gotten a major medical policy for $25 to $35 a month. With one dog, she would have also gotten a 5 percent discount. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International, Victoria Gonzalez)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Melissa Yoakam jokingly calls her dog Shadow her &quot;car payment&quot; because she pays $250 a month for the 12-year-old&#039;s cancer treatments.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/employers-offer-pet-insurance-employee-perk-204149713.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:46:39 -0400Associated Pressemployers-offer-pet-insurance-employee-perk-204149713<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/employers-offer-pet-insurance-employee-perk-204149713.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrFDa7NaKFaHk_GfdOVPAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/68ee204b12253417370f6a706700b902.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Dec. 11, 2012 photo provided by MGM Resorts International shows MGM Grand poker dealer Dar Reike holds her adopted dog, Alexia, next to her husband, Rick Reike. They adopted the dog, at a company adoption fair last year. However, they decided against getting pet insurance. Through MGM Resorts International, they could have gotten a major medical policy for $25 to $35 a month. With one dog, she would have also gotten a 5 percent discount. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International, Victoria Gonzalez)" align="left" title="This Dec. 11, 2012 photo provided by MGM Resorts International shows MGM Grand poker dealer Dar Reike holds her adopted dog, Alexia, next to her husband, Rick Reike. They adopted the dog, at a company adoption fair last year. However, they decided against getting pet insurance. Through MGM Resorts International, they could have gotten a major medical policy for $25 to $35 a month. With one dog, she would have also gotten a 5 percent discount. (AP Photo/MGM Resorts International, Victoria Gonzalez)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Melissa Yoakam jokingly calls her dog Shadow her &quot;car payment&quot; because she pays $250 a month for the 12-year-old&#039;s cancer treatments.</p><br clear="all"/>Alzheimer's disease and cancer are both diseases of aging, but interestingly, having one of these conditions lowers the risk of developing the other, a new study from Italy suggests.http://news.yahoo.com/alzheimers-disease-cancer-may-lower-risk-other-201342796.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:13:42 -0400LiveScience.comalzheimers-disease-cancer-may-lower-risk-other-201342796Pharmacyclics Inc. and Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday they filed for marketing approval of their blood cancer drug ibrutinib. Pharmacyclics and J&J's Janssen unit are asking the Food and Drug Administration ...http://news.yahoo.com/pharmacyclics-j-j-file-cancer-144857610.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:48:57 -0400Associated Presspharmacyclics-j-j-file-cancer-144857610<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/roche-stops-diabetes-drugs-development-safety-questions-051713237.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6D6GzX92.K3ffymaeAmiqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T051713Z_1_CBRE9690EOT00_RTROPTP_2_ROCHE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is pictured in Rotkreuz" align="left" title="Logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is pictured in Rotkreuz" border="0" /></a>By Katharina Bart ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche will halt development of a diabetes drug partly because of its undesired side-effects, marking another high-profile setback for the Swiss company as it struggles to diversify outside its core cancer drug portfolio. The news is a fresh blow for Roche&#039;s Basel research operations, known as pRED, which have languished in the shadow of the work done at Genentech, the 2009 acquisition that cooked up Roche&#039;s four top-selling medicines in 2011. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/roche-stops-diabetes-drugs-development-safety-questions-051713237.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:24:44 -0400Reutersroche-stops-diabetes-drugs-development-safety-questions-051713237<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/roche-stops-diabetes-drugs-development-safety-questions-051713237.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6D6GzX92.K3ffymaeAmiqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T051713Z_1_CBRE9690EOT00_RTROPTP_2_ROCHE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is pictured in Rotkreuz" align="left" title="Logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is pictured in Rotkreuz" border="0" /></a>By Katharina Bart ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche will halt development of a diabetes drug partly because of its undesired side-effects, marking another high-profile setback for the Swiss company as it struggles to diversify outside its core cancer drug portfolio. The news is a fresh blow for Roche&#039;s Basel research operations, known as pRED, which have languished in the shadow of the work done at Genentech, the 2009 acquisition that cooked up Roche&#039;s four top-selling medicines in 2011. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-chief-stricken-japan-nuclear-plant-dies-005737405.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n13KvQAmy5zgW4.peqz7QQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d89ff386f0bc1016370f6a706700e4e8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Nov. 12, 2011 photo, former chief of Japan&#039;s crippled nuclear power plant, Masao Yoshida, speaks at the Tokyo Electric Power Co Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, at a Tokyo hospital, said TEPCO spokesman Yoshimi Hitosugi. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="In this Nov. 12, 2011 photo, former chief of Japan&#039;s crippled nuclear power plant, Masao Yoshida, speaks at the Tokyo Electric Power Co Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, at a Tokyo hospital, said TEPCO spokesman Yoshimi Hitosugi. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? The nuclear power plant chief who led the life-risking battle to stabilize the cripple Fukushima reactors when they were spiraling into meltdowns two years ago has died of esophageal cancer. He was 58.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-chief-stricken-japan-nuclear-plant-dies-005737405.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 20:57:37 -0400Associated Pressformer-chief-stricken-japan-nuclear-plant-dies-005737405<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-chief-stricken-japan-nuclear-plant-dies-005737405.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n13KvQAmy5zgW4.peqz7QQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d89ff386f0bc1016370f6a706700e4e8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Nov. 12, 2011 photo, former chief of Japan&#039;s crippled nuclear power plant, Masao Yoshida, speaks at the Tokyo Electric Power Co Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, at a Tokyo hospital, said TEPCO spokesman Yoshimi Hitosugi. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="In this Nov. 12, 2011 photo, former chief of Japan&#039;s crippled nuclear power plant, Masao Yoshida, speaks at the Tokyo Electric Power Co Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, at a Tokyo hospital, said TEPCO spokesman Yoshimi Hitosugi. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? The nuclear power plant chief who led the life-risking battle to stabilize the cripple Fukushima reactors when they were spiraling into meltdowns two years ago has died of esophageal cancer. He was 58.</p><br clear="all"/>SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) ? A pastor in a small Michigan town wrestled a bit over whether to allow his congregation to hold a fundraiser for a woman struggling with cancer. But his concerns were eased when he got a letter from a doctor, saying Sara Ylen could have as little as six months to live.http://news.yahoo.com/no-records-mich-woman-accused-cancer-fraud-223020723.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:56:24 -0400Associated Pressno-records-mich-woman-accused-cancer-fraud-223020723By P.J. Huffstutter LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline plans to exploit new technology from private British biotech company Immunocore to develop next-generation drugs against cancer that fight tumors in ways antibody-based drugs cannot. Britain's biggest pharmaceuticals group will pay 142 million pounds ($212 million) in pre-clinical milestone payments for access to the Oxford-based company's work on multiple drug targets, the two partners said on Tuesday. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-taps-uk-firm-beyond-antibodies-drug-technology-235137538.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:51:37 -0400Reutersgsk-taps-uk-firm-beyond-antibodies-drug-technology-235137538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/buckeyes-fan-12-beats-cancer-named-michigan-233000756.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6.e7S_CQOSgvklQqgtgK5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eab17a68f39f1e16370f6a70670048b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this December 2012 photo provided by the Reed family, Ohio State football fan Grant Reed, left, poses with Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer at Nationwide Children&#039;s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. When Grant, now 12, was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan. He wanted to beat it. And he did. Grant was released from the hospital on Friday, July 5, 2013, after a final chemotherapy session. (AP Photo/Reed Family)" align="left" title="In this December 2012 photo provided by the Reed family, Ohio State football fan Grant Reed, left, poses with Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer at Nationwide Children&#039;s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. When Grant, now 12, was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan. He wanted to beat it. And he did. Grant was released from the hospital on Friday, July 5, 2013, after a final chemotherapy session. (AP Photo/Reed Family)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Ohio State football fans always want to defeat what they call &quot;That school up North.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/buckeyes-fan-12-beats-cancer-named-michigan-233000756.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:30:00 -0400Associated Pressbuckeyes-fan-12-beats-cancer-named-michigan-233000756<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/buckeyes-fan-12-beats-cancer-named-michigan-233000756.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6.e7S_CQOSgvklQqgtgK5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eab17a68f39f1e16370f6a70670048b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this December 2012 photo provided by the Reed family, Ohio State football fan Grant Reed, left, poses with Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer at Nationwide Children&#039;s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. When Grant, now 12, was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan. He wanted to beat it. And he did. Grant was released from the hospital on Friday, July 5, 2013, after a final chemotherapy session. (AP Photo/Reed Family)" align="left" title="In this December 2012 photo provided by the Reed family, Ohio State football fan Grant Reed, left, poses with Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer at Nationwide Children&#039;s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. When Grant, now 12, was diagnosed with cancer 14 months ago, he chose to name his disease Michigan. He wanted to beat it. And he did. Grant was released from the hospital on Friday, July 5, 2013, after a final chemotherapy session. (AP Photo/Reed Family)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Ohio State football fans always want to defeat what they call &quot;That school up North.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>THE NEWS: Masao Yoshida, the man who led the life-risking battle at a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant when it was spiraling into meltdowns, died Tuesday of cancer of the esophagus. He was 58. BACKGROUND: ...http://news.yahoo.com/news-summary-former-head-fukushima-185940318.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 14:59:40 -0400Associated Pressnews-summary-former-head-fukushima-185940318It had been 18 months since I was last in Finland, so the extent of Angry Birds? brand saturation came as a shock when I arrived in Helsinki three days ago. Of course, the Angry Birds t-shirts, caps, backpacks, scarves, sippy cups and baby clothes are immediately evident the moment you touch down at Helsinki?s airport. But the brand has expanded to unexpected niches with the vigor of Stage IV pancreatic cancer. When I visited the biggest amusement park in the country, there was an Angry Birds expansion area. At the major department stores there were Angry Birds mascara and lipstick?stands, not to mention lip?gloss, body emulsion, shampoo and cold cream.?I did?anticipate Angry Birds candy and soda ? but thehttp://news.yahoo.com/app-ate-finland-170532918.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:05:32 -0400BGR Newsapp-ate-finland-170532918British researchers have created a new urine tester that can sniff bladder cancer. They expect it will eventually replace the use of repeated scoping to check for new cancer cells and could lower the cost of treating the illness.http://news.yahoo.com/urine-tester-sniff-bladder-cancer-154500013.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 11:45:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkurine-tester-sniff-bladder-cancer-154500013<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-chief-fukushima-nuclear-plant-died-153703537.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/frgYJaZllfdsx.G9Qpjz.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f89e725cf0d71116370f6a7067004f7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this November 2011 photo, then Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant chief Masao Yoshida speaks at the plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the crippled nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, died of cancer of the esophagus Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="In this November 2011 photo, then Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant chief Masao Yoshida speaks at the plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the crippled nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, died of cancer of the esophagus Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? Masao Yoshida, the man who led the life-risking battle at Japan&#039;s crippled nuclear power plant when it was spiraling into meltdowns, died Tuesday of cancer of the esophagus. He was 58.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-chief-fukushima-nuclear-plant-died-153703537.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 11:37:03 -0400Associated Pressformer-chief-fukushima-nuclear-plant-died-153703537<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-chief-fukushima-nuclear-plant-died-153703537.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/frgYJaZllfdsx.G9Qpjz.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f89e725cf0d71116370f6a7067004f7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this November 2011 photo, then Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant chief Masao Yoshida speaks at the plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the crippled nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, died of cancer of the esophagus Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="In this November 2011 photo, then Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant chief Masao Yoshida speaks at the plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Yoshida, who led efforts to stabilize the crippled nuclear power plant, after it was hit by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, died of cancer of the esophagus Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. He was 58. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? Masao Yoshida, the man who led the life-risking battle at Japan&#039;s crippled nuclear power plant when it was spiraling into meltdowns, died Tuesday of cancer of the esophagus. He was 58.</p><br clear="all"/>Shares of CytRx Corp. jumped Tuesday after the company presented positive data from an animal study of its experimental cancer drug aldoxorubicin. CytRx said the results show the drug could be effective ...http://news.yahoo.com/cytrx-jumps-brain-cancer-drug-152355039.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 11:23:55 -0400Associated Presscytrx-jumps-brain-cancer-drug-152355039<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tanners-return-booth-skin-cancer-133156624.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GWXDC.aJQnQR_VudFhQF7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T133156Z_1_CBRE96811LD00_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-EURO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of a tanning bed at a spa facility at Mistral Hotel in Gniewino" align="left" title="A view of a tanning bed at a spa facility at Mistral Hotel in Gniewino" border="0" /></a>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in seven people goes back to a tanning bed after being diagnosed with skin cancer, according to a new research letter. Indoor tanning is known to increase a person&#039;s risk for cancer. &quot;The situation may be analogous to that of lung cancer patients who continue to smoke after diagnosis,&quot; said lead author Brenda Cartmel, a cancer prevention researcher at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tanners-return-booth-skin-cancer-133156624.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 09:31:56 -0400Reuterstanners-return-booth-skin-cancer-133156624<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tanners-return-booth-skin-cancer-133156624.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GWXDC.aJQnQR_VudFhQF7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T133156Z_1_CBRE96811LD00_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-EURO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of a tanning bed at a spa facility at Mistral Hotel in Gniewino" align="left" title="A view of a tanning bed at a spa facility at Mistral Hotel in Gniewino" border="0" /></a>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in seven people goes back to a tanning bed after being diagnosed with skin cancer, according to a new research letter. Indoor tanning is known to increase a person&#039;s risk for cancer. &quot;The situation may be analogous to that of lung cancer patients who continue to smoke after diagnosis,&quot; said lead author Brenda Cartmel, a cancer prevention researcher at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed its first research partnerships in Cambridge for cancer treatments ahead of its relocation to the university city by 2016. The firm said it would work on three oncology projects with Cancer Research UK and the University of Cambridge's department of oncology at Addenbrooke's Hospital, located next to the site for its new research center and headquarters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/astrazeneca-signs-first-cambridge-partners-cancer-research-082408940.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 04:24:08 -0400Reutersastrazeneca-signs-first-cambridge-partners-cancer-research-082408940<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-files-melanoma-drug-combination-early-race-market-071236118.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SzDKYFFCLZpwXItyhvbGxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T071236Z_1_CBRE9680K1600_RTROPTP_2_GLAXO-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A GlaxoSmithKline logo is seen outside one of its buildings in west London, ahead of company results" align="left" title="A GlaxoSmithKline logo is seen outside one of its buildings in west London, ahead of company results" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has filed for U.S. approval of a two-drug combination against melanoma earlier than many industry analysts expected, using data from a mid-stage clinical trial. The move highlights a growing belief among drug companies that highly specific cancer drugs can prove their worth after relatively small-scale testing, speeding their path to market. Britain&#039;s biggest pharmaceuticals group said on Tuesday it had submitted the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on data from a randomized Phase I/II study. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-files-melanoma-drug-combination-early-race-market-071236118.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 03:12:36 -0400Reutersgsk-files-melanoma-drug-combination-early-race-market-071236118<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gsk-files-melanoma-drug-combination-early-race-market-071236118.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SzDKYFFCLZpwXItyhvbGxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T071236Z_1_CBRE9680K1600_RTROPTP_2_GLAXO-RESULTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A GlaxoSmithKline logo is seen outside one of its buildings in west London, ahead of company results" align="left" title="A GlaxoSmithKline logo is seen outside one of its buildings in west London, ahead of company results" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has filed for U.S. approval of a two-drug combination against melanoma earlier than many industry analysts expected, using data from a mid-stage clinical trial. The move highlights a growing belief among drug companies that highly specific cancer drugs can prove their worth after relatively small-scale testing, speeding their path to market. Britain&#039;s biggest pharmaceuticals group said on Tuesday it had submitted the combination of dabrafenib and trametinib to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on data from a randomized Phase I/II study. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saddam-husseins-half-brother-dies-cancer-124025957.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AG.58gxb530jbW6J2sd3KA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/85b5ef8cd260fb16360f6a7067008925.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this September 1995, file photo made available Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, a half-brother of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is pictured in his office at the headquarters of the General Security Directorate in Baghdad, Iraq. A senior Iraqi official says Hussein&#039;s half-brother and former director of his public security, Al-Hassan, has died of cancer in a Baghdad hospital and his body will be handed over to his family. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this September 1995, file photo made available Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, a half-brother of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is pictured in his office at the headquarters of the General Security Directorate in Baghdad, Iraq. A senior Iraqi official says Hussein&#039;s half-brother and former director of his public security, Al-Hassan, has died of cancer in a Baghdad hospital and his body will be handed over to his family. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Saddam Hussein&#039;s half brother, who was facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime&#039;s feared security service and allegedly one of the architects of the insurgency against U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, died of cancer on Monday in a Baghdad hospital, a senior official said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/saddam-husseins-half-brother-dies-cancer-124025957.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 15:18:49 -0400Associated Presssaddam-husseins-half-brother-dies-cancer-124025957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saddam-husseins-half-brother-dies-cancer-124025957.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AG.58gxb530jbW6J2sd3KA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/85b5ef8cd260fb16360f6a7067008925.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this September 1995, file photo made available Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, a half-brother of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is pictured in his office at the headquarters of the General Security Directorate in Baghdad, Iraq. A senior Iraqi official says Hussein&#039;s half-brother and former director of his public security, Al-Hassan, has died of cancer in a Baghdad hospital and his body will be handed over to his family. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this September 1995, file photo made available Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, a half-brother of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, is pictured in his office at the headquarters of the General Security Directorate in Baghdad, Iraq. A senior Iraqi official says Hussein&#039;s half-brother and former director of his public security, Al-Hassan, has died of cancer in a Baghdad hospital and his body will be handed over to his family. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Saddam Hussein&#039;s half brother, who was facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime&#039;s feared security service and allegedly one of the architects of the insurgency against U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, died of cancer on Monday in a Baghdad hospital, a senior official said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chicagos-field-museum-reorganizes-amid-money-woes-152512298.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0X0_l9yS.9iomldFtG8lNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a360068076a4b716360f6a706700be65.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 9, 2013 photo, Richard Lariviere, president and CEO of Chicago&#039;s Field Museum of Natural History, poses with Sue, the towering tyrannosaurus rex that greets visitors to the museum. The museum, one of the world&#039;s pre-eminent research centers with a 25 million-piece collection of plants and animals used to examine everything from genetics to climate change, is facing budget problems that is forcing it to cut research staff. Lariviere says the museum is poised to recover financially within two years. But some scientists say the cuts in its research operations will be significant. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" align="left" title="In this May 9, 2013 photo, Richard Lariviere, president and CEO of Chicago&#039;s Field Museum of Natural History, poses with Sue, the towering tyrannosaurus rex that greets visitors to the museum. The museum, one of the world&#039;s pre-eminent research centers with a 25 million-piece collection of plants and animals used to examine everything from genetics to climate change, is facing budget problems that is forcing it to cut research staff. Lariviere says the museum is poised to recover financially within two years. But some scientists say the cuts in its research operations will be significant. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Matt von Konrat is animated as he talks about a plant specimen pulled from the vast botanical collection at the Field Museum of Natural History. Documentation shows it was collected in 1996 in a Colombian rainforest and tested for compounds that might be used to treat HIV, AIDS or cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chicagos-field-museum-reorganizes-amid-money-woes-152512298.htmlFri, 05 Jul 2013 12:49:07 -0400Associated Presschicagos-field-museum-reorganizes-amid-money-woes-152512298<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chicagos-field-museum-reorganizes-amid-money-woes-152512298.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0X0_l9yS.9iomldFtG8lNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a360068076a4b716360f6a706700be65.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 9, 2013 photo, Richard Lariviere, president and CEO of Chicago&#039;s Field Museum of Natural History, poses with Sue, the towering tyrannosaurus rex that greets visitors to the museum. The museum, one of the world&#039;s pre-eminent research centers with a 25 million-piece collection of plants and animals used to examine everything from genetics to climate change, is facing budget problems that is forcing it to cut research staff. Lariviere says the museum is poised to recover financially within two years. But some scientists say the cuts in its research operations will be significant. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" align="left" title="In this May 9, 2013 photo, Richard Lariviere, president and CEO of Chicago&#039;s Field Museum of Natural History, poses with Sue, the towering tyrannosaurus rex that greets visitors to the museum. The museum, one of the world&#039;s pre-eminent research centers with a 25 million-piece collection of plants and animals used to examine everything from genetics to climate change, is facing budget problems that is forcing it to cut research staff. Lariviere says the museum is poised to recover financially within two years. But some scientists say t

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