Denise wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"The American Cancer Society attempted to add its voice Thursday to the federal court debate over the state taxation of Native American cigarette sales."

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Dustin wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"With temperatures set to plummet below freezing across the UK this week, leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that keeping warm will be even harder for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as they are already twice as likely to fall into fuel poverty as the general population 1 . Following diagnosis, three-quarters (73 per cent 2 ) of cancer patients in active treatment ..."

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This one's for Kim, I know she is reading.

"Health Minister Tony Ryall has welcomed a cancer drug agreement between Pharmac and pharmaceutical company Roche that will enable more patients to get new cancer drugs, and more cancer patients overall to receive treatment."

Ray told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.ACESHOWBIZ.COM on Friday.

"The actor, who has been diagnosed with stage four throat cancer, reveals that he will continue to fight the disease by showing the public what a cancer fighter looks in stand Up 2 Cancer telethon."

People with advanced lung cancer could find it much easier to be treated at home with Pharmac announcing an oral cancer drug will now be funded.

Henry told me about this -

My research with Gene lead me to this.

This one is for my Uncle Marilyn:

"Epidemiological cancer surveillance research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California has won $23.5 million in federal funding as part of the ongoing National Cancer Institute national cancer statistics program."