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J&J widens access as cancer drug helps survivalThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:37PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - All patients in a study of a Johnson & Johnson drug for advanced prostate cancer will be offered the medicine after an independent monitoring committee found it demonstrated an improvement in patient survival.

Fish fry planned to help area cancer patientThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:21PMMOREHEAD CITY — Friends and colleagues are stepping up to give back to a community leader in Carteret County. Debbie Godwin of Morehead City, an active member of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce, was recently diagnosed with an inoperable...

Patrick Swayze’s widow still sends him romantic textsThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:17PMPatrick Swayze’s heartbroken widow misses him so much that she still sends romantic text messages to his mobile phone.

The greatest race of our livesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:12PMIn just 10 days 54,000 runners will be pounding the streets of Newcastle and Gateshead doing the Bupa Great North Run. Here three readers, all first timers, reveal their special reasons for running

After learning their baby has brain cancer, Wymer family cherishes every day togetherThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:42PMYORK - By now, the Wymer family is in Memphis again, visiting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital for their 1-year-old daughter, Sophia Hope.

Reversing the Odds on Pancreatic CancerThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:38PMStand Up To Cancer's "Dream Team" of Researchers Work Toward a Cure for Deadliest form of Disease

Multivitamins Don't Alter Colon Cancer Recurrence Or Death RiskThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:23PMIndividuals with colon cancer who took multivitamins after surgery, either before, during or after chemotherapy experienced no significant change in their risk of the cancer coming back, or dying from colon cancer, wrote researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in an article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. While no benefits were observed for stage III colon cancer ...

Michael Douglas Promises to Take Part in Cancer TelethonThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:15PMDespite the grueling treatment Michael Douglas is undergoing for stage IV throat cancer, the 65-year-old actor plans to take part with dozens of stars in Friday’s Stand Up to Cancer telethon. The program, to be broadcast Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST/PST, will be shown by all three major networks as well as a number of cable channels, including HBO and E! Appearing on stage will be stars who ...

Hugh Jackman makes cameo appearance in cancer sufferer's emotional video tribute to wifeThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:13PMX-Men star Hugh Jackman has made a cameo appearance in an emotional video message from a cancer patient to his wife to thank her for her support through his illness.