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Daffodils planted to aid charity15 Nov 09 | BerkshirePeople living in Berkshire have been invited to plant and sponsor 13,000 daffodil bulbs to raise cash for a cancer charity. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council is calling on volunteers to create four "Fields...
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Mutant genes 'key to long life'15 Nov 09 | HealthThere may be a downside to the plan of boosting the repair processes of DNA because giving the cells more chances to divide may increase the chances of damaging mutations developing and causing cancer. "Most...
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High Court burial decision sought13 Nov 09 | KentViolet Lakey's family still have questions about how she died A man from Kent has been to the High Court to try to stop a hospital from burying the body of his wife, who died from cancer in January 2006. Michael Lakey, of Strood, believes the death of his wife Violet was suspicious and he wants...
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Family seek funds for cancer girl13 Nov 09 | EnglandRobyn cannot walk at present because treatment has damaged her nerves The parents of a seven-year-old girl from Surrey are trying to raise £300,000 so she can receive specialist treatment for a rare type of cancer. Robyn Higgins has had chemotherapy to treat a tumour which spread from her pelvis...
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Top US sitcom writer dies aged 7513 Nov 09 | EntertainmentLloyd wrote numerous episodes of Frasier and was its creative consultant David Lloyd, the Emmy-winning writer whose credits include Taxi, Cheers and Frasier, has died of prostate cancer at the age of 75, his son has announced. His prolific four-decade career also included stints on Rhoda, Lou...
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Film of Sir Bobby's life released11 Nov 09A film recalling the life of the late Sir Bobby Robson has been released to raise cash for his cancer charity. In the film - A Knight To Remember - the former England manager tells how he coped with the antics of Paul Gascoigne.
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Plans for 'right' to private care10 Nov 09Hospitals have to start treating patients within 18 weeks of referral - or two weeks in the case of cancer - but ministers will now give patients a legal right to private care if this does not happen. Patients can opt for treatment at another NHS centre if so desired.
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Swine flu hits cancer screening06 Nov 09A bowel cancer screening programme, due to begin in December, has been delayed, because money to pay for it has gone towards paying for swine flu instead. The Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, committed funds for the start of the programme back in 2008.
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'Pet' stars in Sir Bobby tribute04 Nov 09This version has a new verse, written in honour of Sir Bobby, whose battle against cancer inspired thousands.
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NHS cancer drugs dilemma26 Oct 09New drugs constantly being developed which can extend the lives of cancer patients don't come cheap. It's causing a dilemma for health service managers across England.
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In Our Time - The Discovery of RadiationThe Discovery of Radiation, 15 Nov 09But in physics, it simply describes the emission, transmission and absorption of energy, and the discovery of how radiation works has allowed us to identify new chemical elements, treat cancer and work out what the stars are made of. Over the course of the 19th century, physicists from Thomas...
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Health - Womens health - Breast cancerHealth
11 November 2009 Breast cancer Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the UK, affecting one in nine women at some point in their life. In this article What is breast cancer?
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Health - Conditions - GlossaryHealth
M to R Malignant Cancerous. Malignant tumours can invade and destroy surrounding tissue, and have the capacity to spread. Mammogram...
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Radio 4 - Case Notes Transcript 10/01/2006Radio 4
PORTER Before we talk about cancer the general public do tend to lump all types of cancer under one banner really but within that there's a wide spectrum of disease. GORE Yes indeed, cancers of different parts of the body are of course very different and carry different prognosis and require...
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Radio 4 - Case Notes 10/01/2006Radio 4
Mark Porter PROGRAMME DETAILS Tuesday 10th January 2006 The Royal Marsden Hospital Dr Mark Porter kicks off a new series of Case Notes with a special edition in which he visits the Royal Marsden Hospital to look at cancer therapies and research. The hospital was the first in the world to be...
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1952 - Peron's wife dies of cancer. Peron's support begins to decline.
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