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...Chen ’06, according to Facebook spokeswoman Brandee D. Barker. In February, every member’s first gift is free and each subsequent present costs a dollar. Net proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization that raises funds for breast cancer research. Breast cancer awareness groups are the most prevalent cause-related group on Facebook. According to Barker, over 1.4 million users are affiliated with some breast cancer cause. “When we were choosing a charity, we turned to our users,” said Barker...
Researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new method of screening tumors for key cancer-related gene abnormalities. The finding, published in an advanced online edition of the scientific journal Nature Genetics, is a major step towards the development of personalized cancer treatments. Different patterns of gene expression are associated with different types of cancers, but identifying the various mutations that contribute to each kind of cancer is a laborious and costly process. “Millions and millions of dollars are spent just to recognize mutations in a few cancers when ideally, you would...
DIED. Ahmed Abu Laban, 60, prominent religious leader in Denmark who last year galvanized fellow Muslims around the world to protest newspaper cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad; of lung cancer; in Copenhagen. Saying he was humiliated by the cartoons--one of which showed Muhammad with a bomb in his turban--Laban helped fuel rage that many Danes blamed for sparking anti-Danish violence in the Middle East...
DIED. Willye White, 67, philanthropic track-and-field star, five-time U.S. Olympian and two-time silver medalist who dominated the long jump for nearly two decades; of pancreatic cancer; in Chicago. After winning second place for the long jump in 1956, White, a longtime mentor to inner-city youth, took home her second silver medal for the 4 x 100-m relay in 1964 and made her final Olympic appearance in Munich...
Sometimes an ounce of prevention can cause a ton of trouble. This month Texas became the first state to require that all girls entering sixth grade receive Gardasil, a new vaccine that protects against several strains of a sexually transmitted virus that causes 70% of cervical-cancer cases. But with the controversial goal of vaccinating young virgins against STDs, the Governor bypassed the legislature by issuing an executive order. Here's a look at other Gardasil reactions...