Cancer blogs become part of treatment - Boston Globe
Two months after learning she had breast cancer, Jennifer Boyd found herself sitting in the back room of a Newbury Street salon, picking out wigs to replace her thick, sandy-brown hair, stolen in bunches by chemotherapy. She recounts the ordeal, for

100-Mile Ride for Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Is Saturday - Washington Missourian
Six years after being diagnosed with leukemia, Seth Feddersen is thriving. He was pronounced cancer-free in December of 2002 and has been healthy since. His family and friends haven't forgotten other children living with leukemia. Over the past four

One bad year didn't shake Lee's confidence - ESPN.com
CLEVELAND — On a hot day several years ago, Cliff Lee knew he could make it to the major leagues. It was his first spring training with the Montreal Expos, and as Lee watched Carl Pavano throw a bullpen session, his always rock-solid confidence

New insights into the regulation of PTEN tumor suppression function - PhysOrg
The PTEN tumor suppressor gene controls numerous biological processes including cell proliferation, cell growth and death. But PTEN is frequently lost or mutated; in fact, alteration of the gene is so common among various types of human cancer that

Fundraising Event Mixes Wii Gaming and Specialty Martinis - Market Wire
PHOENIX, AZ–(Marketwire - August 20, 2008) - Majerle's Sports Grill in downtown Phoenix will host the inaugural Wii-Tini fundraising event, combining specialty martinis and competitive Wii gaming for charity on Saturday, September 6 from 7:00 PM

JMP Group Announces Addition of Institutional Sales Team Focused on - MSN MoneyCentral
JMP Group Inc. JMP , an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that four institutional sales professionals have joined JMP Securities, JMP Group s broker-dealer subsidiary. Pascal Besman, a managing director

Campaigning UK journalist dies of cancer at age 27 - Miami Herald
LONDON Adrian Sudbury, a young British journalist who blogged about his fight with cancer and campaigned for more bone marrow donations, died in his sleep Wednesday, his family said. He was 27. "Baldy's Blog" was Sudbury's life - and death - laid