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Shady Grove Radiology’s Shady Grove Breast Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Reston VA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Shady Grove Radiology’s Shady Grove Breast Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR...

Fundraiser taking place across the state of Alabama to encourage current chemo patients and benefit United Cancer Survivors of America, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The Crazy Chemo Hat contest fundraiser is a unique fundraiser to benefit current chemo patients and United Cancer Survivors of America, Inc. nonprofit. The way the contest works is that friends of a current chemo patient get together to create a wild and crazy chemo hat for their friend. The friend does not...

A recent US News and World Report article discusses various improvements to the process of treating breast cancer. Dr. Simon Ourian of Epione Beverly Hills believes the new post-mastectomy breast augmentation techniques have probably saved lives. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 According to a May 14, 2013 US News and World Report article entitled “Women Have More Options for Breast Cancer Surgery,” modern medical technology has given women with breast cancer an...

Series of five webinars will discuss cutting-edge research and breakthroughs in immune treatments for cancers and ways to get involved in immunotherapy NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a New York-based nonprofit organization committed to developing immune system-based cancer treatments, is holding a series of five webinars in June to talk about breakthroughs in cancer immunotherapy research and treatments as part of Cancer Immunotherapy...

Study clarifies roles of anti-angiogenic proteins in discouraging metastasis and reveals potential anti-metastasis drug By studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, a trans-Atlantic research team has identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly reduces metastatic spread in mouse models of prostate, breast and lung cancer. The findings suggest that a prosaposin-based drug could potentially block...

A Century Later: Progress and Next Steps ATLANTA, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One hundred years ago today, the American Cancer Society was founded by 15 prominent physicians and business leaders in New York City. First known as the American Society for the Control of Cancer, the organization launched the fight against a disease that was feared as a death sentence at the time. A century later, the American Cancer Society, now the nation's largest voluntary health...

CHICAGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For A Cause announces Walk The World (www.awalkaroundtheworld.org) a three-day walkathon, supporting Breast Cancer and other causes, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, November 14-18, 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/PH18434 ) Over the course of three days, Breast Cancer walkers will hit the sidewalks and walkways of the Walt Disney World Resort, averaging more than 10 miles a day, following a suggested journey...

NFL kicker Billy Cundiff has launched Kicking For The Dream, an effort to engage kicking specialists at all levels, to help Colleen's Dream Foundation fund research for the early detection of, and advanced treatment for, ovarian cancer. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 NFL kicker Billy Cundiff has launched Kicking For The Dream, an effort to engage kicking specialists at all levels, to help Colleen's Dream Foundation fund research for the early detection of, and advanced treatment...

Recently, Angelina Jolie made headlines with news that she had a double mastectomy as a result of testing positive for the BRCA gene mutation, a gene that has been linked to breast and ovarian cancer. Women’s Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology now offers Myriad BRACAnalysis which tests for the BRCA1 & BRCA2 gene mutations. Lake Orion, Michigan (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The star-power of Angelina Jolie is now shedding new light on BRCA gene mutations which have found to be...

Dealership-wide Events & Initiatives for 50 Days to Drive Sales, Raise Money & Awareness for Breast Cancer WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheehy Auto Stores, Inc. is in full gear as the 16(th) Annual Sheehy 5000 is underway through July 8. The Sheehy 5000 is a 50-day dealership and communitywide effort to sell 5000 automobiles while raising awareness and money to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure. This year's fundraising goal is to bring Sheehy's...