Browns return from D.C. after canvassing for cancer research dollars

Warren and Wendy Brown from Clyde, who lost their daughter Alexa to cancer last August, just returned from Washington D.C. canvassing the Hill with 250 others looking for more research funding.

Law Firm’s Pledge to Help Cancer Patients Comes to Life as Simmons Cancer Institute Opens Doors

ST. LOUIS, June 30 /PRNewswire/ — The Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will begin seeing patients Thursday, July 1, in its new building, a state-of-the art treatment and research facility located on SIU’s campus in Springfield, Illinois. Dedicated in June 2008, the Simmons law firm funded the institute with a $10.2 million donation, comprised of annual …

Preschoolers raise money for cancer research

BARSTOW • Preschoolers may be a little young to understand what cancer is, but that didn’t stop 21 kids at Himmelrick Family Daycare Center from raising $540 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Kids ranging in age from 3 years old to 6…

Research: Vaccine Showing Promise In The Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

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PSA Test Does Cut Prostate Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Adding to the ongoing debate on the usefulness of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test for prostate cancer, new research from Sweden finds the screen cuts lives lost to the disease by almost half.

The V Foundation Gives the Public a Chance to Ask Questions About Cancer Research

(Cary , N.C. ) – The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research fundraising organizations, is proud to announce its Second Annual North Carolina Public Cancer Forum featuring a panel of doctors from prestigious cancer centers across the country.