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Standing up to cancer with MasterCard and Major League Baseball.

Katie Couric, Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly and Former Phillies First Baseman John Kruk were among the thousands who stood up during Game 3 of the World Series to be part of MasterCard's groundbreaking "Priceless" moment. 31 Oct. 09

To read more, visit http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?y...

Prof Baroness Finlay of Llandaf discusses the difficult choices in end of life care for cancer patients. Speaking at NCRI 2009, Birmingham, UK 27 Oct. 09

Live With Hope. Background music is "What About Now" by Daughtry 02 Nov. 09

Anne Boles is a member of the Lilies of the Valley board, a non-profit organization dedicated to ovarian cancer awareness. Anne discusses her mom's story and her story in the context of hereditary breast & ovarian cancer. 09 Nov. 09

Annette Mattern shares how women can find ovarian cancer support groups. For more information visit http://www.EmpowHer.com

A film about the Mary E. Haas Foundation & its efforts to promote early detection of ovarian cancer. 01 Nov. 09

The ACLU recently filed a lawsuit with the Public Patent Foundation, charging that two patents on human genes associated with breast cancer and ovarian cancer are unconstitutional and invalid. Most of us probably think of our genetic code as something natural, part of us, certainly not "intellectual property" in the traditional sense. Yet corporations doing medical research use the patents on these genes to prevent anyone else "from studying, testing or even looking at a gene," calling into question the who

Cancer manages to suppress or elude the body's immune system to survive and grow. Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center show this week in the journal Immunity how the helper T cell Th17 awakens the immune system to attack cancer. Senior author Chen Dong discusses the findings and their potential application for patients. 30 Oct. 09

Dr. Maurie Markman, vice president for clinical research talks about a study done in Japan with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin a standard drug regimen for the treatment of Ovarian Cancer.

The study results, published in The Lancet in September 2009 indicates that weekly Paclitaxel plus Carboplatin improved survival of women with epithelial ovarian cancer and may represent a new treatment option. 16 Oct. 09

A Dallas artist’s two-year dream has been partially fulfilled after she presented her oil painting of Oprah Winfrey holding a child to the talk show host.

Shannon Kincaid got a surprise meeting with Winfrey Monday at the State Fair of Texas after the TV talk show host finished taping a show.

Winfrey praised the painting, which had materials about ovarian cancer enclosed, saying it was “very well done.”

Kincaid’s goal was to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.

Her quest was aided by Jerry Joyner,

Bill Caudle is a hero of this recession - a man willing to risk death to save his wife's life.

Caudle lost his job in March and with it, the health insurance for his family. Despite hunting for a job for months, he could not find anything. And while that's hard enough on a family, for the Caudles, the situation was especially dire: Michelle, Bill's wife, has ovarian cancer.

To fight for his wife's life, Bill joined the Army on this 39th birthday to get the health insurance Michelle may need to survive,

Go-Girl Energy Drinks is teaming up with organizations dedicated to fighting breast and ovarian cancer. Dr. Ernie Bodai, Director of Breast Surgical Services at Kaiser-Permanente in Sacramento, California talks about his campaign to fund breast cancer research through a special stamp, and Doug Carson tells us why he started the Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation to get vital testing for women at risk of the disease. These worthy organizations, along with many others, are supported by sales of healthy, del

A gene mutation can increase a women's lifetime risk of developing breast & ovarian cancer, but should you be tested for it? 13 Oct. 09

Save the life of someone you love by learning the early warning signs & symptoms of ovarian cancer. To learn more go to Libby's H*O*P*E* (*Helping *Ovarian Cancer Survivors *Persevere Through *Education)(http://healthinfoispower.wordpress.com). 17 Oct 09

The age at which breast cancer is diagnosed in families that carry harmful BRCA mutations appears to be getting younger in succeeding generations, researchers found.

The median age of breast cancer onset in BRCA1 or 2 carriers was six years earlier than for their mothers and aunts, Jennifer Litton, MD, of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues reported here at the ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium. 12 Oct. 09

Bright Pink is a national non-profit organization that provides education and support to young women who are at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. We arm young women with knowledge, options and a great attitude, and offer companionship and empathy during their journey. We empower them to take control of their breast and ovarian health and in turn, grant them the freedom and peace of mind to live a beautiful and fulfilling life.

Learn more about Bright Pink and the girls we serve by going to http://w

Professor Workman talks about his research into new cancer drugs at the 2009 NCRI Cancer Conference. 08 Oct. 09

Professor Mike Bennett, from the University of Lancaster, talks about his research into improving pain relief for people with cancer, presented at the 2009 NCRI Cancer Conference. 08 Oct. 09

Dr Jane Maher from Macmillan Cancer Support talks about issues surrounding surviving cancer at the 2009 NCRI Cancer Conference. 08 Oct. 09

Dr Hammond talks about her research showing that PARP inhibitor drugs could be used to treat cancers that have low levels of oxygen (hypoxia). 2009 NCRI Conference 06 Oct. 09