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Scientist to Study Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adults During & After Cancer Treatment
Evidence suggests that people who undergo cancer treatment as teenagers and young adults have more trouble adjusting to life off treatment than their younger and…
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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Shares Their Impact in New Report
After 25 years of leadership in the field, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer transformed itself in 2013 to maximize its impact in fighting childhood cancer. They…
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National Breast Cancer Coalition Set a Deadline for Breast Cancer
Founded in 1991, the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s (NBCC) mission is to end breast cancer through the power of action and advocacy. In 2010, NBCC…
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OCRF Research Shows How Ovarian Tumors Elude Immune System
Tumors use numerous mechanisms to escape detection and killing by the immune system. Results from OCRF-funded research, reported May 4, 2014 in the prestigious journal Nature…
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The Faces of Diabetes: Chris Fraker, Ph.D.’s Personal Connection to T1D
Curing diabetes is not just a job for the DRI’s Dr. Chris Fraker…it’s personal! Dr. Fraker was recently featured on The Faces of Diabetes — where he…
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John Wayne Cancer Institute Led Melanoma Research Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
In the largest study of its kind, researchers have confirmed that a strategy to assess the spread of melanoma—pioneered by scientists at the John Wayne…
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SPLC Files Federal Safety Complaint Against Alabama Poultry Plant for Dangerous Conditions
Beatriz Navedo began to feel dizzy as she worked a processing line at the Wayne Farms poultry plant. As the line zipped by, her chest…
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AYA Fertility Results: Knowledge Leads to Action
Did you know, based on a 2012 study by The LIVESTRONG Foundation, 76% of survivors do not preserve their fertility before they are treated for…
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Study: Donors Want Workplace Giving Accountability
As workplace giving campaigns in the United States continue to grow more sophisticated, a new study by America’s Charities showed that many nonprofits are feeling…
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Odyssey Ball has John Wayne and J.R. Martinez in the spotlight
By Margie Barron John Wayne said, “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” So when Dancing With the Starschamp, actor, author, motivational speaker,…
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Anton Bilchik, MD Receives “The Duke” Special Service Award from John Wayne Cancer Institute
(PRLEAP.COM) April 24, 2014 – Santa Monica, CA – Granddaughters of Nelson Mandela, Princess Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Princess Zamaswazi Dlamini, and Dr. Anton Bilchik, Professor…
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