A Donation of $100 Million to Promote Cancer Research
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The Starr Foundation pledged $100 million to cancer research involving collaboration among four institutions in New York and one in Massachusetts.
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The costs associated with having breast cancer can amount to thousands of pounds, a charity says.
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Scientists and entrepreneurs call for the creation of a charitable foundation to promote and fund UK stem cell research.
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People with cancer should get more help with the financial costs of dealing with the condition, campaigners say.
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A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patientâs blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.
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Relatives of the late newspaper magnate Roy Thompson have donated $25 million to the Institute of Breast Cancer Research. Toronto&#39;s Princess Margaret Hospital, where the institute is headquartered, confirmed
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Â£5m is being given to a charity that will fund research and educational initiatives dedicated to the net.
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LONDON  - In an effort to find new ways to prevent breast cancer, two British cancer organizations called for the help of 100,000 volunteers to participate in a lifelong breast cancer study.
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A &#36;1.63 million grant has been given to Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute to further research on alcohol's effect on metabolism.
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Three months after Alexandra Scott died of cancer at age 8, her goal of raising &#36;1 million for cancer research this year by selling lemonade has been surpassed.
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Democrat John Edwards said Sunday he is offering a strategy for dealing with cancer that would bolster research funding, create support networks for people dealing with the disease and encourage lifestyle changes to help keep others from getting it.
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Hundreds of millions in federal funds are authorized for research and early intervention.
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The University of Michigan Health System has received a $44 million donation to build and staff a research center that will take a new approach to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes.
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Microsoft Chair Bill Gates has contributed $400,000 to the campaign to support a California initiative that would provide the state with nearly $3 billion in funding for human embryonic stem cell research, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports (Elias, AP
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The medical school will use the money for research into and treatment of obesity, diabetes, cancer and the diseases of aging, especially Alzheimerâs.
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Researchers have launched an appeal to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a decades-long study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer.
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As the 2004 election nears, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the nationâs largest private funding source for breast cancer research and community outreach programs, is launching a grassroots advocacy campaign to mark the 20th anniversary of