Imperial Valley News Center
Microbes may hold key to detecting endometrial cancer
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Rochester, Minnesota - Researchers at Mayo Clinic are studying vaginal microbes directly within the uterine environment to investigate how they might influence the development of endometrial cancer.
NFL And American Cancer Society Expand Crucial Catch Campaign To Support Multiple Cancers
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Atlanta, Georgia - This year, the National Football League and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are expanding their efforts to support the fight against cancer through the "Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer" campaign. After nearly a decade of supporting breast cancer, the NFL and ACS have broadened the campaign to include early detection and risk reduction efforts for other cancers to increase the impact of the campaign.
Breast Cancer Statistics, 2017
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Atlanta, Georgia - Overall breast cancer death rates dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 breast cancer deaths during those 26 years. And while black women continue to have higher breast cancer death rates than whites nationally, death rates in several states are now statistically equivalent, perhaps reflecting an elimination of disparities in those states.
American Cancer Society Awards New Research and Training Grants
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Atlanta, Georgia - The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 78 research and training grants totaling $39,836,250 in the second of two grant cycles for 2017.The grants will fund investigators at 57 institutions across the United States; 63 are new grants while 15 are renewals of previous grants. The grants go into effect January 1, 2018. Highlights of the current cycle:
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills:
Governor Brown to Sign Bill Increasing Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will sign legislation tomorrow in Sacramento to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing. SB 17, authored by Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), requires pharmaceutical companies to give notice before hiking prices.
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