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Heidi Klum Stands Up to Cancer

heidi klum stand up to cancer Heidi Klum Stands Up to Cancer

Heidi Klum rocks a grey Stand Up to Cancer sweatshirt in this new print PSA for the movement.

“If you don’t want to be OUT, you can be IN by joining me and the Stand Up to Cancer movement in the fight against cancer,” Heidi said. “Let’s all say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to cancer together!”

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A star-studded lineup of celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys and Demi Moore, will help direct Project Five, an anthology of five short films that will explore the impact of breast cancer. Independent Spirit Award-winner Patty Jenkins (Monster) also signed on to helm the Lifetime original project. Aniston, along with Marta Kauffman (Friends), Paula Wagner (The Last Samurai, Mission: Impossible),  Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and others to helm Lifetime films about breast cancer

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Number of cancer survivors rising in US

cancer 150x150 Number of cancer survivors rising in USThe number of cancer survivors in the US climbed from 9.8 million in 2001 to 11.7 million in 2007, according to a latest report. Of the 11.7 million people living with cancer, seven million were 65 years or older, said the report released Thursday by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and [...] Continue reading Number of cancer survivors rising in US

Gene makes ovarian cancer resistant to chemotherapy

ovarian cancer 150x150 Gene makes ovarian cancer resistant to chemotherapyResearchers have zeroed in on a genetic process that may explain why ovarian cancer is resistant to chemotherapy. They studied a tiny strand of the genetic makeup known as a microRNA, involved in the regulation of gene expression. Cancer occurs when gene regulation goes haywire. “Ovarian cancer is a very deadly disease because it’s hard [...] Continue reading Gene makes ovarian cancer resistant to chemotherapy

Gary Winick — an pioneering independent film lensman who found mainstream success with his romantic comedies 13 Going on 30 and Letters to Juliet – lost his battle with inoperable [...] Continue reading “13 Going On 30″ Director Gary Winick Succumbs To Brain Cancer

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