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The Siren's Call: Cellular Situations
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCancer lends itself to the realms of myth. Siddhartha Mukherjee gave the disease some regal treatment in the title of his prize-winning book "The Emperor of All Maladies," but cancer's no emperor. It's a beast. Where actual mythological monsters are...Tags: Kraken (legendary creature), Cancer, Authors, Arts and Culture, Injuries and Wounds
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New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer
In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The...Tags: Human Body, Genentech Inc., Lymphatic System, Breast Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Movie Projector: Holdovers likely to beat '50/50,' 'Dream House'
Company TownFour new films are being released this weekend: the cancer comedy "50/50," "What's Your Number?" with Anna Faris, the faith-based drama "Courageous" and the thriller "Dream House." But all four debut are expected to come in behind three films that... -
Box Office: 'Dolphin Tale,' two other holdovers beat four new films [Updated]
Company TownFour new films were beat by three holdovers at the box office this weekend. "Dolphin Tale," which was released last weekend, took the No. 1 spot, followed by "Moneyball" and a 3-D version of "The Lion King." Four new releases trailed behind -- the... -
Latin American leaders coping with cancer
World NowLatin America Venezuela: Several Latin America leaders past and present are coping with cancer, although Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez may have the most serious case of all... -
Vera Brown dies at 90; skin care expert with star-studded clientele
Vera Brown, a skin care specialist with a star-studded clientele who sponsored beauty clinics for thousands of blind teens, delinquent girls, homeless women and cancer patients in Los Angeles, died Sept. 24 at her Westwood home. She was 90 and had been in...Tags: Human Body, Teen-agers, Gilbert Brown, Health, Merle Oberon
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Oil spill stress starts to weigh on gulf residents
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGRAND ISLE, LA. -- Ordinarily this time of year, Adam Trahan would be out on the Gulf of Mexico on a shrimp boat, trawling from South Pass to the Chandeleur Islands. Instead, last week he was trawling between the bar at Cisco's Hideaway on Oak Lane and...Tags: University of South Alabama, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Entertainment, Hurricanes
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Cruising solo on Norwegian's Epic
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt was July in the Caribbean, and we were freezing. Five new friends and I, all of us solo travelers, were in the Ice Bar aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line's Epic, shivering beneath silver ponchos with furry hoods. We had paid $20 each for the privilege...Tags: Entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Line, Entourage (tv program), Crimes, Nickelodeon (tv network)
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Over-the-counter devices probably won't help sleep apnea
Big-time, bed-rattling snoring is more than just a detriment to good sleep or happy relationships. It's also a sign that airways aren't open and clear. In extreme cases, snorers spend chunks of the night gasping for breath, a dangerous condition called...Tags: Human Body, Drugs and Medicines, Physical Conditions, Health, Lungs and Airways
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Recruiting an army of women
Los Angeles TimesBeverly Howey and her identical twin sister, Karen Duncan-Sherman, each found a breast lump in 2007. Howey's was cancer. Duncan-Sherman's was benign. The two women, now 45, couldn't have more similar genetics, and they live in the same place, Wall, N.J....Tags: Human Body, Computer Networking and Internet, File Sharing, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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