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71. Diet Linked to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
    
    March 9, 2004 -- What's causing America's huge surge in blood cancer? It might be our diet. It's called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It's a killer collection of different white-blood-cell cancers. And it's a mystery why it's been increasing so quickly in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Now there's
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72. Hair Dye Linked to Blood Cancer
    
    Jan. 26, 2004 -- Long-term use of permanent hair dye -- in dark colors -- doubles a person's risk of certain blood cancers, new research shows. Earlier studies have linked permanent hair dyes to bladder cancer as well as to the group of diseases known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin's lymphom
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73. New Meaning of 'Cured' for Leukemia
    
    Aug. 13, 2003 -- People who survive the most common type of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), should be considered cured if they've gone 10 years or more without a relapse of the disease or other complications, according to a new study. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia usually strike
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74. Gleevec Fights Rare Stomach Cancer
    
    Aug. 14, 2002 -- A promising new drug that zaps cancerous cells while leaving healthy ones unharmed is quickly finding new uses in treating previously untreatable types of cancer. New research shows the 'smart bomb' anticancer drug Gleevec can provide a valuable new treatment option for people with
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75. New Cancer Treatment Zaps Lymphoma
    
    -->May 15, 2002 -- A new generation of anticancer treatments can prolong the lives of patients with hard-to-treat cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who have exhausted all other options. New research shows the first of a class of drugs that uses radioimmunotherapy to hone in on and kill cancers is also
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76. Kids With Leukemia Doing Better
    
    Oct. 5, 2001 -- New treatments for childhood leukemia are having a dramatic effect on survival, and a new look at the numbers shows that these kids are doing much better than once believed. Old estimates said that no more than two out of three kids with leukemia would live for at least 15 years afte
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77. Understanding Geraldine Ferraro's 'Blood Cancer'
    
    --> June 19, 2001 - Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for vice president from a major party, announced Tuesday morning that she is battling a formidable new opponent -- the rare, bone-destroying blood cancer called multiple myeloma. Half of the 14,000 people diagnosed annually succumb within
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78. High-Risk Procedure Pays Off for Leukemia Patient
    
    June 13, 2001 -- "This isn't the way it should be; I'm mad, and I'm going to do something about it!" Chris DeVine, age 30, recalls how he felt in May 1998 when he was diagnosed with leukemia, a cancer affecting blood cells. But DeVine's treatment options were limited. Bone marrow transplantation for
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79. New Leukemia Drug Works for Incurable Stomach Tumors, Too
    
    May 13, 2001 (San Francisco) -- Todd Hendrickson says that last August he had "about 60 days to live. I had tumors the size of two footballs in my gut and I couldn't get out of bed unless my wife pulled me up." That changed on Aug. 3 when he became "patient No. 1" in a study of a new cancer drug cod
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80. FDA Approves 'Breakthrough' Leukemia Drug
    
    May 10, 2001 (Washington) -- In record time, the FDA approved Gleevec for the treatment of a rare but deadly type of leukemia. This pill for chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML, represents a new approach to controlling this disease -- and potentially many other cancers -- because it zeros in on cancer
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