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Miami, FL (AHN) Survivors of certain childhood cancers are at a risk of having the disease return after the five-year survivor threshold, according to a recent study. Researchers with the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, said children who had Ewing sarcoma and cancers of the central nervous system were at particular risk of recurrence Originally posted here: Recurrence More ...
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Nation's Highest Honor for Innovation and Performance Excellence WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The White House and the U.S. Department of Commerce have announced that a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research facility in Albuquerque, N.M., is the recipient of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest award for organizational excellence. "This prestigious recognition is a demonstration of VA's ...
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