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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute stories: 2 news summaries

 Madoff Sought Cash 
 to Keep Scheme Afloat 

Disgraced financier given $250 million by friend to stave off collapse of business

Jan 7, 09 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - As the feds closed in and Bernard Madoff scrambled to shore up his crumbling firm, a longtime friend gave the disgraced financier $250 million, reports the Wall Street Journal. With investors seeking to redeem $7 billion from the fund, Madoff turned to 95-year-old Carl Shapiro for help, promising a... More »

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Brandeis • Ponzi scheme • securities fraud • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Bernard Madoff

Drug Therapy Cuts Risk
of Breast Cancer Relapse

Aromatase inhibitors work after tamoxifen regimen ends

Mar 11, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research shows that women can cut the risk of breast cancer recurring years later by taking certain drugs, the Washington Post reports. Studies show that the drugs, known as aromatase inhibitors, sharply reduced the risk of cancer's return after women had finished their regimen of the widely used tamoxifen.... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • drugs • estrogen • cancer research • Novartis AG • Femara • tamoxifen • Aromasin • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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