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Crowd packs former President Carter's Sunday school after his cancer spreads
2015-08-23 21:42:11| Apparel - Topix.net
Larger-than-usual crowds of wellwishers meant former President Jimmy Carter had to teach an extra Bible class at his rural Georgia church on Sunday, after he announced on Thursday cancer had spread to his brain. Carter, 90, a lifelong Baptist and church deacon, has taught Sunday school for decades and the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia is used to a throng.
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As cancer treatment begins, Carter to scale back on work
2015-08-21 15:34:04| Apparel - Topix.net
Carter announced that his cancer is on four small spots on his brain and he wil... . Former President Jimmy Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at The Carter Center in Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.
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Location, extent of Carter's cancer will govern his options
2015-08-13 23:56:46| Apparel - Topix.net
Surgery, drugs, radiation, comfort care. What's next for Jimmy Carter depends on how widely his cancer has spread and where, and how aggressively the 90-year-old former president wants to fight it.
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Merck and MD Anderson Cancer Center Announce Strategic Immuno-Oncology Research Collaboration in Solid Tumors
2015-08-13 14:00:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. & HOUSTON Clinical Trials to Evaluate Mercks KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in Combination with Other Medicines and Treatments Across Multiple Tumor Types KENILWORTH, N.J. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced that they have entered into a strategic clinical research collaboration to evaluate Mercks anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), in combination with other treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and/or novel antitumor medicines. Language: English Contact: Merck Media Relations:Pamela Eisele, 267-305-3558orAn Phan, 908-255-6325orMerck Investor Relations:Justin Holko, 908-740-1879orMD Anderson Media Relations:Ron Gilmore, 713-745-1898Rlgilmore1@mdanderson.org Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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Doctors: Various factors figure into Carter cancer treatment
2015-08-13 12:09:52| Apparel - Topix.net
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, Carter announced he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital. . FILE - In this July 10, 2015, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter is seen in Philadelphia.
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