Progen seeks $20m for liver cancer drug 
Progen Industries is raising $20 million to partially fund phase three of its PI-88 post-resection liver cancer drug.
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Tyngsboro board asked to create sick bank for ill Highway worker 
TYNGSBORO — In the spirit of the season of giving, a group of town employees want to donate some of their unused sick leave time to an ill Highway Department worker.
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Aussies develop new anti-cancer drug 
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 15 (UPI) — An Australian scientist has developed a drug to treat liver cancer and said the medicine could be available within three years.
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Former Del. Bill Robinson dies; served 2 decades in legislature 
NORFOLK, Va. Billy Robinson — a 20-year state lawmaker and the first black attorney in the Attorney General’s Office — died today of liver cancer. Family…
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Staff Writer 
Positive interim survival data from a Phase II skin cancer study of Zadaxin, an immunomodulator, pushed SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s stock up more than 38 percent.
Source: www.bioworld.com

Give Port its due for Coast Guard legacy 
Put your best foot forward. Make the most of your assets. Advice lines like that have become cliches because they are true.
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