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Your Guide To Susan G. Komen's Newest PR Headache, Which Involves The Daughter of an Uzbek Dictator

Islam Karimov is the president of Uzbekistan; he's also widely known as a brutal dictator accused of the systematic use of torture. His regime is charged with things like boiling political dissidents to death and forcibly sterilizing women. Now one of his daughters, who's well-disliked in her own ri ... More >>

The Octopus Project, Lower Dens and More Help Out a Local Family Sunday at Lola's

Cool show/good cause alert. The Octopus Project, Lower Dens, Peopleodian, Carey Wolff, War Party and Doom Ghost are all on board for a very special Sunday show at Lola's. "Fight For Maddie" is an ongoing benefit to help out Patrick and Melanie Higgins, whose five-year-old daughter Maddie was diagnos ... More >>

A Stink About Pink: Better Alternatives Than Giving to Right-Leaning Komen

Some good may come out of the Komen Foundation's hard right turn on abortion this week. It was about time, anyway, for a fundamental re-examination of Komen by people committed to the cause of cancer research. You'll find a good summary of reasons to be worried about giving to Komen, even before th ... More >>

Stampeded for a Cure

Some good may come out of the Komen Foundation's hard right turn on abortion this week. It was about time, anyway, for a fundamental re-examination of Komen by people committed to the cause of cancer research. You'll find a good summary of reasons to be worried about giving to Komen, even before th ... More >>

UT Southwestern Docs May Have Found the Pathway to Revolutionary Cancer Treatment

Researchers at UT Southwestern published a study in the journal Nature Sunday identifying a cancer-specific metabolic pathway that fuels only the growth of certain kinds of kidney and adrenal tumors. This is a pretty remarkable finding, chiefly because if you can halt that specific metabolic process ... More >>

Take the Pineapple and Run

Researchers at UT Southwestern published a study in the journal Nature Sunday identifying a cancer-specific metabolic pathway that fuels only the growth of certain kinds of kidney and adrenal tumors. This is a pretty remarkable finding, chiefly because if you can halt that specific metabolic process ... More >>

Cancer Can't Stop We Were Promised Jetpacks.

Researchers at UT Southwestern published a study in the journal Nature Sunday identifying a cancer-specific metabolic pathway that fuels only the growth of certain kinds of kidney and adrenal tumors. This is a pretty remarkable finding, chiefly because if you can halt that specific metabolic process ... More >>

50/50: Bros Before Tumors

Cancer survivor film dumps schmaltz for anger.

Climbing for Cancer

Cancer survivor film dumps schmaltz for anger.

In Search of America's Next "Sputnik Moment," Obama Points to Local Teen as Country's Future

Amy Chyao and President Obama at the White House in October​Before the first bell rings this morning, this inspirational moment ... Perhaps you recall: Back in October, 16-year-old Amy Chyao, a junior at Plano's Williams High School, was among the whiz kids invited to the White House to show-and-t ... More >>

Get Your Butts Out There

Amy Chyao and President Obama at the White House in October​Before the first bell rings this morning, this inspirational moment ... Perhaps you recall: Back in October, 16-year-old Amy Chyao, a junior at Plano's Williams High School, was among the whiz kids invited to the White House to show-and-t ... More >>

Good Eating: Charitable Events at Restaurants This Week

Restaurant bent on doing good could just donate food to local non-profits. But what's the fun in that? Various Dallas eateries have dreamed up more creative ways to help their community: Read on for details of this week's charitable happenings. ​

Whaddya Know, A Breast Cancer Campaign That's About Lives, Not Boobs

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

From the Ground Up

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

The Rainbow Sign

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

The Mavericks Give Thanks for the Kid Who Keeps Bouncing Back

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

3-Days' Grace

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

Put Your Breast Foot Forward

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

Cowboy Catwalk

​It's hard to say if anyone anywhere really gets to have his or her cake and eat it too, but it's especially frustrating to me when women are asked to support good causes that also ask them to get behind demeaning stereotypes and objectification. (Looking at you, PETA.) This often happens in conju ... More >>

Immigrants Detained in Texas Aren't Getting the Medical Care They Need, Human Rights Watch Says

Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch on Tuesday released a report blasting the government for delaying, withholding and botching medical care for immigrants detained in Florida, Arizona and Texas. In the Lone Star State, the researchers conducted interviews with women held at the Port Isabel detenti ... More >>

Stairmasters

Climb like Rocky for charity

Feel-Good Fashion

Climb like Rocky for charity

Heart Like A Deal

Scrambling to find a romantic, yet hip and unique option for Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, many local restaurants have special menus, special dishes or just special prices to choose from on this, er, special day. Here are some options: Cupid would be proud of Central 214's naughty new chef, Bly ... More >>

Cancer Won't Keep a Runner from the White Rock Marathon

Scrambling to find a romantic, yet hip and unique option for Valentine's Day? Lucky for you, many local restaurants have special menus, special dishes or just special prices to choose from on this, er, special day. Here are some options: Cupid would be proud of Central 214's naughty new chef, Bly ... More >>

Hash Over: Holiday Jam, Cut Rate Wine And Other Stuff

Don't know what to do with odd, even somewhat interesting and likely helpful news of this sort, but pass it along... Not only concerned for public health, but also for the hobby-deprived, credit-burdened gift-givers this holiday season, gourmands at Texas Oncology developed Jingle Jam--a Southern- ... More >>

As If You Needed an Excuse to Run Around in Your Underwear

Don't know what to do with odd, even somewhat interesting and likely helpful news of this sort, but pass it along... Not only concerned for public health, but also for the hobby-deprived, credit-burdened gift-givers this holiday season, gourmands at Texas Oncology developed Jingle Jam--a Southern- ... More >>

Comic Relief

Stand up to fight children's cancer

Tony Romo and His Pops Are Out to Tackle Prostate Cancer

Stand up to fight children's cancer

Drink It In

Have a wine and art spritzer

Driving For Boobies

Komen-deer BMWs for cancer research

Three-Day Drink-On

Komen-deer BMWs for cancer research

American Toxic

The railroad tie plant that gave birth to tiny Somerville may now be killing the town, residents claim

To The Highest Bidder

Going once, going twice, sold!

People, People Who Read People

Going once, going twice, sold!

Pepto-Bismol

Firehouse hosts an evening of pink

Filling the Charity Cups

Firehouse hosts an evening of pink

Cancer Happens (Or: You Could Be Next)

Firehouse hosts an evening of pink

Survival of the Artist

Firehouse hosts an evening of pink

Suit Up

Firehouse hosts an evening of pink

Seasonal Changes

Firehouse hosts an evening of pink

Everyone's Welcome

But this race is for the ladies

Consider the Source

Planned Parenthood refuses to give up the dole without a fight

Radner Reincarnate

Kathy LaTour finds the humor in One Mutant Cell

Enough to Make You Sick

In the struggle for a shrinking pot of money from asbestos litigation, the sickest victims are getting nickels and dimes while lawyers get their millions

There's a "Can" in Cancer

Some of us might call it bad luck; he thinks of it as "25 minutes of new material"

Disease of the week

Some of us might call it bad luck; he thinks of it as "25 minutes of new material"

Dr. Bombastic

Dallas oncologist Dennis Birenbaum claims he's been given a bad rap by the state and media. Now he's going to make them pay.

Letters

Dallas oncologist Dennis Birenbaum claims he's been given a bad rap by the state and media. Now he's going to make them pay.

Uncharitable charges

Watchdog reports cancer charity shorts patients