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The American Cancer Society estimates thatabout 106100 new cases of colon cancer and 40870 new cases of rectal cancerwill

The American Cancer Society estimates thatabout 106,100 new cases of colon cancer and 40,870 new cases of rectal cancerwill be diagnosed in 2009. About Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and inwomen in the United States (U.S.). The guideline updates included the recommendationthat a determination of the KRAS gene status of either the primary tumor or asite of metastasis should be part of the pre-treatment work-up for patientsdiagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer. In November 2008, the NCCN announced updates to their Guidelines onColon and Rectal Cancers. A Clinical Provisional Opinion (CPO) wasissued by ASCO in January, where the organization recommended the use of theKRAS biomarker in selecting the appropriate patients for anti-EGFr antibodytherapy. By Telly Nathalia and Olivia Rondonuwu Stocks  |  Indonesia JAKARTA, July 16 (Reuters) – Indonesia has increasedsecurity near Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc’s (FCX.N)giant Grasberg mine following a wave of attacks in the area inPapua, where secessionists have waged a low-level insurgencyfor decades.

An Australian technical expert working for Freeport wasshot dead in his vehicle on the road leading to the mine onSaturday. The next day, a guard employed at the Grasberg mine waskilled and five policemen injured in another shoot-out on thesame road Two more policemen were shot and wounded onWednesday. ID:nJAK426936]) Freeport said its operations had not been affected, buthundreds of Freeport Indonesia workers have now been told notto travel along the road up to the Grasberg mine, spokesmanMindo Pangaribuan said. “Production is not disturbed, production is still runningwell,” he added. “Production forecast in 2009 is 1.3 billion pounds ofcopper and 2.2 million ounces of gold. The forecast output canstill be achieved.” The Grasberg mine has the world’s largest recoverablereserves of copper and the largest gold reserves.

It accountsfor nearly 40 percent of Freeport’s total copper reserves of 93billion pounds, according to Freeport’s website. Indonesian police and Australian Federal Police areinvestigating the recent attacks. An Indonesian policespokesman said on Sunday secessionists could be behind theshootings. The police and military said they have stepped up securityin Papua, the easternmost part of the sprawling Indonesianarchipelago. The Grasberg mine is about 3,350 kilometres (2,080miles) east of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.

“After the incidents we have increased security, we added(security) posts along the route from Timika to Tembagapura(the Freeport area) and we are increasing our patrols. We alsoadded more personnel,” Bagus Ekodanto, Papua police chief, toldReuters. But some activists said the attacks may be the result ofincreasing tensions between police and military in the area,particularly over the provision of security for Freeport’soperations, considered lucrative work. Freeport Indonesia’s share of the costs for its internalcivilian security department was about $22 million in 2008,according to a filing it made to the SEC.

“Freeport Indonesia’s share of support costs for thegovernment-provided security, currently involving approximately1,850 Indonesian government security personnel located in thegeneral area of our operations, was $8 million for 2008, $9million for 2007, and $9 million for 2006,” it said. “This supplemental support consists of variousinfrastructure and other costs, such as food, housing, fuel,travel, vehicle repairs, allowances to cover incidental andadministrative costs, and community assistance programmesconducted by the military and police.” Indonesia’s low-paid military has kept a tight rein onPapua in the past, not just because of the insurgency, but alsobecause of attractive business opportunities includingsmuggling and the provision of security services, rights groupsand academics say. “Let’s refrain from speculating whether it’s army-policerivalry. Your guess is as good as mine,” Defence MinisterJuwono Sudarsono told reporters on Wednesday, adding that theattacks could be due to migrant workers in the area.