December 22, 2006 – 8:38 am
By Olga Pierce Dec 21, 2006, 7:48 GMT
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — Even when African-American colon cancer patients have health insurance, they receive lower quality care than white patients, a new study says.
An analysis of nearly 15,000 insured individuals diagnosed with colon cancer over a five year period found the five-year survival rate for […]
December 22, 2006 – 8:38 am
Around the time pop diva Kylie Minogue was recovering from cancer, she found a new passion - kathak.
Guess what pop diva Kylie Minogue is dancing to these days? It is the rhythm of kathak! And it is London-based dancer Akram Khan who is spinning Kylie to his beats.
December 22, 2006 – 8:33 am
Scientists have made astonishing progress in developing a “smart bomb” that can deliver powerful cancer-fighting drugs directly to tumors scattered throughout the body, thus minimizing damage to healthy tissue and easing the wretched side effects of chemotherapy.
The research builds on earlier work that showed that an engineered version of the stem cell could home in […]
December 22, 2006 – 8:30 am
By JENNIFER LOVEN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Laura Bush says she didn’t disclose her skin cancer because she “never felt badly” and considers herself a private citizen. But now that word is out, the first lady said she hopes it will encourage others _ particularly those with fair complexions like herself _ to watch for the […]
December 21, 2006 – 2:04 pm
Drug developer Exelixis Inc. said Wednesday it submitted an application with the Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical trials on a new cancer therapy.
The company filed an investigational new drug application for XL518, a novel small molecule drug designed to inhibit MEK, a substance that is key in the growth of tumor cells when […]
December 21, 2006 – 2:03 pm
An eight-year-old cancer victim is facing a court battle with doctors who want her to continue with agonising cancer treatment rather than return home to die “pain free”.
After battling cancer for six years, Leah-Beth Richards, who has a 5 lb tumour in her stomach, told her mother she could no longer cope with more painful […]
December 21, 2006 – 2:02 pm
By DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Bobby Hamilton said Wednesday his doctors say there are still cancer cells on the right side of his neck and that he is continuing treatments.
Hamilton said in August that his doctors were optimistic about the finding of his scans after extensive chemotherapy and radiation.
December 21, 2006 – 2:02 pm
Canadian and international researchers are recruiting men for a clinical trial to test whether combining a high-dose vitamin D pill with chemotherapy improves treatment for advanced prostate cancer.
Dr. Kim Chi of the B.C. Cancer Agency and two other lead investigators will study about 1,000 men over the next two years.
December 21, 2006 – 2:01 pm
LYON (AFX) - Sanofi Pasteur MSD said its newly launched cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil has been incorporated into the nationally-funded vaccination programme in Austria, the first European country to recommend young girls and boys be given the shot.
The vaccine maker also announced that three large statutory health insurance funds which cover almost half the […]
December 21, 2006 – 2:00 pm
Breast cancer is the most prevalent among women aged 45-55 in Taiwan, which is 10 years earlier compared with the situation in Europe and the United States, according to the results of a survey released yesterday by the Bureau of Health Promotion.
The survey was based on an analysis of the records of 5,585 breast cancer […]
