January 28, 2007 – 2:38 pm
By BRIAN MILLER
Advocate Reporter
NEWARK — A new vaccine has opened up the opportunity to prevent a prevalent and potentially life-threatening form of cancer in girls and young women, according to Dr. Rebecca Stilson, a Licking County physician who practices obstetrics and gynecology.
The recently licensed human papillomavirus vaccine protects girls and women against four types of […]
January 28, 2007 – 2:37 pm
Som Patidar - All Headline News Staff Writer
Irvine, CA (AHN) - A recent study conducted by University of California, Irvine researchers found that men with breast cancer actually face a higher risk of getting second cancer than other men.
The study revealed that more than 10 percent of men who have been treated for breast cancer […]
January 28, 2007 – 2:37 pm
Following on the news of the drop in cancer deaths for the second consecutive year, the American Cancer Society is launching the Great American Health Challenge to educate and motivate Americans to take action to reduce their cancer risk. Many Americans are concerned about potentially developing cancer, but in fact,
January 28, 2007 – 2:35 pm
Greater awareness and more research dollars need to go toward lung cancer, particularly as it affects women, according to a new report.
Women may be more likely to fear breast or ovarian cancer, but more actually die from lung cancer than from breast, ovarian and uterine cancers combined, experts point out in the report, a summary […]
January 27, 2007 – 3:39 pm
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed two strategies to reactivate the p53 gene in mice, causing blood, bone and liver tumors to self destruct. The p53 protein is called the “guardian of the genome” because it triggers the suicide of cells with damaged DNA.
Inactivation of p53 can set the stage for the development of […]
January 27, 2007 – 3:38 pm
The Tennessee Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force has announced the ambitious goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040 by raising public awareness of cervical cancer screening, researching the prevalence and burden of the disease in Tennessee and promoting strategies to provide affordable access to the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that prevents the infection that […]
January 27, 2007 – 3:37 pm
By Lynn Brezosky
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:00 a.m. January 26, 2007
HARLINGEN, Texas – Weeks after learning her cancer has returned, a girl once at the center of a custody battle over her treatment has written a school paper in which a girl named Hope comes to grips with her impending death.
Ed Wernecke said Thursday that his daughter’s work […]
January 27, 2007 – 3:36 pm
By APRIL CASTRO, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
AUSTIN, Texas - Liberal Texas columnist Molly Ivins has been hospitalized in her ongoing battle with breast cancer, her assistant said Friday.
“That‘s the day the doctors said,” Moon said. “We‘re not sure what‘s going to happen, but she‘s very sick.”
January 27, 2007 – 3:35 pm
Amgen Inc. on Jan. 25th disclosed that a study showed “a statistically significant increased risk of death” among seriously ill cancer patients not undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy who were treated with the company’s top-selling biologic, anemia drug Aranesp.
Biologics like Aranesp, whose active ingredient is a protein called erythropoietin, are used to treat anemia by […]
January 26, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Women athletes at the University of Louisville gave their support to the fight against cervical cancer Jan. 24 as they joined state, medical and university representatives to kick off “Ending Cervical Cancer in our Lifetime,” a statewide educational initiative.
Athletes from the university’ women’s basketball, field hockey, swimming and diving, softball, soccer and rowing teams surrounded […]
