April 30, 2007 – 10:41 am
Friends were heartbroken when 36-year-old Jean Anne Allen told them she had only six months to live. They were even more heartbroken when they found out it was all a lie.
Allen, a medical assistant, told her coworkers at Medical Weight Loss Clinic in Jackson, Michigan, that she had been diagnosed with liver cancer for the […]
April 30, 2007 – 10:39 am
NEW DELHI: Cancer is one of the three top causes of death in the country and in the Capital it’s lung cancer among men and breast cancer in women that claims the highest casualty, according to the latest report released by Delhi Cancer Registry titled “Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Delhi”.
The report warns about […]
April 30, 2007 – 10:39 am
According to a UN Report Cancer today has become the number one killer. More so, related to their work place. Cancer has become more of an occupational Hazard with millions of people running the risk of catching the disease from their place of work. Inhaling asbestos fibers and second hand smoker are the major causes […]
April 30, 2007 – 10:38 am
Being obese increases the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women, shortens the time between return of the disease and lowers overall survival rates. Italian researchers speaking at Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, DC, now report evidence on how leptin, a hormone found in fat cells, significantly influences breast cancer development and progression in mice. […]
April 30, 2007 – 10:37 am
People who take part in Relay For Life do so for many reasons, but they all start with the letter C.
Cancer is omnipresent in society. Virtually every family is affected by it in some way, and it affects people of all ages. Little children get cancer; teens are hit by it, and adults from their […]
April 30, 2007 – 10:37 am
JEDDAH, 30 April 2007 — A new cancer awareness unit at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) is to be announced tomorrow evening during an open discussion event for cancer patients and their families, which is to be held at the Jeddah Inter.Continental hotel.
The new unit is intended to provide information about diet, causes of […]
April 30, 2007 – 10:36 am
An experimental blood test for prostate cancer seems to work better than the current PSA test and can tell whether the cancer is spreading.
The test is being developed by Robert H. Getzenberg, PhD, director of urology research at Johns Hopkins University’s Brady Urological Institute. Getzenberg began the work while still at the University of Pittsburgh; […]
April 26, 2007 – 12:24 pm
A naturally occurring compound found in many fruits and vegetables as well as red wine, selectively kills leukemia cells in culture while showing no discernible toxicity against healthy cells, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. These findings, which were published online March 20 in the Journal […]
April 26, 2007 – 12:22 pm
(WebMD) Which side effects of prostate cancer treatment would bother you least? A new study points out the risks for each treatment option.
Here’s one option you don’t have: No current treatment for prostate cancer completely avoids the risk of serious side effects.
But there’s also good news in the study from Mark Litwin, M.D., MPH, and […]
April 26, 2007 – 12:22 pm
April 25, 2007 — Although it took enormous luck to win $1 million in the New York State lottery, in the end Wayne Schenk ran out of time.
The 51-year-old veteran who tried in vain to get his $1 million in lottery winnings paid out in a lump sum so that he could pay for costly […]
