Cancer Information - Lessons in reality

Lessons in reality
Scotsman, United Kingdom - May 28, 2006 forget the widespread anxiety promoted by the sudden demise of Corrie regular Alma Sedgewick, when she died in 2002 from cancer of the cervix after missing

FDA likely to approve HPV vaccine next week
Gainesville Sun, FL - 6 hours ago symptoms and the body fights it off. But if it lingers in a woman's cervix, HPV can cause changes that will lead to cervical cancer.

Profnet Wire: Health & Medicine: Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Newswise (press release) - May 25, 2006 is very excited about this vaccine because it provides the opportunity to prevent a cancer -- this vaccine is the If you have a cervix, you need the vaccine.

American-Indian doctors to help improve primary health care
Hindu, India - 12 hours ago "In the first phase of the four-year project, we aim to work in the area of early screening and detection of cervix and prostrate cancer, heart diseases

Cansa urges smokers to 'kick the habit'
Independent Online, South Africa - 2 hours ago According to the association, tobacco use increases the risk of cancer of the lungs, oesophagus, mouth, bladder, pancreas, kidney, stomach and cervix.

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Drug campaigner to start cancer treatment (Cancer Information)

Drug campaigner to start cancer treatment
Shropshire Star, UK - May 26, 2006 of breast cancer drug Herceptin today. Mrs Moore, 45, who camped in Shropshire Primary Care Trust headquarters in a desperate bid to to get the treatment on

Cover Story: Desperate times
Asahi Shimbun, Japan - May 29, 2006 survive. Used in a cocktail with other cancer-treatment drugs, pemetrexed was found to be effective in controlling mesothelioma.

Laser test may detect lung cancer earlier
TMCnet - May 29, 2006 (Yorkshire Post Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Yorkshire trials bring new hope David Hogg A LASER-guided lung cancer treatment tested in Yorkshire has proved a

Manitoba woman spends $100K in US for cancer treatment
CBC Manitoba, Canada - May 26, 2006 A Manitoba woman battling cancer is back home after spending months in the United States to receive treatment she can't get at home.

Poster: Cancer Treatment Gets Personal
Science Magazine (subscription) - May 25, 2006 Science, with the assitance of scientific advisor Sridhar Ramaswamy of the Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, has created a special

Exercise After Breast Cancer
ABC7Chicago.com, USA - 7 hours ago It's one of the most common late effects of breast cancer treatment. There are more than 2 million breast cancer survivors alive in the United States today.

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Cancer Information - Not Enough Men Getting the Message on Sunscreen

Not Enough Men Getting the Message on Sunscreen
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - May 29 11:02 AM
MONDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- American males aren't getting or heeding warnings on sun protection, researchers report, with the bulk of magazine ads for sunscreen appearing in publications aimed at women, not men.Save to My Web

Herbals Plus Conventional Meds Can Be Dangerous Mix
Health Scout - May 29 10:14 AM
MONDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Mix and match may work well when buying clothes, but if the product is medicine, it's better to seek professional advice.Save to My Web

USC professor awarded cancer research funds
The Greenville News - May 27 3:09 AM
A University of South Carolina biology professor has been awarded a $711,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to help his research into colon cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States.Save to My Web

Cancer Societys Relay for Life making military-base debut
Stars and Stripes - May 27 8:32 AM
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan Wanted: cancer survivors from Yokosuka Naval Base, Ikego and Negishi.Save to My Web

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FDA OKs shingles vaccine (Cancer Information)

FDA OKs shingles vaccine
Seattle Times - May 27 12:17 AM
Drug maker Merck won federal approval Friday to market the first shingles vaccine to people 60 and older, a potential market of millions...Save to My Web

Cancer patient gets uniform, welcome to Army family
Roswell Daily Record - May 28 11:48 PM
Joshua Sam always thought of himself as a soldier, even when his health kept him out of the Army when he was old enough to join. Now he is in.Save to My Web

A shot against cancer
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 28 1:15 AM
Cancer researchers are on a search-and-destroy mission to fight the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat cancers.Save to My Web

'All-around good guy' continues good fight
Greenville Herald-Banner - May 28 12:14 AM
GREENVILLE He was told to sit out in the front yard and wait. Wait for what? he wondered. Never one to argue with anybody, David Endress, 53, went outside, sat in his wheelchair and then waited.Save to My Web

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Medical Breakthrough (Cancer Information) -- Clinical Trials: What to Know

Medical Breakthrough -- Clinical Trials: What to Know
WQAD - If you're diagnosed with a serious illness, you want to get the best medical care available. Sometimes, that means enrolling in a clinical trial. But there are things you need to know before signing up. Jill Bokern will try just about anything

Health Tip: COPD Needs to be Tightly Controlled
WTVR-TV - Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that mainly affects children under age five years old. Many of these children have surgery, chemotherapy or transplants, but if that doesn't work, there's not a lot more doctors can do. A new drug may give some of

Pharmacist Melanie Parker counts cancer treatment pills at the Family
Halifax Chronicle-Herald - Consider cancer, parties told Society wants policies on prevention, screening program By JOHN GILLIS Health Reporter The Canadian Cancer Society wants the parties seeking to form the provincial government to consider how policies can save lives and

Brain Metastases
WSFA - TUESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of vaccine, tested in mice, could be a longer lasting form of cancer treatment and may even lead the way toward preventing cancer, Swedish researchers report. The DNA-based vaccine was shown to prevent

Health Tip: Dealing With Post-Baby Blues
KRNV - ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EntreMed, Inc. , a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics primarily for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced preclinical rheumatoid arthritis

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Cancer Information - Introgen to Announce Important New Clinical Data for ADVEXIN Cancer Therapy at Major Medical Meetings

Introgen to Announce Important New Clinical Data for ADVEXIN Cancer Therapy at Major Medical Meetings
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - May 26 10:40 AM
Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. will present data and update the results of clinical trials from ADVEXIN p53 therapy used in recurrent head and neck cancer.Save to My Web

Surgery May Help Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
KOLD News 13 Tuscon - May 27 11:56 AM
Many women in the advanced stages of breast cancer are offered care to help them live a little longer, and to make them comfortable.Save to My Web

Ban youths from tanning beds: cancer society
CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - May 26 11:50 AM
The Canadian Cancer Society wants Nova Scotia's campaigning political parties to add a number of health measures to their political agendas, including banning teens from using tanning beds.Save to My Web

Godfrey man kills sons, self
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - May 27 9:23 PM
Dr. Edward Van Dyk, a cancer doctor celebrating his wedding anniversary threw his two young sons off the 15th-story balcony of a South Beach hotel Saturday before jumping to his death, police say. Spencer, 4, and Carl, 8, were in their pajamas.Save to My Web

One woman's experience
Stamford Advocate - May 28 12:09 AM
* Editor's note: Janet Kiehl of Stamford is a breast cancer survivor who teaches MBA courses at the University of Connecticut in Stamford. What follows are excerpts from e-mails she sent to friends detailing her diagnosis and treatment.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - People Shun Help for Illnesses They View as 'Untreatable'

People Shun Help for Illnesses They View as 'Untreatable'
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - May 26 4:01 PM
FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- People are more likely to seek tests for conditions they believe to be severe but treatable, but are unlikely to do the same for illnesses they view as severe and untreatable, such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and HIV/AIDS, a study finds.Save to My Web

Concours d'Elegance - Media Alert/Calendar Posting!
The Auto Channel - May 26 9:17 PM
> The Morgan Adams Concours d'Elegance For more info: lmoon@Tchfden.org or phone: 720.917.1732 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! May 26, 2006 MEDIA ALERT/CALENDAR POSTING WHAT: The Morgan Adams Concours d'Elegance and Road Tour - a one of a kind fundraiser that brings together an array of vintage and exotic automobiles and aircrafts in order to raise money to fight pediatric cancer.Save to My Web

Follow-Up On Child Cancer Investigation
KUTV.com - May 25 3:56 PM
(KUTV) New information and new developments on a story we first told you about Wednesday night on 2News. 2News has now been able to confirm that the document used by a mother to prove her son had cancer is not legitimate.Save to My Web

Watch for crackpots on Information Superhighway
The Valdosta Daily Times - May 27 2:08 AM
By Kelly Kazek THE NEWS COURIER (ATHENS, Ala.) When the announcement was made in the 1980s that the Information Superhighway was open for business, I was ready to hop on that sucker.Save to My Web

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Cancer Vaccine Brings Hope To Those At Risk (Cancer Information)

Cancer Vaccine Brings Hope To Those At Risk
TheDenverChannel.com, CO - May 24, 2006 Schwindt is the kind of person doctor Virginia Borges is hoping to help someday by developing a breast cancer vaccine. Vaccines

Obesity Raises Breast Cancer Risk
FOX News - May 22, 2006 women who gain more than 60 pounds during their adult years are three times as likely to be diagnosed with the most deadly forms of breast cancer as women who

I BEAT THE CANCER THAT TOOK MY BREAST.. NOW I WANT TO DANCE AGAIN
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - May 23, 2006 "I'd love to dance again, just for a few nights with my new boobs. To be able to say I've had breast cancer but can go back and do it, would be a big boost.".

NHS set to offer breast cancer drug
ic Wales, United Kingdom - May 23, 2006 The Government's health watchdog is expected to issue early guidance that could lead to a life-saving breast cancer drug treatment being made widely available

USA : Lee National Denim Day announces new cause partner
Fibre2fashion.com, India - 16 hours ago Denim maker Lee Jeans has announced a new partnership for Lee National Denim Day, the largest single-day fundraiser supporting the fight against breast cancer.

Self-Exams and Mammograms Encouraged to Avoid Breast Cancer
WJBDRadio.com, IL - 10 hours ago Over 212-thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Hicks says early detection is key to surviving breast cancer.

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Bikers ride to fight cancer (Cancer Information)

Bikers ride to fight cancer
Ottawa Sun, Canada - 9 hours ago That s because up to 1,400 motorcycles will form a police-escorted parade through the city in the annual Motorcycle Ride For Dad fight against prostate cancer

Spanish singer Rocio Jurado suffers stroke while battling cancer
Xinhua, China - 6 hours ago MADRID, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish singer and actress Rocio Jurado, who was battling cancer of the pancreas, has suffered a stroke, the Culture Minister

A BABY born with cancer has survived a six-organ transplant
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 16 hours ago The 18-month-old had her liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, stomach and spleen replaced with organs from a single donor.

Concern on prostate cancer treatment
Irish Health, Ireland - 9 hours ago Drastic treatments for men diagnosed with early prostate cancer could subject them to unnecessary years of side effects, including impotence, a new study has

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Acton High's Relay For Life expected to attract (Cancer Information) 200

Acton High's Relay For Life expected to attract 200
Brampton Guardian - Again this year, Acton High School students will be walking, jogging and strolling around the school track for 12 hours to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. Friday, June 2 to Saturday, June 3, the school will be holding its fourth annual

English literacy programs need several helpers
Skagit Valley Herald - As classroom assistants and teaching assistants for English as a Second Language classes from 10 a.m. to noon or 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays in Mount Vernon. Infant care for one night weekly for 6 months, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays or

New Web Hub on Human Papillomavirus Provides Information and Resources
Forbes - JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Exciting new vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) are expected to be approved soon for use in the United States. On May 19, 2006, M2 Communications, Inc., a premier medical education company based in

Town lives with fear of a cancer epidemic
Salt Lake Tribune - MONTICELLO - More than 100 people walked into the high school here Wednesday night, hoping for answers - some explanation for why there seems to be a plague of cancers in their community. And scientists and public officials who faced the uneasy

Employees and their family members honored for their fight against
KRNV - COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 165 Safelite runners and walkers celebrated the company's tenth consecutive year as a sponsor of the Komen Columbus Race for the Cure by taking part in Saturday's events. The Safelite team, outfitted

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Authors analyze prostate cancer treatments for men 75 to 84

Authors analyze prostate cancer treatments for men 75 to 84
SunHerald.com, MS - May 21, 2006 By LINDA SEARING. The question: If detected early, prostate cancer often can be stopped with radiation or surgical removal of the gland.

Recent prostate clinic proves to be a big success
Siftings Herald, AR - 19 hours ago A recent prostate cancer screening clinic provided 42 residents of Clark County with full medical screenings, said Kathy Loden, director of the Clark County

AUA 2006 - Prostate Cancer; Staging Session I
UroToday, CA - 21 hours ago A Podium Session on Prostate Cancer Staging took place on Tuesday May 23, 2006 at the annual AUA meeting in Atlanta. A couple of

AUA 2006 - Bone-Targeted Prostate Cancer Treatment: Insights Into
UroToday, CA - May 21, 2006 Michael Cher from Wayne State University presented an excellent summary of the known signal transduction pathways between the prostate cancer cell, osteoclasts

AUA 2006 - Prostate Cancer Targeted Therapy With Antisense
UroToday, CA - May 21, 2006 Dr. Martin Gleave from Vancouver presented exciting data on the use of targeted therapy for advanced prostate cancer. Two small

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No Difference Between 2 Anemia Drugs (Cancer Information) for Cancer Patients: Report

No Difference Between 2 Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients: Report
KRNV - LAS VEGAS, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jurak Corporation World Wide, Inc. , wishes to announce that as of yesterday it has negotiated a best efforts private placement with several investors of $400,000.00 at a price of $0.02 per share. Proceeds

Day of Pink At Memphis Preschool
WREG - Memphis - A group of Memphis preschoolers don't know much about breast cancer, but today one group dressed in pink and wore pink ribbons to welcome back a teacher who had been battling the disease. "They don't understand. Because they are infants

F.C Attorney Mulls Options For Interim Morrison Successor
Falls Church News-Press - Will the City of Falls Church have a say in the selection of an interim replacement for its retiring treasurer of 13 years, or will the decision be left to a circuit court judge? This question remained unanswered as the News-Press went to press last

Cancer Gene Also Involved in Hair Loss
WIS-TV - MONDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- A gene whose main role is to help prevent cancer also plays a role in controlling hair growth, Italian researchers report. Mouse that were bred to lack one of the two pairs of the gene, designated FHIT, developed

Watching out 4 You
KRNV - Paving company suspended from Reno project after using residents garden hoses A Northern Nevada paving company is suspended from work after homeowners' say the company used their garden hoses to fill its construction vehicles. West Coast Paving took

Most Americans Unaware of Fat-Cancer Connection
MedicineNet.com - MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- More U.S. citizens know the correct number of judges on American Idol than know that being fat helps cause cancer . According to a new poll of more than 2,000 adults for the American Cancer Society, just 8 percent

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Editorial Roundup (Cancer Information)

Editorial Roundup
WINK TV - The Internal Revenue Service is providing a vital public service by rooting out credit-counseling firms that abuse their nonprofit status by exploiting vulnerable clients. The crackdown has exposed a seamy side of the $1 billion nonprofit industry

Heavy Pot Smoking Doesn't Increase Lung Cancer Risk: Study
Forbes - WEDNESDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. study concludes there is no link between smoking marijuana and increased risk of lung cancer -- even among heavy, long-term users. The California researchers also found that smoking marijuana does not

Former state senator Little dies of cancer
WECT - Click here for today's continously updated top national news stories. RALEIGH, N.C. Former state senator and civic leader Teena Little died today of lung cancer at age 65. Family and friends say Little, who had battled lung cancer for about two years

Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely to Be Jobless
MedicineNet.com - MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Adult survivors of childhood cancer are twice as likely to be jobless as those who don't have that health history, a new report finds. With certain cancers -- those of the brain and central nervous system -- the gap

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Reign of biotech cancer (Cancer Information) kings threatened

Reign of biotech cancer kings threatened
CNN Money - May 22 10:31 AM
Amgen and Genentech, the long-ruling cancer drug kings, could find the lucrative industry for cancer drugs increasingly crowded as potential new competitors come to market.Save to My Web

Most Americans Unaware of Fat-Cancer Connection
News 8 San Diego - May 23 9:31 AM
While research links obesity and cancer, it appears Americans are more concerned with reality TV than what causes the dangerous disease.Save to My Web

New Survey Reveals Alarming Lack of Awareness and Discussion About Leading Women's Cancer Killer
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - May 23 5:00 AM
Only 15 percent of women are familiar with the symptoms of ovarian cancer, and 82 percent have never talked to their doctors about the symptoms and risk factors, according to a new national survey sponsored by the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition .Save to My Web

Race For Life
Hastings Today - May 23 8:51 AM
ONLY 11 spaces are left for this year's Cancer Research UK's Race for Life.Save to My Web

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Cancer patients find comfort writing (Cancer Information) journals

Cancer patients find comfort writing journals
Asbury Park Press - May 23 1:19 AM
Having lung cancer has prompted a range of emotions for Kathy Vahue during the past seven years.Save to My Web

Obesity increases breast cancer risk
Canada.com - May 23 6:25 AM
Women can now add aggressive, invasive breast cancers to the list of reasons to lose weight, or avoid becoming obese in the first place.Save to My Web

Clinton raising money for breast cancer research
Pine Bluff Commercial - May 21 11:47 AM
LITTLE ROCK - Former President Clinton, promoting another one of his many causes, scheduled a fundraiser in his penthouse apartment atop the Clinton presidential library to raise money for breast cancer research.Save to My Web

Obesity raises risk of breast cancer: study
People's Daily - May 22 5:30 PM
Women who gain weight as adults face a higher lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer, researchers reported yesterday.Save to My Web

Plan to extend cancer drug use
BBC News - May 22 5:07 PM
A breast cancer drug used once the disease has spread should be given in the early stages, NHS advisers say.Save to My Web

NFL star helps raise funds for Winona woman who died of breast cancer
Winona Daily News - May 21 10:05 PM
Renee Linander, daughter of Dianne "Ole" Heyer, sings with friends Bruce Greenwood and nephew of Heyer, Bill Bublitz, during the Dianne "Ole" Heyer Cancer Benefit at the Winona Elks Club Sunday. A live auction and raffle were also held to raise money for the Heyer family and for cancer research.Save to My Web

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Clues to breast cancer hidden inside stem cells

Clues to breast cancer hidden inside stem cells
Boca Raton News, USA - 18 hours ago the research agenda. But stopping them could be critical too, as evidence implicating stem cells in cancer is mounting. In the human

Member of Birmingham 6 dies of cancer
United Press International - 9 hours ago has died. David McIlkenny, one of the "Birmingham Six," died of cancer in a Dublin hospital, The Independent reported Monday. "He

Tammy Faye's Lung Cancer Returns
About - News & Issues, NY - 4 hours ago Tammy Faye Messner recently learned that her lung cancer has returned for the third time. Her struggle began with colon cancer about

Researchers Find Genetic Link in Bone Cancer
ACS News Center, GA - 23 hours ago Summary: The discovery of a gene called MET may explain the development of osteosarcoma, a bone cancer found mainly in adolescents, according to a team of

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Unexpected Results (Cancer Information) Of Biopsies Performed On Women With Fertility Problems May Hold Hope For ...

Unexpected Results Of Biopsies Performed On Women With Fertility Problems May Hold Hope For ...
Science Daily - May 16 9:26 PM
Louis Pasteur said that "chance favors the prepared mind." For Prof. Nava Dekel of the Weizmann Institute's Biological Regulation Department, some completely unexpected results of biopsies performed on women with fertility problems have led to a new path of scientific discovery that may hold hope for women trying to conceive.Save to My Web

Sara Ylen faces her next goal
Times Herald - May 19 5:02 AM
BUEL TWP. Three years after she helped authorities track down the man who raped her, Sara Ylen is battling for her life. Ylen, 31, was diagnosed with cervical cancer 13 months ago.Save to My Web

Cholesterol-lowering Drugs Not Associated With Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Science Daily - May 18 9:11 AM
Women taking statins do not face an increased breast cancer risk as had been suggested by some previous studies. Led by a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), the study did find, however, that women who took hydrophobic statins, named for their inability to dissolve readily in water, had an almost one-fifth lower incidence of invasive breast cancer Save to My Web

When Insurance Makes You Sick
Kiplinger Magazine via Yahoo! Finance - May 19 4:15 PM
Investigates the fragile connection between Americans and their medical coverage, particularly for the self-employed, small businesses, the unemployed, and for medicare patients. Recounts the hardships faced by some individuals and families who lost their health coverage or whose claims were denied.Save to My Web

Brave Lisa's battle to have kids inspires other women
Sydney Morning Herald - May 20 7:17 AM
THE odds were stacked against her but Lisa Banfield never gave up. -Save to My Web

Women can take steps to protect their health
The Oregonian - May 21 12:26 AM
Staying healthy depends primarily on one person: you. Health care experts say every woman should take preventive measures -- including regular checkups and immunizations -- to help reduce the risks for diseases and conditions of age, family history, race and lifestyle.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Cancer Strategy Failing Maori Women?

Cancer Strategy Failing Maori Women?
Scoop.co.nz - May 18 8:17 PM
Cancer Strategy Failing Maori Women? The recent release of the publication Unequal Impact: Maori and non-Maori Cancer Statistics 1996 to 2001 presents findings that all New Zealanders should be dismayed by, said Christine Low, National President, National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ).Save to My Web

Living with cancer
Montrose Daily Press - May 20 9:44 PM
MONTROSE On a mild, sunny day, 16-year-old Kara OBrien sits on the porch at the Coffee Trader. She drinks, talks and laughs, acting like a teenager.Save to My Web

Clinical Benefits Of UroVysion(R) DNA Test Highlighted By Bladder Cancer Experts In Urology
Medical News Today - May 18 12:03 AM
A review of multiple studies in the journal Urology indicates that UroVysion(R), a DNA-based urine test that detects key genetic changes in bladder cells, showed favorable clinical attributes not found in other available biomarkers in the detection of bladder cancer. UroVysion, the first and only test approved by the U.S. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Determine What is New in Breast Cancer Therapeutics with this Review of Clinical Developments in Current Pharmaceutical
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - May 19 7:17 AM
DUBLIN, Ireland----May 19, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Drug Targets for Breast Cancer" to their offering.Save to My Web

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Estrogen therapy bears some good news (Cancer Information)

Estrogen therapy bears some good news
Lexington Herald-Leader - Question: I'm a postmenopausal woman and understand that a new study shows estrogen does not increase breast cancer risk after all. Is this really true? Answer: That seems to be the case, and it's certainly good news. This latest finding was hinted

This one is for the children
Goldsboro News-Argus - Among those gathered for this weekend's Relay for Life were some young people who know what it takes to beat cancer firsthand. They walked for themselves, but also to make sure others like them will not have to face cancer battles of their own. And

Vitamin E Offshoot Transformed to Potent Cancer Killer
Senior Journal - May 20, 2006 - Researchers have learned how a derivative of vitamin E causes the death of cancer cells and have used this knowledge to make the agent an even more potent cancer killer. The compound, called vitamin E succinate , or alpha tocopheryl

Researchers Make Vitamin E Offshoot A Potent Cancer Killer
Medical News Today - Researchers here have learned how a derivative of vitamin E causes the death of cancer cells. The researchers then used that knowledge to make the agent an even more potent cancer killer. The compound, called vitamin E succinate, or alpha tocopheryl

In Korea, everybody loves kimchi -- especially researchers Government
San Francisco Gate - Seoul -- One might call it the chicken soup of Korea. Koreans have long clung to the notion that kimchi, the pungent fermented cabbage that is synonymous with their culture, has mystical properties that ward off disease. But what was once little more

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Cancer Information - JIM HILLIBISH

JIM HILLIBISH
The Canton Repository - May 20 1:47 AM
It was Christmas Eve at Mercy Medical Center. The young mother was fresh from the OR, unconscious from her emergency cancer operation. Her mom and dad were there, desperate. They had just heard dreadful news. They placed their hands on her and prayed through their tears.Save to My Web

Moving on from news of cancer
Contra Costa Times - May 20 3:10 AM
I MEANT TO WRITE this letter three springs ago, when all of a sudden the world as I knew it came to a stop, when the colors and beauty of daffodils and tulips ceased to awe me. When, on an ordinary Wednesday morning, a young doctor whom I had only met that day looked up from my exposed crotch and said, "yup, the tumors are cancerous."Save to My Web

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WLEX-TV Lexington - May 19 2:43 PM
All content Copyright 2003 - 2006 WorldNow and WLEX-TV . All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service .Save to My Web

Indian actress Sushmita Sen to make fundraising trip to Pakistan
Canada.com - May 19 8:25 AM
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian actress Sushmita Sen will travel to Pakistan in September to help cricketer Imran Khan raise funds for his cancer hospital, a news report said Friday.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Bid to win better deal for asbestos victims

Bid to win better deal for asbestos victims
The Herald, UK - May 18, 2006 "Six people die every day from mesothelioma, a painful lung cancer, and once diagnosed victims rarely survive beyond two years," he said.

Campaign on asbestos
The Herald, UK - May 15, 2006 Campaigners representing people who contracted mesothelioma, an incurable cancer, through workplace exposure to asbestos took their case to Hugh Henry, the

Widow files worker's comp suit against Plainville
New Britain Herald, CT - May 17, 2006 Walter W. Caswell Jr., of Kensington, was 55 years old when he died in January 2005 of mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the outer lining of the lungs and

Expert panel: Benefits of vitamin supplements questioned
Food Consumer, IL - May 18, 2006 to be of no use in other cancers like gastric, pancreatic, breast, bladder, colorectal, and prostate cancer; as well as leukemia, mesothelioma, and lymphoma.

French reform targets immigrants
International Herald Tribune, France - May 18, 2006 Asbestos exposure is the known cause of a number of ailments, the most serious of which is mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the lungs, abdomen or heart.

Asbestos-related legislation pledge
ic Lanarkshire.co.uk, UK - May 15, 2006 new legislation to provide fairer compensation in cases of asbestos-related cancer. fighting on behalf of those who contracted mesothelioma through workplace

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Cancer Information - Naperville C. gives Seiple boost in cancer battle

Naperville C. gives Seiple boost in cancer battle
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 12 hours ago associated with the school. Seiple, who turned 53 today, has two more cycles of chemotherapy to go through. He has missed practices

She got cancer, then got fired
Lexington Herald Leader, KY - May 17, 2006 She is now undergoing chemotherapy. She is now at home and is receiving chemotherapy, a treatment normally used after the type of surgery she had.

Gamma Knife Surgery Now Offered To Children
NBC 4.com, DC - 40 minutes ago Center. "We can treat some of the pediatric brain tumors that are not able to be treated with other types of surgery and chemotherapy.

Sara Ylen faces her next goal
Port Huron Times Herald, MI - 9 hours ago She underwent chemotherapy over the winter and will leave home later this month to spend at least five weeks at a hospital run by the Cancer Treatment Centers

IN THE NEWS
Patriot-News, PA - 12 hours ago developed by two pharmacology professors, Mark Kester and Gavin Robertson, who believe it has the potential to be more effective than radiation and chemotherapy

Sailors' experiences send them on Relay for Life
Patuxent River Tester, MD - May 18, 2006 After noticing a lump in his neck in November 2002, Attebury was diagnosed with lymphoma and went through eight rounds of chemotherapy.

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Cancer Information - Lung cancer deadlier in nonsmoking men

Lung cancer deadlier in nonsmoking men
The State, SC - May 17, 2006 Lung cancer is not common in people who never smoked. However, more black women who had never smoked died of lung cancer than their white counterparts.

5 Symptoms of Lung Cancer Most People Don't Know
About - News & Issues, NY - May 17, 2006 When most people think of lung cancer symptoms, they think of coughing of blood or just coughing in general. While this is true, there

(PRN) - Oracle Receives Regulatory Clearance for Acquisition of
Bolsamania.com, Spain - May 17, 2006 [+]. (PRN) - Lung Cancer Alliance Comments on Non-Smokers and Lung Cancer [+. PRN) - MGM to Handle Domestic Distribution of 'Rocky Balboa' [.

Lung Cancer Vaccine
ABC7Chicago.com, USA - 13 hours ago May 17, 2006 - About 170,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. Between 70 percent and 80 percent of those people smoke.

Lung Cancer Death Rates in Never Smokers
Ivanhoe, FL - May 17, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals lung cancer death rates are not higher among women than men who never smoked. However

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Cancer Information - RTI's Iraq leader succumbs to cancer

RTI's Iraq leader succumbs to cancer
Triangle Business Journal, NC - 22 hours ago Peter Benedict, senior program director and country manager for Iraq since 2003, died of cancer on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Medical Center

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Touted As Lifesaver
Milwaukee Channel.com, WI - 5 minutes ago WASHINGTON -- Government regulators still have some concerns about a cervical cancer vaccine, but documents indicate it appears to be generally safe and

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gets FDA Panel OK
Salon - 9 minutes ago May 18,2006 | WASHINGTON -- A vaccine that blocks viruses that cause most cervical cancer is safe and effective and should be approved, a federal panel

Fundraiser helps cancer fight
Agoura Hills Acorn, CA - 2 hours ago By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com. One in three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. This sobering

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Cancer Information - Thousands Walk, Run For Breast Cancer

Thousands Walk, Run For Breast Cancer
CBS2 Chicago, IL - May 14, 2006 (CBS) CHICAGO Thousands of walkers, runners and volunteers took part this morning in the 15th annual Y-ME breast cancer race at Grant Park.

MLB going to bat vs. breast cancer
New York Daily News, NY - May 14, 2006 The players will speak earnestly about their willingness to highlight a worthy cause; many will share anecdotes about how breast cancer has touched their

Study: long-term estrogen use may cause breast cancer
Baku Sun, Azerbaijan - May 12, 2006 CHICAGO Women who take estrogen-only pills for at least 15 years run a markedly higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study of nearly

Fighting breast cancer without chemotherapy
Times of India, India - May 14, 2006 Doctors who treat women with breast cancer are glimpsing the possibility of a vastly different future. After years of adding more

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Conventional Cancer (Cancer Information) Beliefs May Be Wrong

Conventional Cancer Beliefs May Be Wrong
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - May 16 2:05 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lung cancer isn't common in people who never smoked. But when they do get it, doctors have long thought women were more likely to die than men. New research suggests the opposite. Analyzing medical records of nearly 1 million people, American Cancer Society researchers reported Tuesday that men who never used cigarettes actually had slightly higher death rates from lung cancer Save to My Web

Two Arthritis Drugs Linked To Increased Cancer Risk
KTLA 5 - May 16 5:04 PM
A new study is linking two popular rheumatoid arthritis drugs to an increased risk of cancer and infection.Save to My Web

Officer, 35, loses fight with cancer
Lancaster News - May 17 6:26 AM
As police officers and family members of retired Lancaster Police Department Sgt. Malcolm McCowan gather for lunch in his living room, life almost seems normal as they reminisce about their beloved, dedicated friend.Save to My Web

Neotropix Receives FDA Approval to Begin Clinical Trials With First Investigational Cancer Drug
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - May 17 6:00 AM
Neotropix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing oncolytic viruses for the treatment of cancer, announced today that the FDA has approved its Investigational New Drug application for its first cancer drug candidate, Seneca Valley Virus .Save to My Web

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Large NCI Grant Will Test The Effect Of Tibetan Yoga On Women With (Cancer Information)

Large NCI Grant Will Test The Effect Of Tibetan Yoga On Women With
Medical News Today - HOUSTON - Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have received a $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the effects of Tibetan yoga in women with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. The

4. Friend killed in Roane Co. also served in line of duty
WBIR - A study led by the Mayo Clinic warns that people who take two rheumatoid arthritis drugs face an increased cancer and infection risk. The latest study of the drugs Humira and Remicade indicates users triple their risk of developing several kinds of

Study discounts cancer, statin link
Connellsville Daily Courier - Older women who take popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are not more susceptible to breast cancer as some previous data suggest, and one type of these drugs might even reduce risk of the disease, according to a new University of

Lilly Foundation giving IU $7.5M to fight cancer
Indianapolis Star - An estimated 10 new scientists over five years, along with equipment and support staff, said Dr. D. Craig Brater, dean of the IU School of Medicine. Which cancers may be targeted Researchers focusing on breast, lung, colon, stomach, prostate and

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Heartburn blamed in cancer rise (Cancer Information)

Heartburn blamed in cancer rise
Charlotte Observer, NC - 4 hours ago up sharply since 1975 Heartburn, a quintessential American medical malady, now appears to be driving the nation's fastest-increasing type of cancer.

Cancer Breakthrough
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 12 hours ago And behind all the hoopla, there's hope for those struggling with cancer. Researchers accidentally discovered in 1999 a mouse that was resistant to cancer.

Patients should explore ways to protect fertility during cancer
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - 5 hours ago A week before Carrie Lintner began radiation treatment for her cancer, doctors cut tiny holes in her abdomen and pushed her ovaries out of the way of the

Football raffle to bear funds for cancer charity
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago A FOOTBALL fan is to raffle a 27-year-old Hearts teddy bear to raise cash for a cancer care charity. Gordon Walker, of Alan Breck

Abbott Licenses Lung Cancer Test Tech
Houston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour ago it will license Advanced Life Science Institute Inc.'s Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide, a component of a test that may assist in diagnosing small-cell lung cancer

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Cancer Information - Study Addresses Blacks, Lung Cancer Treatment

Study Addresses Blacks, Lung Cancer Treatment
WXII-TV Winston-Salem - May 12 2:29 PM
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- When you go to the hospital for treatment, you expect to get the same care as other patients. But if you have lung cancer and are black, you may not. That's according to the results of a study at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.Save to My Web

Cancer claims Latin singer Soraya
Miami Herald - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Colombian-American singer-songwriter Soraya died Wednesday after an arduous public five-year battle with breast cancer. She was 37.Save to My Web

Spanish Breast Cancer Web site Hoping To Save Lives
Channel 3000 - 46 minutes ago
A new Spanish language Website developed by the UW Cancer Center is hoping to save the lives of Latin women diagnosed with breast cancer.Save to My Web

Two Leading Swedish Cancer Centers Expand Radiotherapy Facilities With Equipment From Varian Medical Systems
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - May 15 2:00 AM
Two major cancer centers in Sweden are planning to initiate image guided radiation therapy treatments for their patients using state-of-the-art equipment from Varian Medical Systems, world leader in radiotherapy.Save to My Web

Theragenics Corporation(R) Announces Analyst and Investor Meetings and Investor Presentation
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - May 15 4:06 AM
BUFORD, Ga.----May 15, 2006--Theragenics Corporation , a medical device company serving the cancer treatment and surgical markets, today said that it intends to conduct meetings with certain analysts and institutional investors over the next week.Save to My Web

GTx: Phase II trial of Ostarine launched
Memphis Business Journal - May 15 11:04 AM
GTx Inc. announced Monday that it had begun Phase II clinical trials of the drug Ostarine, for the treatment of bone loss and muscle wasting in patients undergoing cancer therapy or other demanding treatments.Save to My Web

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D has its day in sun (Cancer Information)

D has its day in sun
Herald Sun - May 13 8:04 AM
A VITAMIN D deficiency could be a cause of Alzheimer's disease, world-first Melbourne research has found. The vitamin is fed to the body through exposure to sunlight. But Australians tend to hide from the sun because of the fear of skin cancer and our food is not fortified with vitamin D.Save to My Web

Treatments can help beautify skin
Billings Gazette - May 13 2:35 AM
Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen. That's certified medical assistant Debra Garton's top beauty tip for summer and for the rest of the year. ...Save to My Web

Exercise 'cuts skin cancer risk'
BBC News - May 12 5:42 PM
Exercise might protect against skin cancer, a US study suggests.Save to My Web

Protein Key to Skin Cancer Spread Found
HealthCentral.com - May 11 3:24 AM
The protein is collagen VII, one of a family of molecules that play an essential role in skin culture, says a report in the March 18 issue of Science by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Collagen VII normally keeps the outer layer of the skin anchored to the inner layer.Save to My Web

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Widow seeks help in (Cancer Information) compensation quest

Widow seeks help in compensation quest
IC Berkshire - THE WIDOW of a nuclear physics researcher who died from cancer after working with asbestos has appealed to former workmates for help with her compensation claim. Julia Holmes of Kiln Close,Hermitage,is preparing a case against her husband Michael's

U.K. scientist compares carbon nanotubes to asbestos
Electronic Times - LONDON A U.K. scientist has suggested that certain nanotechnology materials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), could be similar to asbestos and have harmful effects on biological systems. Anthony Seaton, a professor at Aberdeen University, and one

TUC seeks law change as lords cut asbestos death payouts
Guardian Unlimited - Trade unions are to campaign for a change in the law after a law lords' ruling yesterday drastically cut compensation for the families of tens of thousands of workers who die from the lung cancer mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos dust. The TUC

CTU Launches Campaign for Asbestos Victims
Scoop - The Council of Trade Unions today launched a campaign for fair compensation for victims of workplace asbestos exposure. "The campaign marks International Workers' Memorial Day and its first objective is to get the same ACC lump sum compensation for

Asbestos critique baseless, EPA says
Sacramento Bee - Setting It Straight: Because of an editing error, a Metro Page B1 story Wednesday about asbestos testing in El Dorado Hills incorrectly stated that the consultant R.J. Lee Group of Pittsburgh conducted its own tests. The company's conclusions were

Labor Body to observe Worker Memorial Day
Duluth News Tribune - Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Lourey, 41, who was killed May 28 while on duty in Iraq. Floyd Paaso, 71, who died January 6 after a long battle with mesothelioma, a work-related cancer of the lungs. Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Van Alstine, 21, who was

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Louisville, Ky. // Horse racing (Cancer Information)

Louisville, Ky. // Horse racing
Baltimore Sun - I was reporting a story in Ocala, Fla., a city that calls itself the horse capital of the world, and had granted anonymity to an interview subject. The man who had threatened me thought his life would be in danger if I revealed his identity. He was a

EXCERPT: 'Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity'
ABC News - Click on the video link above to watch video clips referenced in John Stossel's "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity." (Amazon.com) John Stossel's Web Page WEBCAST: Low Oil Supply a Myth? A Special 2-Hour Show Starting at 9 p.m.: Medical Mysteries

Cave Creek town attorney dies of cancer
KOLD-TV - The 65-year-old was a municipal attorney for several cities over the years, including Scottsdale, Glendale, Apache Junction, Paradise Valley and Yuma. He was best known for his work in Fountain Hills and Cave Creek and was instrumental in their

Area Clubs Register Hazardous On Air Quality Scale
NewsNet 5 - CLEVELAND -- If you like to dine out and socialize, chances are you're being exposed to secondhand smoke because very few places in Ohio are smoke-free. But you might be surprised at just how much smoke you're breathing in, even though you may never

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Waiting on a (Cancer Information) gift of life

Waiting on a gift of life
Ada Evening News - ADA Ashley Russell s bright smile and engaging personality belies the challenge that lies ahead. After the 16-year-old Ada girl experienced excruciating abdominal pains recently, she was rushed through a series of diagnostic tests

Metro Dog
Seattle Times - Social creatures, dogs love hanging out with their friends and colleagues in the large playpen at the Downtown Dog Lounge. Professional dog walker Auntie M takes Byron, left, and Harry for a half-hour stroll five days a week. She picks up dogs in

Tobacco toxin found in babies of parents who smoke
Calgary Herald - TORONTO - Babies exposed to high amounts of second-hand smoke from cigarettes have something in their urine that shouldn't be there -- a known cancer-causing agent specifically related to tobacco, researchers say. In a study of 144 babies whose

SECONDHAND SMOKE: Nicotine, other toxins found in infants urine in
Tacoma News Tribune - Scientists have found cancer-causing chemicals from tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies of smoking parents they tested in a new study. The study found substantial uptake of nicotine and the chemical NNAL in 67 of 144 infants

New Study of Infants Highlights Second Hand Smoke Risk; Nymox (NASDAQ
Genetic Engineering News - A new study of the infants of mothers who smoke found significant levels of nicotine, cotinine and carcinogens in the babies' urine, highlighting the risk second-hand smoke exposure poses for young children (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. May

PROGRESS: Early detection, prevention improving the odds
Winston-Salem Journal - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center said yesterday that blood cells taken from cancer-resistant mice have cured cancer in ordinary mice - a medical breakthrough that could lead to new cancer treatments for humans. Medical center expands

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Support breast cancer research, attend Pink Ribbon Night with the

Support breast cancer research, attend Pink Ribbon Night with the
Delmarva Daily Times, MD - May 11, 2006 By Jackie Jennings. As a teenager growing up in Kansas, he watched his mother care for a neighbor with breast cancer. He remembers

Avera McKennan Walk fights breast cancer
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - May 10, 2006 By Robert Morast. In the past year those pink breast cancer awareness ribbons have been all over the place. That's a good thing, people

Post Office to strike out breast cancer
Pembroke Mariner, MA - May 9, 2006 Buying a sheet of stamps is the easiest way to help raise funds for breast cancer research. The North Pembroke Post Office and the

Estrogen-Only Pill & Breast Cancer
KOLD-TV, AZ - May 9, 2006 The latest study on estrogen and menopause suggests that using the hormone for a limited time won't increase a woman's risk of breast cancer.

Danielle Koch, 11, Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 4 hours ago In September, her maternal grandmother, Theresa Linnemeyer of Fort Wayne, died of recurrent breast cancer at 62, and her paternal grandmother, Linda Koch of

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Cancer Information - UM Medical Center acquires powerful image-guided radiation therapy

UM Medical Center acquires powerful image-guided radiation therapy
Baltimore Times - Trilogy precisely targets tumors with high-dose radiation, spares normal tissue BALTIMORE The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is the first cancer center in Maryland to treat patients with Trilogy, a powerful new

Doctor aims to fill void in cancer recovery
MetroWest Daily News - F RAMINGHAM -- After surviving breast cancer, Dr. Julie Silver realized her next task would be surviving the treatment. As she was left feeling sick from chemotherapy and surgery, it dawned on Silver how unusual cancer care is in the medical

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HealthScout - THURSDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer drug therapy based on a tumor 's location in the body may eventually become obsolete, a new study suggests. "We've shown that drug effect is independent of where the tumor came from in the body," Howard

Actress makes a difference in cancer fight
MSNBC - NEW YORK - You may remember Maria Friedman's story . When she was about to open on Broadway, she learned she had breast cancer. She was back on stage days after surgery. She recovered, then had a flare-up. Now, she'