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Study finds cancer survival clues 29 Jan 2006
AUSTRALIAN scientists have made a "surprise" finding they believe has the potential to improve treatment for one of the deadliest types of cancer, non-small ...
- NEWS.com.au,
Panel to discuss cancer topics 29 Jan 2006
BY ALANNA GROSS. Discovering that you have cancer can be one of the most challenging and scary times not only for the patient but also for family and friends. ...
- Munster Times,
State board temporarily suspends cancer doctor's license 29 Jan 2006
Despite the license suspension, the Parker Hughes Cancer Center will remain open and patients will continue to be treated by other physicians on staff. ...
- KARE,
"Snowshoe-a-thon" Held for Breast Cancer Awareness 29 Jan 2006
Today it was a "Snowshoe-a-thon" up at Mountain Dell Golf Course. Nearly 400 people strapped on some snowshoes to help raise awareness about breast cancer. ...
- KSL-TV,
Cancer in village raises water fears 29 Jan 2006
A cluster of cancer cases that has been linked to water pollution in a village downstream of the Danjiangkou dam in Hubei province highlights the human misery ...
- Bangkok Post,
Calls to buy cancer scanners grow 29 Jan 2006
Cancer doctors and patients say state health services should invest millions in a new type of scanner to improve treatment, save money and spare lives. ...
- New Zealand Herald,
After cancer, 'life goes on' 29 Jan 2006
Peggy Bohac, 56, is in remission after a diagnosis in September 2003 of inflammatory breast cancer, which makes up fewer than 1 percent of breast cancer ...
- South Bend Tribune,
Cancer patient hopes treatment lets her beat odds 29 Jan 2006
After months of conventional chemotherapy failed to combat the disease, Gail Hilvers decided to try an older method for treating advanced ovarian cancer. ...
- Modesto Bee,
New cancer treatment much more precise 29 Jan 2006
Robinson, an account technician for the Illinois Department of Human Services, began daily radiation treatment for cancer Jan. 9 at St. John's Hospital. ...
- Springfield State Journal Register,
Prostate cancer testing defended 29 Jan 2006
WASHINGTON — Prostate cancer specialists are defending current cancer detection programs against claims by a new medical study that checkups for the disease ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),
Cervical cancer screening to be increased in Arkansas 29 Jan 2006
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer next to breast cancer in women and is the main cause of morbidity and mortality. ...
- MedIndia,
Ethiopia : Society calls for coordinated effort to prevent ... 29 Jan 2006
By andnetwork .com. The Mathiwos Wondu-Ye Ethiopia Cancer Society has called for a coordinated effort to prevent and control cancer. ...
- African News Dimension,
The face of courage He fights cancer, helps clinic -- all with a ... 29 Jan 2006
..."I'll tell them I've been through four brain surgeries and I'ma strong kid," he said. Mike, 10, has been battling brain cancer for five years. ...
- Lowell Sun,
Benoit, Sample join colon cancer awareness campaign 29 Jan 2006
By Staff. AUGUSTA (Jan 29): Maine has the eighth-highest mortality rate for colon cancer in the United States. ... It causes more Maine deaths than breast cancer. ...
- VillageSoup Belfast,
Helping comfort pancreatic cancer patients 29 Jan 2006
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths. About 32,180 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2005. ...
- Charlotte Observer,
Doctors progress in treatment of childhood cancer 29 Jan 2006
Dr. Audrey Evans began profiling neuroblastoma in 1957, she was among a handful of researchers working to unlock the mysteries of the cancer, which attacks the ...
- Cherry Hill Courier Post,
Cancer awareness activist acknowledged 29 Jan 2006
Community activist and cancer survivor Debra Strochak will receive The Wellness Community-Greater Miami's Champion of the Human Spirit Honor when the ...
- Miami Herald,
Cognitive decline, supplements, breast cancer 29 Jan 2006
THE QUESTION: A class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors has been shown to help women whose breast cancer does not respond to tamoxifen, the standard hormone ...
- Seattle Times,
Jan Brody: Before breast cancer surgery, ask about reconstruction 29 Jan 2006
Both of Kerry Herman's parents had cancer. Her mother survived breast cancer that was treated when she was 48, and her father died of colon cancer at 51. ...
- Providence Journal (subscription),
Curry spice may offer more than meets the eye, and palate 29 Jan 2006
Kong, a pharmaceutics professor, has been doing research with turmeric to see if it will prevent cancer in mice. His latest study, published in the Jan. ...
- Newsday,
Daffodils bring hope to fight against cancer 29 Jan 2006
Every year Daffodil Days brings hope to thousands of people living with cancer and their families across Oklahoma. Back by popular ...
- Norman Transcript,
Uphill climb: Cancer survivor will conquer Hancock Tower 29 Jan 2006
...she’ll climb the 62 stories of the John Hancock Tower on foot -- in the "GoVerticalBoston" fundraiser to support the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. ...
- MetroWest Daily News,
High Performance Laser For Cancer-Cell Irradiation 29 Jan 2006
Jena, Germany -- A new way to fight cancer: For the first time worldwide an international team of physicists has succeeded to create a directed ray of protons ...
- Scoop.co.nz (press release),
Inspirational author tells battle with cancer 29 Jan 2006
In "Trading Ashes for Roses: From Pain to Passion -- A Celebration of Life Beyond Cancer" (PublishAmerica, $16.95), Pombo shares her emotional story of the ...
- Patriot-News,
Team Super Pear Raising Money For Cancer 29 Jan 2006
...in 2006. “These cancers have affected both our families,� says Haviland, who lost her mother to cervical cancer in 2003. “We ...
- Duathlon.com,
Breakthrough for Skin Cancer 29 Jan 2006
January 28 - Melanoma is a deadly type of skin cancer and will affect nearly 60,000 Americans this year. ... Surgery could have removed her cancer altogether. ...
- ABC30.com,
New Products For Cancer Patients 29 Jan 2006
Researchers have developed skin care products designed specifically for patients undergoing cancer treatment. The Lindi Skin care ...
- WOWT,
Hispanics face rising rate of melanoma 29 Jan 2006
...because the greatest increase is in the rate of so-called "thick" tumors, which are more likely to be lethal, according to a report in the journal Cancer. ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Struggle shows obstacle 29 Jan 2006
BY DION LEFLER. His body ravaged by bladder cancer and chemotherapy, John Bowles is a victim of a state law that could kill him -- or you. ...
- Kansas.com,
Health News in Brief Research: More girls born during stressful ... 29 Jan 2006
People with a high white blood cell count -- a sign of inflammation -- are more likely to die of cancer, a new study finds. Researchers ...
- Indianapolis Star,
Just picture Las Vegas in the '60s 29 Jan 2006
Retired jockey Patty Cooksey, a breast cancer survivor, will be the honored guest at this event to benefit the American Cancer Society. ...
- Kentucky.com,
Teens rally 'round ill boy 29 Jan 2006
..."Well, it turned out the big thing they missed was cancer. We were absolutely flabbergasted.". ... Max has been fighting the cancer ever since. ...
- Cherry Hill Courier Post,
Delmont sentenced to prison 29 Jan 2006
Delmont gave the court a letter from his doctor at University Hospitals HealthSystem Ireland Cancer Center indicating he has acute lymphoblastic leukemia and ...
- Youngstown Vindicator,
Go Pink with Waterville Valley on Superbowl Sunday, Feb. 5 29 Jan 2006
VALLEY, New Hampshire — Waterville Valley Resort is halfway to reaching its giving goal of $5000 to benefit the Boarding for Breast Cancer Foundation (B4BC ...
- AlpineZone News,
Hinckley's surgery recovery on schedule; doctors pleased 29 Jan 2006
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Gordon B. Hinckley, who underwent colon cancer surgery last week, continued his recovery Saturday at ...
- Salt Lake Tribune,
Novartis patent for cancer drug rejected: Will it open up window ... Jan 27, 2006
At least not for now, says Mr YK Sapru of the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), reacting to the Indian Patent Office's decision to refuse Novartis a ...
- Hindu Business Line,
Vivian Wood: Cancer fight turned nurse into activist Jan 28, 2006
...of the disease, she would commit her energy toward helping other women in the same condition by raising money, as well as awareness, for breast cancer research ...
- Detroit Free Press,
Teahan recognizes Cervical Cancer Awareness Day Jan 27, 2006
State Rep. Kathleen M. Teahan, D-Whitman, recognized Tuesday, Jan. 10 as Cervical Cancer Awareness Day at the Massachusetts State House. ...
- Rockland Mariner,
Cancer center fined for radiating wrong part of patient's body Jan 27, 2006
A cancer center ... The state Department of Environmental Protection fined Hahne Regional Cancer Center for mistakes made involving the patient in September 2004. ...
- philly.com,
Bizwomen Ranks Rise; Breast Cancer Hits 1 in 7 Jan 28, 2006
Women in the United States still have a high risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer even if they have no genetic predisposition for the disease, stated a ...
- Women's eNews,
Treatment may extend life for some ovarian cancer patients Jan 28, 2006
Certain ovarian-cancer patients at Bassett Healthcare will soon have access to a treatment that may extend survival by more than a year, a provider said this ...
- Oneonta Daily Star,
Mother wins cancer drug battle Jan 28, 2006
A cancer-busting drug will be given to women in some parts of South Wales after health bosses decided to make it available before it is licensed. ...
- ic Wales,
Energy 2000, M2 Formula Can Cause Cancer Jan 27, 2006
...according to Canadian Health officers, might contain toxic herbal ingredients, which pose serious health risks such as heart problems, kidney failure and cancer ...
- Nigeria Daily Independent,
Grandfather Mountain's Morton is battling cancer Jan 27, 2006
Just before Christmas, Morton, 84, was found to have esophageal cancer after noticing some difficulty in swallowing. The cancer had spread. ...
- Winston-Salem Journal,
McFadden Loses Battle with Cancer Jan 27, 2006
January 27, 2006 - Gene McFadden, the surviving member of the Philadelphia international songwriting and producing team, died of cancer Friday morning. ...
- 6abc.com,
Cancer claims notable pastor Jan 27, 2006
Allen, 59, who became senior minister of First United Methodist Church in January 1996, died Friday morning at his home after a long battle with cancer. ...
- Times Record News,
40-50pc cancer patients can be cured: expert Jan 27, 2006
By Peter Donnelly. SHARJAH — A leading authority on cancer research believes that medicine can cure up to half of those people with the condition. ...
- Khaleej Times,
January 27 - Rider to Host Breast Cancer Conference Jan 27, 2006
Breast cancer patients, survivors and their families will have an opportunity to learn about emerging issues in breast cancer research in a day-long conference ...
- Rider University,
Cancer Society Annual Daffodil Days Coming Jan 28, 2006
The American Cancer Society is eager to celebrate the annual Daffodil Days campaign during the week of March 6-10. The American ...
- Sigourney News Review,
Dogs Help Find Cure For Prostate Cancer Jan 27, 2006
...heal. New research shows dogs could even help prevent cancer. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types a man can get. In ...
- KELOLAND TV,
Sutent® Approved for Kidney Cancer Jan 27, 2006
FDA) has approved the new targeted agent Sutent (sunitinib malate) for treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (the most common type of kidney cancer). ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to Hold Free Breast Cancer ... Jan 27, 2006
FRANKLINTON - A free community-based breast cancer screening for eligible women will be held from 10 am until 1 pm on Saturday, Feb. ...
- Bogalusa Daily News,
Prostate Cancer Device Market Set To Triple In Asia And Latin ... Jan 28, 2006
The next five years will herald massive growth for minimally invasive prostate cancer devices in several emerging markets, with high intensity focused ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Pediatric Cancer Foundation to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market ... Jan 27, 2006
Lois Baskin, Vice Chairperson, Manhattan Chapter and Annual Walkathon Chairperson of The Pediatric Cancer Foundation, will preside over the opening bell. ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Omega-3s: Cut cancer risk? Jan 28, 2006
But don't count on them to reduce your cancer risk, according to a study published in the Jan. 25 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. ...
- myDNA.com,
Cancer support group benefit to feature exotic fare Jan 28, 2006
Tastes and sounds from another land will be offered during an upcoming benefit for the Wings of Hope Cancer Support Center. Winter ...
- Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil,
Help cancer efforts Jan 27, 2006
...good cause? If so, you can join the Canadian Cancer Society as a canvasser for its April door-to-door fundraising campaign. The ...
- Coquitlam Tri City News,
Cancer Victims Denied Flood Insurance Coverage Jan 27, 2006
It's about a woman who is out of work because she has cancer and out of luck, for now, because the National Flood Insurance program has a backlog of complaints ...
- CBS4Boston,
Nishkam Sewa Ashram starts cancer hospital and Matri Sewa Sadan Jan 27, 2006
Ludhiana, January 27: NISHKAM Sewa Ashram has started a cancer hospital for the palliative care of cancer patients. The hospital ...
- Ludhiana Newsline,
Nanomedicine Center to Help Develop Cancer and Central Nervous ... Jan 27, 2006
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc. are working together to help develop cancer-fighting drugs and central nervous system therapies. In a ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Cancer Patients Meet to Share Experiences Jan 26, 2006
JEDDAH, 27 January 2006 — Cancer patients explained how they have been fighting the dreaded disease at an interactive cancer patient care session organized ...
- Arab News,
Voice therapy helpful after early throat cancer Jan 27, 2006
A small study suggests that a few months of voice therapy may improve a person's ability to speak after treatment of early-stage glottic cancer, a form of ...
- Reuters.uk,
GenVec shares up on cancer survival data Jan 27, 2006
...presented long-term followup data Friday showing that cancer patients given its TNFerade therapy had longer-than-average survival rates during a mid-stage ...
- BusinessWeek
Magnetic Probe Successfully Tracks Implanted Cells In Cancer ... 23 Nov 2005
...iron oxide particles, an international research team for the first time has successfully tracked immune-stimulating cells implanted into cancer patients for ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Jury rejects claim facility caused cancer 23 Nov 2005
A federal jury Wednesday rejected an Idaho woman's claim that Cold War emissions from the Hanford nuclear weapons complex caused her thyroid cancer. ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
MP recovering after cancer op 23 Nov 2005
National' Northland MP John Carter has been given the all-clear after an operation for cancer. The party's local government and ...
- Newstalk ZB,
Tata Memorial, Oxford in cancer research tie-up 23 Nov 2005
LONDON: Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital and Oxford University have just got together to carry out path breaking cancer research in order to evaluate new ...
- Daily News & Analysis,
Vaccine May Extend Survival in Pancreatic Cancer 23 Nov 2005
According to preliminary results presented at the International Conference of the American Association of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, and ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Exercise Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer in Black Women and White ... 23 Nov 2005
According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women with the highest levels of physical activity had a roughly 20% decreased ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
New cost-effective cancer drug 23 Nov 2005
A new cancer drug will soon hit the market. ... The drug Molecule to DeOxyglucose will bring down the cost of cancer treatment by half. ...
- Andhra Cafe,
AstraZeneca starts lung cancer drug study 23 Nov 2005
Drug goliath AstraZeneca posted gains today after it said it had started recruiting patients into a pivotal Phase II/III study of lung cancer drug AZD2171. ...
- ShareCast,
Study: Cancer drug can lead to development of leukemia 23 Nov 2005
Andrew Vaughan, a radiologist at the UC Davis Cancer Center, demonstrates how the chemotherapy drug topoisomerase can cause some cancer patients to eventually ...
- The California Aggie Online
Young cancer patients' art funds research 23 Nov 2005
BUFFALO, NY Young cancer patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo are raising money for cancer research through artwork. ...
- WCAX,
Hundreds gather for rally in support of cancer patient's pension ... 23 Nov 2005
...today at the Ocean County administration building to show support for a law enforcement officer who is fighting both life-threatening advanced cancer and the ...
- Asbury Park Press,
Islington tops lung cancer death league 23 Nov 2005
LUNG cancer claims a higher percentage of victims in Islington than any other London borough. A study by the Health and Social Care ...
- Islington Gazette,
Innovative Research Set To Push Boundaries Of Cancer Care 23 Nov 2005
Cancer researchers wielding opportunistic bacteria, vaccines, electric pulses, nano buckeyballs, and designer agents that enter the brain were recently ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Relay for Life to fight cancer 23 Nov 2005
Join millions of other American Cancer Society Relay For Life participants across the country in the fight against cancer. Find ...
- Burlington Union,
Aspartame Causes Cancer in Rats at Levels Currently Approved for ... 23 Nov 2005
A statistically significant increase in the incidence of malignant tumors, lymphomas and leukemias in rats exposed to varying doses of aspartame appears to ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Healthwatch: Cancer Fighting Foods 23 Nov 2005
Thanksgiving feast. It turns out the colorful fall foods many of us enjoy on this day may also serve up a dose of cancer-fighters. "Pumpkins ...
- CBS4Boston,
Snellville councilman now cancer-free 23 Nov 2005
A portion of Garraway’s ear was removed after a dermatologist found cancer cells in it. ... Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. ...
- Gwinnett Daily Post,
Nanotech The Talk of Cancer Symposium 23 Nov 2005
Nanotechnology was the subject of much conversation at the American Association for Cancer Research conference in Philadelphia recently. ...
- ExtremeNano,
Preventing Breast Cancer 23 Nov 2005
After fourteen years of getting mammograms, last year donna brechenridge was diagonised with breast cancer. the purpose of the study ...
- KOLD-TV,
Prostate cancer vaccine 23 Nov 2005
One in six men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives. That's according to the American Cancer Society. Now, doctors ...
- WHDH-TV,
Cancer strikes Fox family again 23 Nov 2005
The account number is 004375356959. Siandra, age 12, was diagnosed with brain cancer about three years ago and was recently diagnosed with leukemia. ...
- Arizona Silver Belt,
November targets the effects of lung cancer 23 Nov 2005
By Hilary Corrigan. By the time the symptoms showed up in 44-year-old Nick Cofrancesco, the cancer had spread from his lungs. "He ...
- Delaware Coast Press,
Long drives, jumping off planes helped her fight cancer 23 Nov 2005
Pune, November 23: For the first woman paratrooper from the Army Dental Corps, it was initially “shattering� to be diagnosed with breast cancer. ...
- Pune Newsline,
AZ shares boosted by cancer trial 23 Nov 2005
...per cent yesterday after the Anglo-Swedish drugs firm said that it had started a crucial round of clinical trials on one of its most promising cancer medicines ...
- Times Online,
Stokes clips locks to help cancer victims 23 Nov 2005
...ulterior motive. He'd met a young boy "about a year or so ago" who was part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, ill with cancer. The ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
FORMER OPERA SINGER AND MOTHER OF FOUR BRAVELY BATTLES CANCER TO ... 23 Nov 2005
After more than two dozen surgeries and countless treatments for cancer and other ailments, Rachel still says she is a survivor, and proclaims, ``I can't give ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Melatonin's cancer potential "promising" 23 Nov 2005
The potential of melatonin for the treatment of cancer is compelling, according to a new study that suggests cancer funding agencies should support clinical ...
- Betterhumans,
High-Fat Dairy Foods May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk 23 Nov 2005
YORK (Reuters Health) Nov 23 - High intakes of high-fat dairy foods and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a ...
- Medscape (subscription)
"Give Cancer The Boot" 23 Nov 2005
2006. This year the committee selected their theme as: "Give Cancer the Boot". The event will be held at West Central North Campus. ...
- Henderson County Quill,
Cancer patient appeals for life-saving drug 23 Nov 2005
A CANCER patient is challenging the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust for refusing him potentially life-saving drugs. Michael Scott ...
- NW Evening Mail,
Praying for cat cancer to come 23 Nov 2005
I will not kill Aunt Suzy. Instead, I’ll just root for cat-cancer. “Come oooon, cat cancer,� I sometimes say, like I’m rolling craps. ...
- San Diego CityBEAT,
Tharinger is cancer free 23 Nov 2005
...be thankful for. At the top of the county commissioner's list is the news that his lymphatic cancer is in remission. He has one ...
- Sequim Gazette,
Column: Thankful for a cancer-free life 23 Nov 2005
...trying to walk more than three steps without losing my breath and three weeks spent wondering, “What if it didn’t work?� I found out I was cancer-free. ...
- Cushing Daily Citizen,
Cancer center follows optical wireless plan 23 Nov 2005
But it has come to the rescue of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in crowded Manhattan, where digging a trench for an optical cable could take months ...
- ComputerWorld
2FM DJ to host cancer charity show 23 Nov 2005
A fashion event in aid of the Cancer Care Centre in Athenry will take place at the Raheen Woods Hotel Athenry this Thursday 24 November. ...
- Galway Independent,
DIAGNOSIS: Prayers for bishop facing cancer battle 23 Nov 2005
Today Bishop Evans, who has vowed to carry on with his duties and fight the illness, said prayers should be extended for all prostate cancer victims across the ...
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph,
Join the fight against cancer with the Sugarloaf Charity Summit 23 Nov 2005
Why not join the fight against cancer and get a free pair of Rossignol skis or snowboard and guarantee your place at Sugarloaf/USA’s most anticipated social ...
- MaineToday.com,
Rell's Cancer Diagnosis Doesn't Scare State's Voters 23 Nov 2005
M. Jodi Rell declared in October that she will run in 2006, no one seems to have wondered aloud or in print about what effect her cancer might have on her ...
- TheDay (subscription),
Lung cancer program to be held Dec. 1 23 Nov 2005
...‘Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer: Stepping Back to Take a Closer Look,� a program created by The Wellness Community, will be presented on Dec. ...
- Independent - Holmdel,
Study finds protein crucial for motion 23 Nov 2005
Muscle wasting similar in cancer and MD (November 18, 2005) -- Ohio State University scientists say a wasting condition causing nearly a third of all cancer ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Post reporter chronicles her battle with cancer 23 Nov 2005
During the last years of her life, she wrote about her own mortality as she battled liver cancer, using this harrowing experience to illuminate larger points ...
- MSNBC
Cancer survivor seeks heating-oil grant to keep family warm 23 Nov 2005
By Betsy Biesenbach. "Anne," who requests that her real name be withheld, is 49 and has beaten breast and lung cancer and a brain tumor. ...
- Roanoke Times,
Kids and cancer art 23 Nov 2005
It started out 16 years ago as a way to help kids cope with cancer. ... Her senior year she was admitted to Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo. ...
- WHDH-TV,
Campaign raises mouth cancer awareness 23 Nov 2005
...s Oral Health Promotion Team will be out in the community offering information and advice on oral health and care as part of Mouth Cancer Awareness Week. ...
- AboutKnowsley.com,
Cancer charity hires Quadrant 23 Nov 2005
NATIONAL cancer charity Tenovus has hired Cardiff corporate communications specialist Quadrant to raise its profile throughout the United Kingdom. ...
- ic Wales,
UPDATE 1-Astra starts key study for new lung cancer drug 23 Nov 2005
Plc (AZN.L: Quote, Profile, Research) has started recruiting patients for a pivotal Phase II/III clinical study of its experimental lung cancer drug AZD2171 ...
- Reuters
Zeltia's Yondelis brings hope in anti-cancer battle 23 Nov 2005
Spanish chemicals and biotech company Zeltia said on Tuesday recent tests with its marine based anti-cancer drug Yondelis had shown positive results. ...
- EiTB,
Villagers campaign to root out cancer 23 Nov 2005
In a bid to curb the ''cancer'' menance from its roots, residents of Chingohan Bhairokheda village in western Madhya Pradesh have prohibited sale of tobacco ...
- Webindia123,
Woman with breast cancer hosting daughter’s missionary class ... 23 Nov 2005
Mennonite Church, and they’ll get lots of hugs from Cupples, who wants her home filled with young people, despite her fourth, and final, battle against cancer ...
- LimaOhio.com,
Awareness key to better cancer management, says expert 23 Nov 2005
But, how much are we prepared to make people aware on cancer and for the fight against it? Unlike the West, a national cancer registry does not exist in India. ...
- Newindpress,
Bowl-athon to strike out cancer raises more than $3,000 23 Nov 2005
For the fourth year, dozens of youths participated in the annual Kids Bowl-athon to Strike Out Cancer at Tarsio Lanes Newburgh. ...
- Times Herald-Record,
TESTICULAR CANCER MOSTLY A YOUNG MAN'S CANCER 23 Nov 2005
I will have it checked soon. I have studied the Internet and found no other causes for such lumps but cancer. ... Are there possibilities other than cancer? -- SD. ...
- Charlotte Sun-Herald,
Hereditary breast cancer research funding 'inadequate' 23 Nov 2005
A world expert on hereditary breast cancer has called on the Federal Government to provide a multi-million-dollar funding boost for research and screening. ...
- ABC Online,
Riding for a cause 23 Nov 2005
The Steven Walter Fund is a non-profit organisation that was started following the death of 19-year-old Steven Walter after an eight-year battle with cancer. ...
- Cooma Monaro Express,
St. V's smoking ban implemented smoothly 23 Nov 2005
...become entirely smoke-free on Nov. 17, the day of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. Smoking is no longer allowed ...
- Billings Gazette,
Garlic, Turmeric and Others Have Known Health Benefits 23 Nov 2005
...spices. "Oregano also may be beneficial against several cancers, including breast cancer and ovarian cancer," Gernand said. Sage. ...
- ABC News
Child Medical Translators -- At Grandpa's Bedside, Trying to Find ... 23 Nov 2005
...trouble. It has been 10 years since my grandfather died from liver cancer. ... thing. My grandfather battled liver cancer for most of my life. ...
- Pacific News Service,
Health notes 23 Nov 2005
Proceeds from the 11th annual Edie Keaton Poinsettia Sale will go to The Cancer Institute at Saint Luke's Hospital's patient supportive care programs. ...
- Blue Springs Examiner,
Health Beat: Nov. 23, 2005 23 Nov 2005
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System’s W. Temple Webber Cancer Center offers a Life After Loss support group twice a month in the center, 2600 St. ...
- Texarkana Gazette,
US cycling star an inspiration 23 Nov 2005
...from a rigorous training schedule, Zabriskie flew to Victoria to raise funds for Sandwith's junior development team Giga-Bike and for cancer research Saturday. ...
- Saanich News,
One editor’s journey from addiction to breaking the habit 23 Nov 2005
...carcinogens. These carcinogens put me – and anybody I smoke around – at risk of lung, larynx, throat, esophagus and oral cavity cancer. ...
- Franklin County Courier,
Cancer Vaccines: Decades of failure haven't extinguished hope Nov 22, 2005
Yet after hundreds of clinical trials, not a single vaccine has been approved to treat cancer. ''The whole field . . . was riddled ...
- Miami Herald,
Breast size a cancer pointer Nov 22, 2005
Women with a large bra size when they were young are more likely to develop pre-menopausal breast cancer, American researchers have found. ...
- New Zealand Herald,
Daily pill may beat prostate cancer Nov 22, 2005
Some men may one day be able to pop a pill each day to cut their chances of prostate cancer, an Australian-based researcher believes. ...
- The Age (subscription),
NUS to expand investment in cancer research Nov 22, 2005
By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia. SINGAPORE : The National University of Singapore (NUS) will expand its investment into areas like cancer research and education. ...
- Channel News Asia,
Thousands think pink for cancer 02 Oct 2005
The huge turnout in perfect weather was expected to raise about $500,000 for research to fight breast cancer, up about $100,000 from last year, said event ...
- London Free Press
For Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, the streets were filled with ... 02 Oct 2005
Saturday, she arrived at the Bloomington Breast Cancer Awareness Walk full of energy and ready to walk. She joined 66 breast cancer ...
- Indiana Daily Student
Jarrett pleads for more affordable breast cancer treatment 02 Oct 2005
It costs a typical breast cancer patient between $10,000 and $15,000 per month for treatment - money which Earl Jarrett, chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society ...
- Jamaica Observer
Weight gain intimately linked to prostate cancer 02 Oct 2005
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that weight gain or loss plays a significant role in determining the aggressiveness ...
- MedIndia
Girl With Rare Cancer Gets Fundraising Boost 02 Oct 2005
Farmington (KDKA) A girl who suffers from a rare form of cancer received a boost in fundraising efforts Sunday. Donations keep coming ...
- KDKA
Juice of the pomegranate could combat prostate cancer 02 Oct 2005
Researchers at University of Wisconsin ( UW ) Medical School demonstrated that the juice of the pomegranate could combat prostate cancer - the most common ...
- Xagena.it
You're getting sleepy; could that stop cancer? 02 Oct 2005
Eva Schernhammer, an epidemiologist, showed that women who produced the lowest levels of melatonin were 70 percent more likely to get breast cancer than those ...
- Boston Globe
Lib-Dems demand greater use of breast-cancer drug 02 Oct 2005
THE NHS in Wales must allow women with breast cancer to be treated with a potentially life-saving drug, the Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman said last night ...
- ic Wales
Bangkok's Eleventh Annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research to be ... 02 Oct 2005
The Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, the Oncological (Cancer) Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen and the Canadian Embassy are ...
- ASIATravelTips.com
Can Pomegranates Prevent Prostate Cancer? A New Study Offers ... 02 Oct 2005
MADISON - The juice of the pomegranate, say researchers at University of Wisconsin Medical School, shows major promise to combat prostate cancer - the most ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Program aims to give hope to poor breast cancer victims 02 Oct 2005
Louis area foundations have come together to form what may be a first-of-its-kind program to offer free and comprehensive breast cancer treatment to lower ...
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Concert to benefit pancreatic cancer research 02 Oct 2005
NORTHBOROUGH -- They lost their daughter to pancreatic cancer in 1998, and for the past two years, Dick and Hilda Sweeney of Northborough have been spreading ...
- MetroWest Daily News
Plant oestrogens may protect against lung cancer 02 Oct 2005
...phytoestrogens –like soya products, plant oils and a range of different fruits and vegetables– appears to reduce the risk of developing lung cancer even in ...
- Dominican Today
Scan may predict likelihood of ovarian cancer survival 02 Oct 2005
...results of a study that showed a correlation between improvement on serial positron emission tomography scans and survival of ovarian cancer patients treated ...
- St. Petersburg Times
Benedictine Hospital wins award for new cancer center 02 Oct 2005
KINGSTON - Those suffering the devastating effects of cancer and the trials of treatment may face a somewhat brighter prognosis after the opening of the Cancer ...
- Kingston Daily Freeman
Geron betting on cancer vaccine 02 Oct 2005
For a century, scientists have been seeking a vaccine to stimulate the human immune system to fight cancer. Now, as biotech companies ...
- San Jose Business Journal
Theft suspect tells her tale of faking cancer 02 Oct 2005
She has been accused of falsely attesting to having cancer. ... It's been five months since this all started and her hair has grown back from her "cancer.". ...
- Indiana Daily Student
Locals overcome breast cancer 02 Oct 2005
Joan Davids, Katherine Fangmeier and Pat DiCarli are just three of the many local women who have fought breast cancer and survived. ...
- Summit Daily News
Radiation dose reduction in liver cancer 02 Oct 2005
A new digital angiography flat panel system reduces the radiation dose to patients undergoing interventional treatment for liver cancer by about one-fourth, a ...
- EurekAlert (press release)
Community leader stays positive about cancer 02 Oct 2005
So it’s no surprise to a lot of people that she would deal with cancer the same way. ... The cancer that started in her lungs had gone to her brain. ...
- Virginian Pilot
Biological war trial is 'linked to double normal cancer rate' 02 Oct 2005
It has been revealed Norwich has twice as many cases of cancer of the oesophagus - the organ at the back of the throat which tops the food tube to the stomach ...
- Mirror.co.uk
Britain slow to approve new cancer drugs 02 Oct 2005
2 (UPI) -- A new report says cancer patients in Britain are less likely to receive the latest medicines than patients in most other European countries. ...
- United Press International
Beloved pastor loses battle with cancer 02 Oct 2005
Monsignor Paul Martin, retired pastor Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, died this morning after a battle with colon cancer. ...
- OCRegister (subscription)
Advantage Virgo, Pisces and Cancer 02 Oct 2005
THOSE under the star signs of Virgo, Pisces, and Cancer will have long-term benefits, thanks to this solar eclipse, a local astrologer told the Times of Oman ...
- Times of Oman
Cyclists show support - breast cancer patients benefit from ... 02 Oct 2005
BENDIGO turned a healthy shade of pink on Saturday morning to help raise money for breast cancer support. The morning began with ...
- Bendigo Advertiser
Toms River Cancer Cluster 02 Oct 2005
In the 1990s it seemed as if the number of children with cancer in the Toms River area was growing. In response to the residents ...
- rarediseases.about.com
Looking at old cancer information with a fresh eye 02 Oct 2005
Now, some scientists want the cancer-research establishment to take a fresh look at a long-forgotten theory about the cause of cancer. ...
- Nashua Telegraph
Airborne joyride for cancer-afflicted children 02 Oct 2005
For 35 cancer-affected children, this Gandhi Jayanti will forever be special as it enabled them a chance to live their dreams - a joyride in a plane with a ...
- Outlook (subscription)
RM8m a year on outsourcing radiotherapy 02 Oct 2005
The Government spends up to RM8 million a year outsourcing radiotherapy treatments because of the shortage of cancer specialists in the country. ...
- New Straits Times
Higher cancer risk for kidney transplant patients 02 Oct 2005
People who receive a kidney transplant are nearly four times more likely to develop melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer. ...
- Xagena.it
News about health and medicine 02 Oct 2005
...of 43,000 men and women have shown that even light smoking — fewer than five cigarettes daily — triples the risk of dying of heart disease or lung cancer. ...
- Seattle Times
Western New Yorker Joins Lance Armstrong in Fight Against Cancer 02 Oct 2005
...(Western New York, October 2, 2005) - - A Western New Yorker is joining Lance Armstrong in the fight against cancer. Harry Slocum ...
- WIVB
GET SCREENED FOR COLON CANCER 02 Oct 2005
Today� show co-anchor Katie Couric has encouraged people to get screened for colon cancer, the nation’s second-leading cancer killer, but it may not be ...
- Kansas City Star
Cancer victim seeks home for animals; Bedford woman heartbroken to ... 02 Oct 2005
Collins was diagnosed with lung cancer three weeks ago and her doctor told her she must remove the cats from her home for health reasons. ...
- Times-Mail (subscription)
Cancer sufferers call for emotional research 02 Oct 2005
Cancer patients have spoken out about the need for increased research into the issues surrounding the disease other than scientific and medical factors. ...
- DeHavilland
Life partners 02 Oct 2005
So it is an odd reality of modern medicine that cancer patients, among others, often hear the potentially most devastating of news from a stranger in a white ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Salem cancer walk is a big draw 02 Oct 2005
Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness drew about 200 women and men on a damp morning, far surpassing the hopes of organizers Kathy Wolfe and Andi Kohlmeyer of Salem ...
- Salem Statesman Journal
BREAST CANCER: The invisible killer 02 Oct 2005
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. How much do you know about the silent slayer? ... According to the American Cancer Society. ...
- Scoopt.org
Outlook for once-troubled Karmanos Institute brightens 02 Oct 2005
After teetering on the edge of losing its federal backing, Detroit’s Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute now is working its way toward becoming a top ...
- Crain's Detroit Business (subscription)
Fun Run For Cancer Patient 02 Oct 2005
An estimated 35% of college students do not have any medical insurance. For one Texas Tech student this turned into tragedy when she was diagnosed with cancer. ...
- KCBD-TV
St. Joseph Hospital offers new program 02 Oct 2005
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the volunteers at St. Joseph Hospital have announced a new program supporting women with breast cancer. ...
- The Eureka Reporter
On the hills we turn to the Hip for help 02 Oct 2005
The TC's Cindy E. Harnett is on the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, a 13-day cycle from Port Alice to Victoria, to raise money for childhood cancer programs and ...
- CHEK TV News
Special dedication comes to Blackhawk 02 Oct 2005
DANVILLE — Walls support buildings and keep out predators, but a group hoping to help those afflicted with cancer Saturday showed a new purpose for walls ...
- Tri-Valley Herald
Holiday Mathis' horoscopes for Oct. 2 02 Oct 2005
You clever Gemini! CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have a dream. Remember? ... Your heart is made joyous by your relationships with Pisces and Cancer. ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
British delays keep new drugs from cancer patients Oct 1, 2005
CANCER patients in Britain are less likely to be treated with the latest medicines than those in almost any other European country, except for former communist ...
- Times Online
Cancer treatment worked, State Attorney Lamar says Oct 1, 2005
State Attorney Lawson Lamar, one of the most powerful and enduring law-enforcement officials in Central Florida, was treated for prostate cancer earlier this ...
- Orlando Sentinel
Cancer center planned Oct 1, 2005
...scheduled to be completed in December 2006, Skaggs officials said it will open up space in the existing outpatient building for a new Skaggs Cancer Center. ...
- Branson Daily News
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