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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Keith Hern is convinced that it was a combination of traditional treatments and Neuro Linguistics that helped him beat throat cancer - a modern mix of chemo and NLP. From initial diagnosis, through treatment and beyond, fighting cancer is a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. In this fran...
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Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
A pair of studies in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention lay to rest the decades-long concern that lower total cholesterol may lead to cancer, and in fact lower cholesterol may reduce the risk of high-grade prostate cancer.
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease. The newest surprise discovered by researchers is a gonorrhea medication that might help battle cancer.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
The American Thyroid Association has released new, revised Management Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. The new guidelines are published in Thyroid, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting. In addition, the researchers also found that the higher the metabolic activity and tumor size on a PET scan before treatment, the...
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hairtodaywheretomorrow.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you enjoy spicy curry and red wine, you may have already unknowingly partaken in a natural medicinal combination that may fight cancer, reduce inflammation and even regrow hair. Resveratrol, a natural component of the skin and seeds of grapes and red wine, has been linked to a number of health enhancing effects including cardiovascular health, increased athletic performance and possibly even anti-aging....
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John Goodman's Health Policy Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gleevec is different from earlier chemotherapies, which basically poisoned every cell in the body in an attempt to kill the cancer. Gleevec turned off the light switch and only killed the cancer cells… during clinical trials we saw this miracle: Once the patients were up to effective doses, we got a 100 percent response rate. Full [...]
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WAFB - Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager says.
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Health Care (Free subscription) | yesterday
The good news is that the number of new cases of breast cancer dropped from 1999 to 2005, which may be due to the reduction in the use of hormone replacement therapy. I would like to think it may be partially due to more knowledge and awareness of causes and ...
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whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
“..Shock new figures reveal skin cancer costs New Zealand at least $123 million a year. A report for the Cancer Society says treatment of the preventable disease costs the health system more than $57m. An estimated $66m is from loss of life and income. The study, by Wellington School of Medicine health economist Des O’Dea, concludes the [...]
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Citizen News Service (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Cutting-edge surgical techniques for management of breast surgery, cancer, piles at UPASICON 2009 The three-days surgeons’ conclave - 35th annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), UP Chapt er, (UPASICON 2009) entered its second day on 7th November 2009. UPASICON 2009 is being organized by Department of Surgery (General), CSMMU in collaboration with Society of Endoscopic,...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will again be participating in Gap Inc.'s Give & Get program, which in its first two campaigns this past spring and summer, garnered more than $1 million to support LLS's blood cancer research funding and patient education and support services.
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WebMD (Free subscription) | yesterday
The use of anti-clotting drugs, including aspirin, appears to lower the odds that cancer will recur in men undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer, researchers report.
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cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Laurent Fignon has continued his fight against digestive tract cancer and remains confident that he will beat the illness. The winner of the 1983 and 1984 editions of the Tour de France told L'Equipe TV that the chemotherapy treatment he is currently undergoing has so far proven to be a success. "We started a new chemotherapy which works well, it has made the tumors shrink by 17 percent,"...
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guineverei39h4 | 11/06/2009
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Todd Martin beat Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday in the final of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships, the 39-year-old Agassi's first tournament on the 30-and-old Outback Champions Series. "I really enjoyed being here this week, with a lot of peers and familiar faces and the crowds were great," Agassi said. "Three days in a row is a lot of tennis for me now....
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roby.john2 | 11/05/2009
Protecting your body from the sun is an extremely important issue. Human skin is very sensitive to UV radiation and should be protected when exposed to sunlight. The harmful effects of UV rays can damage your skin and cause serious skin problems. Even on overcast days, it is important to protect yourself. UV rays penetrate the cloud layer and continue to cause damage. Sun Protection Clothing can help
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an47 | 11/05/2009
Reed more mesothelioma information here >>> Mesothelioma a rare tumor developing in the pleura, peritoneum or within the pericardium originating from the mesothelium. The development of pleural mesothelioma is very often associated with inhaling asbestos dust a person (see asbestosis), so the workers of enterprises whose activities are related to asbestos and who has such a tumor, it is believed a...