Bone Cancer

Bangalore: Walking for a cause

Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Hundreds lent their hands and feet for a noble cause. Jagruthi Bone Cancer Treatment and Research Trust organized a walkathon as a part of an awareness programme.

News from Fr. Joseph Langford

"Et tu, Jen?" (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

I know that, like me, many of you are big fans of the amazing books Mother Teresa's Secret Fire and In the Shadow of our Lady , by Fr. Joseph Langford, whom Mother Teresa chose to be the co-founder of her priests' community. Both books are in my top-10 list of "most life-changing books I ever read." Anyway, e arlier this week I received an email from Fr. Langford that I wanted to share (with...

Fluoridation Increases Infant Death Rates

UK Against Fluoridation (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Fluoridation causes more premature births, one of the top causes of infant death in the USA. It poses the greatest risk to poor non-white mothers and babies. This is the finding State University of New York researchers from data spanning 1993 to 2002. Research in Chile in the 1970s also showed fluoridation caused an increase in infant death rates. Chile stopped fluoridation as a result. A baby born...

Brunei - Do Not Put Fluoride In Your Water System!

UK Against Fluoridation (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Do Not Put Fluoride In Your Water System! Written by Jwillie6 Wednesday, 11 November 2009 16:47 This article contains some good suggestions, but please do not put fluoride in your water system. When the fertilitzer companies, and others, clean their smokestacks, they bag the waste fluoride chemical, (Hydrofluorosilicic Acid), which contains lead, mercury, arsenic, etc. and sell it to communities to...

Colon Cancer - Diagnosis, Causes, Symptoms, Treatement, and Prognosis

Pinoy Healthcare (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system. Colon cancer is the second most common cancer in the USA with equal distribution between men and women. Colon tumors usually affect people over the age of 40, with the majority of people who are diagnosed with the condition [...] Related Posts Bone Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis...

Conventional and Unconventional Cancer Treatments - Part One

Pinoy Healthcare (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

Copyright (c) 2008 Stephen LauTo be diagnosed with cancer is a traumatic experience in life. Out of desperation, a cancer patient often immediately turns to different cancer treatment options. There is an array of treatment options available, both conventional and unconventional, that it may be stressful for a cancer patient to make a wise choice.Conventional [...] Related Posts Alternative Cancer...

Must Know Facts About Ovarian Cancer

Pinoy Healthcare (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Do you find yourself searching for facts about ovarian cancer?Well here are a couple quick facts for you.The ovaries belong to the female reproductive system and produce eggs each month during the reproductive years of a woman. You will find that they are located on either side of the woman’s lower abdomen. Ovarian cancer occurs [...] Related Posts Ovarian Cancer - Don’t Ignore the Warning...

Sailing With Cancer

Soundbounder (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

" Death kept following, tracking us down " I don't remember much about the first time Monica came sailing with me. I do know it was about a decade ago aboard my old banged-up Bristol 24 I kept in City Island. She was no sailor or boater, but she carried a natural affinity for the water, and felt right at home. There were no mishaps or complaints that day from myself or her; perhaps that is...

Toddler Gets Telescopic, Prosthetic Arm Bone

Switched (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

In a strange meeting of James Cameron and feel-good medical magic, a young boy who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer a year ago is now cancer free, thanks to an experimental prosthetic replacement. Mark Blinder was three years old when doctors determined he had Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, in his arm's humerus bone. The Los Angeles Times reports that doctors initially tried...

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise In Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study.

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise In Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online in the International Journal of Cancer. The study drug, Bortezomib, was found to be effective against bone cancer in human cancer cell studies and in mice.

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise In Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today in the International Journal of Cancer.

• Approved lymphoma drug shows promise in early tests against bone cancer - Eurekalert

Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise in Early Tests Against Bone Cancer

Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today in the International Journal of Cancer. The study drug, Bortezomib, was found to be effective against bone cancer in human cancer cell studies and in mice. While key experiments were in animals,...

• Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise in Early Tests Against Bone Cancer - Life Science World
• Approved Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise in Early Tests Against Bone Cancer - News Unfiltered
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Bradley's funeral will take place at St...

Bradley Round Two (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

Bradley's funeral will take place at St. Andrews Church, Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire on Wednesday 11th November at 2pm. We look forward to seeing as many people there as would love to attend and to remember Bradley in hopefully what will be a fitting tribute to his loving and joyful nature. As fitting with Bradley's sunny nature, he requested that Gentlemen wear a Rugby Shirt or Suit with a Rugby...

Relocation

Vintage Flapper to the Rescue (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Things have been pretty crazy here the last few months. My heart problems got worse, I had emergency surgery to have a defibrillator implanted. Mack got very sick with terminal bone cancer & we're in the last weeks with him (if we're lucky we may have as much as a few more months--please keep your fingers crossed). I am currently posting on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/vintageflapper/ If you're...

Life Expectancy Metastatic Bone Cancer

launchsniper | 01/13/2009

True Bone Cancer - A Rare Form Of Malignancy! INTRODUCTION: True cancer of the bone (aka primary bone cancer) happens in over 2 thousand people in the United States each year. Cancer that starts in the bone - primary bone cancer - is rare. Early diag...