Cancer
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Widower trumpets cancer causeRobert Sullivan remembers the day his wife first showed signs of the deadly cancer that would eventually take her life. Read More... |
CDC Reviews Crestwood's Cancer Reports
FOX News ChicagoAn expert with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there were no elevated levels of cancer in a Chicago suburb where officials allegedly drew drinking water from a contaminated well.
Strides Against Breast Cancer
WROC RochesterThousands of walkers hit the streets for the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester Sunday. The World Health Organization says there are nearly 4,400H1N1 flu cases confirmed worldwide in 29 countries.
SoCal 10-year-old copes with unusual cancer
AP via Yahoo! NewsTen-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam is trying to remain brave as she battles what was initially diagnosed as breast cancer. "I feel like a kid inside but sometimes I feel like an adult, when I'm always at the hospital," Hannah told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview that aired Wednesday. "I'm a kid fighting an adult disease."
Ex-'Survivor' winner Ethan Zohn battles cancer
AP via Yahoo! News"Survivor" champ Ethan Zohn has cancer. Zohn, who outlasted the competition to win "Survivor: Africa" in 2002, is undergoing chemotherapy for a rare form of Hodgkin's disease. A spokeswoman for the CBS series, Lori DelliColli, confirmed Zohn's condition. The news was first reported by People magazine.
Belly fat tied to liver cancer recurrence
Reuters via Yahoo! NewsThe amount of fat accumulated around internal abdominal organs appears to affect the likelihood of a recurrence of liver cancer following treatment, Japanese researchers report.
`Farrah's Story' details actress' cancer struggle
AP via Yahoo! News"Farrah's Story," an unvarnished look at Farrah Fawcett's struggle to overcome cancer with her dignity intact, was shown to a somber audience that included longtime companion Ryan O'Neal.
ICC grad balances class, work, cancer battle
Peoria Journal StarAt age 22, Natalya Campbell received startling and eye-opening news: She had breast cancer. "That was a wake-up call to do something," Campbell, now 27, recalled this week. Undergoing a bi-lateral mastectomy and six months of chemotherapy, the Peoria woman beat the cancer. And six months later, with the help of a friend, she enrolled in classes at Illinois Central College.
Bowel cancer tests lack accuracy
BigPond NewsTest kits for bowel cancer have been found to be returning inaccurate results.
Minn. judge rules teen must see cancer doctor
AP via Yahoo! NewsA Minnesota couple who refused chemotherapy for their 13-year-old son were ordered Friday to have the boy re-evaluated to see if he would still benefit from the cancer treatment — or if it may already be too late.
Future Of Personalized Cancer Treatment: An Entirely New Direction For RNAi Delivery
Science DailyIn technology that promises to one day allow drug delivery to be tailored to an individual patient and a particular cancer tumor, researchers have developed an efficient system for delivering siRNA into primary cells.