Recent Cancer Headlines:
Allos drug aids brain cancer treatment
Jan 04, 2006 ... ... jumped in early trading Tuesday after results from a late-stage study indicated that the company's Efaproxyn drug could aid treatment of metastatic brain cancer ...
Agreement maintains coverage for about 1,600 cancer patients
Jan 04, 2006 ... A tentative agreement was reached Tuesday to cover about 1,600 cancer patients in Hampton Roads. The deal allows Anthem Blue Cross ...
Nutrition Wise: Lowfat Diet and Breast Cancer, Wheat Germ, Milk ...
Jan 04, 2006 ... By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: Will a lowfat diet reduce the chance of breast cancer returning? Q: Should I make wheat germ a part of my healthy diet? ...
Sidney Kimmel CEO elected president of cancer research society
Jan 04, 2006 ... The president and CEO of San Diego's Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) has been elected president of an international society of cancer researchers and ...
Fruit compound fights prostate cancer in lab
Jan 04, 2006 ... 04/01/2006 - A compound found fruits like olives, mangoes, strawberries and grapes fights cancer in human and animal cells, shows recent research. ...
Cancer drug researcher Howard E. Skipper dies
Jan 04, 2006 ... Dr. Howard E. Skipper of Mountain Brook, a Southern Research Institute scientist who made key discoveries in cancer chemotherapy, died Monday at age 90. ...
Soft drink consumption can cut down esophageal cancer risk
Jan 04, 2006 ... Washington: Contrary to popular belief that carbonated soft drink consumption increases esophageal cancer risk by 350 percent, a new study by Yale School of ...
Bach Mai distinguishes itself as leader in treating thyroid cancer
Jan 04, 2006 ... Ha Noi (VNA) – Thyroid cancer is no longer a life threatening disease, and around 90 percent of patients suffering from the ailment at Bach Mai General ...
Cancer Organization fights to promote early testing for childhood ...
Jan 04, 2006 ... The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) has begun a worldwide campaign to promote early detection of childhood cancer, which most doctors agree ...
£20,000 to help cancer sufferers
Jan 04, 2006 ... A SHEFFIELD woman who has twice been diagnosed with breast cancer has raised more than £20,000 for breast services at the city's Royal Hallamshire hospital. ...
Students hit the stage to battle cancer
Jan 04, 2006 ... ... All proceeds from the charity event went to Ocean of Love, which benefits children from Ocean County who have been stricken with cancer. ...
ERika Buozewski Cancer advocate loses long battle with disease
Jan 04, 2006 ... By Steven Addison. Cancer patients on the Semiahmoo Peninsula are mourning the sudden loss of a courageous ally. Erika Buozewski, a ...
Wisconsin study claims fruit compound fights prostate cancer cells
Jan 04, 2006 ... ... of Medicine and Public Health have conducted research on Lupeol, a compound found in fruits, which they suspect protects against developing cancer cells in the ...