Recent Cancer Headlines:
"Snowshoe-a-thon" Held for Breast Cancer Awareness
Jan 29, 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. ...
Mother wins cancer drug battle
Jan 29, 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. ...
Prostate cancer testing defended
Jan 29, 2006 ... WASHINGTON — Prostate cancer specialists are defending current cancer detection programs against claims by a new medical study that checkups for the disease ...
Treatment may extend life for some ovarian cancer patients
Jan 29, 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 ...
Ethiopia : Society calls for coordinated effort to prevent ...
Jan 29, 2006 ... By andnetwork .com. The Mathiwos Wondu-Ye Ethiopia Cancer Society has called for a coordinated effort to prevent and control cancer. ...
Cervical cancer screening to be increased in Arkansas
Jan 29, 2006 ... Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer next to breast cancer in women and is the main cause of morbidity and mortality. ...
The face of courage He fights cancer, helps clinic -- all with a ...
Jan 29, 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. ...
Benoit, Sample join colon cancer awareness campaign
Jan 29, 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. ...
Helping comfort pancreatic cancer patients
Jan 29, 2006 ... Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths. About 32,180 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2005. ...
New technology to detect early liver cancer
Jan 29, 2006 ... London: Scientists have discovered a technology to detect liver cancer early, which they say could potentially save lives because its treatment is more ...
Cancer patient wins drug fight
Jan 29, 2006 ... A CANCER patient has won a land-mark drug funding battle against Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust. Mike Scott, 58, of Red Oak Avenue ...
Charley Took Home, Cancer Took Job
Jan 29, 2006 ... ... benefits. To get his leg inspected, he went to a local dermatologist, William Steele, who offered free screenings for skin cancer. ...
Doctors progress in treatment of childhood cancer
Jan 29, 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 ...
Cancer awareness activist acknowledged
Jan 29, 2006 ... Community activist and cancer survivor Debra Strochak will receive The Wellness Community-Greater Miami's Champion of the Human Spirit Honor when the ...
Jan Brody: Before breast cancer surgery, ask about reconstruction
Jan 29, 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. ...
Cognitive decline, supplements, breast cancer
Jan 29, 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 ...
Daffodils bring hope to fight against cancer
Jan 29, 2006 ... Every year Daffodil Days brings hope to thousands of people living with cancer and their families across Oklahoma. Back by popular ...
Panel to discuss cancer topics
Jan 29, 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. ...
Uphill climb: Cancer survivor will conquer Hancock Tower
Jan 29, 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. ...