Cancer Connection: Survivor's guilt can be painful side effect of cancer
Press & Sun-Bulletin Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:59 PM PDT
People going through cancer treatment at the same time often form their own peer group. They see each other in chemo, in radiation and in various support groups. The fortunate ones do well, but they often feel guilty when others in their cohort succumb to the disease. |
Cony, Gardiner to play 4 exhibition games
Kennebec Journal Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:55 PM PDT
Last year's Cony-Gardiner Drive Out Cancer Field Hockey game in Augusta raised more than $5,000. This year, other teams from the two high schools are also joining in the cause. |
Texoma man receives first cancer treatment of its kind
KXII Sherman Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43 PM PDT
DURANT, OK -- Annually, about 1.4 million people are diagnosed with cancer. Of that about 5,000 have anal canal cancer. A Durant man with that rare type of has become the first to receive proton therapy for the disease and he wants to make others aware of the treatment option. |
Toxic cancer-causing dyes found in China garments
New Kerala Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:38 PM PDT
Beijing, July 31 : Toxic dyes that can cause cancer have been detected in some garments in China, creating concern that buyers may also be exposed to health hazards. |
Marching against cancer
The New Ulm Journal Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:37 PM PDT
NEW ULM - Twenty-three teams including five virtual teams took part in the 15th Annual Brown County Relay For Life Friday night and early Saturday morning at the Brown County Fairground. |
LINKS Charity Pro-Am Tees Off Monday
The Post-Journal Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33 PM PDT
On Monday, the LINKS Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament committee members will hold the annual LINKing Together Silent Auction and Dinner Banquet from 6 to 9 p.m. at Moon Brook Country Club to raise money for the WCA Cancer Care Progra. |
Epigenetic changes of DNA in breast cancer relates to environmental risk factors: Study
News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21 PM PDT
Researchers from Brown University and the University of California San Francisco have found that epigenetic changes to DNA in breast cancers are related to environmental risk factors and tumor size, providing a window into the severity of the disease. The study is published in today's edition of PLoS Genetics. The researchers found that epigenetic profiles of tumors had a direct association with ... |
Functional MRI can help to assess tumor viability
News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21 PM PDT
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (the disease commonly referred to as pancreatic cancer) carries the worst prognosis of any cancer. As current treatments offer minimal benefit, entirely new approaches are needed. Given the success of local therapies, as opposed to intravenous systemic therapies, for liver diseases (such as hepatocellular carcinoma), it is thought that similar local therapies may ... |
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