Girl, 10, cuts off long locks to help cancer victims
Chambersburg Public Opinion Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:58 PM PST
After getting her long, red hair cut into a new style at Luxe Salon in Chambersburg, Emma Kohlenberg, 10, donated the locks, which measured 11 inches, to Pantene, which works with the American Cancer Society in a new program which uses hair donations to make wigs for women with cancer. |
Indian-origin doctor removes cancer from coach Flower's eye
New Kerala Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:29 PM PST
Brisbane, Nov.27 : England cricket team coach Andy Flower missed the second day's play of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba as he was in hospital being operated by an Indian-origin doctor for the removal of a melanoma, a type of skin cancer, from close to his right eye. |
Funeral plans made for Mass. reporter McNicholas
The Nashua Telegraph Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:27 PM PST
BOSTON (AP) â€" Funeral arrangements have been made for longtime Statehouse radio reporter Kevin McNicholas (mick-nick-OH’-luss) who died Thursday from bladder cancer. A wake is scheduled Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Wakefield with a funeral scheduled Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Wakefield’s St. Joseph Parish. Observer of every governor and legislator since Frank Sargent, the 61-year-old succumbed ... |
Cynthia A. Collins
The Standard-Times Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:18 PM PST
NEW BEDFORD â€" Cynthia Ann Collins, age 67 years, died Friday, November 26, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. |
St. Mary's Center earns commendation
The Lewiston Sun Journal Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:18 PM PST
LEWISTON â€" The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted three-year accreditation with commendation to St. Mary’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. |
'Shortages' of Cancer Drugs
GenomeWeb News Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:14 PM PST
Several chemotherapy drugs are on the list of drugs that are currently in short supply, says the Wall Street Journal 's Health blog. Cancer patients all over the country are being told that they have to find alternatives to their planned therapies , says the blog's Katherine Hobson. |
CHECKUP
Albany Times Union Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:13 PM PST
Diets rich in fruit and vegetables lower the risk of many types of cancer, stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. Defibrillators, those devices that are supposed to shock heart failure patients back to life, are malfunctioning far too often, costing people their lives, according to a report released by the Food and Drug Administration. In the past five years, the FDA ... |
Pancreatic cancer awareness month
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:02 PM PST
On Oct. 30 Stu Jed, right, met Lisa Swayze (Patrick's wife) during the Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Network's Gala in Los Angeles. Because it is so hard to detect and its symptoms are the same as for many different diseases, pancreatic cancer is often found too late for adequate intervention. |
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