Center at USC to discuss colon cancer awareness
Washington Examiner Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:48 AM PST
The Associated Press The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. The University of South Carolina's Center for Colon Cancer Research is kicking off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Frank Berger is the center's director. On Wednesday, he is discussing the outlook for colon cancer in South Carolina and some of the research being done in his center's labs. Berger is also giving an overview of ... |
Accidental death becomes suicide when insurers dodge payouts
The Monterey County Herald Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:47 AM PST
COLSTRIP, Mont. â€" Jane Pierce spent nine years struggling alongside her husband, Todd, as he fought cancer in his sinus cavity. The treatments were working. Then, in July 2009, Todd died in a fiery car crash. He was 46. |
Program helps patients recover from cancer treatment at home
Perkasie News-Herald Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:45 AM PST
The Oncology Home Care program at Southeastern Home Health Services is more about living than dying. Unlike hospice, the service helps people like Telford resident Yvonne Thompson to recover their normal lives as quickly as possible. |
Egypt's Mubarak having cancer treatment in Saudi - paper
Russian Information Agency Novosti Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:45 AM PST
CAIRO, March 2 (RIA Novosti) - Egypt's ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, is undergoing cancer treatment in Saudi Arabia, an Egyptian newspaper said on Wednesday, contradicting official statements. |
Brookdale hosts Pink Zone Day to raise breast cancer awareness
Asbury Park Press Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:36 AM PST
MIDDLETOWN â€" On Feb. 8, the Brookdale Community College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, in conjunction with the school's Student Life Board, hosted Pink Zone Day during the women's and men's basketball doubleheader against Sussex Community College to raise awareness against breast cancer. |
Breast Cancer Incidence Rates No Longer Declining In US Women
Medical News Today Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:35 AM PST
A sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did not continue through 2007, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute. While there are several possible explanations for the recent stabilization, it may indicate that the decrease in ... |
Chemoradiotherapy Prior To Surgery Improves Survival In Non-Small Lung Cancer
Medical News Today Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:35 AM PST
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that patients with node negative T3 and T4 non-small lung cancer who underwent chemotherapy before surgery had more than three times the survival rate than patients who only underwent surgery. These findings currently appear on-line in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. The study looked at a total of 110 ... |
New colon cancer screening campaign initiative in New York City
News-Medical-Net Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:35 AM PST
In honor of National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Katie Couric, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, WCBS-TV and The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital announced the launch of the "Make That Call" for colon cancer screening campaign. |
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