Piper beats cancer
Wrestling News Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT
I'm actually in awe as to why a thread wasn't made before me about this, amidst all the things happening this week it's great to see Piper is still continue to be healthy cause cancer is no joke. |
Cancer treatment funds run out for Swazi patients
seattlepi.com Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT
share: digg facebook twitter MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) â€" Swaziland's government has run out of money to send its cancer patients to neighboring South Africa for treatment, and a spokeswoman said Thursday the tiny impoverished kingdom does not have any government hospitals that can provide chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Department spokeswoman Zanele Dlamini said that Swazi government hospitals ... |
Novel analysis method organizes genomic cancer data
EurekAlert! Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT
( University of Utah ) The technology that allows scientists to profile the entire genome of individual tumors offers new hope for discovering ways to select the best treatment for each patient's particular type of cancer. However, these profiles produce huge amounts of data, and the volume alone creates unique analytical problems. |
Swaziland's cancer treatment funds exhausted
Erie Times-News Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT
Swaziland's health minister says the government has run out of money to send its cancer patients to better equipped clinics and hospitals in neighboring South Africa. |
Scientists develop method to determine order of mutations that lead to cancer
PhysOrg Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT
Zeroing in on the early cell mutations that enable a cancer to grow is one of the best ways to find a personalized therapy to stop it. Scientists were able to use a statistical approach for the first time to map out the order in which these abnormalities form to analyze the pattern of DNA changes in advanced skin and ovarian tumors. |
Kitchen tour offered on Saturday
Williston Herald Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:31 AM PDT
Area residents have a chance to help fight cancer and get a closer look at kitchens throughout Williston on Saturday. |
Fox Chase researchers identify new mechanism used by cells to reverse silenced genes
EurekAlert! Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT
Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered a new mechanism used by cells in the body to turn on silenced genes. This process is critical in preventing the development of cancer -- suggesting the possibility of new therapies that might target the specific changes underlying the disease. The findings will be published online in the journal Cell on June 30, 2011. |
Africa's last absolute monarchy runs out of money to pay for cancer patients' treatment
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT
MBABANE, Swaziland - Swaziland's government has run out of money to send its cancer patients to neighbouring South Africa for treatment, and a spokeswoman said Thursday the tiny impoverished kingdom does not have any government hospitals that can provide chemotherapy or radiation therapy. |
One-Third Of Americans Experience Chronic Pain
The Huffington Post Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT
About a third of all Americans -- more than 116 million people -- live with long-lasting, chronic pain, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. That is more than all the people who have heart disease, diabetes and cancer, combined. |
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