Doyle kept battle with cancer private
The Bristol Press Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:51 AM PDT
BRISTOL â€" School board Chairman Barbara Doyle had already decided to resign her position before her fellow Democratic Town Committee members last week left her off the November election ballot, according to a colleague on the school board. |
Mechanism of action behind novel cancer agents targeting tumor cell metabolism discovered
PhysOrg Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:51 AM PDT
(Medical Xpress) -- The discovery of the mechanism of action behind a novel class of anticancer drugs designed to disrupt cancer cell mitochondrial metabolism may be a major step toward furthering clinical trials of the agents. An analysis of CPI-613, the lead compound in this first-in-class group of anticancer drugs developed by Paul M. Bingham, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Zuzana Zachar, Ph ... |
New potential anti-tumor agents might effectively treat mesothelioma
News-Medical-Net Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:47 AM PDT
Researchers from the lab of Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., the Founder and Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, have identified new potential anti-tumor agents that might be effective in treating mesothelioma, one of the deadliest cancer tumors. |
MURNI HELPS RURAL COMMUNITY PREVENT BREAST CANCER
Bernama Media via Yahoo! Malaysia News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:36 AM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Bernama) -- Rural folks can now go for early breastcancer check under the MURNI or Mobile Unit Reaching Nationwide with Informationprogramme.Deputy Prime Minister''s wife, Puan Sri Norainee Abdul Rahman, said the MURNIprogramme was launched to enhance awareness among women on the need for them totake care of their health."Women should take proactive measures to detect the ... |
Know what health screenings matter for women, men
The Hendersonville Times-News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:33 AM PDT
Amid the day-to-day grind are frequent reminders to take care of our health. Exercise on a regular basis. Get enough sleep. Get screenings as preventative measures for cancer and other diseases. But with so many health screenings available, which screenings should you get? And how often should you be screened? |
Call for Daffodil Day volunteers to fight cancer
Illawarra Mercury Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:19 AM PDT
If Nadine Hadaya and Janaye Fish had a couple of hundred more pairs of hands the NSW Cancer Council would have no need to hit the panic button. |
A way to give back
The Photo News Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:18 AM PDT
Tara Fragiacomo, a recent graduate of Monroe-Woodbury High School, had her hair cut at Fringe Hair Salon in Central Valley by Marla Cafarella and then donated it to the Locks of Love Program. Members of her family have been affected by cancer, so she has seen how difficult the struggle can be. She also saw the Locks of Love program as an organization that provided a way to give back. Tara, 17 ... |
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