Health News: [cancer]

FOX 2 News Photographer Joins Fight Against Prostate Cancer KPLR 11 St. Louis Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:01 PM PDT Fox 2 and News 11 Chief Photographer Steve Meyers Got His Diagnosis 8 Years Ago Saturday, members of The Empowerment Network and 100 Black Men will walk Downtown. The members want to encourage black men to get tested for prostate cancer. But one survivor, who is white, reached out for help. He found it. He also found a friend for life. That survivor is a member of the FOX2 and News 11 family. Common theory that tumours are a hierarchical society could be wrong New Kerala Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:59 PM PDT Washington, Aug 19 : A common theory is that tumours are a hierarchical society, in which all cancer cells descend from special self-renewing cancer stem cells. This view predicts that killing the cancer stem cells might suffice to wipe out a cancer. Mutant gene that causes abnormal chromosome number, leading to cancer identified New Kerala Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:59 PM PDT Washington, Aug 19 : Researchers have identified a gene that is commonly mutated in human cancers and have demonstrated its direct role in causing aneuploidy, an abnormal number of chromosomes. Now, dance drug ecstasy may help combat blood cancer New Kerala Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:59 PM PDT London, Aug 19 : Ever thought an illegal rave drug could one day hold the key to beating cancer? Well, researchers in Britain have discovered that modified versions of Ecstasy can help tackle blood cancer. Flash mob of women to go topless in Santa Cruz to raise breast cancer awareness Oakland Tribune Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:59 PM PDT SANTA CRUZ -- Women are baring all in the name of a good cause.In support of breast cancer survivors and continued cancer research, women will shed their shirts at the city hall courtyard in downtown Santa Cruz. Stock Car Drivers Race to Remember | Video KFYR-TV Bismarck Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:45 PM PDT The engines will be roaring at Dacotah Speedway tonight for the Drive to Survive Event, a fundraiser benefiting the Bismarck Cancer Center. The stands at Dacotah Speedway tonight will be filled with fans of stock car racing and also those who have been touched by cancer. Sniffing Out Lung Cancer KIAH-TV Houston Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:44 PM PDT A new study shows that man`s best friend can sniff out lung cancer. Novel suicide gene therapy combined with standard treatment treats malignant brain tumors Bellaire Examiner Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:41 PM PDT A form of gene therapy is safe for treating one of the deadliest types of brain cancer, according to research to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology . Concert fights cancer Meadow Lake Progress Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:34 PM PDT Goodsoil's annual Concert for Cancer surpassed expectations for a fourth year in a row, raising approximately $34,000. The fundraiser, which was held at Goodsoil's recreation centre on Aug. 13, took in roughly $9,000 more than it did last year. Women targeted in lung cancer drive ic Lanarkshire Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:27 PM PDT Women are less likely to seek medical advice for lung cancer symptoms compared with other forms of the disease despite it being the gender's biggest cancer killer, an expert has warned.

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