Health News: [cancer]

People in Northern Ireland less likely to develop cancers News-Medical-Net Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:01 PM PST People in Northern Ireland have a lower risk of developing some cancers than those living in the Republic of Ireland, according to the All-Ireland Cancer Atlas - a collaborative publication by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry at Queen's University Belfast and the National Cancer Registry in Cork. Study describes miR-124 can prevent and treat liver cancer News-Medical-Net Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:01 PM PST Cancer of the liver - rare in the United States but the third-leading cause of cancer death worldwide - can result from environmental exposures or infections like chronic hepatitis, but the link is poorly understood. Your gift can help cancer patients like Paul The Post and Courier Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:55 PM PST Paul, who is in his late 60s, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. He is unable to work and the income from his wife's job is spent on household expenses and medicine to treat his disease. Obituary: Bob Burnett / Folk singer was member of original Highwaymen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:51 PM PST Bob Burnett, who blended his smooth tenor tones into the harmonies of the original folk-revival group the Highwaymen ("original" because another group later, somewhat contentiously, adopted the name), died Wednesday at his home in East Providence, R.I. He was 71. The cause was brain cancer, his wife, Kathleen, said. Cancer costs 'set to rise by 62%' Evening Standard Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:50 PM PST The cost of diagnosing and treating cancer patients may rise by nearly two thirds over the next decade, a report has found. PSA testing that combines blood test with other factors can help men avoid prostate biopsies News-Medical-Net Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:46 PM PST Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland, the patient's overall weight and family history, can help up to one-quarter of men avoid biopsies and the risks associated with them, a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-led research team says. Sponsored by Bury Free Press Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:45 PM PST The cost of diagnosing and treating cancer patients may rise by nearly two thirds over the next decade, a report has found. IBM Contributes Data To The National Institutes Of Health To Speed Drug Discovery And Cancer Research Innovation BioresearchOnline Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:40 PM PST IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is contributing a massive database of chemical data extracted from millions of patents and scientific literature to the National Institutes of Health. Sumasailalim daw sa chemotherapy: hunk actor, may cancer?! Pinoy Parazzi Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:35 PM PST GAANO NGA kaya katotoo na may cancer ang isang guwapo at kilalang hunk actor? Isang kasing merong kapatid na may canacer ang nagkuwento sa amin… nakakasabay raw ng kapatid niya sa pagki-chemotherapy ang hunk actor na ito. Hindi pa nga lang daw nila alam kung ano talaga ang sakit nito. Pero the mere fact daw [...] Hospital board discusses plan to expand Cancer Center Warren Times Observer Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:34 PM PST Expansion and renovations at the Cancer Care Center and other strategic plans were discussed during a Warren General Hospital board of directors meeting last Wednesday afternoon.

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