Health News: [cancer]

Researchers target lung cancer in nonsmokers The Minnesota Daily Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:01 PM PST By: Kathryn Elliott Last week, Dr. Jonathan D’Cunha removed lung tumors from a man who had never puffed on a cigarette. D’Cunha is part of a University of Minnesota research team in pursuit of a cure for lung cancer in people who have never smoked â€" a growing national concern that lacks research, he said. Most people associate lung cancer with smoking, but about 20 percent of lung cancers occur ... Former Ramsey council member wins his toughest campaign Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:00 PM PST David Jeffrey was stunned by cancer, but he was absolutely knocked out by the thousands who responded to his illness. Noridian policy would cut prostate coverage The Fargo Forum Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:50 PM PST Medicare may no longer pay for certain treatment options FARGO - Bob Elliott's brother required six months of healing after he had robotic surgery to treat his prostate cancer. Support helps woman with aggressive brain cancer The Salisbury Post Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:46 PM PST ROCKWELL — Nancy Beaver was maybe in the best shape of her life. By walking, weight-training, taking Zumba classes at the Y and watching her diet, Beaver had shed more than 20 pounds to win a “Biggest Losers” competitio ... Gazette.Net: Montgomery firefighters donate to breast cancer charity Aspen Hill Gazette Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:42 PM PST The Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local 1664 raised over $10,000 for the Maryland affiliate of the Susan G. Komen and the Red Devils Inc. Old wives' tales can be bad for your health thewest.com.au Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:39 PM PST The most dangerous and damaging cancer myths were those that had many grains of truth scattered through them, warned Cancer Council WA's Terry Slevin. Opinion 'Fat rats get cancer' The Tonganoxie Mirror Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:33 PM PST It’s holiday time and while Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas and New Year’s Day are just around the corner. That means all sorts of good-tasting food â€" roast turkey, bread stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, wine and pumpkin pie. Vorinostat in addition to chemotherapy drugs improves remission rates in AML patients News-Medical-Net Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:31 PM PST Adding a drug that activates genes to frontline combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia resulted in an 85 percent remission rate after initial treatment, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology. Stand Up to Cancer and Melanoma Research Alliance announce dream team EurekAlert! Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:23 PM PST ( American Association for Cancer Research ) Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Melanoma Research Alliance and SU2C's scientific partner, the American Association for Cancer Research, today announced a new dream team dedicated to melanoma research. Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D., and Patricia M. LoRusso, D.O., will lead the Dream Team project entitled "Personalized Medicine for Patients with BRAF Wild-Type ... UGA Researchers Work on Breast Cancer Vaccine First Coast News Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:23 PM PST ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona say they have developed a vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice.

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