American Cancer Society seeks local volunteers for research
The Salem News Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:53 AM PST
PEABODY รข€" The American Cancer Society is looking for a couple hundred North Shore residents willing to take part in a milestone study that aims to find out how genetics and cancer are linked. "We have a lot of knowledge of the environmental causes of cancer and the lifestyle causes of cancer, but our knowledge of the genetic causes is not quite as great," said Steve Burke, a health care ... |
Post-surgery Chavez shown smiling
BBC News Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:41 AM PST
Cuban media release the first images of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez since he underwent an operation in Cuba for a suspected recurrence of cancer. |
NJ CVS mixed up cancer meds with kids' fluoride
Boston Globe Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:22 AM PST
A CVS pharmacy in northeastern New Jersey mistakenly distributed pills for the treatment of breast cancer to children instead of the fluoride pills that were prescribed, company and state officials said Friday. |
Rigosertib drug shows promise against advanced pancreatic cancer
News-Medical-Net Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:12 AM PST
The American Cancer Society estimates that 44,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer will be diagnosed this year and that 37,000 people will die from the disease. These are not strong odds. A new drug, rigosertib, allows pancreatic cancer cells to rush through replication - and then stops them cold, killing them in in the middle of a step called M phase. Healthy cells that don't rush are unharmed. |
Promising results from initial trial of new ultrasonic breast cancer screening
News-Medical-Net Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:57 AM PST
Scientists have successfully completed an initial trial of a new, potentially more reliable, technique for screening breast cancer using ultrasound. The team at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, working with the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, are now looking to develop the technique into a clinical device. |
Castro Visits Cancer-Stricken Chavez in Hospital Room
Novinite Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:50 AM PST
Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro has visited cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is currently recovering from a medical surgery. Fidel Castro visited Hugo Chavez together with his brother, current Cuban President Raul Castro, the Univision TV channel reported on Saturday, as cited by RIA Novosti. Fidel Castro spent about two hours with Chavez in his hospital room ... |
Arlington painting the town purple in Relay for Life fundraiser
Everett Herald Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:49 AM PST
Blayne Parris works to Paint the Town Purple at City Hall on Wednesday. The annual event is sponsored by the Arlington Relay for Life to support the American Cancer Society. An afternoon of events in the downtown area is topped off with a lighted parade at 6:30 p.m. down Olympic Avenue. |
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