GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Bee Gees' Robin Gibb is Gravely Ill, Hospitalized
All About Jazz Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:39 AM PDT
Singer and songwriter Robin Gibb — who with his brothers, Maurice and Barry, made up the Bee Gees — is gravely ill in a London hospital, according to British media reports. Although past reports have said he was battling liver cancer, Gibb has not acknowledged that publicly. Until recently Gibb, 62, seemed to be making what he called a "spectacular" recovery from surgery to remove a ... |
Chavez arrives in Cuba for latest cancer treatment
Canada.com Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:36 AM PDT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Cuba to undergo a fourth round of radiation therapy to treat a recurrence of cancer, Cuban state media reports. |
Despite obstacles, fine needle aspiration might be best diagnostic tool
EurekAlert! Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:25 AM PDT
( International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ) Screening for lung cancer with low dose CT scans has been shown to save lives. However, research shows that when CT scans reveal nodules in the lungs, it is not cancerous 96 percent of the time. As a result, scientists are looking for ways to more accurately make a diagnosis. One way is by using a CT-guided transthoracic fine needle ... |
Latest research confirms genetic susceptibility to lung cancer
EurekAlert! Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:16 AM PDT
( International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ) Previous research has shown that Asian patients with lung cancer are more likely to harbor epidermal growth factor receptor mutations. Furthermore, Asian patients with lung cancer are more likely to be non-smokers than Western patients with lung cancer. Research in the May 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung ... |
Urgent research needed to determine most effective follow-up care for lung cancer patients
EurekAlert! Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:16 AM PDT
( International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ) Scientists say there is an urgent need for research into all aspects of follow-up care in lung cancer. The study presented in the May 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's Journal of Thoracic Oncology focused on different follow-up strategies for patients with lung cancer. After searching the ... |
Study finds new type of mutation in breast cancer
Fox News Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:13 AM PDT
Researchers out of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., have uncovered a new class of molecular mutations in breast cancer tissue รข€" a discovery that could lead to a better understanding of how to provide individualistic treatment for the disease |
Football rivals in cancer campaign
ic Lanarkshire Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:04 AM PDT
Legendary Scottish football rivals Sir Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish are working together to back a drive to increase the early detection of cancer. |
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