Friday, April 6, 2012

Health News: [cancer]


Using Nanoparticles To Improve Chemotherapy
Slashdot Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:59 AM PDT
sciencehabit writes with good news involving cancer research. From the article: "Chemotherapy drugs are like a shotgun. Even though doctors are just aiming for tumors, the compounds hit a variety of other places in the body, leading to side effects like bone marrow damage and hair loss. To improve their aim, researchers have tried to package these drugs inside tiny hollow nano-sized containers ...

Fundraiser is a novel way to help out ailing writer Derek McCormack
The Globe and Mail Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:57 AM PDT
The local author’s friends are holding an art auction and concert to raise money for his cancer treatment and recovery

Scientists identify major source of cells' defense against oxidative stress
EurekAlert! Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:52 AM PDT
( University of Southern California ) New research from USC on a protein that protects cancer and other cells from oxidative stresses could one day help doctors to break down cancer cells' defenses, making them more susceptible to treatment.

Bridge to Bridge 5K returns this weekend in Danville
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:51 AM PDT
This weekend residents get a chance to help out local people struggling with cancer just by being active.

Breast Cancer Study
WREG-TV Memphis Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:39 AM PDT
Every day in America, five black women die needlessly from breast cancer. The racial gap is the worst in Memphis. ...

National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:36 AM PDT
In an effort to better understand the biology of inflammatory breast cancer, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have developed a new cell and animal model that holds promise for providing a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease and for developing effective interventions...

24 hours to a new and improved us
The Bolivar Commercial Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:29 AM PDT
Dr. Mehmet Oz, known internationally as simply “Dr. Oz,” is the hottest thing going these days when it comes to giving advice about improving your health, so I had to check it out when I saw an article in a recent issue of AARP magazine titled “Dr. Oz’s 24 Hours to a Longer Life.” The subtitle promised readers they could “reduce stress, help prevent heart disease and cancer, even look younger ...

Starla raises money for cancer research
FOX10 Mobile Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:16 AM PDT
A 3-year-old girl diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia is home from the hospital and considered in remission. FOX10 News introduced you to Starla Chapman in January 2012. Starla will host a lemonade stand in Bay Minette on April 21, with all proceeds going toward childhood cancer research.

University of Kansas Researchers Win Co-Inventorship Dispute over Cancer Drug Formulation Patents
Business Wire Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:15 AM PDT
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pillsbury lawyers help University of Kansas defeat NIH in intellectual Property (IP) dispute over drug formulation patents behind anti-cancer treatment Velcade.

Taller Women Have Tendency For Ovarian Cancer
Medical News Today Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:12 AM PDT
A study led by Oxford University researchers, shows that taller women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer. Their work is part of a large worldwide study published in the journal PLoS Medicine this week and aims to define the factors which may cause the development of ovarian cancer. Scientists from the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at Oxford, headed up the international collaborative group ...




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