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 ... | 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 âDr. Oz,â 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 âDr. Ozâs 24 Hours to a Longer Life.â The subtitle promised readers they could âreduce 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. | 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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