Monday, April 30, 2012

Health News: [cancer]


Trovagene Announces Validation Program for Trans-Renal K-RAS Mutation Detection in Pancreatic Cancer
PR Newswire Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:02 AM PDT
SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trovagene, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TROV.PK), a developer of trans-renal molecular diagnostics, announced today that the Company has successfully completed the analytical development of digital PCR assays for the detection of the most...

Poorer quality of life for gay men and minorities after prostate cancer treatment: What are we missing?
EurekAlert! Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:55 AM PDT
( Thomas Jefferson University ) To improve the quality of life in gay men and minorities treated for prostate cancer, a greater awareness of ethnic and sexual preference-related factors is needed to help men choose a more-suitable treatment plan, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital conclude in a literature review published May 1 in Nature Reviews Urology.

Trivia Night to be held at Milton-Hoosic Club
The Patriot Ledger Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:55 AM PDT
The Milton-Hoosic Club is hosting the Bob Barret Trivia Extravaganza, a team trivia contest to raise funds for prostate cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

'Mad Men' recap, 'At the Codfish Ball': Sally and the city
The Star-Ledger Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:51 AM PDT
The American Cancer Society honors Don with an award for his anti-Big Tobacco letter, but will the firm's networking strategy pay off?

Man Known For His Cancer Fight Dies in Double Fatality
FOX 4 Kansas City Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:48 AM PDT
LATHROP, Mo. â€" A young Lathrop man who fought cancer when he was a child and was once not expected...

Women having sex at early age prone to cervical cancer: DOH
WN Philippines Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:48 AM PDT
YOUNG girls who have sex in their teens are at high risk of cervical cancer, according to the Department of Health (DOH). DOH 7 revealed that cervical cancer is the second leading type of cancer among women, next to breast cancer, with half of the patients aged 35 to 55 years old. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. An estimated 7,277 new cases and 3,087 deaths due to ...

Can Watson, IBM's Supercomputer, Cure Cancer?
CIO Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT
WellPoint and Cedars-Sinai are putting Big Blue's supercomputer Watson to the test in pilots targeting cancer treatment and improved EMRs

Michael Walter Neff
Tri-County Times Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT
Michael Walter Neff - age 61, of Fenton, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at his residence. Private family services will be held. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to American Cancer Society. Michael was born May 29, 1950 in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of J. Scott and Mary B. (Willis) Neff. He married Vicky Colburn on August 10, 1988. Michael retired from Chevy V-8 Plant as a Communication ...

New fight for brave Heather
Lancashire Evening Post Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:43 AM PDT
A young woman who fought cancer after generous Lancashire Evening Post readers rallied round to pay for a trial treatment today revealed she is having to undergo all her childhood immunisations again to build up her immunity.

Complaint against 'Jesus Heals Cancer' billboard upheld
3news Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:41 AM PDT
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a church billboard reading 'Jesus Heals Cancer'.




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