Friday, February 1, 2013

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Friday, Feb 01, 2013 05:03 AM EST
Seema Jay Sharma the survivor: meet the new face of Cancer Research UK
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 02:01 AM PST
The first thing I notice about Seema Jaya Sharma is her hair. As she says, you don’t often see Indian women with peroxide blonde mohicans. It’s one reason why people were drawn to her YouTube music video, Alive, made to thank those who took care of her, which has had more than 20,000 views. Not bad for a woman who used to be so scared of performing she’d run out of the room if asked to sing.
Hormones can change the breast's genetic material, study finds
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:56 AM PST
Scientists in Australia have discovered how female steroid hormones can make dramatic changes to the genetic material in breast cells, changes that could potentially lead to breast cancer. Researchers have identified how pregnancy hormones send signals to critical molecules on the DNA to make changes in the epigenome. The epigenome is a series of chemical tags that modify DNA, controlling which ...
How cancer cells rewire their metabolism to survive
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:56 AM PST
Many scientists have tried killing tumors by taking away their favorite food, a sugar called glucose. Unfortunately, this treatment approach not only fails to work, it backfires--glucose-starved tumors get more aggressive. In a new study, researchers discovered that the protein PKCz is responsible for this paradox. The research suggests that glucose depletion therapies might work, as long as the ...
Bounce Passes: Peabody girls host Pink Night against Salem
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:46 AM PST
Bounce Passes Gianna Addario It's been nearly 10 years since Peabody head coach Jane Heil was diagnosed with breast cancer. In August of 2003 Heil made the decision to go through the full process to rid herself of the cancer, having a lumpectomy, che
Sunshine Coast cancer survivor can't bear life without pot
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:42 AM PST
Terry Summersides can be given morphine legally but would rather smoke pot because, he says, it has fewer side-effects.
Studies of San Jose dog's cancer may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:34 AM PST
Jasper, a 7-year-old rescue dog from San Jose, has a personality that endears him to everyone -- even to cats. He also has lymphoma, a cancer that sprouts from the body's defense system and is similar to non-Hodgkin lymphoma in people.
CLSN Craters, BTX, CYTR, CTIC Progress Clinically, Echo Fades, DYAX Does A Deal
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:33 AM PST
BioTime Inc. said Thursday that its subsidiary OncoCyte Corp. has made substantial progress in the development of a novel pan-cancer diagnostic product PanC-Dx. A multi-center clinical study of a blood-based diagnostic test for the early detection of cancer is planned for this year.
Residents at sheltered housing scheme in Hereford raised record-breaking amount for cancer charity
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 01:00 AM PST
RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing scheme in Hereford have raised a record-breaking amount for a charity.
Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center Now Urges US Navy Veterans Who've Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer To Call Them ...
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 12:49 AM PST
The primary goal of the Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center is now reaching out to all US Navy Veterans, who have been diagnosed with any type of lung cancer, and they are asking one simple question, "were you exposed to asbestos?" If the answer is yes the group is asking the US Navy Veteran, or their family members to call them at 866-714-6466 about what could be significant financial ...
Owner raffling Terminator model for cancer charity
Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 12:47 AM PST
A CYBORG assassin who has kept watch over a secondhand shop for the past three years is up for sale.

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