Making cuts for charity
Post-Tribune Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
Getting a haircut normally isn't traumatic for an adult. But Hobart residents Kim Jender and Janey Luttrell were a bit uneasy recently when stylists from Kara's Beauty Shop took a pair of scissors to their hair. The Meister Elementary School employees donated a pony tail of their long hair to the Locks of Love program, which designs wigs for those undergoing cancer treatment. "It's been awhile ... |
Metea student makes bracelets with a message: 'Courage for Cancer'
The Naperville Sun Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
Lance Armstrong made the "Live Strong" yellow bracelet a worldwide symbol of the fight against cancer. Locally, Honsu Kim hopes to do the same, with a "Courage for Cancer" bracelet drive at Metea Valley High School in Aurora. "I wanted to do something good, and I came to Mr. Smith with this idea," said the 16-year-old. "I didn't really expect this great response. I have been pleasantly surprised ... |
Former mayor's unknown battle
Lake County News-Sun Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
It has been a year since Dorothy Larson stepped down as Antioch mayor. She left by choice, deciding she had other priorities after 12 years as village trustee and four years as mayor. What a lot of people don't know about Dorothy is she was diagnosed with uterine cancer two months into her term as mayor.She underwent chemotherapy followed by radiation, and it was "quite intense," she said. "By ... |
Haven for cancer patients opens in Waukegan
Lake County News-Sun Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
Those diagnosed with cancer can now find free services and supportthrough the new Cancer Wellness Center at 2824 Belvidere Road. Founded in 1989, Northbrook-based Cancer Wellness Center offers support groups, professional counseling and wellness programs, including nutrition, yoga and meditation. |
FDA OKs drug to help fight prostate cancer
Chicago Sun-Times Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
A cancer vaccine that stimulates the immune system to fight advanced prostate cancer was approved Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration , the first time a therapy of this kind has been approved to treat cancer. The vaccine, Provenge, isn't a cure for cancer. And it doesn't prevent men from getting prostate cancer. But Provenge does appear to modestly prolong survival in men whose cancer ... |
TenX Biopharma signs Clinical Trial Agreement with NCI
News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:56 AM PDT
TenX Biopharma, Inc., announced today it has signed a Clinical Trial Agreement with the National Cancer Institute to conduct an investigator sponsored Phase II clinical trial. |
Gib MEP welcomes cancer probe
Panorama Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:53 AM PDT
Gibraltar’s Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has welcomed a European Parliamentary recommendation that the British authorities conduct thorough scientific research into the high incidence of cancer on the Rock which may be linked to industrial air pollution from the CEPSA Oil Refinery. |
PROVENGE receives FDA approval for treatment of CRPC
News-Medical-Net Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:41 AM PDT
Dendreon Corporation today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T), an autologous cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic, castrate-resistant (hormone-refractory) prostate cancer. |
FDA OKs new drug for prostate cancer
Worcester Telegram & Gazette Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:38 AM PDT
WASHINGTON - A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more taxing treatments such as chemotherapy. |
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