Monday, February 27, 2012

Health News: [cancer]


OU students develop cancer-detecting technology
The Oklahoma Daily Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:02 PM PST
Student researchers develop technology to detect cancer cells easier and more efficiently, which also is less painful for patients. The researchers use X-ray imaging, but it has less radiation than the typical X-ray.

Sleeping pills may increase risk of cancer-related death
News-Medical-Net Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:01 PM PST
People are relying on sleeping pills more than ever to get a good night's rest, but a new study by Scripps Clinic researchers links the medications to a 4.6 times higher risk of death and a significant increase in cancer cases among regular pill users.

Broadalbin Perth School Employees Facing Layoffs
WRGB Albany Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:55 PM PST
Broadalbin-Perth takes on Gloversville. The Broadalbin-Perth soccer team wore pink today to raise awareness about breast cancer. The Broadalbin-Perth boys soccer team will wear pink jerseys in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Foundation Medicine: Personalizing Cancer Drugs
Technology Review Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:19 PM PST
Foundation Medicine is offering a test that helps oncologists choose drugs targeted to the genetic profile of a patient's tumor cells. Has personalized cancer treatment finally arrived? Michael Pellini fires up his computer and opens a report on a patient with a tumor of the salivary gland. The patient had surgery, but the cancer recurred. That's when a biopsy was sent to Foundation Medicine ...

Colorectal-cancer cases on the rise
AsiaOne Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:17 PM PST
COLORECTAL-CANCER cases are on the rise, with 8,206 cases diagnosed over five consecutive years ending in 2010, according to findings revealed yesterday.

Harris Teeter, American Cancer Society Partner to Create a World with Less Cancer, More Birthdays
PRWeb Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:16 PM PST
Purchase a $1, $3 or $5 Donation Card at Harris Teeter to Support the American Cancer Society (PRWeb February 27, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9223819.htm

Hot 'n' Healthy: Savannah woman fighting cancer battle finds solace in exercise
Savannah Morning News Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:07 PM PST
Within minutes of meeting Jenny Gentry, you will consider her a friend. She is market president with Wells Fargo Savannah, a slender, attractive woman with a big personality.

New RNA interference method holds promise for cancer, other diseases
News-Medical-Net Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:01 PM PST
For the past decade, scientists have been pursuing cancer treatments based on RNA interference - a phenomenon that offers a way to shut off malfunctioning genes with short snippets of RNA. However, one huge challenge remains: finding a way to efficiently deliver the RNA.

Putting for a cause
The Hindu Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:54 PM PST
The annual Golf tournament รข€˜Cancer Crusaders Invitation Cup-2012' to raise funds for cancer patients and spread cancer awareness will be held between March 3 and 4 at EMAAR MGF Boulder Hills Golf...

Canada falling behind on important cancer testing: report
Vancouver Sun Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:50 PM PST
Most provinces in Canada, including B.C., are lagging far behind the U.S. and Europe in giving cancer patients access to diagnostic technology that changes and refines treatment in half of all cases, according to a report commissioned by a research lab at the University of British Columbia. PET (positron-emission tomography) scans analyze the body on a biological or cellular level, revealing ...




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