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CNN - 31 minutes ago
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
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Scientific American - 2 hours 3 minutes ago
At nearly 11,000 feet, Mount Etna in eastern Sicily is one of the world's most active volcanoes. And while the peak erupts at a slow enough rate for people to escape a lava burial, the gentle giant could put people at an increased risk of a different hazard--the development of thyroid cancer. [More]
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Aberdeen American News - Tue Nov 10, 7:03 am ET
The American Cancer Society recently recognized Brenda Glasford of Aberdeen with the Sword of Hope Award....
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 4:36 pm ET
People who live in volcanic areas may have an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, a new study suggests.
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The Arizona Republic - 1 hour 28 minutes ago
Gilbert native Alex Arndt donated $6,000 Make-A-Wish gift to camp for kids with cancer.
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HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 2:03 pm ET
MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After a lumpectomy, women with very dense breasts have a higher risk of cancer recurrence in the affected breast, a new study shows.
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HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 5:04 pm ET
MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice, according to a new study.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 5:22 pm ET
Women with dense breasts who have had lumpectomies for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a recurrence, according to a new study.
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dBusinessNews.com - 7 minutes ago
Twinsburg/Macedonia Residents are invited to rally against cancer!
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EurekAlert! - 53 minutes ago
( Mayo Clinic ) New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. However, the study suggests that if a man's PSA level is rising quickly, a prostate biopsy is reasonable to determine if he has prostate cancer.
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Lexington Clipper-Herald - Tue Nov 10, 2:30 am ET
(ARA) - Prostate cancer affects more than 185,000 men in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, making it the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men.
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UPI - Tue Nov 10, 12:41 am ET
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- New York researchers suggest a rapidly rising prostate specific antigen may not indicate a greater risk of diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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EurekAlert! - 2 hours 53 minutes ago
( University of California - Los Angeles ) The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer cells and also promoted their death, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found.
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redOrbit - 2 hours 58 minutes ago
Mass spectrometry used to monitor chemical warfare between microbesA recently devised method of imaging the chemical communication and warfare between microorganisms could lead to new antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral and anti-cancer drugs, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist."Translating metabolic exchange with imaging mass spectrometry," was published Nov. 8 in Nature Chemical Biology, a ...
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WISC-TV Madison - 36 minutes ago
MILWAUKEE -- Longtime Milwaukee television journalist Melodie Wilson has died of cancer at age 59. Wilson was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and became a public advocate for others fighting breast cancer.
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KVOA Tucson - 54 minutes ago
More and more men with prostate cancer are choosing not to have any treatment at all. In the past, these men often did what's called watchful waiting, simply waiting for something to happen with the cancer before taking any active measures.
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dBusinessNews.com - 20 minutes ago
DownEast Basics , a high-style, low-price fashion retailer that specializes in trendy fashions as well as modest clothing , today announced the donation of over $26,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® . This is the third consecutive year DownEast has supported National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by raising funds in honor of breast cancer survivors and in the hopes of finding a cure.
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The Fayetteville Observer - 1 hour 58 minutes ago
Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation's Friends of the Cancer Center will hold its fourth annual Ribbon Walk for Cancer on Saturday at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville.
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Extra TV - 1 hour 39 minutes ago
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reveals in a new interview that he's been battling cancer for more than a year.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - 32 minutes ago
US basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has gone public with his fight against a rare form of leukemia, urging regular doctor visits and improved health care for the poor.
