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( Journal of the National Cancer Institute ) Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Here's one way to figure out whether cell phones are causing brain tumors: Look at the incidence of brain cancer over a 30-year span that covers the period from before cell phones came into general use until today, when they're ubiquitous. The results, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, involving an analysis of 60,000 brain cancer victims from Scandinavian countries, are ...
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. study finds annual screening ultrasound for women with dense breasts who are at elevated risk for breast cancer are beneficial, researchers said.
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Edward Partridge, M.D., a renowned women’s cancer doctor and leader in the fight to reduce race- and ethnicity-based cancer disparities, has been named president-elect of the American Cancer Society (ACS) National Board of Directors.
( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins publishing in the December issue of Neoplasia have shown that a protein made by a gene called "Twist" may be the proverbial red flag that can accurately distinguish stem cells that drive aggressive, metastatic breast cancer from other breast cancer cells.
Surgery for ovarian cancer used to mean a total hysterectomy. But now doctors from New York's Columbia University say women in early stages of ovarian cancer can keep at least one of their ovaries or their uterus without increasing their chance of dying. That could make all the difference to women who still want to have babies after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Although most tumors are ...
SOMERVILLE – The Somerset County Cancer Coalition (SCCC) will join the Barbershop Initiative in offering free prostate cancer screenings and haircuts to Somerset County men on Saturday, December 5, at the Women’s Health & Counseling Center (WHCC), at 71 Fourth...
The search is on for suspects in a brazen mugging. An elderly couple was held up inside an elevator at a cancer center near Derby's Griffin Hospital Tuesday morning.
Maggie Daley is midway through 10 radiation treatments for a malignant tumor in her right leg and should be out of a wheelchair within weeks, her doctor said Thursday, insisting, "This is not a permanent disability."Chicago's first lady has defied the odds by surviving 7½ years with metastatic breast cancer. Dr. Steve Rosen said there is no reason she can't continue."I also don't see anything ...
Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has won a $55.4 million, multiple-year contract to be the sole operator of the Cancer Information Service Contact Center.
An open house Nov. 12 at the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center gave Gila Valley residents a chance to learn what services are available locally.
39-year-old Melinda Maletic just had her first mammogram. "I think it's important to be screened," she said. Now -- by giving just three teaspoons of her blood, she's playing a critical role in breast cancer research. For Melinda, the fight against the disease is personal, "I have a really good friend who just passed away from breast cancer ... so the earlier you know, the better." Melinda joins ...
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to prevent teens from smoking have helped narrow the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence and death rates among adults in the United States, researchers say.
In addition to the many, many negative health effects linked to cigarette smoking, an emerging study has found stronger evidence linking cigarette smoking to colorectal cancer, said Science Daily. “This provides one more reason not to smoke, or to quit as soon as possible,” said senior author Michael J. Thun, M.D., M.S., vice president emeritus, epidemiology [...]
Mayor Richard Daley put a human face on his wife's continued struggle with cancer Thursday, praising her strength and dedication, discussing the challenges a wheelchair poses and lauding the skills of the medical professionals who care for her.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced that the company will present results from five studies at the 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), taking place December 9-13, 2009, at the Henry B.
Researchers in four Scandinavian countries found no increase in brain tumor diagnoses from 1998 to 2003.
About a year ago, Tammy Brindel of Attica was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35.
The Rolling Meadows City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 1 unveiled a new banner to support cancer awareness. The banners will be personalized with the name of a cancer survivor or victim and will hang along Kirchoff Road.
MORRIS TWP. - Students from the Morristown-Beard School have re-constructed a tree that were brought to patients to decorate with artwork on Dec. 2 at the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center Lobby, Overlook Hospital, 99 Beauvoir Ave., Summit.
WASHINGTON TWP. – Area women raised $1,000 in October and November to help in the battle against breast cancer as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
