Basketball great Abdul-Jabbar has cancer
CNN - 1 hour 25 minutes agoKareem 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.
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.
Health officials say they have a "golden opportunity" to head off an epidemic in tobacco use in Africa and prevent many cancer cases.
Study finds higher risk of cancer recurrence in women with dense breastsA new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts.
Newburgh Consultants from Longaberger’s Apple Branch of the Hudson Valley recently hosted a cancer fundraiser in Newburgh.
( American Cancer Society ) A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the Dec. 15, 2009, issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as ...
Tucson, AZ (KOLD)- A state senator for Tucson is battling cancer. Republican Senator Al Melvin announced Monday that he has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Melvin says he is talking about his condition so people will know the reason he may lose a considerable amount of hair due to treatment.
Ryan Kruzicke seems to make friends easily. The 5-year-old Newfane first-grader just made some new ones in two schools in another district. Kruzicke has been fighting brain cancer since he was a baby. The cancer was in a brief remission, but returned last year, and Kruzicke is now undergoing chemotherapy.
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present updated clinical data from its randomized, controlled Phase 2 trial of picoplatin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and final results from its Phase 1 cardiac safety trial.
Tradition will continue on Sept. 26 when Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine and the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition team up to host the ninth annual “Walk to Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer.”
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.Published in this week's (Nov.
Work being done at the Mayo Clinic may narrow down and better identify patients most at risk for developing breast cancer...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this year marks 25 years of celebrating awareness, education, and empowerment.
Laurie Normandeau plans to be the first American female to reach the summit of the seven tallest mountains in the world — and she’ll do it in the name of breast cancer research.
( Texas A&M AgriLife Communications ) A 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.
NORTH CALDWELL – Carly Abramson of North Caldwell was 12 years old in 2007 when her mother Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Though it was revealed last month that Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer, the 73-year-old actor says he's been battling the disease for nine years and has started an experimental treatment. Dennis Hopper diagnosed with prostate cancer ''It has great promise,'' Hopper told The Associated Press of the remedy he's receiving from the University of Southern California. ''Everything's good right now ...
BioVex Inc, a company developing new generation biologics for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious disease, announced today that it has concluded a $70 million private financing, raising $30 million in addition to the $40 million announced in March.
The founder of After Breast Cancer Detection(ABCD) has passed away. Melodie Wilson who died November 9, 2009, was recently honored with at the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
In 2005, 75,144 women were diagnosed with some type of gynecologic cancer. In 2006, The House of Representatives recognized September as Gynecologic Awareness Month to increasing public awareness about ways to prevent, detect and treat gynecologic cancers.
Greeley firefighters growing mustaches to fight cancer Staff Reports Some Greeley firefighters have joined a global movement that is bringing much needed attention to cancers that affect men. The Greeley firefighters will grow mustaches during the remainder of November with the hope that the community will support their efforts by making a donation. Funds raised will go to the Prostate Cancer ...
Veteran Milwaukee broadcaster Melodie Wilson succumbs to cancer at age 59.