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Four-country study finds no cancer link to cellphone usage

USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 11:34 pm ET

A large new study is the latest to find no link between rising cellphone use and rates of brain cancer.

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Hopes high for MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center
The Arizona Republic - Thu Dec 3, 3:32 pm ET
Buzz was big at the groundbreaking for MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center next to Banner Gateway in Gilbert.
Camera gives closer look at cancer
Independent Florida Alligator - Fri Dec 4, 12:18 am ET
A new tool developed by a UF researcher could revolutionize cancer treatment and allow for much earlier detection of tumors.
A wish fulfilled: Cancer patient and daughter receive trip to Disney World
The Pekin Daily Times - Thu Dec 3, 6:25 pm ET
Tara Beeney has always wanted to take her 7-year-old daughter, Liberty, to Disney World. But, soon after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer in June, Beeney told her friend Holli Goss that she didn’t think the trip would happen because of her rapidly rising medical bills. But it will happen — next week Beeney and Liberty (Libby) will take an all-expenses-paid, five-day trip to Disney World ...
Can Nanotech Cure Breast Cancer?
TechNewsWorld.com - Thu Dec 3, 2:19 pm ET
Winning the fight against cancer may end up being more of a nano-war than a surgical strike. A team led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology has just successfully combined an antibody with single-walled nanotubes to create a precision search-and-destroy weapon that targets aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Random DNA mix-ups not so random in cancer development
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 2:11 pm ET
Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism that may help explain how chromosomal translocations -- the supposedly random shuffling of large chunks of DNA that frequently lead to cancer -- aren't so random after all. They have developed a model of such chromosomal mix-ups in prostate cancer which indicates that the male sex hormone (androgen) receptor unexpectedly plays a key role in driving ...
Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 2:22 pm ET
( Howard Hughes Medical Institute ) Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.
Long-Term Smoking Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk, Study Shows
American Cancer Society - Thu Dec 3, 5:06 pm ET
The longer you smoke, the higher your risk for colorectal cancer, according to a new study.
CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium continues to expand
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 1:01 pm ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) This year, more than 8,500 scientists and other professionals will gather at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio from Dec. 9-13, 2009. The symposium is a partnership between the American Association for Cancer Research, the University of Texas Health Science Center and Baylor College of Medicine.
Cancer victims honored
The Lonoke Democrat - Thu Dec 3, 3:57 pm ET
Lonoke Relay for Life held a candle-lighting event at the Lonoke County Courthouse steps on Sunday, because November is lung cancer awareness month.
Drug-Delivery Breakthrough Relies on Nanoparticles to Starve Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Medical Device Link - Thu Dec 3, 11:09 am ET
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dangerous and intractable of all cancers. But now, a team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) under Tayyaba Hasan , a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, has developed two nanoparticles that can deliver two or more drugs simultaneously, shrinking pancreatic cancer tumors and reducing their spread.
Illumina Says it Has Collected Sufficient Samples for Cancer Sequencing Study; Starts Analyzing Data
GenomeWeb News - Thu Dec 3, 5:00 pm ET
Illumina has collected sufficient samples for an internal cancer genome sequencing project and is analyzing the first batch of data from the study, according to a company official.
Concert Celebrates Christmas, Raises Cancer Research Funds
WBNS-10TV Columbus - Thu Dec 3, 4:27 pm ET
The eighth annual Christmas To Cure Cancer event will be held this week and has special significance for one woman. Get the details.
Daley off her feet for latest cancer therapy
Chicago Sun-Times - Thu Dec 3, 6:53 am ET
Maggie Daley, who has been battling metastatic breast cancer for the last seven years, is now using a wheelchair as she undergoes radiation treatment, the mayor's office said Wednesday night.Doctors advised Daley, 66, to stay off her feet while they target a cancerous lesion on the bone of her lower right leg, according to a statement."We want to minimize weight bearing on the leg until the ...
Cancer researcher leads special journal focused on tobacco research
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 10:13 am ET
The study of tobacco has been the life-long focus of his research and now, Peter Shields, M.D., deputy director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, has led the effort to edit a special edition of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention dedicated to best research practices in tobacco science from researchers the world over.
Head and neck cancer survivors who use alcohol and cigarettes have increased death risk
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 10:11 am ET
Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption before head and neck cancer diagnosis strongly predicts the patient's future risk of death, according to published studies. Now, results of a new study show a similar effect among those who continued these habits after cancer diagnosis.
Events - Cancer Support | Fort Worth Weekly - News, Events, Restaurants, Music
Fort Worth Weekly - Thu Dec 3, 7:14 pm ET
Cancer Support. 7pm every Wed. 817-332-5570. As everyone who does things knows, sometimes you have too many things to do. In such cases you could, theoretically, buckle down and tackle the items one by one...
Volunteer opportunities with cancer society
Marin Independent Journal - Thu Dec 3, 2:47 am ET
An orientation for people to learn about volunteer opportunities with the American Cancer Society will be from noon to 1 p.
Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 10:12 am ET
Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers report.
Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 10:11 am ET
Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke over a lifetime increased breast cancer risk later in life
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 10:12 am ET
Exposure to secondhand smoke for a prolonged period of time and in high quantity may increase the risk of breast cancer, even in women who never smoked cigarettes themselves.

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