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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.
ROBBINSVILLE Christmastime last year seemed to bring a stroke of luck to Kevin Scibilia and his family when doctors said they had found a stem cell donor to aid him in his fight against cancer.
Justin Milton, nicknamed Meatball, is a junior on the wrestling team at Southeast Guilford High School. But due to a rare form of bone cancer, Milton must watch from the sidelines this season.
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.”
DERBY -- Police are searching for a man who stole an elderly woman's handbag in an elevator at the Griffin Hospital Cancer Center earlier this week. The woman and her husband entered the center and
An evening with Santa will be held Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., to benefit Breast Cancer Angels at Toorak Coffee, 5555 E.
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.
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.
“We’re not treating patients with cancer in our area like we could be,” said Kate Sims, vice president of operations for ECHN, the parent company of Manchester Memorial.
Massachusetts Does Little to Make Lung Cancer a State Public Health Priority WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Massachusetts (LCA-MA) issued its 3rd Annual Report Card on Lung Cancer.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced yesterday the selection of a single organization for a multiple year contract award to operate its Cancer Information Service (CIS) Contact Center.
New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.
Lung cancer is the most fatal cancer in the U.S. However a local clinical study is providing new hope for patients.
Buzz was big at the groundbreaking for MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center next to Banner Gateway in Gilbert.
A new tool developed by a UF researcher could revolutionize cancer treatment and allow for much earlier detection of tumors.
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 ...
Drop in H1N1 cases means more vaccine for those at risk; 12 reasons to quit smoking.
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.
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 ...
( 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.
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $55.4 million, multiyear contract to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Seattle-based center is being hired to operate the nation's Cancer Information Service Contact Center.
