Skin cancer patients at risk of developing other types
Published on Wednesday 07 January 2009 - 03:23 - http://www.irishexaminer.com/PEOPLE suffering from skin cancer have a higher chance of developing another type of cancer, researchers said yesterday.
Lucy Mangan: bids farewell to a ER, the show that revolutionalised TV drama
Published on Wednesday 07 January 2009 - 01:04 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/There is just time to gather round the screen and pay your last respects. After 15 years and more MIs, EKGs, tox screens and central line insertions than it is possible to count, the nonpareil of...
Breast cancer vaccine being developed by Arkansas scientists
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 23:56 - http://topnews.us/The new breast cancer vaccine being developed by Arkansas scientists brings hope for breast cancer patients. A group of scientists at the University of Arkansas have been working on the vaccine for...
Scientists discover breast cancer spreading gene
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 23:53 - http://topnews.us/US researchers have discovered the gene that speeds up the spread of breast cancer. The gene also assists in making the cancerous cells resistant to chemotherapy.'The research indicated that...
Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 22:56 - http://www.reuters.com/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials proposed paying for wider use of PET scans to help doctors decide the initial course of treatment in some cancer patients, the Centers for Medicare &...
Diet Tied To Survival In Breast Cancer Patients
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 20:29 - http://www.postchronicle.com/Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests....
New Apartment For Cancer Patients
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 20:05 - http://www.localnews8.com/Cancer patients can live a little more comfortably at Lincoln Court. They opened a brand new apartment for out of town patients undergoing extended Chemo or Radiation treatments.
Hospital Recording Studio Helps Young Patients Get Beyond Being Ill
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 19:59 - http://www.wiredprnews.com/Unique program for pediatric cancer patients lets them record their own music, lifting their spirits while they receive treatment.''Wired PR News.com -- Young cancer patients at a Texas pediatric...
Gene that helps cancer spread discovered
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 19:46 - http://www.irishhealth.com/Scientists have discovered a gene that helps breast cancer spread and makes the disease more resistant to chemotherapy.The team was looking for a way to understand the process of metastasis, the...
Guidelines to help cancer patients
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 19:45 - http://www.nursinginpractice.com/People with terminal illnesses could have access to more treatments on the NHS thanks to new guidelines from the national drugs watchdog
