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Terminal cancer patients not given chemo info Terminal cancer patients not given chemo info NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with incurable cancer are often not clearly informed of what they stand to gain from palliative chemotherapy, according to the study results published in BMJ Online First. As a result, British investigators say, patients may lack ... 29 Aug 2008 02:28
Kidneys with small tumors okay for transplantation Kidneys with small tumors okay for transplantation NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The availability of kidneys for transplantation could be increased by using kidneys removed for small, incidentally detected tumors, the results of an Australian study suggest. The biggest challenge in kidney transplantation is the ... 29 Aug 2008 00:26
LATE BULLETIN -- McCain Picks Donald Rumsfeld as His VP. < http://timesonline.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/rumsfeld_resigns.jpg < See details on the 6 o'clock news. < ? NATIONAL NEWS SITES ABCNEWS.com Arizona Republic, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Baltimore Sun Boston Globe CBS News CNN Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor Cinci... 28 Aug 2008 17:17
Rare form of lung cancer My wife Rose has been diagnosed as having Salivary Gland Type Lung Cancer, a very rare one - only 1 in a 1000 lung cancers are of this type. She has had a lung removed. In surgery it was found the cancer had spread to her lymph glands which were also removed. The concern now is that if the cancer had got this far... 18 Sep 2008 19:31
Role Of Iron In Carcinogenesis http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/100/14/976 EDITORIALS Cancer as a Ferrotoxic Disease: Are We Getting Hard Stainless Evidence? Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on July 8, 2008 JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(14):976-977;... 28 Aug 2008 02:55
Cherry-picking < http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/health/views/26case.html?_r=2&em&oref=slogin&oref=slogin n Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number * Sign In to E-Mail or Save This * Print * Reprints * Share o Linkedin o Digg o Facebook o Mixx o ... 27 Aug 2008 22:50
Race for the Cure organizer jailed on embezzlement charges < http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-aug2508-komen_foundation_embezzlement.10b9b1d8.html Race for the Cure organizer jailed on embezzlement charges. [Excerpt] August 25, 2008 BOISE - Police say the former executive director of Boise�s chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation is in jail � aft... 13 Sep 2008 13:16
Huge gap in world cancer survival http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7510121.stm [Excerpts] Huge gap in world cancer survival There is a huge variation in cancer survival rates across the world, a global study shows. The US, Australia, Canada, France and Japan had the highest five-year survival rates, while Algeria had the worst, Lancet Oncol... 27 Aug 2008 22:50
Maybe the hew and cry over Avastin will get the same results for those that need it. From London Daily Telegraph Timeline of the fight to get drugs to help people going blind Patients at risk of going blind will have their sight saved under a unique deal announced by the NHS drugs rationing watchdog. Last Updated: 6:10PM BST 27 Aug 2008 August 2004 - Nice and Department of Health decid... 27 Aug 2008 15:40
Vacations/cruises for terminally ill? I know someone who has pancreatic cancer, and am looking for recommendations for cruises or vacation packages that would be good for her to enjoy in her remaining months. Are their any package deals that cater to this situation? Thank you for any suggestions. ... 1 Sep 2008 21:23 |