Siteman Cancer Center Offers Free Podcasts on iTunes
One of the top cancer centers in the US is using Apple technology to share cancer research news with the public. The best part: you can listen to it free!
click here to read full article...Need Cancer Information in Spanish? Lance Armstrong Foundation Launches LIVESTRONG Espanol
If you’re looking for fast, free and reliable cancer information in Spanish, the Lance Armstrong Foundation has launched a new web site that’ll give it to you.
click here to read full article...QUB Builds Tiny Antenna for Wireless Patient Monitoring
Belfast scientists build an antenna for creating wireless networks on the body — technology that could have doctors checking vital signs on their cell phones.
click here to read full article...Mayo Clinic Oncologists Answer Cancer Questions Online
One of the top cancer treatment facilities in the world is offering you the opportunity to e-mail your questions about cancer to their oncology experts.
The Mayo Clinic web site has a feature called Ask a Cancer Specialist which allows anybody with internet access the chance to ask Mayo’s experienced specialists their tough cancer [...]
Fast Ways to Find Free Cancer Books
Hey I love the book store but, let’s face it, buying a bunch of cancer books can get expensive – especially when you’re a patient with medical expenses to consider.
And with chemotherapy, radiation, surgery or lab tests on the schedule, it can be hard to find the time to drive from library to library looking [...]
Fun and Free: Serious Science for The iPod Generation
If you’ve had the opportunity to read our manifesto, you already know that finding new and novel ways to improve scientific information sharing relating to cancer is what this publication is all about.
During online research for articles on emerging cancer technologies and treatments, I’ve come across some entertaining and informative sites offering high quality [...]
Click Here to Put a Colonoscopy in Your Basket? Carol Launches Controversial Healthcare Shopping Site
The list of items consumers can buy over the internet just got longer thanks to a new web portal called Carol.
Carol’s innovative site, dubbed The Care Marketplace™, offers patients the opportunity to shop, compare prices, and schedule medical services online in the same way they would purchase clothing or any other retail good.
Rather than searching [...]
eWatch Helps Scientists Evaluate Environmental Risks
An electronic device the size of a large wristwatch is helping researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh gather information on people’s exposure to situations which may increase their risk of disease and illness.
The eWatch contains multiple sensors which measure environmental factors such as sound, motion, temperature, and other conditions. [...]
Improving the Informed Consent Process
If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of cancer patients receiving medical treatment in US hospitals each year, or a caregiver designated to handle their legal affairs, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the process of filling out forms.
These days, forms are such a routine part of the treatment process that most facilities ask [...]
Microsoft Launches Health Portal
Microsoft® (NASDAQ: MSFT) beat the federal government and several competitors in launching a new online health portal designed to make the process of storing and sharing medical records easier.
Microsoft’s new HealthVault site allows health care consumers to download lab reports, x-rays, pharmacy records and other digital data and then stores the encrypted information free [...]


