Wistar Maps Telomerase Enzyme Present in Most Cancers
Scientists map the structure of a key enzyme found in over 90 percent of human cancers. Their discovery could lead to treatments with fewer side effects.
click here to read full article...Cancer Concerns Halt Prison Computer Recycling Programs
Prison employees and inmates who participated in UNICOR’s electronics recycling program may have been exposed to carcinogens. Families could be at risk too.
click here to read full article...Do You Really Want to Help a Cancer Patient? Donate Blood
People often ask what they can do to help a cancer patient. The next time somebody asks you say, DONATE BLOOD! Here are some good reasons why.
click here to read full article...Brookhaven Finds Faster Way to Tag Formaldehyde
Conducting cancer research involving radiotracers and PET scans? If so, you might want to check out this new discovery from Brookhaven National Laboratory.
click here to read full article...FDA to Diabetics: Regranex Foot Cream Raises Cancer Risk
The US Food and Drug Administration issues warnings that a cream used to treat foot and leg ulcers in diabetics ups the patient’s risk of cancer-related death.
click here to read full article...World No Tobacco Day 2008
The World Health Organization estimates tobacco use kills 1 adult every 6 seconds. Saturday’s World No Tobacco Day hopes to reverse that deadly trend.
click here to read full article...Cancer Patients May Not Get Treatment During a Pandemic
Experts face the grim task of deciding who will get treatment during a pandemic or other health disaster — many with chronic illnesses will be left out.
click here to read full article...South Africans Celebrate Arrival of Second PET-CT Scanner
South African health officials are hoping the installation a new Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT) scanner will help them reduce cancer deaths in their country.
While PET-CT imaging devices are commonly used to diagnose cancer in US hospitals, this is only the second one available to patients in South Africa’s public hospitals.
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Anal Cancer Survivor is Fertile Again After Ovarian Implants
German physicians have successfully used ovarian tissue implants to restore fertility to a 32-year-old cancer survivor who lost her ability to get pregnant after receiving treatments for anal cancer.
Knowing the tumor’s close proximity to reproductive organs increased the possibility of infertility, doctors at Erlangen University Hospital removed healthy ovarian tissue from the young woman [...]
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 [...]
