European Partnership Pursues Pocket-Sized Lasers
18 institutions across Europe are teaming up to create pocket-size, energy-efficient lasers. The 4-year project could make cancer care more accessible.
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...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...Research Institute Holds Science Fair for Faculty
Researchers at a leading children’s hospital hold a new kind of science fair — one where professionals compete and the public is invited to watch.
click here to read full article...Castle Encourages Kids to Complete Cancer Treatments
A whimsical castle and some fun gifts help a US cancer center get sick children over their fear of radiation sessions used to treat their disease.
click here to read full article...UCSF to Firefighters: Consider Bladder Cancer Screenings
A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study suggests firefighters may face an increased risk of developing transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), a cancer of the bladder.
Firefighters are regularly exposed to smoke and chemical fumes known to be carcinogenic. The body absorbs carcinogens and transfers them to the blood, where they are filtered by the [...]
Easter Seals Offers Rehab to Breast Cancer Survivors
Breast cancer survivors in Connecticut can get professional help dealing with troublesome treatment side effects thanks to a generous grant and Easter Seals.
click here to read full article...Young Widow Raises Cancer Awareness at NASCAR Races
At 33, Lori Hamilton is on the race circuit helping manage a NASCAR team and raising awareness about head and neck cancer, the disease that killed her husband.
click here to read full article...New York Tackles Organ Transplant Shortage With RORA
90,000 patients wait for organ transplants, but some organs are lost because they aren’t harvested in time. NYC officials propose a controversial solution.
click here to read full article...Canada Makes Federal Prisons Smoke Free
Canadian officials begin a new smoking ban in federal prisons. Some think it’s the perfect chance to quit — others worry withdrawal will lead to violence.
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