Public poll, shows that nearly 12 percent of Americans curtail their cell phone use due to cancer fear.
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A new study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory suggests the tumors might not be as invincible as previously thought.
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John Kanzius battled leukemia and invented a cancer-fighting machine during his struggle with the disease. He died before his idea for curing cancer could be fully tested. His physician, Dr Steven Curley, has been trying to see if Kansius' dream can become a reality. Kanzius' invention may hold the promise of treating people who are stricken by the disease each year.
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The teaming up of Direget and the Karmanos Cancer Institute raises hopes for brighter futures for cancer research.
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The largest review of research into lifestyle and breast cancer ever conducted has confirmed that women can reduce their risk by maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active, drinking less alcohol and breastfeeding their children.
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Dr. Glen Weiss of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare this week announced two significant advances in treating lung cancer at an international cancer research conference.
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Women continue to be under-enrolled in cancer clinical trials, according to a new review, published in the July 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results suggest that greater efforts are needed to ensure that oncologists know the true effects of treatments and medical procedures in female patients.
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The BBC is reporting today that a so called Cancer "danger receptor" has been located. Essentially what has been discovered is a cellular reaction that warns the body of "abnormal cell death," which in turn causes the immune system to fight against the problem.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the deployment of Canada's fastest research supercomputer at the Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network. The new system will aid in the search for more effective cancer treatments.
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My Daddy was diagnosed with a bad type of colon cancer last fall. He has endured many radiation treatments, multiple rounds of chemo and several surgeries since then. The doctors were able to remove the tumor and biopsies showed there is no more cancer in his lymph nodes! We seen many miracles and answers to prayers through it all! Right now he is recovering. It's a day by day, step by step process with some more surgery and treatments in the future but he's doing well. Praise God!
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A new report from the nation’s leading cancer organizations shows cancer death rates decreased on average 2.1 percent per year from 2002 through 2004, nearly twice the annual decrease of 1.1 percent per year from 1993 through 2002. The findings are in the “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2004, Featuring Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives.”
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