• Pre-op Treatments Boost Survival for Esophageal Cancer Patients Study

    Updated: 2012-05-31 09:39:26
    : Health News Pre-op Treatments Boost Survival for Esophageal Cancer Patients : Study Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , May 30 HealthDay News Patients with esophageal cancer who receive chemotherapy and radiation before surgery have better outcomes , Dutch researchers . report We think that patients with esophageal cancer have the best chance to survive this cancer when they are treated with preoperative chemo-radiotherapy followed by surgery , said lead researcher Dr . Ate van der Gaast , from the medical oncology department at Erasmus University Hospital in Rotterdam . By giving preoperative chemo-radiotherapy , more patients are cured than with surgery alone . In the United States , more than 17,000 people will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer and more than 15,000 will die from it this year ,

  • Brain Cancer Clinical Trials Offers Hope

    Updated: 2012-05-31 01:08:53
    Mark Siwik was diagnosed in 2010 with stage 4 brain cancer but thanks to the clinical trials program at the MUSC Brain and Spine Tumor program, he was recently able to  share  his story with Carolyn Murray from Channel 2.  Learn more about MUSC Brain and Spine Tumor clinical trials and how you can help support ongoing research . . . → Read More: Brain Cancer Clinical Trials Offers Hope

  • Happy Oncology Nursing Month!

    Updated: 2012-05-30 06:14:00
    About Us Sponsored : by CTCA Cancer News Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo : Survey Experts stress that information needs to be passed on after cancer treatment ends Read full story Cancer News Categories Breast Cancer News Colorectal Cancer News Gynecologic Cancer News Hematological Cancer News Lung Cancer News Prostate Cancer News Pancreatic Cancer News Other Cancer News Message Board Cancers Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Colon Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gynecological Cancers Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Melanoma Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Stomach Cancer Testicular Cancer After Treatment Emotional Support Nutritional Concerns Side Effects Cancer Diagnosis Diagnostic Imaging Lab Tests Other Tests Cancer Nutrition

  • Emotional Woes May Last for Childhood Cancer Survivors

    Updated: 2012-05-30 04:30:46
    Health News Emotional Woes May Last for Childhood Cancer Survivors Print E-mail TUESDAY , May 29 HealthDay News Adult survivors of childhood cancer can suffer emotional problems and reduced quality of life because of the long-term physical effects of their cancer treatment , a new study . finds Researchers used data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study to assess the effects of scarring , disfigurement and persistent hair loss experienced by more than 14,000 adult survivors of childhood cancer . The survivors were compared to siblings who did not have childhood . cancer Survivors with persistent hair loss had an increased risk of anxiety female survivors with persistent hair loss had an increased risk of depressive symptoms and survivors with a head or neck , arm or leg disfigurement

  • Can aspirin lower skin cancer risk?

    Updated: 2012-05-29 18:17:09
    Regular aspirin use, which doctors have long recommended for heart attack and stroke prevention,also may help reduce the risk of some forms of skin cancer, a new study suggests. An analysis of the medical records of nearly 200,000 Danish adults found that people who filled more than two prescriptions for aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory [...]

  • Night Shift Might Boost Women's Breast Cancer Risk Study

    Updated: 2012-05-29 11:19:27
    : Health News Night Shift Might Boost Women's Breast Cancer Risk : Study Print E-mail MONDAY , May 28 HealthDay News Women who work the night shift more than twice a week might be increasing their risk for breast cancer , Danish researchers . find Moreover , the risk appears to be cumulative and highest among women who describe themselves as morning people rather than evening people , the researchers . say About 10 to 20 percent of women in modern societies have night shift work , said lead researcher Johnni Hansen . It might therefore be one of the largest occupational problems related to cancer . Right now , the reasons for these findings are . uncertain Night shift work involves exposure to light at night , which decreases the production of the night hormone melatonin that seems to

  • Summiting for survivors (Daily Pilot, 5/26/2012)

    Updated: 2012-05-29 07:37:55
    Before she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, Lori Fallace thought that she knew all there was to taking care of her body.

  • In memory of Wanna Wright, breast cancer prevention advocate extraordinaire

    Updated: 2012-05-25 03:45:44
    Wanna Wright was the heart and soul of our work at the Breast Cancer Fund for nearly two decades, serving on our board of directors with great distinction.

  • FDA warns of skin creams, lotions tainted with mercury (ABC7-TV San Francisco, 5/16/2012)

    Updated: 2012-05-17 18:32:13
    Mercury in imported skin-lightening creams is just the latest example of toxic chemicals in cosmetics.

  • Community Forum to Address HIV Criminalization

    Updated: 2012-05-11 22:28:53
    On Thursday, May 24 the Center and several other agencies are co-sponsoring a community forum on HIV criminalization featuring a screening of a short film, HIV is Not a Crime followed by a panel discussion. Panelists include Robert Suttle, Assistant Director of The Sero Project, who was convicted and incarcerated in Louisiana for HIV non-disclosure, Attorney [...]

  • Lessons from our Mothers: Joey Beauregard

    Updated: 2012-05-10 20:24:05
    Within a few weeks of my diagnosis, I learned of other young women in my neighborhood that had also been told they had breast cancer during the past year.

  • I’m Just Editing

    Updated: 2012-05-08 03:09:33
    I know I’m not around here much anymore. I apologize if you keep coming back hoping to find new content and inspiration. It’s just that I’ve been working, and, now, I spend much of my time over at Just Edits — my new-since-March one-stop edit shop, “where you hire me to clean up your copy, [...]

  • Worth a read: How chemicals affect us

    Updated: 2012-05-04 02:43:02
    Nicholas Kristof calls out canned food and cosmetics as culprits and breast cancer as one tragic effect of our current stew of endocrine-disrupting chemicals

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