Light patterns help identify early pancreatic cancer (Boston Globe)
Researchers reported Wednesday they could detect even early stage pancreatic cancer by shining light on a neighboring organ....more...Young cancer victims flock to Camp Quality (Grayson County News-Gazette)
?Let Kids With Cancer Be Kids Again? was the motto when Camp Quality returned in July. Grayson County's Camp Loucon hosted the 19th annual Camp Quality during the week of July 29-August 3....more... BioServe and Phenomenome Discoveries Develop Novel Diagnostic Test for Colorectal Cancer (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioServe and Phenomenome Discoveries Inc. today announced that they have developed a novel serum-based diagnostic test for the identification of colorectal cancer (CRC), and pre-cancerous states conducive to the development of CRC. Colorectal cancer comprises a tenth of the global cancer burden, and is the third most common malignancy in the world....more... New detection techniques for pancreatic cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Using novel light-scattering techniques, researchers have found the first evidence that early stage pancreatic cancer causes subtle changes in part of the small intestine....more... Electricity - a new weapon for stalling the progression of cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Low-intensity electric fields can disrupt the division of cancer cells and slow the growth of brain tumors, suggest laboratory experiments and a small human trial, raising hopes that electric fields will become a new weapon for stalling the progression of cancer....more... Green tea and the breast-cancer connection (Seattle Times)
Q: I was reading about green tea being helpful for breast cancer. Is that true? Also, I get insomnia if I have too much caffeine. Is it OK to......more... SIX KILLERS CANCER: Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care (Women's Cancer Network)
The first doctor gave her six months to live. The second and third said chemotherapy would buy more time, but surgery would not. A fourth offered to operate....more... Cheap Cervical Cancer Test Could Save Millions of Lives (Fox News)
A cheap method to detect cervical cancer in its early stages could save millions of lives across the world, researchers say....more... Tri for the Cure: Goal beyond finish (Denver Post)
The triathlon does more than raise money to beat breast cancer. It gives survivors and supporters the chance to discover their inner strength....more... |