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Science writer Carl Zimmer, who also writes The Loom, has a fantastic piece in the January 2007 issue of Scientific American (not yet online for nonsubscribers) discussing natural selection and its role in cancer development.
Here’s the overview on cancer evolution:
Natural selection has only a limited ability to prevent cancer. It has provided some defenses, but […]
As announced by Digene Corporation (maker of Digene® HPV Test), Four Spanish medical societies have published national consensus cervical cancer prevention guidelines recommending the following:
HPV DNA testing for routine, primary screening for women above 35
use of the test for “proof of cure” following treatment
follow-up evaluation of women with inconclusive Pap results
The said guidelines, also approved by […]
Hem hem.
Yeah I’m back.
FIRST, let me thank Hsien for covering in my absence.
What could be worse than not having internet?
No electricity
No cellphone
No bank transaction
Reading Harry Potter Books under a mosquito net, a small flashlight illuminating the page.
Not blogging
Buried dead under typhoon-induced volcanic matters.
Thankful I am just to be alive.
Hem hem.
Hopefully this internet connection stays up […]
Yup. We’re talking about stool today. But, not this kind of stool, unfortunately. What I’m talking about is a stool DNA test. Learn more from Lisa at DNA Direct Talk where she compares colonoscopies to stool DNA tests for colon cancer screening.
Here’s a tidbit of information about colorectal cancer from the Centers for Disease Control […]
Welcome to today’s Cancer Commentary round-up! FYI, if you’re interested in learning more about the genetics of cancer, you might find these posts of mine at Genetics and Health worth a look.
To pinpoint [pancreatic] cancer, look at the genes - Mutation detected in the palladin gene
Cancer Society plans $25m residence in Jamaica […]
Before I share with you the cancer headlines that caught my eye this morning, I’d like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of my sister’s father-in-law who passed away from liver cancer this month. He was given less than half a year to live when he was diagnosed but continued to share […]
Maggie Hesse was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer just weeks after her son, Joshua, was born. Read her touching story.
Everything That I Never Knew I Always Wanted
On Tuesday, August 22, 2006, I was diagnosed with locally advanced breast cancer with inflammatory features (stage 3 breast cancer). I had quit my job to be a stay-at-home […]
Hi, everyone. Regular Cancer Commentary writer Gloria Gamat is dealing with the aftermath of typhoons at her home in the Philippines. In her place temporarily (you can breathe a sigh of relief now ;) ) I will try to keep you abreast of the latest cancer news with a daily round-up that I hope you […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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