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Archive for February 2008

February 8th, 2008

sorry for the downtime

You may have been visiting this blog for the past 2-3 days with no luck — various server errors, etc.
Well, at b5media we have downtimes as well — like any other company or network.
Believe me, if if it frustrating to the readers, it is ten-fold frustrating to the blogger(s).
Aaron Brazell, b5media’s Director of Technology can […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

February 7th, 2008

My Best Friend’s Cancer Story: The Latest Update

I didn’t want to call it development, because developments usually mean good, better but not difficult, bad or critical.
My best friend isn’t critical though, she just needs another surgery, after 15 years. Her first surgery was in 1993 when a benign tumor was found inside her uterus. The doctors just chipped off a small portion […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 3 comments

February 7th, 2008

From Chapped Lips To Malignant Tissue: Eric Dane’s Skin Cancer Story

Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan, Eric Dane himself has his own real life story to tell about a scary brush with skin cancer.
Dane opens up to OK! Magazine about his battle with skin cancer:
The actor first noticed a problem while looking in the mirror, at what he first thought were chapped lips.
“I went to […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Trial Project Starts (?) in Uganda

Uganda is one among a few developing countries lined up to benefit from the first cervical cancer vaccine trial project to be implemented by the Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH).
PATH is a non governmental organisation hoping to come up with a cervical cancer vaccine by year 2010.
Young women in India, Peru, Uganda, and […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 3 comments

February 4th, 2008

I’m Back. But not really.

Happy Monday guys. Mine was a long one and blogging-wise starting rather late.
I just got back this afternoon from a week-long away-from-the-internet/desktop-more-leg-stretching vacation. ;-)
I am dealing with my inbox right now and found many emails from Cancer Commentary readers: comments, hat tips, etc.
I need to deal with those most especially. But not right now.
Just wanted […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

Canadian Painter Conrad Furey Died of Colon Cancer

Last week (Wednesday, 23 January 2008) Canadian painter Conrad Furey died following a long battle with colon cancer.
Furey’s wife says the Hamilton-based artist died in his sleep early Wednesday after falling into a coma on the weekend. “It was a very peaceful death,” Theresa Furey said. “It’s how he wanted to die - he wanted […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 1 comment