March 7th, 2008
In late December 20106, former Yankee and current YES announcer Bobby Murcer was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Recently, a new MRI image revealed only a scar tissue and not a recurrence of cancer.
Well, that’s really good news, right?
There had been differing opinions among doctors about the meaning of the MRI, so as a precaution they scheduled […]
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March 6th, 2008
If you were a teener in the 80s, then you must know Patrick Swayze.
You know…the Dirty Dancing Patrick Swayze and the Road House Patrick Swayze.
Yeah, definitely the Ghost Patrick Swayze.
Reports recently broke that Patrick Swayze only has five weeks to live due to pancreatic cancer.
While it is true that patients with pancreatic cancer has a […]
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March 5th, 2008
According to a study of more than 77,000 vitamin users , intake of some vitamin supplements do not protect against lung cancer, especially in smokers.
Said the study’s author, Christopher G. Slatore, M.D., of the University of Washington, in Seattle:
“Our study of supplemental multivitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E and folate did not show any evidence for […]
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March 4th, 2008
In a Toronto hospital on Sunday evening, Jeff Healey lost his long battle with cancer.
Acclaimed jazz and rock guitarist Jeff Healey was remembered Sunday as a musician of rare ability who had a wicked sense of humour and a generous nature as fans and bandmates mourned his death at age 41, following a battle […]
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March 3rd, 2008
Amidst last week’s frenzy, I might have overlooked some important stuff involving cancer.
The following are still in my week-old (!!) notes:
Smokers Might Benefit From Earlier Colon Cancer Screening
New evidence suggests screening for colorectal cancer, which is now recommended to begin at age 50 for most people, should start five to 10 years earlier for individuals […]
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