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What kind of lip balms or glosses do you use? You may want to stay away from the shiny ones as they may attract ultraviolet rays (UV rays of the sun) and thereby increase the rtisk of skin cancer.
Such were the findings of Dr. Christine Brown, a dermatologist at at Baylor University Medical Center […]
What: LATTE (Lung and Thoracic Tumor Education) Forum
When: May 22, 2008 - Thursday at 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Largo Cultural Center, Parkview Room, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo, FL 33771
The Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa Bay, Florida) is inviting everyone (you, your family and your friends) to attend this semi-annual event which provides community education […]
If you haven’t noticed, we are Science and Health channel no more. This fabulous channel is now called the Health and Wellness Channel. More fitting, eh?
Anyways…since the month of April is Cancer Control month, we saw it fitting the this month’s channel theme day should be all about cancer.
And it’s all about cancer today indeed, […]
As proclaimed by President George W. Bush on April 1, 2008 in lieu of Cancer Control Month 2008:
During Cancer Control Month, we honor cancer victims and survivors, raise awareness of the impact cancer has on our citizens, and underscore our commitment to battling this deadly disease.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United […]
After removal of several cancerous moles (one right under his right eye), Ewan McGregor is reportedly fine.
“I went to see a specialist who thought they were better to be removed, and indeed he was correct,” he said.
McGregor, who is promoting the erotic thriller Deception, insisted the surgery was “not that big of a deal”.
The star […]
Melanoma - a skin cancer - when on scalp and the neck are more deadly. Such were the findings of a team from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
Researchers analyzed 51,704 melanoma cases in the United States and found that patients with scalp or neck melanomas died at 1.84 times the rate of […]
Do you guys know about Hope Lodge? I didn’t. Until now.
A service of the American Cancer Society (ACS) - Hope Lodge - offers free temporary housing to cancer patients that have to travel away from home to get cancer treatments, and is located in various locations throughout the United States.
Last night, the Hope Lodge NYC […]
And by quietly, it meant away from the Hollywood limelight!
Who doesn’t know Cynthia Nixon? That red head of Sex and The City. Gosh, I love her red hair!
Anyways… Cynthia Nixon recently revealed her quiet battle with breast cancer and told US TV show Nightline she “didn’t really want to make it public”.
Nixon was diagnosed a […]
In 2005, Sen. Arlen Specter was given a clean bill of health after undergoing treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma - a cancer of the lymphatic system.
Now, it seems that Specter’s cancer is back.
SSen.pecter, 78, said yesterday that doctors diagnosed an early recurrence of Hodgkin’s, revealed in a medical scan but that he has no symptoms.
“I was […]
Administration of the popular anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex (celecoxib, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) in combination with Lipitor (atorvastatin, a cholesterol lowering drug or statin) halts the transition of early prostate cancer to its more aggressive and potentially deadly stage.
“Anti-androgen therapy slows the prostate cancer but eventually the cancer becomes androgen-independent, the therapy becomes ineffective and the […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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