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This came to my attention a while back, but for some reason got buried in my inbox. So sorry Laura!
Two new oncology tests — classifying metastatic cancer and identifying patients with estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer who are at high risk of recurrence as well as unlikely to respond favorably to standard adjuvant […]
Injection of the drug CBLB502 has the potential to protect a cancer patient’s healthy cells during radiation treatment.
At least in mice and monkeys’ study, it worked that way!
Mice and monkeys exposed to normally-lethal doses of radiation treatment have lived longer after being injected with the drug CBLB502.
Radiotherapy is used to kill cancer-infected cells through radiation. […]
In a mice study, the green tea compound EGCG has been found to significantly inhibit breast cancer growth.
EGCG (epigallocatechin-3- gallate) is a known antioxidant — helps prevent the body’s cells from becoming damaged and prematurely aged.
Studies have suggested that the combination of green tea and EGCG may also be beneficial by providing protection against certain […]
Sorry…this is totally cancer unrelated, I’ll try to create a tangent though. ;-)
For once I agree with Simon Cowell: if American Idol remains a talent competition and not just a popularity contest, you are going to be the winner.
Or was it David Cook he was saying those too? I can’t really remember now. I was […]
Inhaled insulin (Pfizer’s Exubera) may be associated with lung cancer.
Such were the findings revealed by a clinical trial, in turn prompting Pfizer to update its product labeling.
The data demonstrate that six of 4,740 patients treated with the inhaled powder form of recombinant human insulin (Exubera, Pfizer) developed lung cancer, compared with one of 4,292 patients […]
Reports are amass over the web the Patrick Swayze is responding well to his cancer treatment.
Last month, news broke out the Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer.
Patrick Swayze has had an “excellent response” to his cancer treatment, a doctor for the actor told People.
In addition, Swayze told People the outpouring of support since announcing he had […]
Guesting on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today, Kylie Minogue revealed that she was misdiagnosed with breast cancer the first time. Apparently, the doctor gave her an all clear when she still has breast cancer.
Known to the world is Kylie’s battle with breast cancer, but this is the first time that this Australian pop star has […]
Your medical record is supposed to be confidential. Well, unless you divulge it to other parties for important purposes. Like for insurance claims or something.
I found something from LA Times that’s really disturbing.
More UCLA records abuses
A UCLA Medical Center worker who sneaked into the confidential medical records of ’70s TV icon Farrah Fawcett last year […]
This channel (b5media Science and Health Channel) is growing, double-time. First, there was the new blog WeightingLine.com, now there’s PinkRibbonReview.com.
PinkRibbonReview - authored by Karen Lynch - is about the journey to becoming pink ribbon aware. Yes folks, pink ribbon has a lot to do with breast cancer. ;-)
Karen Lynch first wrote:
Hi! I’m Karen Lynch. I’m […]
According to scientists at the University of Southern California (USC), in collaboration with Italian researchers, fasting (for 48 hours) before receiving chemotherapy could help limit the treatment’s toxic effects to cancer cells—and spare healthy ones.
Starving healthy cells helps to differentiate them from tumor cells, a trick that could make cancer treatments more effective.
The new finding […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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