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I’m having a very rainy Sunday and a gloomy weekend altogether. Since I haven’t done Cancer Commentary links for quite sometime, here’s today’s edition:
1. In Calgary (Canada), the city is turning pink today to fight breast cancer.
The Weekend to End Breast Cancer kicks off its second day today, with 1,400 men and women back on […]
According to a new report from the Center for the Advance of Health — breast self-exams do not appear to reduce breast cancer deaths.
Such were the findings that came out from a review of recent studies, thereby trumping the all-time advice to women to self examine their breasts on a regular basis to check for […]
The US FDA has recently approved a new genetic test for breast cancer: the SPOT-Light HER2 CISH kit.
This novel genetic test - a product of Invitrogen Corporation - determining whether patients with breast cancer are good candidates for treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab).
The SPOT-Light HER2 CISH kit is a test that measures the number […]
Shocks it’s July and I am working out of the house. I barely made it through June…maybe it is time to get a new computer set? We’ll see…
Anyways, here are a few stuff on cancer I might have missed in the recent days:
‘Designer baby’ to be free from breast cancer?
Men’s cancer vaccine
Accidental fungus leads to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 the Breast Cancer Campaign, thousands of women still die from breast cancer yearly — because current treatments are not always effective and in some cases fail to kill the root of the disease.
In a comprehensive review of breast cancer research published today, 56 of the UK’s most influential breast cancer experts have identified […]
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Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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