Cancer by Body Location

Brain cancer SUCKS.

sevendogsandababy.com     yesterday          

Don't get me wrong, I don't necessarily think that one sort of cancer is better than the other, with that said cancer in a 10 year old boy seems just a bit unfair.My cousin Haley's son had been having leg pain for several...                    

Bavarian Nordic A/S - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2008

redorbit.com     yesterday   6 related          

Posted on: Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 06:00 CDT KVISTGARD, Denmark, August 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the first half of 2008 Bavarian Nordic generated revenue of DKK 23 million and recorded a loss before tax of DKK 119...                    

Prescription Sleeping Pill Use Tied To Cancer

medicalnewstoday.com     yesterday   5 related          

The next time you consider popping a pill when you have trouble nodding off, it might be worth counting sheep instead. A senior psychiatrist at the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in San Diego, Calif. has found evidence that taking...                    

Japanese woman loses breast in hospital blunder

physorg.com     yesterday   12 related          

A hospital in Japan said Tuesday that doctors mistakenly removed a healthy woman's left breast because of a mix-up in samples from tests for breast cancer. The woman, in her 40s, last year went for a mammogram at a hospital in...                    

Rosetta Genomics Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

redorbit.com     yesterday   4 related          

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, August 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leading developer of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, reported today its consolidated financial...                    

Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery (HealthDay)

yahoo.com     yesterday   13 related          

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new imaging system that highlights cancerous tissue makes it easier for surgeons to detect and remove tumors without harming surrounding healthy tissue, according to U.S....                    

Prostate Cancer Foundation Commits $4.3 Million to Young Investigators

genengnews.com     yesterday   4 related          

News source: Business Wire The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced 19 Young Investigators Awards for 2008. The PCF's Young Investigator awards are inspired by Donald S. Coffey, PhD, prostate cancer research...                    

WE REMEMBER: Pervis Jackson, original member of The Spinners, dead at age 70.

eurweb.com     yesterday   20 related          

*Pervis Jackson, one of the original members of the R&B group The Spinners, died Monday at a Detroit hospital two days after he was diagnosed with brain and liver cancer. He was 70. According to the Associated Press, Jackson's...                    

Houston doctors make arm do job of pancreas

chron.com     yesterday   4 related          

Prouty has chronic pancreatitis. Doctors at The Methodist Hospital are experimenting with a new treatment for the diseased or injured pancreas in which they remove the organ and implant its insulin-producing cells in the...                    

Do You Trust Gardasil?

washingtonpost.com     yesterday   1 related          

A friend e-mailed me yesterday saying her college-student daughter had reported that 200 girls/women had died after receiving Gardasil, the three-shot vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer by protecting against the human...