Topic: Cancer

Concerns raised over oil industry’s possible role with health study

Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 4 hours ago
Residents of this northern Alberta town oppose a provincial proposal to have the oilsands industry participate in a health study on cancer rates ...

Bryan Begg's swansong

News of the World, UK - 4 hours ago
A DYING musician staged a concert to perform one last time - and passed away hours later. . . . Brave Bryan Begg organised the poignant gig after...

Attn. Ms. Palin: Those "Death Panel" Lies May Have Cost The Lives Of Some Grannies

Huffington Post - 4 hours ago
I assume you recall the summer of the "death panels." That was last year when a few right-wing demagogues, led by Sara Palin, (who else?) warned...

Connection Between Light at Night and Cancer Suggested by New Study

Science Daily - 5 hours ago
A recent study from the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found a new link between light at...

BC Beats Weber State 38-20 in LB Herzlich's Return

New York Times - 5 hours ago
Dave Shinskie rebounded from an interception on the first play of the season by throwing touchdowns on consecutive first-quarter drives and Boston ...

U.S. comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident

The Ampersand - 6 hours ago
LOS ANGELES - U.S. comedian Robert Schimmel died Friday night in a Phoenix hospital from injuries he sustained in a car accident, his public...

Cross offers kind words to Douglas

NBC 17 Bakersfield (KGET) - 7 hours ago
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross offered words of support to Michael Douglas following his cancer diagnosis. She says the disease is ...

Hugh Jackman Records Birthday Greeting for Cancer Patient (VIDEO)

Celebuzz - yesterday
Is it any wonder that Hugh Jackman has captured the hearts of people everywhere? The X-Men hunk made yet another appearance in front of the camera...

For some women, preventive mastectomies pay off

EurekAlert! - yesterday
A long-term study published in JAMA of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected preventive...

The saga of Avastin and breast cancer

Respectful Insolence - yesterday
One of the most frustrating aspects of taking care of cancer patients is that in general, with a handful of specific exceptions, we do not have...