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| Common human skin bacteria could protect against cancer, say researchers A type of bacteria commonly found on human skin produces a substance that may help protect against skin cancer, researchers have revealed. The scientists say the surprise discovery regarding a strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis highlights the importance of the community microbes found on and in ...
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| Florida teen first diagnosed with flu finds out he has stage 4 cancer More: Florida teen battling cancer dies weeks after fulfilling wish to wed his high school sweetheart. Symptoms started in November 2017, Hunter's mom, Cheryl Brady, told WFTS. "We weren't aware at the time his right lung was collapsed and his left lung was 30% collapsed," she told the station.
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| Nut consumption may aid colon cancer survival People with stage III colon cancer who regularly eat nuts are at significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence and mortality than those who don't, according to a new, large study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center. The findings were published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study ...
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| Asheville firefighter dies of kidney cancer at age 34 ASHEVILLE - Firefighter Will Willis, died Tuesday after a year-long battle with a rare form of kidney cancer, said Asheville Fire Department spokeswoman Kelley Klope. It was Willis' 34th birthday. Willis was a career firefighter, joining the Ebbs Chapel Volunteer Fire Department in Mars Hill at age 16.
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| Familial breast cancer not only inherited genetically, finds new study Researchers at the University of Melbourne, led by Professor Melissa Southey, looked at 210 people from 25 multiple-case breast cancer families. They identified 24 previously unknown epigenetic changes that alter a woman's risk of breast cancer and can be passed down through generations without ...
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| Elementary school principal uses strength from students to battle breast cancer Patricia Cook, head of Union County Elementary School in Georgia, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Student ... On Monday, students and staff at Union County Elementary School in Georgia, gathered to cheer on principal Patricia Cook as she went to her final treatment for breast cancer.
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| WHO cancer agency "left out key findings" in benzene review EXPOSURE: The International Agency for Research on Cancer says its review of benzene, a constituent of crude oil, did not fully examine how much people come into contact with the chemical. Above, a man pours oil into a funnel at an illegal refinery site in Nigeria. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye ...
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| Only a third of pancreatic cancer patients receive treatment Two-thirds of pancreatic cancer patients are being told that there is no way of treating their illness after they have been given a diagnosis, a charity has warned. Analysis by the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK found that only 34% of those diagnosed will receive some kind of surgery, chemotherapy or ...
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| How a nuclear attack on North Korea would add to global cancer epidemic That's serious political fallout. As a physician scientist who has has worked with radiation for more than 30 years, I am also concerned about a cancer epidemic that would result from such an attack's nuclear fallout. Even without a nuclear war, the incidence of cancer is already rising around the world, ...
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| Genomic analysis underscores need for precision therapies that target pediatric cancer Researchers have determined that children and adults with cancer usually have different mutated genes driving their disease, which suggests they would likely benefit from different therapies. The finding, from a collaborative study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, underscores the need to ...
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| West Virginia teacher with cancer, others demand affordable health care The 25-year-old English teacher and cheer coach at PikeView High School in Mercer County was diagnosed in January with stage 4 breast cancer. While Nelson is on her parents' insurance, she will have to switch over to the state-run PEIA this summer. She worries about the expense of the drugs for ...
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| Dialing down the toxic effects of radiation on cancer patients, Galera gets breakthrough status on ... A biotechnology company near Philadelphia — armed with data from a Phase IIb trial — just got breakthrough status from the FDA for a drug that might reduce the harmful effects of radiation therapy for cancer patients. The company, Galera Therapeutics, has an intravenous drug (meant to be taken right ...
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| Breast cancer and lymphoma treatments save lives, but may make heart failure more likely for some Patients with a history of breast cancer or lymphoma were more than three times as likely to develop heart failure -- a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs -- compared with a similar group of patients who did not have cancer, according to data being presented ... Breast cancer and lymphoma treatments save lives, but may make heart failure more likely for some - EurekAlert (press release)
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| Breast cancer causes a family to evaluate everything Then on a sunny day in April 2016, just before the book was to be published, his wife, Jan, was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks shy of her 70th birthday. Suddenly that tagline hit a little too close to home. A registered nurse who has spent her life teaching breast self-exams in corporate and ...
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| 5 Business Lessons From A Cancer Survivor A mastectomy — let alone a double mastectomy, like Nurik's — is painful, on many levels. While dealing with this pain, she also had to undergo chemotherapy and deal with those side effects, too. Working was difficult to impossible. As it does with many people, cancer changed the way Nurik looks at the ...
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New extractor helping Oswego firefighters avoid cancer risks OSWEGO, N.Y. --The Oswego Fire Department has a new tool to help firefighters avoid the threat of occupational cancer. The Firefighter Cancer Foundation of New York donated an extractor to the department that cleans gear including fire jackets and pants at high temperatures. The International ...
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Valley woman fights for colon cancer awareness after husband's death CHANDLER, AZ - A Valley woman is getting national attention for her efforts to help families fight colon cancer. She is one of just 25 people who will be featured in Times Square throughout March and she has a very personal connection to this national PSA. The NASDAQ opening bell launched a ...
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| RNA-based therapy can reduce lung cancer in mouse models, study finds The mouse models carrying human lung cancer tissues were injected with a substance (lock nucleic acid modified antisense oligonucleotides, LNA-ASO) that blocked the function of relevant long noncoding RNA molecule. Antisense oligonucleotides were injected twice a week and in 15 days, and the ...
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| Cancer cases could rise by 40 per cent by 2037 New cases of lung cancer could increase by 55%, from 220 to 340. And new cases of colorectal cancer could rise by 50 per cent, from 200 to 300. Meanwhile, new cases of non-malignant melanoma, which were not included in the overall cancer figures as they carry a much lower mortality risk, are ...
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| Sofia Vergara Helps Cancer-Stricken Boy From Her Native Colombia Get Life-Saving Treatment Vergara knows too well what it feels like to battle cancer. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 18 years ago. "I think everybody has a panic attack when that phone call happens," she said on the red carpet after posing for pics with husband Joe Manganiello. "But I think the important thing is that when ...
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| Genetically engineered cells can seek and destroy brain cancer Brain cancers are particularly difficult to treat, but at last there's hope that a technique that has worked well for some other cancers could be adapted to treat glioblastoma. There are currently very few options for treating glioblastomas, a type of cancer that forms from the brain's support cells. On average ...
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| Diagnosis: Lung Cancer Part Two Early detection through CT scans is something oncologist Dr. Antoine Harb at Eastern Maine Medical Center's Cancer Care Center says is critical for people to understand because it can save lives, especially those with stage one, two and three lung cancer. "There's a big difference when you detect an ...
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| Miracle Man: High school ref back on court after stage 4 cancer diagnosis FLINT, MI - It wasn't long ago that Steve Johnson was told he wouldn't be around to see the 2017 Michigan high school basketball tournaments. In June 2016, the longtime Flint-area official was given a death sentence. Cancer. Terminal. Three months to live at the most. Yet tonight, Johnson is scheduled ...
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| New wig makes girl fighting cancer 'so strong' Raeleigh Hackney lost her hair while undergoing treatment for leukemia in Nebraska, but she found a new do pretty quickly. See the spunky girl have a blast while picking out a wig in the video above. Advertisement. Massage brings pain relief to veterans. Loading more articles... Advertisement ...
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| James Corden Roasts Absent Tom Hanks at Star-Studded Breast Cancer Research Benefit Well, playfully, of course. The Late Late Show host and Tuesday night's emcee for the Unforgettable Evening Gala benefitting the Women's Breast Cancer Research Fund kicked off the event by taking verbal aim at the Oscar winner. Hanks missed out on the star-studded event, even though his longtime ...
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| Genome studies unlock childhood-cancer clues Researchers have combed through the genomes of more than 1,700 tumours, representing more than 20 different kinds of childhood cancer, to unearth potential drug targets and a better understanding of how cancer arises in the youngest patients. The work, published by two teams on 28 February in ...
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| GR8 Inspirations: Ice cream entrepreneur on mission to help hospitals following cancer diagnosis "I got some news – I had no symptoms – I wasn't feeling great and on April 1, 2014 they told me I had cancer and only 12 weeks to live," said Schorr. It was about the same time that Dan was going to launch a start-up ice cream company. While going through aggressive cancer treatments he decided to ...
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| Signaling Protein Found That Can Act as Tumor Suppressor or Cancer Promoter Scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center report that a signaling protein that normally suppresses tumors can be manipulated (or reprogrammed) by growth factors, turning it into a driver of malignant growth and metastasis. They published their ...
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| Budget 2018: Ovarian cancer research funding still a concern for women Toronto, Feb. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advocates pressing for federal investment to address ovarian cancer are today re-iterating the need for specific and targeted investments in ovarian cancer research. While Budget 2018 made important investments in the Canadian Institutes of Health ...
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| Chesterfield schools will bowl to benefit cancer charity - NBC12 - WWBT - Richmond, VA News On ... Four Chesterfield County high schools are holding a Strike Out Cancer bowling competition Thursday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Bowl America on Hull Street. Members of the Chesterfield County school board as well as students and staff members from Clover Hill, James River, Manchester and Midlothian ...
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| Potentially Transformative Treatments Emerge in Pancreatic Cancer OncLive: Please provide background of your lecture on the evolution of pancreatic cancer treatment. Ocean: Regarding therapies, I gave background on what exists today in terms of standard of care, metastatic disease, first-line therapy, second-line therapy, sequencing regimens, and the data that led to ...
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| Event brings cancer survivors together for dinner "We're out here tonight to support cancer survivors and the meal that was prepared for them," ECU Head Men's Basketball Coach Michael Perry said. "It's a great opportunity for us to be able to share with them on an evening and it's a pretty special event, obviously. For our guys, it's very rewarding for ...
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| 'It's very close to me': Nicky Buckley encourages women to look out for the early signs of ovarian ... And on Wednesday's Today Extra, Nicky Buckley encouraged women to look out for the early signs of 'the deadliest of all women's cancers'. The 52-year-old television presenter revealed to the co-hosts just how important her role as ambassador for February's ovarian cancer awareness month is.
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| Pediatric Pan-Cancer Studies Uncover Distinct Childhood Tumor Features NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A pair of new studies by independent research teams is offering a look at the molecular alterations found in thousands of childhood tumors from a broad swath of cancer subtypes. An international team that includes members of the International Cancer Genome Consortium ...
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Study of broken symmetry could yield new approach to understanding cancer A trio of researchers have applied the fundamentals of symmetry to develop a new conceptual approach to cancer, in hopes of better understanding the disease. Because so many of the molecules that make life possible are constantly changing and interacting, life itself could be considered to be a ...
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| Teen diagnosed with flu learns he actually has stage 4 cancer YouCaring/Hunter Brady Hunter Brady's YouCaring page: https://www.youcaring.com/hunterbrady-1060814 A Florida teenager who was diagnosed with the flu has just learned that he is actually suffering from stage 4 cancer. Hunter Brady, 16, began feeling tired and weak back in November and the ...
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| Anti-CD137 Cancer Immunotherapy Suppresses Tumor Growth—Letter We read with great interest the publication by Kang and colleagues (1). The authors describe that agonistic anti-CD137 (TNFRSF9, 4-1BB) antibodies enhance antitumor T-cell responses in murine xenograft models that is consistent with the findings of many other groups and that corresponds to the ...
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| Anti-CD137 Cancer Immunotherapy Suppresses Tumor Growth—Response In our article recently published in Cancer Research (6), our group demonstrates that blocking of CD137L signaling either by genetic deletion of the CD137 gene or administration of anti-CD137 antibody enhances antitumor immunity to immunogenic CT26, EL-4, and Renca tumors. Mechanistic studies ...
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| Managing Eating Challenges After Head and Neck Cancer Treatment In this podcast, registered dietitians Annette Goldberg and Maureen Gardner discuss ways to cope with side effects that can make eating difficult due to treatment for head and neck cancer.
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| CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM Guam Cancer Care provides FREE professional support services to any Guam resident adversely affected by cancer.
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| Oral Cancer Screening in Michigan My Family Dental specializes in oral cancer screening - learn more about symptoms and detection procedures here offered at our Michigan locations.
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| Concerns about cancer prompt U. of Chicago study on Southwest Side Local participants sought for public health survey. CHICAGO - In response to inquiries from Mount Greenwood and Beverly area medical professionals and concerned residents, the University of Chicago has agreed to bring a comprehensive cancer and chronic disease study to the 19th Ward.
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| Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer. Methodist Health System is a network of hospitals in North Texas offering comprehensive medical services to people throughout the Dallas area.
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| The Application of lncRNAs in Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis. The Application of lncRNAs in Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis. Zhang Y(1), Tang L(2). Author information: (1)Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044. China. (2)College of Bioengineering, ...
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| Circulating cell-free microRNAs as clinical cancer biomarkers Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding small. RNAs that are master regulators of genic expression and consequently of many cellular processes. But their expression is often deregulated in human tumors leading to cancer development. Recently miRNAs were discov- ered in body fluids (serum, ...
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| Cancer survivor Sofia Vergara supported by family while accepting Courage Award An unforgettable night indeed. Sofia Vergara stepped into the spotlight on Tuesday, February 27, to accept a special award. The Modern Family star was honored with the Courage Award at the Women's Cancer Research Fund's "An Unforgettable Evening" gala presented by Saks Fifth Avenue.
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| From Competitive Swimmer to Cancer Survivor Learn how one survivor used his experience with competitive swimming to help him navigate his journey through pancreatic cancer.
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| Expert in Cancer Expert in Cancer. Focus on healthcare research in cancer since more than 20 years; Partner for pharmaceutical companies for market access and entire life cycle of major innovations since >20 years; Propriatary Innovative tailormade methodology; Member of multiple medical associations (German ...
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| PharmaCyte Discusses Phase 2b Clinical Trial in Pancreatic Cancer LAGUNA HILLS, CA, February 28, 2018 (BUSINESS WIRE) — PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (OTCQB: PMCB), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted cellular therapies for cancer and diabetes using its signature live-cell encapsulation technology, Cell-in-a-Box, today ...
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