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Stem Cell ‘Homing’ Fixes Joints in Rabbits

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:55:54 +0000

Researchers are reporting they have successfully persuaded damaged joints to regrow cartilage and bone, using a novel "cell homing" approach. Stem cell - Cartilage - Biotechnology - Biology - Bone

Marrow testing benefits cop

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:02 +0000

Martinez police and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center are holding a bone marrow drive today to benefit a police officer fighting cancer.Tests are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m

Marrow testing benefits cop

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:59 +0000

Martinez police and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center are holding a bone marrow drive today to benefit a police officer fighting cancer.Tests are from 8 a.m.

Marrow testing benefits cop

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:59 +0000

Martinez police and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center are holding a bone marrow drive today to benefit a police officer fighting cancer.Tests are from 8 a.m.

Dense bones associated with raised risk for prostate cancer

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:45:04 +0000

Washington, July 29 : A new study has found that men, who develop prostate cancer, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease.

Iraq- Cancer rate in Fallujah worse than Hiroshima

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:45:02 +0000

Iraq- Cancer rate in Fallujah worse than Hiroshima

Aggressive prostate cancer tend to retain denser bones

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:44:59 +0000

Men who develop prostate cancer, especially the more aggressive and dangerous forms that spread throughout the body, tend to retain denser bones as they age than men who stay free of the disease, suggests new research from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Musicians drum up support in aid of cancer-striken Fernandez

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:11:35 +0000

GROUPS of musicians rallied together last Sunday (July 25) to sing and raise funds for a fellow veteran musician who is suffering from prostate cancer.

Local resident brings personal and professional experience to fight against pediatric cancer through The Nicholas …

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:29:12 +0000

The Nicholas Conor Institute for Pediatric Cancer Research is working toward building better diagnostic tools and personalized, kid-friendly treatments for children with cancer.

Local resident brings personal and professional experience to fight against pediatric cancer through The Nicholas …

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:29:12 +0000

The Nicholas Conor Institute for Pediatric Cancer Research is working toward building better diagnostic tools and personalized, kid-friendly treatments for children with cancer.

Mobile units to bring mammography, bone density screenings to area

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:37:38 +0000

Franciscan Skemp patients in rural areas soon will get better access to digital mammography and bone density testing when mobile vans bring the screenings to them.

1,500 Canadian Women To Take Part In 5-Year Breast Cancer Survivorship Study

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:27:44 +0000

Over the next five years, a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Kerry Courneya of the University of Alberta and Dr.

Dense Bones Linked to Raised Risk for Prostate Cancer

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:27:40 +0000

FDA panel backs Medtronic spine product

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:15:10 +0000

But a 6-5-3 vote suggests that some concerns linger about the bone-growth device Amplify and a possible link to cancer.

Treasure Coast kids who are cancer patients look forward to fun at camp

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:15:08 +0000

Dakota Hilliard of Vero Beach just wants his pre-cancer childhood days back. After months of being poked and prodded, having to undergo countless hours of chemotherapy and radiation, the ten-year-old is getting just that for one week at least.

Cancer victim’s family asks volunteers to test for bone marrow matches

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:50:09 +0000

DRAPER, Utah (ABC4 News) - A family is begging for help and praying for a miracle. “This is your chance to save a life.” 15-year old Natasha Hawatmeh has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant.

Questions Are Raised About Cancer Patient’s Benefactor

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:42:44 +0000

The plight of Mandi Schwartz, a Yale hockey player with leukemia, has been widely shared. But Tedd Collins IV, one of her leading benefactors, has a tangled financial past.

CIHR team grant to fund multidisciplinary breast cancer survivorship studies

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:57:55 +0000

( University of Alberta - Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation ) Over the next five years, a diverse, multdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Kerry Courneya of the University of Alberta and Dr. Christine Friedenreich of Alberta Health Services will conduct a series of five large research projects to probe the impacts of physical activity on breast cancer thanks to a $2.5 million ...

Cancer at 14

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:57:54 +0000

COOS BAY -- High school is a time of change for many teens.

New York Times article highlights potential value of early cancer detection technology

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:49 +0000

Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. said today that a July 20th New York Times article titled "Prone to Error: Earliest Steps to Find Cancer" highlights the potential value of the early cancer detection technology developed by Senior Scientific, LLC and licensed by Manhattan Scientifics. The story focused on widespread problems associated with incorrect diagnosis of breast cancer, and cited one study in ...

Bone marrow cancer danger rising in Qatar

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:22:39 +0000

By Noimot Olayiwola Increase in median age of Qatari population within the next 20 years would be a major risk factor for high prevalence of multiple myeloma - cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow – among residents, a visiting professor of tumour diseases has observed.

Cancer Survivor Shares Triumph Through Song

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:05:14 +0000

Living with cancer is something nobody ever wants to experience. Going through it four times seems almost impossible but it was reality for a Columbus, Georgia man and it's given him a reason to sing.

Now the cancer drugs U-turn: Patients given new hope as Government rushes through emergency medicine fund

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:33 +0000

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will announce that tens of millions of pounds will be made available to pay for any medicine recommended by a hospital doctor, the Daily Mail has learned.

Now the cancer drugs U-turn: Patients given new hope as Government rushes through emergency medicine fund

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:33 +0000

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will announce that tens of millions of pounds will be made available to pay for any medicine recommended by a hospital doctor, the Daily Mail has learned.

Building A New Bladder After Cancer Surgery

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:32 +0000

Doctors may have to remove the bladder when a patient develops cancer, but advanced techniques are giving some patients a chance at a more normal life.

Building A New Bladder After Cancer Surgery

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:32 +0000

Doctors may have to remove the bladder when a patient develops cancer, but advanced techniques are giving some patients a chance at a more normal life.

Brave Fayette County Boy Battles Cancer

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:29 +0000

Twelve-year-old Tyler Musslewhite is battling bone cancer, but he says he's not afraid.

Brave Fayette County Boy Battles Cancer

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:28 +0000

Twelve-year-old Tyler Musslewhite is battling bone cancer, but he says he's not afraid. | Video

Bone marrow drive Thursday for Martinez police officer

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:27 +0000

Thursday event will test for possible donors for patients whose only hope is transplant

Bone marrow drive Thursday for Martinez police officer

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:27:27 +0000

Thursday event will test for possible donors for patients whose only hope is transplant

What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:12:55 +0000

If recent findings hold up in future research, the consequences of vitamin D deficiency are likely to go far beyond excessive bone loss.

FDA probes Medtronic, spinal implant’s cancer risk

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:51:01 +0000

The Food & Drug Administration wants more information on possibly elevated cancer risks from Medtronic Inc.’s Amplify spinal implant. The Food & Drug Administration wants more answers about possibly elevated cancer risks from Medtronic Inc.’s (NYSE:MDT) Amplify spinal implant, which uses a bone morphogenic protein to stimulate bone growth. The federal watchdog agency will

FDA Has Concerns About Cancer Risks with New Medtronic Spine Device

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:05 +0000

Federal health regulators are concerned that a new Medtronic spine device may increase cancer risks for some patients. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the device, called Amplify, is made with recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). RhBMP-2 is used in another Medtronic spine device known as Infuse, though that device works differently

Onyx Says Carfilzomib Slows Cancer Development in Hard-to-Treat Myeloma

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:21:06 +0000

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its experimental drug carfilzomib helped about a quarter of patients with advanced multiple myeloma whose cancer hadn’t been halted by other therapies.

Onyx Says Carfilzomib Slows Cancer Development in Hard-to-Treat Myeloma

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:21:06 +0000

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its experimental drug carfilzomib helped about a quarter of patients with advanced multiple myeloma whose cancer hadn’t been halted by other therapies.

High radiation doses to neural stem cell niche in brain may harbor cancer stem cells

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:17:08 +0000

Patients with deadly glioblastomas who received high doses of radiation that hit a portion of the brain that harbors neural stem cells had double the progression-free survival time as patients who had lower doses or no radiation targeting the area, a study from the Radiation Oncology Department at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.

‘Brits being denied crucial cancer drugs to save money’

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:45:56 +0000

London, July 26 : A new report is set to reveal that thousands of Britons are being denied access to drugs crucial in cancer treatments.

Low doses of gamma-tocotrienol cause apoptosis in prostate cancer stem cells: Research

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:34:00 +0000

Scientists from Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong have found that gamma-tocotrienol is potent in killing prostate cancer stem cells. This small group of cells is responsible for the initiation of prostate cancer and is resistant to conventional chemotherapy drugs.

Bone marrow donors always needed

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:33:56 +0000

Almost a year ago, a 24-year-old Mongolian woman who had just graduated from Utah Valley University learned she had acute myeloid leukemia.

Makeover for Teen Cancer Patient’s Home

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:47:09 +0000

The family of a 16-year-old girl who's battling a rare form of bone cancer was surprised with a huge gift this weekend, an extreme home makeover!

Remodeled home surprises Denton County teen facing cancer

Administrator — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:47:05 +0000

LITTLE ELM — A Denton County teenager battling a rare form of bone cancer got quite a surprise on Sunday afternoon. Shauna George, 15, had been living with her family in a leased mobile home, but recently learned they faced eviction because the property was being foreclosed. So their church family and friends stepped in to totally remodel a house on Briarwood Lane that the George family owned ...

7-year-old Napa girl stricken with cancer

Administrator — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:04:03 +0000

When the nausea and headaches started, Napans Summer Davis andKC Ross had no idea their young daughter was battling cancer.

Adult bone marrow program OK’d

Administrator — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:04:01 +0000

Spectrum Health of Grand Rapids has received approval from the state to begin an adult bone marrow transplant program, the only one in western Michigan.

Panera Bread hosts July 30 all-day fundraiser for Vero Beach cancer victim

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:08:16 +0000

VERO BEACH — Panera Bread in Vero Beach is hosting a benefit for cancer victim Denise Matteo on July 30.

Something Borrowed? The Bride Needs Bone Marrow

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:16:13 +0000

Just days before her wedding day, Deycie Davis, a 24 year old Rowland Heights resident, was diagnosed with cancer.

Cancer survivors gather to remember, hope

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:51:36 +0000

It was supposed to be a routine doctor visit for 10-month-old Elizabeth “Ella” Myers. “I took her to her doctor for an appointment,” said her mother, Leah. “That’s the last time I was home for quite a while.” In October 2008, Ella was diagnosed with leukemia by a local doctor, forcing the child and her family to rush to Memphis to seek specialists for treatment.

Cancer survivors gather to remember, hope

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:51:36 +0000

Mobile units to bring mammography, bone density screenings to rural areas

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:24:42 +0000

Franciscan Skemp patients in rural areas soon will get betteraccess to digital mammography and bone density testing when mobilevans bring the screenings to them.

Mobile units to bring mammography, bone density screenings to rural areas

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:24:42 +0000

Franciscan Skemp patients in rural areas soon will get betteraccess to digital mammography and bone density testing when mobilevans bring the screenings to them.

Panel Urges Cancer Patients To Stay Active

Administrator — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:24:41 +0000

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