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Genes From Canines may help cure Brain Cancer

Pinpointing the genes involved in human brain cancer can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and sometimes the needle you find may not be the right one. By comparing human and canine genomes, researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that a gene...

Hannah Powell-Auslam: a ten-year-old with breast cancer

Hannah Powell-Auslam is only ten-years old, and is just like other girls her age, except for one major difference, she has breast cancer. This is very rare, one in ten women will get breast cancer, but this cancer in...

German doctors remove 40-pound tumor from woman

This is not yet the world's biggest tumor, but it is still unbelievable. German doctors successfully removed a 40-pound (18kg) malignant bone tumor from a Saudi Arabian woman. The tumor was growing in her pelvis and represented 1/3 of her body weight.It was previously thought...

Cancer Treatment Kills Tumors by 'Cooking'

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Doctors at Cleveland Clinic are offering a new treatment for the most deadly form of brain cancer.  Their new experimental treatment literally 'zaps' the tumor away.  This new laser...

Melanoma Rates on the Rise in U.S.

Melanoma skin cancer rates are on the rise among all Americans, particularly older white men.  Researchers are quite sure that the increase is legitimate and not a result of more effective cancer screening techniques.  " Rates of melanoma increased by 3.1 percent a...

Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread Discovered

A gene associated with breast cancer in up to 40% of cases that spreads the disease and leads to death has finally been identified offering hope of gene therapy treatment to avoid breast cancer and prevent...

Colorectal cancer deaths and colonoscopy

Research in Canada to check the benefits of colonoscopy in preventing deaths from colon cancer have shown that it does have a positive effect in reducing risk of death but only significantly when the tumour is...

Cancer Treatment Shrinks Pancreatic Tumor

A new cancer treatment shrinks pancreatic tumours.Although not curing the cancer it could add a number of months of quality life for patients.The anti-cholesterol drug Lovastatin is a key element of the new...

What causes cancer? It's all in the genes

DNA mutations are the cause of all cancers. How the DNA becomes mutated is different in different people and leads to variations in cancers. The highlighted article by Dr. Lorne Brandes explains how our genes are...

Senator Kennedy encourages DEA to provide Medical Marijuana for research

" June 11, 2008, 10:53 am Medical Marijuana Links By John Tierney We’ve been discussing the presidential candidates’ positions on medical marijuana. Here are a couple of other interesting reports...

What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

" Paul Armentano  What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You Posted June 24, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST) ...

Ballesteros has 12-hour operation to remove tumour

Doctors in Madrid have completed a 12-hour operation on golfer Seve Ballesteros to try and remove a brain tumour. Seve has been and still is one of the most respected and popular golfers in the world and...

Rise in Brain Tumours across America

A story that's bubbling in the undercurrents is the rise year on year in the number of brain tumours that are being diagnosed across the United States. At the moment there is no real theory being put forward...

Cancer Drug Studied in Children with Rare Form of Leukemia

"STI-571, also known as Gleevec, was approved for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML, one of the four main types of leukemia. It has also achieved remarkable clinical trial results in the treatment...

The History of Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month the NP Health channel through its sub-channel Cancer feature has a special section where all stories tagged 'breast cancer awareness' will be available. With this in...

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