Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:12:45 +0000
A national organization devoted to bringing about faster access to promising and potentially life-saving new therapies for patients fighting cancer and other life-threatening diseases, responds to crisis in cancer community by launching its Identify, Research, Create, and Implement 2018 plan.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:13:32 +0000
(NaturalNews) Food in the cruciferous, or cabbage, family of vegetables all contain phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and fiber that make them healthy food choices. In addition, researchers have long noted an association between a diet rich in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy and cabbage.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:33:46 +0000
So I just found out that veteran actor Pat Hingle.Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies in the 1990s, has died at 84. Shortly after 10 p.m on Saturday in home in Carolina Beach, North Carolina with a fight with blood cancer. He was diagnosed with myelodysplasia in November 2006. Family friend Michele Seidman told the press.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:02:48 +0000
The money you can buy the same health. The MIT researchers are studying ways to use gold nanoparticles to combat cancer and other diseases.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:33:52 +0000
The immunotherapy is designed to trick the body into doing something it wouldn't naturally do- produce antibodies that fight breast cancer cells.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:15:47 +0000
The immunotherapy is designed to trick the body into doing something it wouldn't naturally do- produce antibodies that fight breast cancer cells.
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:28:32 +0000
As Timmaree Hicks fights for her life, neighbors and loved ones lend their support.
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:06:50 +0000
interactive Twitter Guide For Newbies. Have a suggestion? Leave one and it will be added. This guide is part of the 30 day Scoble Challenge for a Twitter nobody to match Robert Scoble in terms of followers. Why? They will be couch surfing and hitchhiking across America through Twitter to fight breast cancer. You can support the project by digging
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:42:01 +0000
Gold Nano-particles fight Cancer
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:33:32 +0000
The Cyberknife is not a real knife. This is a robot radiotherapy machine which works with great accuracy during treatment, thanks to its robotic arm which moves around a patient when he breathes.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:19:59 +0000
Researchers at MIT are using nanoparticles and infrared light as part of a project to develop a more accurate method of delivering multiple drugs to patients battling diseases such as cancer and AIDS. The researchers have created differently shaped nanoparticles that are each designed to release their medicinal payloads at different times.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:13:00 +0000
Yesterday, I received word about a very special lady, who is also my cousin, and who is fighting for her life. Her name is Lisa and she is losing her battle with breast cancer. What saddens me most is that there is an epidemic of breast cancer right now? even though we already possess an effective, nontoxic, and powerful anti-cancer drug.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:34:44 +0000
"New blood" can revitalize a company or a sports team. Recent research by Tel Aviv University finds that young blood does a body good as well, especially when it comes to fighting cancer.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:06:42 +0000
A transfusion of "young" blood? blood which has been stored for less than 9 days? has increased the odds of survival in animals challenged with two types of cancer. This finding may solve an age-old mystery as to why some blood transfusions during cancer-related surgeries may lead to an increased recurrence of cancer and others do not.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:21:20 +0000
Nutrition is known to fight cancer. So you should eat well to fight the cancer and ever after surviving cancer. Papaya, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Capsicum are known as best foods to fight cancer. Know Herbs to fight Cancer!
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:03:54 +0000
Another reason to celebrate under the mistletoe: a pharmaceutical version of the plant could prolong the lives of cancer patients.
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:16:51 +0000
There are pros and cons in using coffee for skin s- coffee contains antioxidant that can help fight skin cancer- some preliminary studies show that topically applied coffee can yield beautiful skin.
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:06:56 +0000
A new study has shown how eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, can help prevent breast cancer.
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:30:14 +0000
They were some of the most promising medicines of the 1990s? pills that might fight cancer, heart disease, stroke and other ailments.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:23:33 +0000
Coffee, or, better put, caffeine, could become a new weapon in the fight against skin cancer. Dr. Conney, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of New Jersey, and his team conducted clinical trials using a caffeinated lotion on y exposed 90 hairless mice to high dosage of UV rays twice a day, for 20 days.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:18:53 +0000
nother reason to celebrate under the mistletoe this holiday season is that researchers have just determined a medicine made out of fermented mistletoe may prolong the lives of cancer patients.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:51:05 +0000
Recently, a fellow TeamXbox member was diagnosed with cancer after having gone through chemotherapy and surgery. Right now he's trying to get help for the costs incurred from continued treatments and its staff, have set up a fund to raise money for Sean's increasing hospital bills.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:45:49 +0000
On the third Thursday of every month, a group of women gather at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill. They sip tea out of china cups, nibble on cookies and share some of their worst moments.
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:12:06 +0000
Actress Jennifer Aniston has once again joined the fight against childhood cancer by raising awareness of the St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital?s 5th annual Thanks and Giving campaign.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:51:03 +0000
Cancer can be beaten. Harnessing your own healing powers. Doctors shifting your innate adaptive immune system into higher gear by getting patients sicker to make them better.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:37:41 +0000
We've all heard breast is best, but best for a middle-aged man fighting prostate cancer? Howard Cohen says he chased away the cancer cells with daily drinks of mother's milk- human mothers. In this video sent my way after reporting on the Fa.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:33:15 +0000
I started a video blog documenting my journey fighting breast cancer. President-elect Barack Obama started a video blog documenting how he plans to implement change in America. What do we have in common? Nothing; His vlog is way better. So if you are like me and want to video blog like Obama, I offer these tips picked up from watching his vlog
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:47:14 +0000
The Mariposas Clinic Spain recently added a Squidoo lens to help educate people as to the many benefits of alternative therapies in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:41:47 +0000
Vs. Turkey whuch is one of the healthy choices for the holidays. Aside from being a great source of lean protein, turkey contains two cancer-fighting nutrients, selenium and niacin, plus B vitamins for energy. Organic varieties, raised humanely and without additives, are available in health food stores.
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:14:34 +0000
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Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:20:07 +0000
Cancer is one of the biggest threats for all people, see what foods you can eat that will help fight and prevent cancer in your body.
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:30:33 +0000
Cancer is relatively a new disease in this world. This never means that it never existed before; it might have but never been diagnosed.
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:30:02 +0000
A series of trials also shows that taking vitamins and minerals has no effect on preventing strokes, heart disease or other ailments. In some cases, they can even cause harm.
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:30:03 +0000
Katherine Anne Couric was born on January 7th of 1957 in Arlington, Virginia. She is also one of the celebrities fighting cancer. Katie has been a strong advocate for cancer since the loss of her husband in 1998 of colon cancer and her sister in 2001 of pancreatic cancer.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:08:49 +0000
Lance Armstrong's tenacity and competitiveness are renown, but next year he plans to push himself to a whole new level.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:51:49 +0000
Help fight cancer through clicks and not donations. New method developed by bloggers to raise money for cancer research.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:18:13 +0000
Asparagus starts cropping up at local farmers markets in May. This vegetable is a good source of folic acid, which helps fight heart disease and cancer, and rutin, a flavanoid with antioxidant properties.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:45:40 +0000
Since Beta Carotene breaks down into Vitamin A in the body, it has basically the same antioxidant qualities of Vitamin A and may affect the chances of getting lung cancer. For a long
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:42:02 +0000
There cant be a more perfect weapon against women than breast cancer. Although men do get this disease, when it attacks women, it seems to strike at the very essence of womanhood. The treatment and cures unfortunately do the same thing. Think about it. Our breasts are the primary target,
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:33:00 +0000
Help fight breast cancer with The Light Fandango Candle Company!
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:15:08 +0000
a brief story about my fight with cervical cancer
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:29:22 +0000
Hardly a week goes by without news of antioxidants' health-promoting benefits. Experts believe these nutritional substances may help prevent heart disease, fight certain cancers, ward off dementia, and even slow certain aging processes.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:35:28 +0000
PhRMA CEO Billy Tauzin discusses how access to prescription medicines was crucial in his fight against cancer.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:57:05 +0000
Please sign this petition to get Cannabis rescheduled in the US as a Schedule 2 drug so that it can be used as medicine and approved by our FDA.Without support, marijuana may have been the cancer cure that never saw the ase help my dad fight his cancer!
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:41:19 +0000
Sean is a gamer and cancer patient. He is currently in the middle of a fight for his life, and in a fight to pay his medical bills so he can fight for his life. The community at Teamxbox has started a fund raising drive for Sean, and believe that even in these hard economic times, people will find it in their hearts to give to Sean's cause.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:41:14 +0000
The commonly used psychotropic drug Prozac (fluoxetine) is no longer meant only for treating depression. Tel Aviv Univ. researchers have found that Prozac can fight the resistance of cancer cells to a major Israeli-developed tumor-fighting drug. Prozac dramatically enhances the effectiveness of a widely used anti-cancer drug doxorubicin.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:01:15 +0000
President of enviro group NRDC talks about her own battle with breast cancer 10yrs ago and recent reports that a common chemical (BPA) may make chemotherapy treatments less effective. BPA is found in water jugs, baby bottles, canned foods, soda bottles. should I go on?
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:21:02 +0000
Lemons are packed with health benefits beyond vitamin C and the prevention of scurvy. Lemons can help prevent serious diseases like cancer and diabetes. Lemons can help cleanse the colon and facilitate weight loss. Lemons assist in boosting liver function. Lemons can increase your oxygen intake, which boosts your body's ability to fight disease.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:20:08 +0000
Antioxidants are essential for the prevention of oxidative damage in the body, which in turn, results in membrane and tissue damage. Antioxidants fights diseases like cancer, cardiac and liver problems.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:42:47 +0000
Bone drug Zometa might help fight breast cancer while given with chemo, study reports