New Gene for Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma Is Discovered
Pediatric cancer researchers have identified variations in a gene as important contributors to neuroblastoma, the most common solid cancer of early childhood. The LMO1 gene drives the cancer’s progression.
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Cancer brought Douglas closer to dad
Michael Douglas says he has found a blessing during his difficult cancer battle because his diagnosis brought him closer to his actor dad Kirk. Douglas tells the Associated Press, “He really made an effort. He was back here almost 10 days. He came over every day. He was great.”
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Trillium presents results from cancer stem cell program at ASH Annual Meeting
Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TTI), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immune-based biologics, today announced that preliminary results from its cancer stem cell program, targeting the CD47 protein, will be reported in an oral presentation at the 52nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting to be held in Orlando, Florida, December 4-7, 2010.
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Cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development, study finds
A research team has shown for the first time that a gene called Myc, which is traditionally thought of as a cancer-causing gene, may be far more important in the development and persistence of stem cells than was known before.
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Breast Cancer Bracelets Cause Stir In SD
Bracelets aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer are raising eyebrows in some South Dakota cities.
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GROCERS FIGHT CANCER
Grocers Fight Cancer Day will mark its 20th anniversary this year, with the event taking place at the Indiana Giant Eagle on South Seventh Street on Oct. 7, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.
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Breast Cancer Gene May Raise Men’s Risk, Too
TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — A faulty gene that greatly increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer also boosts a man’s risk for the disease, a new study finds.
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Leading Cancer Hospital Becomes First in India to Offer Stereotactic Lung Radiosurgery Treatments Using Varian’s …
HYDERABAD, India, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A 65-year-old man with inoperable lung cancer has become the first lung cancer patient in India to receive stereotactic radiosurgery, a promising new approach for treating this disease. Doctors at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad were able to deliver the treatment using RapidArc technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Several recent …
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Cancer survivor’s dinner
The American Cancer Society’s 2010 Relay For Life event will be held July 30-31 at NCHS Dick Cheney Alumni Field. The Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event and is unlike any typical fundraising walk.
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