Alternative Health - Elekta Selected to Upgrade and Expand the Cancer Treatment Facilities at Odense University Hospital in Denmark

Alternative Health - Elekta Selected to Upgrade and Expand the Cancer Treatment Facilities at Odense University Hospital in Denmark 

BSD Medical Corporation Listed on Russell Microcap Index 
SALT LAKE CITY, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BSD Medical Corp. today announced that BSD Medical has been listed on the new Russell Microcap(TM) Index. BSD was previously named on the preliminary index, and now has joined the official index as published by Russell.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Laboratory Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Awards for Five Technologies 
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized with five 2006 R&D 100 awards for a new cancer treatment method, a process that reduces the rate of post-surgical infection, and technologies that have reduced energy use, and led to improvements in the health and materials fields.
Source: www.newswise.com

Cell Therapeutics' chemo drug gamble 
Cell Therapeutics, a small biotech, is betting its future on an experimental drug that could enhance the effects of chemotherapy while reducing its agonizing symptoms.
Source: money.cnn.com

Thieves May be in Danger 
Colchester Police say drug thieves may not realize that what they stole-- could be deadly. Someone ransacked the drug vault at the Vermont Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders next to Fanny Allen Hospital Thursday morning.
Source: www.wcax.com

Pomegranate Juice Helps Older Men Recover from Prostate Cancer Treatment 
July 1, 2006 - Pomegranate juice packs a punch on prostate cancer that prolongs post-surgery PSA doubling time, drives down cancer cell proliferation and causes prostate cancer cells to die, according to a study of older men published in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
Source: www.seniorjournal.com

Alternative Health - Immunological Approaches to Cancer Treatment - New Transregional ...

Alternative Health - Immunological Approaches to Cancer Treatment - New Transregional ...

Alternative Health - National Ovarian Cancer Association announces Winners Walk of Hope

Alternative Health - National Ovarian Cancer Association announces Winners Walk of Hope

Ovarian Cancer and Alkalinity
The Open Press (press release) - Jul 5, 2006(OPENPRESS) July 6, 2006 -- Blood pH and alkalinity are important in prevention and treatment of all cancers, including ovarian cancers. ...
Source: www.theopenpress.com

Mother of JonBenet dies of ovarian cancer
Hamilton Spectator,  Canada - Jun 25, 2006... spotlight by the unsolved 1996 slaying of her daughter, six-year-old beauty pageant queen JonBenet -- died Saturday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. ...
Source: www.hamiltonspectator.com

Health calendar
Pioneer Press, MN - Jul 1, 2006... Paul. Free. 651-253-0748. Ovarian cancer. Dr. Melissa Geller, gynecologist/oncologist at the University of Minnesota, and Joy Wetzel ...
Source: www.twincities.com

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Alternative Health - News Archives

Yoga and Breast Cancer
KCRG.com - Researchers studied 60 patients undergoing radiation treatment and who had stage zero to stage three cancer. Progress was noticed after just one week. Lorenzo Cohen with the M.D. Anderson Cancer said, "The women reported they were able to do common
Source: www.kcrg.com

Cancer institute gets new weapon for fight against disease
Great Falls Tribune - Montanans dealing with cancer have new reason to hope after the latest in radiosugery technology arrived Thursday in Great Falls. The Sletten Cancer Institute was the recipient of the new cancer-fighting weapon; a high-tech machine called a
Source: www.greatfallstribune.com

Saving daughters worldwide from a preventable cancer
Seattle Times - Jacqueline Sherris oversees reproductive health activities for PATH. A NEW vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) is going to be available soon to American women. HPV — an extremely common infection that most women acquire at some point in our
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Pavarotti hospitalized for cancer Britain remembers More Iraq
KBCI 2 Boise - NEW YORK  Tenor Luciano Pavarotti (loo-chee-AH'-noh pah-vah-RAH'-tee) is said to be "recovering well" from a cancer operation in New York. His manager says doctors found a pancreatic mass and that he underwent surgery within the past week. The
Source: www.kbcitv.com

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UCLA News - Pomegranate Juice Helps Keep PSA Levels Stable in Men With Prostate Cancer, UCLA Study Finds Drinking an eight-ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily increased by nearly four times the period during which PSA levels in men treated for prostate cancer
Source: www.newsroom.ucla.edu

For First Time in 70 Years, Annual Cancer Deaths Fall
WREG - ATLANTA (AP) - The war on cancer may have reached a dramatic turning point: For the first time in more than 70 years, annual cancer deaths in the United States have fallen. The number of cancer deaths dropped to 556,902 in 2003, down from 557,271 the
Source: www.wreg.com

Alternative Health - Chernobyl Radiation May Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk

Alternative Health - Chernobyl Radiation May Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk 

Alternative Health - Study briefs, 7-4: Diarrhea, lung cancer, hiv infection

Alternative Health - Study briefs, 7-4: Diarrhea, lung cancer, hiv infection

Local native helps advance fight against cervical cancer
Gateway Newspapers - 20 hours agoA Monroeville native is in the midst of a research project at University of Minnesota that may lead to new ways of treating cervical cancer by finding out what ...
Source: www.gatewaynewspapers.com

Borders cancer patients wait five months for treatment
Berwickshire Today, UK - 5 hours agoCANCER patients in the Borders may have to wait up to five months for treatment despite a ruling fro... A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Berwick ...
Source: www.berwickshiretoday.co.uk

Lagos to Launch Cancer Awareness for Women
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 23 hours agoLAGOS State government will today launch a breast cancer awareness and free screening for women in the state. The programme to be ...
Source: allafrica.com

Genes interact to beat breast cancer
Independent Online, South Africa - 8 hours agoNew York - A variation of a cancer-causing gene called SNP309 interacts with an anti-cancer gene, known as p53, to influence a woman's odds of surviving breast ...
Source: www.iol.co.za

Protein Linked with Kidney Cancer Prognosis
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - 14 hours ago... Oncology, higher tumor levels of a protein known as IMP3 are linked with worse survival and an increased risk of metastasis among patients with kidney cancer. ...
Source: patient.cancerconsultants.com

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Experts urge caution in use of bone-building drugs 
Incidence rate of jaw deterioration may be on rise.
Source: www.southbendtribune.com

News In Brief 
(WEDNESDAY, JULY 5) The neighbourhood action group set up to address problems raised by resi ... more (WEDNESDAY JULY 5) A DELEGATION of local politicians has today met the Government's hous ...
Source: www.bucksherald.co.uk

Childhood Cancer Survivors Are More Likely To Go Through Early Menopause 
Women who survive childhood cancer are more likely to suffer premature menopause, according to a study in the July 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Risk factors include radiation to the ovaries and certain forms of chemotherapy.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Hotel planned for LVIP VI 
BETHLEHEM TWP. | A 139-room hotel is looking to cozy up next to three of the township's largest planned developments along Freemansburg Avenue.
Source: www.nj.com

Workshop to help caregivers care for themselves 
The free telephone workshop, "Keeping Away the Caregiver Blues," aims to educate caregivers on how to take care of their own emotional and physical needs while caring for someone with a chronic or
Source: www.insidebayarea.com

Alternative Health - Critical illness claimants age is 46

Alternative Health - Critical illness claimants age is 46

Alternative Health - Aspirin And Other NSAIDs May Not Reduce The Risk Of Colorectal Cancer In Long-term Smokers

Alternative Health - Aspirin And Other NSAIDs May Not Reduce The Risk Of Colorectal Cancer In Long-term Smokers 

Cancer-menopause link 
WASHINGTON | Women who survived cancer during childhood are at risk of premature menopause, researchers reported Tuesday.
Source: www.kansascity.com

Exposure to radiation after Chornobyl increases risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents 
New York -- In a study of thyroid cancer after the Chornobyl accident in 1986, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health report that exposure to radioactive iodine ingested through the food chain increases the risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents.
Source: www.eurekalert.org

Colon Cancer Screening Health Spotlight Launched on Free Health Portal 
Great Neck, N.Y. (PRWEB) July 5, 2006 -- Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Girls who survive cancer risk early menopause 
WASHINGTON - Women who survived cancer during childhood are at risk of premature menopause, researchers reported Tuesday. Some cancer treatments can immediately harm girls' reproductive development.
Source: www.buffalonews.com

Alternative Health - Cancer boy's toys stolen

Alternative Health - Cancer boy's toys stolen

Alternative Health - Obesity hurts prostate cancer treatment outcomes

Alternative Health - Obesity hurts prostate cancer treatment outcomes 

Alternative Health - Funeral held for mother of slain child beauty queen

Alternative Health - Funeral held for mother of slain child beauty queen 

Results of home DNA tests can shock, misinform some users 
Imagine being able to order a genetic test over the Internet -- to see if you have inherited a predisposition to cancer or whether there might be a genetic component to your infertility -- without having to get approval from your doctor, consult a genetic counselor or risk the fallout that might result from filing an insurance claim.
Source: www.northjersey.com

Scientists Uncover Rules For Gene Amplification 
Gene amplification plays an important role in causing cancers. Researchers at Georgia Tech have discovered that the location of a hairpin-capped break relative to the end of the chromosome will determine the fate of the amplification event.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Downstate compassion: Giving hope; Camp aids bereaved children 
BRIDGEVILLE - Torrential rains over the previous weekend forced a change of plans. Delaware Hospice's Camp New Hope had to relocate from Redden Forest to Union United Methodist Church in Bridgeville.
Source: www.newszap.com

Mother of slain child beauty queen laid to rest 
The Associated Press - ROSWELL, Ga.
Source: www.accessnorthga.com

Ohio Cat Population Soaring 
Ohio animal shelters are busting at the seams with stray and unwanted cats. Many are being forced to euthanize the animals.
Source: www.wtol.com

Morphotek Announces Orphan Drug Status Granted for MORAb-003, A Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer 
EXTON, Pa., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Morphotek, Inc. announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug Status to MORAb-003, a humanized monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Vitamin C Treatment Shows Cancer Promise 
By Sophia Maines, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan. Jul. 3--As Sandy Kellar battles ovarian cancer, she's noticing an unusual vitality in herself that she doesn't see in others with the disease.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Alternative Health - James Love: $6,195 a month for Celgene's cancer drug - is there a better way to reward successful drug development?

Alternative Health - James Love: $6,195 a month for Celgene's cancer drug - is there a better way to reward successful drug development? 

Therapists' Strike Affects Cancer Care 
By DAVIS, Joanna A strike by radiation therapists has had a "major impact" on waiting times for cancer treatment, the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) says.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Principal Proposed Uses 
The soybean has been prized for centuries in Asia as a nutritious, high-protein food with a myriad of uses, and today it's popular in the United States not only in Asian food, but also as a cholesterol-free meat and dairy substitute in traditional American foods.
Source: www.thirdage.com

Workshop to help caregivers care for themselves 
The free telephone workshop, "Keeping Away the Caregiver Blues," aims to educate caregivers on how to take care of their own emotional and physical needs while caring for someone with a chronic or
Source: www.insidebayarea.com

Novel Connection Found Between Biological Clock And Cancer 
Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have discovered that DNA damage resets the cellular circadian clock, suggesting links among circadian timing, the cycle of cell division, and the propensity for cancer. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Living with Lymphedema 
Think of a busy, multiple lane highway that links several cities together. As long as the highway is clear, traffic whizzes by 24 hours a day at astounding speeds that leave your head spinning.
Source: www.southernillinoisan.com

Brave Kylie's new look 
POP diva Kylie reveals a dramatic new image to herald her return to showbusiness.
Source: www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au

Best option for prostate cancer treatment is individual choice 
Allen Lash began with a belief that surgery was his last choice to cure prostate cancer. "When you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, you're dealing with two main issues," he says. "First, your own survival. Second, quality-of-life issues, such as incontinence and sexual function.
Source: www.agriculture.com

Camp Goodtimes lives up to its name for kids with cancer 
The bug tattoo on Skyler Scott's forehead serves one purpose: to trick his parents. "They'll ask me 'why do you have a bug on your forehead ' and I'll answer 'what bug ' and they'll try to smack it," said Skyler, 10, of Olympia.
Source: www.theolympian.com

Doctors to use cancer drug for abortions 
AUSTRALIA'S drug regulator says doctors are allowed to use a cancer treatment to perform abortions, amid denials that government pressure is preventing access to the abortion pill RU486.
Source: www.news.com.au

Alternative Health - Abortion provider uses cancer drug to terminate pregnancies

Alternative Health - Abortion provider uses cancer drug to terminate pregnancies 

Drug treatment helps kill tumors in patients with colon cancer 
There's good news for the 9,500 Texans who will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year. A new type of drug to treat the disease is helping kill tumors and extend lives.
Source: www.mysanantonio.com

Kylie speaks out about cancer ordeal 
Pop princess Kylie Minogue has broken her silence and revealed her terror on learning she had breast cancer. The Australian superstar is now in full remission after undergoing chemotherapy.
Source: www.itv.com

MPs rugby team to take the field for Masterton cancer patient 
The NZ parliamentarians rugby team and the DB Wairarapa Millhillians will clash in a special match at Memorial Park in Masterton on July 16 where all proceeds, including an after-match auction, will go to Raewyn Keen for her treatment fighting breast cancer.
Source: www.times-age.co.nz

New advances in skin cancer research offer hope of finding preventive treatment 
NEW YORK: Genetic research on skin cancer made great strides last month with two separate teams of researchers reporting significant progress.
Source: www.earthtimes.org

Cover up: Skin cancer can kill. Don't become another statistic. 
Last summer the buzz phrase was BROAD SPECTRUM. Going outdoors Slather on sunscreen touting, ta-da, BROAD SPECTRUM protection, with ingredients to block the sun's UVA and UVB rays. UVB rays cause painful sunburn; UVA rays turn the skin into a leather handbag. Both can cause skin cancer and cancer in and around the eye.
Source: www.miami.com

Kylie reveals how she fell to pieces with cancer diagnosis 
London: In the first heart-to-heart interview where she reveals details about her battle against breast cancer, singer Kylie Minogue disclosed that she and her parents went to pieces when they learnt that she had developed the disease.
Source: www.newkerala.com

Chest X-rays may hike risk of breast cancer 
An analysis of 1,600 women with breast cancer gene mutations suggests that exposure to chest X-rays may increase the risk of breast cancer, and that exposure before the age of 20 may be linked to particularly heightened risk.
Source: www.charlotte.com

Kylie "fell to pieces" when cancer diagnosed 
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has said she and her family "fell to pieces" when she learned she had breast cancer.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Cancer charity gives thanks to smoking film 
Thank You for Smoking may seem an unlikely message from the Ulster Cancer Foundation. But the leading cancer charity is encouraging people to see the film of that name at the QFT this summer.
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Alternative Health - Researchers Show How Brain Decodes Complex Smells

Alternative Health - Researchers Show How Brain Decodes Complex Smells 

Flash: No Needles 
The search for a benign, effective alternative treatment for hot flashes -- which has included the use of soy products, Chinese herbs and hypnosis -- has hit another roadblock. The study of acupuncture as a remedy for hot flashes was sparked by reports from women who had undergone the ancient...
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Midstate Datebook: West Wilson choir auditions newcomers 
What: West Wilson Community Arts Alliance-Choral Dynamics. Who: open to adults. When: 7 p.m. Mondays-rehearsals. Audition and $25 annual membership dues required.
Source: tennessean.com

Alternative Health - Judge lets teen return to Mexico for alternative cancer treatment

Alternative Health - Judge lets teen return to Mexico for alternative cancer treatment

Alternative Health - Judge lets teen return to Mexico for alternative cancer treatment

Alternative Health - Judge lets teen return to Mexico for alternative cancer treatment

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