Archive for January, 2008
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Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
This Sunday, the Patriots will attempt a fourth Super Bowl victory. Former Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi will not be there to protect Tom Brady. Last May, the then 31 year old Andruzzi was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer where tumors can double in [...]
Here is something I bet you didn’t know.
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Birth control pills help prevent ovarian cancer. I didn’t know this either until I started working for the American Cancer Society. I always wrote about risk factors – things that increased the risk of cancer. It was rare that anything was proven to reduce the risk of cancer, other than avoiding [...]
Bling, yo!
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Eagles, Angels and Butterflies (Movie Trailer)
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Secret history of the war on cancer
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Biologist and bladder cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber was 20 years old when diagnosed with cancer. At the time, her urologist asked if she had been exposed to several known environmental toxins linked to bladder cancer. Then, when environmental risks went out of fashion, and lifestyle habits became the [...]
Super Bowl Sunday: Eat This, Not That
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
ABC Good Morning America anchor and breast cancer survivor Robin Roberts features a segment Men’s Health Eat This, Not That healthy suggestions for the typical Super Bowl Sunday munch fest that allows you to enjoy all the goodness of Super Bowl Sunday foods without all the guilt. Instead [...]
Nancy Davenport Ennis: Patient Advocate Crusader…
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Long before she took on America’s embattled health-care system, Nancy Davenport-Ennis was riding high. She was a national speaker for the homebuilding and real estate industry, teaching classes at the University of North Carolina and writing a textbook about selling new homes. (more…)
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I’m Getting Tired of “Community”
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
At the highest level, Web 2.0 is all about community and I don’t have a problem with that. What I am tired of is the fact that Web 2.0 entrepreneurs and companies have taken the concept of “community” too far. They’ve put it on some sort of sacred pedestal that [...]
CNY Young Adult Cancer Survivors Conference 2008
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Announcing the First Annual Central New York Young Adult Cancer Survivors ConferenceThe conference is a FREE full day event addressing the concerns of young adults whose lives have been affected by cancer. The conference will be held Saturday May 3, 2008 at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY [...]
Pediatric brain surgeon rocks as Elvis
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
“I’m a pediatric neurosurgeon. I’ve done that for a long time. But I’ve always felt that my true calling was the stage. The only problem is that I really have virtually no talent whatsoever,” says Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and [...]
Medical Marijuana: Smoking pot can get you fired
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Twelve states have made medical marijuana use legal, but it appears the law that protects does not extend to the workplace. The California Supreme Court has ruled a medical marijuana user can be fired from their job for failing a company mandated drug test.
Medical marijuana use is a [...]
Making Cancer Prevention Personal
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Bless the researchers and doctors, but have you ever gotten the feeling that the medical cancer community modus operandi to treating cancer is to throw everything in the way of treatment at the wall — the wall being you — to see what sticks? As a cancer patient, it [...]
Diabetes an early indicator of pancreatic cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Up to two years before a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, 40 percent of patients are diagnosed with diabetes. Mayo Clinic researchers feel this is an important indicator to study, as pancreatic cancer does not show obvious symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer until the cancer has reached an advanced stage. [...]
Commodore 64the Cure?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Video games help boost young cancer patients’ morale (Boston Globe). Using a video game to zap simulated cancer cells won’t by itself make a sick child well. But the morale boost can give young patients an edge in the fight. When 12-year-old Taylor Carol contracted a rare, virulent [...]
Buying a Cure: What business know-how can do for disease
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Medical philanthropies are encouraging researchers to share data and meet deadlines. Last May, Kathy Giusti was in midtown Manhattan pitching her current venture to an audience of potential investors. Giusti, a forty-eight-year-old Harvard Business School graduate and former pharmaceutical executive, believes that medical breakthroughs shouldn’t be left to chance. In [...]
Ribbit! Toad Venom To Treat Cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Researchers are in China investigating ancient Chinese medicine in hopes of discovering new treatments for cancer. Toad venom is the number one drug Chinese doctors have recommended to researchers as the best natural cancer medicines to test, according to University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
“It may sound [...]
Denver Nuggets Nene faces future as a cancer survivor
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Although earlier reports indicated Denver Nuggets forward Nene Hilario’s tumor was found to be benign, based on a statement published on the basketball player’s website, later reporting has confirmed the tumor is malignant. On January 14, Nene underwent surgery to have a tumor removed from his right testicle.
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The Sandwich Generation: Cancer Diagnoses for Young Adults
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For Young Adults, Cancer Can Often Go Undiagnosed and Untreated – From back in September of 2007 but definitely worth the mention…
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Salem musician fights cervical cancer with quirky tour
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Pop Smear concert tour founder and musician Christine Baze speaks about her diagnosis of cervical cancer, cervical cancer survivorship and the creation of the Yellow Umbrella Organization and Pop Smear benefit concerts to raise cervical cancer awareness in a feature story Salem musician fights cervical cancer with quirky [...]
Drinking coffee may lower ovarian cancer risk: study
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Java junkies rejoice! If your brain synapses fail to fire until you have downed a cup or two of coffee, and you are a woman who has never used birth control pills, caffeine appears to reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer. The more caffeine consumed the lower [...]
Cancer Data? Sorry, Can’t Have It
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Think everyone in the cancer research community is working in our best interest? Think again. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York biostatistician Andrew Vickers gives us an inside look in Cancer Data? Sorry, Can’t Have It at the frustration felt when cancer researchers refuse to share study [...]
Thoughts on a genetic test for prostate cancer
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article online about genetic testing for prostate cancer. The authors of the study, done in Sweden, found that men with prostate cancer had changes in one or more of 5 different genes, changes that are not found in men without prostate [...]
Consumers Looking To Partner With Brands For Social Change
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Consumer attitudes reveal rise of “mutual social responsibility”. A new survey from our friends at Edelman indicates that 85% (Eighty-five percent!!) of consumers around the world are willing to change the brands they buy or their consumption habits to make tomorrow’s world a better place. Take that social stagnation!
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Review: “The Middle Place” by Kelly Corrigan
Submitted by Jayne’s Breast Cancer Blog
I read this book last weekend. It was quite good; good enough that I stayed up late twice and took it to my son’s basketball game — to read only during the breaks in the action, of course.
It is a memoir by a young mom (late thirties) with breast cancer. [...]
Prostate Cancer Genes Found; $300 Test Is Planned
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Almost half of prostate cancer patients carry five genetic variations and a family history of the disease, says a breakthrough study in the search for a root cause of one of the most common and deadly tumors.
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