Monday, January 15, 2007

St. Joseph takes pinpoint aim at cancer (Prostrate cancer)

Bellingham Herald - David Wetter s cancer treatment might have silenced the hum in his woodworking shop had the tumor invaded his colon a couple of years ago. The blasts of radiation targeting the cancer could have also blasted other areas of his gut, possibly leaving
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - Q. I have been taking tamoxifen since my breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment six years ago. Now I've read that the drug may cause uterine cancer. How can I respond to this? A. Tamoxifen has been the mainstay of breast-cancer-recurrence prevention
Boston Globe - Just outside the concrete ring of Route 128, Dr. Keith Stuart is overseeing the finishing touches to the new Sophia Gordon Cancer Center at the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington. As the recently appointed chairman of the hematology and oncology
Belfast Telegraph - The breakthrough has been made by the same research centre that cloned Dolly the sheep. The GM chickens are given a special feed and subsequently lay eggs containing high concentrations of proteins and antibodies used to treat cancer and other
CNN - (CNN) -- CNN.com readers shared powerful stories of sickness and survival in response to a commentary written by Lance Armstrong, one of cycling's all-time greats and possibly the world's best known cancer survivor. Armstrong said he was losing
Berkshire Eagle - GREAT BARRINGTON Fairview Hospital wants to fill the void left by departing cancer specialists by offering chemotherapy or other infusion treatments to patients who cannot travel to Pittsfield. Fairview has an infusion center on its third floor
BBC UK - A cancer patient says he is planning to move from England to Scotland to be sure of getting a drug which may prolong his life on the NHS. George King, from Skelton, Teeside has a rare terminal form of bone cancer. It is currently in remission, but
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - For more than a month, I have been absent from this space, because I have been diagnosed with uterine cancer, experienced extensive surgery and am now slowly regaining strength. I am about to embark on post-surgery oncology treatment and hope to
Guardian Unlimited - The UK's leading cancer charity yesterday welcomed work by British scientists who created a breed of genetically modified hens that can produce cancer-fighting medicines in their eggs. The research could slash the cost of producing drugs and