Debi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe discovery of ‘’significant abnormalities’’ on two patient’s chart, which had previously been ‘’reported as normal’’, would appear to warrant a full-scale emergency response. But a month later, management at Louth Hospitals was still seeking ‘’an opportunity to discuss how we can carry out an [...]

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Debi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptCyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. said an independent data review committee recommended that the company’s Phase IIb seliciclib study in non-small lung cancer should continue, even though the data probably won’t show an improvement in progression-free survival – the study’s main objective.
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admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA new study by American Cancer Society researchers published this week in Cancer finds many cancer patients use complementary methods, most often prayer, relaxation, spiritual healing, supplements, meditation, religious counseling, and massage. The study is one of the largest and most detailed reports examining complementary [...]

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nospam@example.com (Clear the Smoke) wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWith the glaring proof that early detection would severely decrease the death toll of lung cancer, it is difficult to believe that there is a controversy at all. Can one put a price on quality of life? The reality of the dose [...]

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Debi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptJansen, 64, was diagnosed with lung cancer a year and a half ago, which spread into his adrenal glands. After several operations, chemo treatments and bouts with pneumonia, he’s battling back and recently gained nearly 15 pounds. “I’m on chemo for life….until a miracle comes [...]

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nospam@example.com (Clear the Smoke) wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptClose to 1,000 rainbow ribbons were handed out Friday to those who came to a funeral service for Meaghan Latone, a Fairport native and non-smoker’s lung cancer activist.
The concept of the ribbons, said her father, Bill Barry of Fairport, symbolized her fight [...]

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nospam@example.com (Clear the Smoke) wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn a collaborative effort, the European Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance (ECCCA) strives to develop and implement innovative strategies to improve cancer care and reduce treatment related side effects.
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Debi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWho knew that enzyme PI3K-C2alpha is needed in order for certain cancer cells to live and thrive? Nobody. Until recently.
 
By lowering levels of PI3K-C2alpha, a phosphoinositide 3-kinase enzyme, researchers at Grand Rapids-based Van Andel Institute and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research discovered that pancreatic, prostate [...]

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Debi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptScientists found that giving the drugs at between 1 and 4pm also reduced side effects by up to five times.
The team behind the study believe that the effect is due to changes in the natural rhythms of our bodies.
Scientists know that cells divide differently at [...]

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Debi wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptUniversity of Oklahoma researchers are working on a high-tech breath test that could one day help detect cancer.
The team is using mid-infrared laser technology to measure suspected cancer biomarkers in the breath, such as ethane, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde, and to establish the relationship between those [...]

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