Cancer

One New Jersey student who lost his mother to cancer while in college is helping other students in similar situations. Marna’s Pals is currently accepting applications from New Jersey students whose families have been…

Vitro Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQB: VODG), dba Vitro Biopharma, announced that some of its products are being utilized in advancing pancreatic cancer research including development of new diagnostic tests and new therapeutic approaches.…

Bioradar UK Ltd. and Replikins Ltd, the companies whose software analysis of virus gene Replikin Counts predicted the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009 one year in advance, announced today that their new studies show that cancer of the…

Nicole Tuscano of Howell will honor the memory of her mother, Cleo Tuscano, at an annual fundraising event that will support research into the disease that claimed Cleo’s life six years ago. Tuscano, 31, has once again teamed…

THE wife of an Evesham man who died of pancreatic cancer has thrown her support behind a petition calling for more funding towards finding a cure for the disease. Pete Francis was diagnosed with the disease in…

TWIN brothers are set to take part in a 10k run after their father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. John and Anthony Hacking, 16, decided to sign up for the Manchester event, with their friend Danny…

A sequencing effort by a group from The Institute of Cancer Research, London has identified a group of mutations that may predispose men with a family history of prostate cancer toward developing tumors and are also associated with more…

A simple solution to preventing breast and ovarian cancer comes with drastic consequences for young women. A new study found women with a BRCA-1 gene mutation can reduce their risk of those cancers by 80 percent if they get their ovaries…

Bluewater Babes Fish For A Cure Tournament benefits local breast and ovarian cancer patients. The 2013 event drew record crowds ... with more than 1,000 women in attendance, culminating in donations to…

We are nearing the end of National Cancer Prevention Month, but early cancer detection education and prevention never stops. The American Cancer Society estimates nearly twenty-two thousand new cases of ovarian cancer…

Jenna Eisenberg, a 2007 graduate of Stevenson High School, contacted me recently about an upcoming fundraiser called Ovarian Cycle Chicago that she has helped bring to our area. This indoor cycling event, set for April 13 in…

A ROADSHOW is in Runcorn today to make women aware of the possible symptoms of ovarian cancer. The Be Clear on Cancer roadshow will be at Runcorn Shopping Centre until Wednesday, March 12. Latest figures show that 89 women…

Ellen T. Matloff, MS, CGC, director, Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling Program at the Yale School of Medicine/Yale Cancer Center, discusses the proper age for a carrier of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation to undergo oophorectomy. …

Brandi Maxiell, one of the new faces on "Basketball Wives LA," may have ruffled a few feathers amongst her co-stars during her season 3 debut, but fans have hailed the VH1 star as an "inspiration." She recently opened up about her heroic…

Breast cancer is a condition which is becoming more common, which experts say could be attributed to the fact that women don’t catch it early enough to treat it effectively. There are a number of things to be aware of in order to catch…

If you have terminal liver cancer, a genetically-engineered virus could extend your life. This is according to researchers who carried out a small clinical trial to that effect, who found that the partially disabled cowpox virus helped to…

A “lack of openness and honesty” at trust caused further distress for a family which had lost a child, watchdog concludes, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment 4.25pm HSJ is hosting a Twitter chat on 28…

As a surgeon, I'm trained to crush cancer. For many years, every tumor I palpated and family I counseled drove me to hunt for cancer with a vengeance, using every tool modern medicine has to offer. But recently, one patient reminded me…

An NDSU undergrad, Nathan Fix, is as­sisting efforts to improve the way a deadly disease is treated. The 23-year-old senior studying micro­biology is researching ways to better combat one of the most deadly forms of cancer. The…

A panel of leading health, economics and policy experts today discussed the prospects for a future where cancers are rendered manageable or even eradicated and the variables affecting progress toward that goal so that cancer patients are…

Furniture/Today is partnering with the Seena Magowitz Golf Classic at its upcoming Bedding Conference, set for May 14-16 at the Omni Orlando Resort in Championsgate, Fla. The Magowitz event, which has raised millions of dollars…

A panel of leading health, economics and policy experts today discussed the prospects for a future where cancers are rendered manageable or even eradicated and the variables affecting progress toward that goal so that cancer patients are…

As a mother of five who is very active in her children’s schools and in the Lodi community, a diagnosis of stage 3 ovarian cancer was the last thing Rebecca Enzi wanted to hear from her doctor. But Enzi, 47, has shown…

SHE’S the inspirational grandmother who launched a solo crusade to help save lives from ovarian cancer — and now she’s the Belfast Telegraph’s Woman of the Year. Belfast campaigner Una Crudden, who is terminally ill, has been…

“Inspirational and selfless” is how SDLP MLAs Karen McKevitt and Dolores Kelly, and Cllr Nichola Mallon described Belfast campaigner Una Crudden, who has been honoured for her tireless efforts to save lives from ovarian cancer. …

Getting ready for the challenge are Helen McCreadie and Michelle Entwistle. They will be taking part in the Women V Cancer Ride The Night on May 31. A WOMAN whose twin sister died from cancer will take part in the first…

Despite reporting widening losses for the fourth quarter, Clovis Oncology Inc. shares made double-digit gains on Friday as investors were encouraged by the cancer-drug specialist’s progress with three products. Clovis shares…

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most feared, due to its low survival rate, which is primarily due to the late discovery of the disease. Researchers seeking a way to find this cancer earlier and, hopefully, save lives have found what appears…

A local man with terminal cancer had a wish to do something he's never had a chance to do, take a ride in a helicopter. So Lampstand Health and Rehab in Bryan along with St. Joseph Hospital Air Medical and a lot of other people…

Less than a year after they lost their husband, father, brother, boss and friend, a team of Butch Youmans’ family and friends formed “Butch’s Braves” and raised more than $11,340 for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purplestride 5K in…