Friday, July 30, 2010 10:16 PM GMT
"Clive Stone, of Justice for Kidney Cancer Patients, welcomes the new ?200m emergency drug fund for urgent cases"
Lloyd is looking for more info.
Posted by Carolyn Hoffman from El Paso, TX
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:40 PM GMT
Gov. Mike Beebe says a $130 million expansion of a cancer center named for the late Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller will provide hope to cancer patients in Arkansas and around...
Posted by Ida Ballard from Berkeley, CA
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:52 PM GMT
"Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original. Related Stories Tanker strike to hit Greek tourism Boy, 4, shoots dead girl aged 3 Brit dies in Turkey rafting tragedy Five Brits lose extradition appeal Two killed in Los ..."
Posted by Jesus Medina from Montgomery, AL
Friday, July 30, 2010 4:40 PM GMT
Posted by Gloria Rowe from Cincinnati, OH
Friday, July 30, 2010 2:16 PM GMT
Posted by Paula Mann from Cary, NC
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:06 AM GMT
I heard about this and just found this story.
"Oklahoma cancer patients and survivors will pitch for a future free of cancer at the annual LiveStrong Night with the Oklahoma City RedHawks. Turner Mason Swink, an Oklahoma City eighth-grader first diagnosed with cancer when he was only a year old, and 8-year-old Caitlin Schemmel, a third-grader from Colbert diagnosed with leukemia in December, will throw out the first pitch at the event ..."
Posted by Mary Nguyen from Norwalk, CA
Friday, July 30, 2010 4:54 AM GMT
Moffitt Cancer Center and Central Florida Health Alliance said today that they are joining to provide world-class cancer care closer to home. The p ...
Posted by Brittany Mathis from Eugene, OR
Friday, July 30, 2010 2:30 AM GMT
Prostate cancer vaccine, Provenge, adds 4 months to life, at a pricetag of 100K. The first-ever approved cancer vaccine, Provenge offers hope to men with advanced prostate cancer, but the high cost of this new treatment raises healthcare policy questions. Prostate cancer - Sipuleucel-T - Cancer - Cancer vaccine - Dendreon
Posted by Rita Moore from Washington, DC
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:53 AM GMT
WWW.FREEP.COM writes: "Michigan falls short on legislative remedies to fight cancer, though it got top scores for its new law banning smoking in workplaces including bars and restaurants, and increasing taxes on tobacco, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society."
Posted by Sarah Shelton from Des Moines, IA