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  • Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles

    Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...

  • Breast cancer cells release protective proteins that suppress tumour growth

    University of East Anglia scientists have made a breakthrough in breast cancer research which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective function. Their research revealed that an enzyme called MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) could be acting as a locator to the immune system, which then becomes activated to attack tumours. It was originally thought that the ...

  • Non-invasive technique to detect oral cancer developed

    Scientists have come up with a non-invasive and more effective way to detect oral cancer, says a study. The imaging technique, which is detailed in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, has been developed by Kristen Maitland, assistant professor at the department of biomedical engineering of Texas Aamp;M University. The non-invasive system combines two separate technologies -- confocal microscopy ...

  • Way to make cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy identified

    A new research from Western University has shed light on why some cancer cells don't respond to chemotherapy, and identified a mechanism to rectify that. Breast cancer characterized as "triple negative" carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn't kill the cancer cells the way it's supposed to. Dr. Shawn Li, PhD, and his team at Western's ...

  • Cieply dedicating his career to cancer research

    But the Belle Vernon Area High School graduate will gladly settle for steady progress as he performs daily cancer research at the University of Pennsylvania in ...


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Glitter

Neil Diamond failed miserably in The Jazz Singer (1980). Rick Springfield couldn't do it in Hard to Hold (1984). So why should it be of any surprise that Glitter, pop diva Mariah Carey's vanity project about the trials and tribulations of being a pop star, should fail as well? ...

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  • Runners way to repay cancer help

    Since his wife Evana was diagnosed with breast cancer six months ago, Craig Willis has felt frustrated and helpless seeing her endure a mastectomy and months of chemotherapy.The couple and their four children were devastated to discover just before Christmas that Mrs Willis, 41, had a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer with a high relapse rate.Tomorrow, Mr Willis, 46, will do the HBF Run ...

  • New Test For Bladder Cancer May Save Lives

    A new urine test costing just 10 could diagnose bladder cancer at a much earlier stage, giving patients a better chance of survival. After trials on almost 500 patients showed the simple test is reliable, researchers are developing a dipstick, similar to a pregnancy test, that could be used by GPs. It would monitor people at the highest risk of the disease such as smokers. Professor ...

  • Aveo slumps as Astellas pares cancer drug support

    kidney cancer pill tivozanib. Astellas said it was informed of Astellas' decision on May 17. It also said Astellas does not plan to fund any more studies of tivozanib as a treatment for renal carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer. The disclosure comes three weeks after a panel of Food and Drug Administration advisors recommended the drug not be approved because of its ...

  • Studying breast cancer treatment choice

    HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- UConn researchers are looking into what's behind a woman's decision when it comes to breast cancer treatment. This is a tale of two women: Valerie Nye and Tricia Briley both had mothers diagnosed with breast ...

  • Regions ordered to ‘repatriate’ cancer patients

    Waiting lists for cancer surgery in Montreal are now much longer than other parts of the province. Regional hospitals have been ordered to "repatriate" patients to their home ...

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