Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. picked by cactushair 12 months ago

Grieving parents now learn that their 15 year old son died from a rare form of brain cancer, rather than meningitis as originally diagnosed. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Scientists in Britain say they have found the first genes that are associated with testicular cancer, the commonest form of cancer for men between the ages of 15 and 45. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Singapore cancer patient was held for four hours by immigration officials in the United States when they could not detect his fingerprints -- which had apparently disappeared because of a drug he was taking. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

James says that, as obesity rates soar, the list of cancers associated with those extra pounds is growing: "Breast cancer, particularly post-menopausal breast cancer, cancer of the large bowel, and cancer of the pancreas, those are the three big ones.

In other news: Hot Dogs, beer and nachos banned from sporting events. (Well, you can't smoke there either). picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The man who helped develop a vaccine for cervical cancer is urging drug companies to keep their word and ensure women in the Third World can get the drug at a fair price. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Plans to place federal employees in the largest immigration detention facilities in the country to monitor detainee treatment.

Under the new plan, 23 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials would be placed at the largest jails to directly supervise how the detention centers are managed. Private contractors have been doing the monitoring since 2007. Before that, it was federal employees. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Actress played ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on Fox's 'Married...with Children'

"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery." picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

A gene test that predicts which cancer drugs will be most effective for different people is to be trialled in the US. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

For many of the estimated 180,000 women whose doctors will tell them they have breast cancer this year, the diagnosis will no doubt come as a shock. But for the parents of 10-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam of Fullerton, Calif., who learned in early April that their daughter had breast cancer, the news was particularly hard to swallow. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Sue Edwards went to her doctor over 20 times complaining of symptoms. Each time she'd be told it was caused by a sinus bug and/or her weight. Instead she had ovarian cancer. The problem isn't that the doctors are incompetent but that even today this cancer is often misdiagnosed although usually because the physician it to busy or can't justify the expenditure to pay for a quick blood test or pelvi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women. Despite slight declines in mortality rates over the past decade for women with breast cancer, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; one in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Originating from Africa, India, and the Middle East, frankincense oil has been found to have many medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to kill off bladder cancer cells. New research demonstrates that this herb has the potential for an alternative therapy for bladder cancer. Update to an much earlier story about natural re... read full post picked by suebe 9 months ago

U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the growth of new blood vessels in cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Barbara Wagner, a lung cancer patient was prescribed chemotherapy. Instead of paying for the treatment, Oregon instead asked if she wouldn't rather have a peaceful death instead. After the health plan refused to pay for the medicine the drug manufacturer offered to pay for 1 year of the $4k/month treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after new images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health might be worsening following a reported stroke last year. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

A 14-year-old girl has died after being given a cervical cancer jab as part of a national immunisation programme picked by dingbat 2 months ago

That's unfortunate.

owie... picked by Proverb 2 years ago