Patrick Swayze Still Battling Cancer (and smoking) Posted: 5 months ago by doggylives
The 55-year-old star is in pain, but is still fighting and is determined to beat the pancreatic cancer that has ravaged his body, says his 81-year-old mother.
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Patrick Swayze "5 weeks to live" Posted: 7 months ago by doggylives
Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has been given only five weeks to live, a US magazine has claimed.
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Swayze Says He's Responding Well to Cancer Treatment Posted: 4 months ago by cb__
"Thought I'd give you guys a little update.."
(Original post here)
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Obesity Nears Smoking As Cause Of Cancer Posted: 11 months ago by dollyllama
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).
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Abortion pill could fight cancer Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists.
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Toenail fungus medicine may treat cancer Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the growth of new blood vessels in cancer.
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Christina Applegate has breast cancer Posted: 2 months ago by ImNotBlue
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."
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'Personalised' cancer drug test Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
A gene test that predicts which cancer drugs will be most effective for different people is to be trialled in the US.
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Give cancer vaccine to poor too: Fraser Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Breast Cancer - Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
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.
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Bif Naked Fighting Breast Cancer Posted: 9 months ago by punthe
Canadian punk rock singer Bif Naked has gone public after being diagnosed with breast cancer, saying she is facing the fight of her life and urging other women to ensure they regularly check for cancer.
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First Lady has skin cancer removed. Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry
Laura Bush has malignant tumor removed in November.
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Judge Fires Longtime Assistant Battling Cancer Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
A circuit judge created a firestorm at the courthouse when he let go his longtime assistant battling cancer just days before Christmas.
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Should Schools Ban Hotdogs? Posted: 2 months ago by gammerus
"The Cancer Project says that eating hot dogs, sausage patties and similar foods increases a person's risk of colorectal cancer by 21 percent for every 50 grams eaten daily."
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Hypnosis - an Effective Way to Ease the Breast Cancer Surgery Pain Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
A new study showed that women, suffering from breast cancer, need less anesthesia during the surgery if they received hypnosis.
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Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading Posted: 3 months ago by deEPCHIll
California researchers say they have developed molecular "smart bombs" that stop pancreatic and kidney cancer from spreading in mice while causing fewer side effects and damage to healthy surrounding tissues than traditional chemotherapy.
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Cancer can evolve to a contageous disease Posted: 2 months ago by bernardblack
Under ordinary circumstances, cancer is an individuated phenomenon. Its onset is determined partly by genetics, partly by environment, partly by entropy, partly by the remorseless tick-tock of time.
That is now always the case however
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Update - his rep says its not true -Paul Newman reportedly has terminal lung cancer Posted: 4 months ago by suebe
Newman, a former chain smoker, has been reported as seeking treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.
No confirmations from his staff nor the hospital.
Say it ain't so, blue eyes.
Edit: Hopefully, this update is true.
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Cancer Patient Wins £5,000 After Betting He'd Live Longer Than Doctors Predicted Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
Doctors diagnosed Jon Matthews with cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was told that he'd probably live less than a year and that the longest anyone lived with his type of cancer was 25 months.
He took that as a challenge and went to a casino, betting that he'd outlive the doctors' predictions. He was given 50-1 odds. And now is the winner of $9,810.38
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Reading this may just save your life, if cancer experts are right Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
BACON, smoked ham and processed sausages are a cancer threat and should be cut from people's diet altogether, according to the world's most comprehensive study of the disease.
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Scientists find 'master' breast cancer gene Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
Geneticists have identified a super gene which causes breast cancer to metastasise, the deadly process by which the disease spreads to other organs.
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