Scientists have cracked one of the secrets behind the spread of cancer — a protein that helps the disease thrive and spread through the body, besides aiding its return post treatment. The breakthrough opens the way to drugs and better ways of picking out the most dangerous tumours, the Journal of Clinical Investigation reports. Cancer [...]
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Scientists find trigger behind spread of cancer
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Labrador can sniff out bowel cancer even in early stage
February 1st, 2011 |
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Dogs can sniff out bowel cancer, even in its early stages, in breath and stool samples with 95 percent accuracy, scientists say. They used a specially trained Labrador retriever to demonstrate the findings. The findings suggest that chemical compounds for specific cancers circulate throughout the body, which opens up the prospect of developing tests to [...]
STS9: Cancel Feb/Mar Dates Murph Diagnosed with Cancer
January 19th, 2011 |
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GREAT MUSICIAN FACES HEALTH CHALLENGE
 Murph by Casey Flanigan |
The following statement
appeared on the band’s website this week:
It’s with heavy hearts and eternal optimism for the future that we announce the cancellation of STS9′s Winter Tour 2011 dates in February 2011 and March 2011 while our brother, friend and bass player David Murphy will begin undergoing timely and necessary cancer treatment following STS9′s Mayan Holidaze performances this weekend. Below you will find a note from David himself he wanted you all to readÂ…
Greetings Family,Friends and Fans,
I’m writing to share with y’all some news I’ve received recently. I have just been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor primarily in my sinus cavity (a type of internal skin cancer). It will require an extensive surgery followed by a few months long recovery periods. There will be some treatment for the cancer following also but at this time we aren’t fully aware of what that will entail and at this time we are just focusing on the task at hand which is the surgery.
With this news comes a bit of bad news for our upcoming shows. We will have to cancel all of our upcoming shows in Feb and March in order to fully get after taking care of this little health issue to the fullest, and we will do just that. There is nothing more in the world I love than playing music and sharing it with all of you and we will continue to do it for a long time together and all I ask for is y’all’s thoughts and prayers during this time of recovery!
We will still be performing in Mexico this weekend before my upcoming surgery, so for y’all down thereÂ….
Let’s do thisÂ…. Boom!
We’ll send appropriate updates as we get them through out the process.
- Murph
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Pollution causing cancer in children in China
January 15th, 2011 |
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Over 32,000 children under 14 in China today suffer from cancer and such cases are on the rise due to the rampant pollution and unhealthy lifestyles, the health experts here have warned. “The fatal disease long considered a problem of older people is now striking more and more children,” said Zhang Guangchao, a cancer expert [...]
Michael Douglas — Cancer-Free — On “The TODAY Show†[Jan. 11]
January 11th, 2011 |
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Michael Douglas has beaten cancer. In a Tuesday morning interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s The TODAY Show, the Oscar-winning Wall Street star announced that odds are that he’s beat the Stage IV throat cancer that doctors diagnosed him with last summer. “I feel good, relieved. The tumor is gone. But, you know, I have [...]
Michael Douglas Cancer-Free!
January 10th, 2011 |
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Yippee: Mike’s cancer-free! (Good news calls for a little cheesiness…..) In his first television interview since undergoing treatment for Stage III throat cancer six months ago, Oscar winner Michael Douglas tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer that he’s beat the deadly disease. “I feel good, relieved. The tumor is gone. But, you know, I have to check [...]
Maroon 5 Adam Levine Naked Testicular Cancer PSA
January 6th, 2011 |
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Listen up, Men: Adam wants you to be kind to your testes…. Now this is just what we need to cheer ourselves up on a cold and miserable Thursday afternoon…There’s usually heartbreak, a bathroom mirror, and a high-definition digital camera involved when a celebrity’s nether regions become a Trending Topic on Twitter, but Maroon 5′s [...]
Women with wide waists face higher cancer risk
December 29th, 2010 |
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Almost half of women have a higher risk of cancer because of their bulging waistlines. Most people think men carry more weight around their tummy, but the reality is that women are way out in front. Forty-four percent of women in England have a large waistline linked to a range of cancers and other diseases, [...]
Blocking the development of cancer cells’ feet
December 17th, 2010 |
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Scientists have discovered a new novel way to block the critical structure that allows cancer cells to spread – using their feet. Scientists know that some cancer cells spread, or metastasize, throughout the body the old-fashioned way — by using their feet. But researchers at Duke Cancer Institute have discovered a way to short-circuit their [...]
Internet Provides Open Channel for Cancer Education, Discussion: Pew
December 15th, 2010 |
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A report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that people with cancer use the Internet to gather information about their conditions and to connect with other cancer patients. – A new report by the
Pew Internet amp; American Life Project called quot;Internet Cancer 2.0: A
Summary of Recent Research quot; suggests that the Internet is a great resource
for people suffering from cancer and other chronic conditions, yet the
potential exists for greater use.
Currently 62 …
Usher Kicked In Nose By Fan; Marisa Miller Goes Nude For Skin Cancer Research; David Batista’s Daughter Leaks Sex Tape & Other Evening Crunch Crumbs
December 15th, 2010 |
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-Stalkers, stampedes, and broken noses: All in the price of being a sex symbol. Just ask Usher.. -Thora Birch is out of a job… -”Biblically-correct” former beauty queen Carrie Prejean is having a baby boy…. -Mary J. Blige is learning French for her role as Nina Simone…. -Diddy’s Greatest Hits: Woman-Wise…. -Replicas of the ivory [...]
High intakes of folic acid may be linked to cancer
December 14th, 2010 |
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A new study has suggested that increased consumption of folic acid can reduce birth defects including neural tube defects, congenital heart disease and oral clefts but high intakes of folic acid may be linked to adverse events such as colorectal cancer. Researchers at Children”s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and The Hospital for Sick [...]
Depression drug may relieve pain from breast cancer treatment
December 13th, 2010 |
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A new study has found that a drug usually used to treat depression and anxiety disorder helped in reducing joint and muscle pain linked with a breast cancer treatment. The women in the University of Michigan study were taking aromatase inhibitors, a type of drug designed to block the production of estrogen, which fuels some [...]
Simple fingertip test may identify breast cancer patients at CTS risk
December 11th, 2010 |
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A simple test that measures a breast cancer patient’s ability to feel two metal points pressed against her fingertips may help evaluate the risk for developing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a new study by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers has shown. CTS, most often associated with computer keyboard typing, is caused by bone growth [...]
Prevention of cancer: Wonder drug
December 9th, 2010 |
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Aspirin continues to amaze
FOR thousands of years aspirin has been humanity’s wonder drug. Extracts from the willow tree have been used for pain relief in folk medicine since the time of the ancient Greeks. By 1897 a synthetic derivative (acetyl salicylic acid) of the plant’s active ingredient (salicin) was created. This allowed aspirin to become the most widely used medicine in the world.
In recent years its benefits as a blood-thinning drug have led to it being prescribed in low doses of around 50mg to reduce deaths from stroke and heart attack. There were also hints that aspirin may help prevent some cancers. But these were mostly based on observational studies, which can be misleading. …
Cancer-stricken Aretha Franklin ‘has less than a year to live’
December 9th, 2010 |
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‘The Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin, who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, has less than a year to live, according to reports. The Respect singer, 68, is suffering from incurable advanced pancreatic cancer, a US magazine claimed. Her family confirmed she had the disease but refused to give details or discuss her prognosis, reports the [...]
Aretha Franklin Pancreatic Cancer!?
December 8th, 2010 |
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Oh dear….. It seems the mystery illness that has sidelined music legend Aretha Franklin from the stage until May is much more serious than gout or a bad case of heartburn. In fact, the Queen of Soul could be in for the fight of her life. The Snitch Circuit is abuzz this Wednesday with whispers [...]
Elizabeth Edwards Dead At 61
December 7th, 2010 |
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Elizabeth Edwards has died. The political wife, whose public battle with breast cancer, coping with marital infidelity, and continued advocacy for the resilence shot her to the top of bestsellers’ lists, died Tuesday morning at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 61. The mother of four was surrounded by family and friends [...]