By: Bonita Cornute From: fox2now.com The American Cancer Society is investing $74 million in breast cancer research. A grant awarded 10 years to Washington University Medical School has resulted in exciting discoveries. The fight against an invasive breast cancer has strong local ties. From lab work to clinical trials, local research creates a strategy for effective diagnosis and treatment. In …
Almost all men with early prostate cancer survive 10 years regardless of treatment
By: Laurie McGinley From: washingtonpost.com The survival rate for early-stage prostate cancer is 99 percent after 10 years, regardless of whether men undergo surgery, radiation or are “actively monitored,” according to studies published Wednesday. Researchers hailed the results as good news, saying they had been expecting a survival rate of 90 percent. The two new studies, published in the New …
Making Strides Against Cancer One Person At A Time
From: cbslocal.com Driving in Southern California can be stressful. Now, imagine having to navigate heavy traffic for several hours a day while you are seriously ill to get medical treatment. Ivory Payne said he was thankful he did not have to do that, thanks to the American Cancer Society and the generosity of a hotel chain. Payne was diagnosed with prostate cancer last …
Weight Watchers Tackles Weight Gain Post Breast Cancer Treatment
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) launched Project L.I.F.T. – Live Inspired, Fight Together – a new movement, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, to inspire and guide breast cancer survivors with free resources focused on tackling the unexpected weight gain that can follow breast cancer treatment. While breast cancer patients have information available to them on breast cancer …
Weight Watchers Launches Project L.I.F.T With The American Cancer Society
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) launched Project L.I.F.T. – Live Inspired, Fight Together – a new movement, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, to inspire and guide breast cancer survivors with free resources focused on tackling the unexpected weight gain that can follow breast cancer treatment. While breast cancer patients have information available to them on breast cancer …
American Cancer Society Lobbies for More Cancer Research Funding
By: Kelvin Suddason From: infozine.com Barbara Harrington, 60, a breast cancer survivor, came to Capitol Hill this week to ask for $6 billion. It’s not for her. It’s to increase funding for cancer research. Harrington, who used to work in the health care industry, was diagnosed at age 45 and is cancer free. But she lost her father and a …
Feinstein, Ayotte Introduce Bill to Improve Breast Cancer Detection
From: Feinstein Press – United State Senate News Release Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) today introduced the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act, which would improve breast cancer detection by requiring the mammogram report a woman already receives to include whether she has dense tissue, so she can discuss with her doctor if she should seek additional …
For Lung Cancer Screening, a Small Dose of Hope
By: Jane E. Brody From: nytimes.com In 2011, a year after my husband Richard died of lung cancer, a major national study documented the potential ability to detect this disease when it might still be amenable to cure. Having smoked up to a pack a day for 50 years, Richard knew his days were numbered even though he had quit …
Targeted Drug May Prolong Survival of Patients with Cervical Cancer
From: Wiley Science Newsroom A new clinical study has found that erlotinib, a targeted antitumor agent, has promising potential to improve treatment for cervical cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the results indicate that larger trials are warranted to determine whether the drug should become part of standard therapy for women with …
Key Pancreatic Cancer Defect Is Identified by UCSF Researchers
Pancreatic cancer, compared to other types of leading cancer killers, is detected later and does not respond well to either new or established drugs. Now a new UC San Francisco study has shed light on the origins of one type of deadly pancreatic cancer. In a study published online February 23, 2014 in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers led …