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It is a rare, but very aggressive form of breast cancer. One of the concerns about this type of breast cancer is that it may not show up on a mammogram or ultrasound. However, those diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer or IBC usually have noticed physical changes in their breasts. Dr. Virginia Borges with the [...]
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THEY SAY you can’t keep a good woman down, and this is surely true when you look at courageous Susan Thornton of Pottstown, who has been living with an incurable form of lymphoma (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or CTCL) since 1991. The 47-year-old native Philadelphian has undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatments to manage her chronic cancer. [...]
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A woman who is recovering from breast cancer surgery at Blackpool’s Victoria Hospital is calling on Citizen readers to help her raise thousands of pounds toward a dedicated ward for patients with the disease. Valerie Hoyland, of School Road, Thornton, wants people to join her in her drive to create a new breast cancer ward [...]
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Six years ago, Jane Tomlinson was given just months to live. Now she’s about to set off on a 4,000-mile bike trek across America. She tells us why she refuses to sit at home waiting to die. Shoes spill off a rack in the hall, a washing machine whirrs and family clutter colonises the rooms [...]
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A Croydon man recently diagnosed with lung cancer claims doctors at Mayday Hospital should have spotted the killer disease months ago. Bosses are investigating after Ronald Jones lodged a formal complaint with the London Road hospital. The 70-year-old has accused Mayday of failing to diagnose the disease at the earliest opportunity. He claims cancer in [...]
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Donna Hicken has been themed as one tough “fighter†— she’s fought breast cancer twice, fought for time with her family as a media celebrity and is starting a national marathon to fight breast cancer. But the one thing she hasn’t fought for, yet, is retirement. “I have a difficult time saying ‘no’ to people,†[...]
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CytoGenix, Inc. (OTCBB:CYGX) Dr. Yin Chen, CytoGenix Chief Scientific Officer; Ms. Harilyn McMicken, CytoGenix, Laboratory Director; Dr. Cy Stein, Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein School of Medicine; and Dr. John Rossi, Chairman and Professor in the Division of Molecular Biology, City of Hope have collaborated in a study that has been accepted for publication [...]
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A team of women from across Hounslow are set to battle blisters and back pain to raise thousands of pounds for breast cancer research. Christened the Aviva’s Divas, the group will join thousands of men and women for a 60km walk through London over two days in September on the Aviva Weekend to Breakthrough Breast [...]
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Houston, June 29 (PTI): Researchers have found that a protein known for driving the growth of cancer also plays a surprising role in restoring the ability of neurons to regenerate, making it an important target for addressing spinal cord damage or neurological diseases like Alzheimers. “The finding suggests that the same process this protein uses [...]
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Therion Biologics Corp., a 15-year-old Cambridge company trying to develop a new breed of vaccines to fight cancer, will be shuttered and sold after its most promising drug candidate failed a pivotal human test, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. In a test on 255 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, Therion had hoped its vaccine [...]
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A major campaign has been launched to raise funds for the development of services for younger women with breast cancer. Every year in Ireland, around 300 women under the age of 45 are diagnosed with the disease. The Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign centres on the sale of a unique range of designer t-shirts. All [...]
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