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Actor Edward Laurence Albert, Godson of Sir Laurence Olivier died on Friday of lung cancer, he was 55. Edward appeared in 126 films and also had TV roles to his credit. Edward’s movie debut was in 1965′s The Fool Killer. Once he seriously decided to pursue acting he starred in a film called Butterflies are [...]
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New Zealand scientists have discovered that Broccolis may hold the key to kill cancer cells. A team from Otago University’s Christchurch school of medicine has found that compounds from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and watercress help kill cancer cells which are resistant to other treatments. As per their research, the naturally occurring [...]
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Run for Hope’, inspired by cancer victim Terry Fox, raised more than $200,000 for cancer research. Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan flagged off the event at Sentosa’s Tanjong Beach. Terry Fox Runs are held in 50 countries around the world. Seoul’s has been going since 1991 — a non-competitive run or walk [...]
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A test that measures the amounts of two members of the same protein family – one of which appears to act as an oncogene, and the other as a tumor suppressor – helps identify patients with breast cancer who will likely benefit from chemotherapy and those who won’t, according to researchers. OncoPlan, a test is [...]
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According to a new research, a protein tests spots risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer in women. Not all women have mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes for breast and ovarian cancer but still have a strong family history. Tanja Pejovic, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Oregon Health & [...]
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According to the National Cancer Registry, breast cancer cases would easily double in next 15 years at Ireland. At the official launch of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr Harry Comber, Director of National Cancer Registry Ireland, gave a presentation on the theme, Time Trends 2002-20202. Approximately 650 women die every year in Ireland because of [...]
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Darren Clarke, the professional golfer, lost his wife to breast cancer last month. Since July 21 he hasn’t played competitively in a single tournament. He took his time off golf to care for his cancer victim wife. After her wife passed away, Clarke has been trying to regroup himself and mourn the loss of her [...]
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Ann Richards, who was the Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995, succumbed to esophageal cancer. She passed away at the age of 73. Earlier this year in March, she revealed that she was being treated for esophageal cancer. She was the second woman in history of Texas, to hold that position. Ann Richards seemed [...]
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The sixties’ singer and former actress Marianne Faithfull, 59, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her publicist said this Thursday. However, the doctors who diagnosed the disease in France, said that the disease was in its ‘earliest stages,’ a statement released in London said. ‘The disease has been quickly discovered by doctors in France,’ said [...]
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In laboratory testing, the mineral water slowed colon cancer cells 62 percent better than tap water; slowed liver cancer by 35 percent, and slowed cervical cancer by 21 percent better than tap water. Deeside Mineral Water first came to be known as offering health benefit in 1760, when a local woman is reported to have [...]
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Under a new proposed law, sixth grade girls of Michigan State are required to be vaccinated against cervical cancer. The proposed law would require girls headed for sixth grade next year to be immunized against the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes most cervical cancers and can also cause genital warts. The American Cancer Society [...]
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As per a research, asthmatic patients smoke far less than those who do not suffer from asthma. Keeping that in mind, one would think that asthmatics are on a low risk of developing lung cancer. However a new study, conducted at the Centre for Disease Control has something opposite to say. In a recent study, [...]
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