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Angelina Jolie’s Not Alone: Other Celebrities Who’ve Survived Breast Cancer and Inspired Others

By on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | No Comments

Given that cancer runs in her family, Angelina Jolie wasn’t taking any chances with her health when she decided to have a preventive double mastectomy .

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Ore. man bonds with boy fighting same cancer

By on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

Jordan McDonald wears his on his right leg, Grant Jensen wears his on his left. And McDonald, at 24, is twice as old, so his prosthetic leg is longer than the new one just fitted for Jensen, who is still a rambunctious 12-year-old. But what the two share runs much deeper than which leg they partially lost to an uncommon form of cancer.

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Study upends model of how dividing cells monitor distribution of chromosomes

By on Monday, April 22nd, 2013 | No Comments

A recent study upends the model for how dividing cells monitor the equal distribution of their chromosomes —- a process that often runs awry in cancer. By targeting Aurora B kinase, their discovery has overturned the prevailing model of advanced cell division.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: new genetic tests shed light on family risk

By on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 | No Comments

Luz Daravina was relieved to learn, through genetic testing, that her breast cancer wasn’t something that runs in her family.

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Major genetic mutation associated with hereditary prostate cancer risk discovered

By on Friday, August 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease.

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Barbara Lawton’s Cervical Cancer PSA

By on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 | No Comments

Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton educates viewers on the vaccine against HPV, the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer. The spot runs on Charter and Time Warner cable systems throughout 2008/

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Photos: Taste Regina: Chefs create ‘Pinkalicious’ dishes for breast cancer awareness

By on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 | No Comments

Five Regina restaurants will be serving up special dishes during Pinkalicious. The event is part of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Paint Canada Pink week, and runs from June 25-29. Crave Kitchen + Wine Bar Chef Jonathan Thauberger prepared a Spanish-inspired steelhead trout and scallop escabeche with a gazpacho-inspired broth.

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Long-Lasting Fatigue After Breast Cancer Less Common Than Thought

By on Monday, April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Although breast cancer-related fatigue is common, it generally runs a self-limiting course and does not persist as long as people had thought; especially in cases of early-stage breast cancer, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The authors explained that long-term fatigue, which is often disabling, is common after patients undergo treatment for cancer…

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Scientists collaborate to find first major genetic mutation associated with hereditary prostate cancer risk:

By on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | No Comments

After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease.

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First major genetic mutation associated with hereditary prostate cancer risk

By on Friday, January 13th, 2012 | No Comments

After a 20-year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease.

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