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Mum suffering from breast cancer stars in play about illness

By on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | No Comments

Single mum-of-three Yvonne Newbold, 53, from Wallington, was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago and decided to write a blog all about the twists and turns of her cancer treatment at the Royal Marsden cancer hospital.

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Drosophila Model Created To Study How A Normal Cell Turns Cancerous

By on Monday, December 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

The wing of a fruit fly may hold the key to unraveling the genetic and molecular events that transform a normal cell into a cancerous one. The study, conducted on Drosophila melanogaster by scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and led by ICREA researcher Marco Milan, has reproduced each of the steps known to take place when a healthy cell turns cancerous…

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Those Affected By Cancer Seek Support

By on Friday, November 16th, 2012 | No Comments

For someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, life as they know it suddenly turns upside down; and that goes for the family, as well.

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Grapefruit Juice Could Help Cancer Patients Save Money

By on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 | No Comments

Doctors have warned patients about drug interactions with grapefruit juice for years, but it turns out the tart drink might actually interact with certain drugs in a good way, reducing dosages and, therefore, costs and side effects, a new study shows.

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Single protein promotes resistance to widely used anti-estrogen drugs

By on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Researchers have uncovered a single molecule they say is a major determinant of resistance to anti-estrogen therapy used to treat or prevent breast cancer in high-risk women. The scientists say glucose-regulated protein 78, activated as breast cells undergo stress induced by the agents tamoxifen and fulvestrant, turns off apoptosis, a cell death response, and turns on autophagy.

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LSU student takes classes online, fights cancer in Pa.

By on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Tony Mazza, much like other LSU students, takes notes from class lectures, turns in his homework assignments and crams before midterms, balancing school work with his job and social life.

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Northwestern scientists develop new drug that prevents spread of human prostate cancer cells in mice

By on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 | No Comments

A new drug developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists prevented human prostate cancer cells transplanted into mice from spreading to other tissues without any toxic effects to normal cells or tissues. The drug turns off the “go” switch in the cancer cells and immobilizes them.

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Scientists elevate little-studied cellular mechanism to potential drug target

By on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 | No Comments

For years, science has generally considered the phosphorylation of proteins — the insertion of a phosphorus group into a protein that turns it on or off — as perhaps the factor regulating a range of cellular processes from cell metabolism to programmed cell death.

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Survivors take swings at cancer in Danville

By on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Dianne Whittle and other breast cancer survivors took turns hitting the bright pink care with a sledge hammer to raise money for the Danville Cancer Association.

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Did McKinsey Repudiate their Employer Health Care Survey?

By on Monday, October 31st, 2011 | No Comments

… was the repudiation?  Googling “McKinsey repudiates health care survey” turns up … employers to measure their attitudes about healthcare reform . The opinion survey was paid … as part of its routine, proprietary research . We stand by the integrity and …

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