May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and there is a big push for people to take proper precautions to protect their skin. But what if there was a skin cancer vaccine to help keep skin cancer at bay? A local doctor has been a part of research to make that happen. “When I got the phone call that the spot on my leg was actually Melanoma, I was actually really upset and afraid,” said Dona
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Her surgery was a success, she says. Angie Everhart had successful surgery for thyroid cancer.(Photo: Amy Sussman, Getty Images) Angie Everhart, 43, is sharing happy medical news with her fans and followers. The model and actress, who said last week that she had thyroid cancer and would be undergoing surgery, tweeted over the weekend that her doctor called her “to tell me I am cancer free!!!!!” She also thanked her fans and fellow cancer survivors
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Low-Dose CT Scans May Help Spot Early Lung Cancer By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Finding early signs of lung cancer was once next to impossible, but a new study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that screening with low-dose CT scans may help spot the beginnings of disease in high-risk patients. Among patients considered at the greatest risk for lung cancer, 6 percent were found to
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Hairstylist Sal Malafronte’s attention to detail ensures a nice coif — and saved a client’s life. Last fall, Malafronte discovered a spot on the back of client Cathy Shattuck’s head that “seemed a little off.” “I said, ‘You should check it out. It looks weird,” said Malafronte, artistic director at Salon Mario Russo. “This was probably only my second time doing her hair and I was very gentle in my approach. She didn’t seem to be
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Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and Kelsey Grammer‘s ex-wife, Camille, who carries the BRCA 2 mutation linked to ovarian cancer, applauds Angelina Jolie‘s decision to go public with her preventative double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. Just last week Jolie revealed, in a piece for she wrote for the New York Times, she had a preventative double mastectomy after medical tests indicated she had the “faulty”
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AP Article source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57585474/china-probes-rice-tainted-with-cancer-causing-cadmium/
As the legendary front man of The Who, Roger Daltrey has been entertaining fans across the globe for decades – but his latest project goes beyond the music, and into the lives of some very special fans here in America: Cancer patients. “I’ve been supporting a charity called Teenage Cancer Trust, which was started by my doctor, who recognized, within our system of medical care, that the age group from 13-25 are very, very specific,”
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A Minnesota teen who penned the heartbreaking song “Clouds” after learning he had terminal bone cancer, reaching millions around the globe after his performance went viral on YouTube, has died. “Maybe someday I’ll see you again,” Zach Sobiech sang in a performance initially recorded on his cellphone, then recorded in a studio with professional musicians. “We’ll fly up in the clouds and we’ll never see the end.” “Maybe someday I’ll see you again, we’ll fly
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(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Dr. Katsuto Shinohara (L) and Dr. I-Chow Hsu review images of a cancerous prostate before performing bracytherapy on a man with prostate cancer at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center. A UCLA-led study published Monday may help doctors identify which prostate cancer patients should not undergo treatments that cause debilitating side effects. It confirms that men in their 60′s and older afflicted with other serious illnesses are more likely to die from one
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By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK | Mon May 20, 2013 5:02pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate removal or radiation, and they’d have to live with their side effects, says a new study. “If you’re going to die of a heart attack in five years, what’s the point of going through radiation?” asked Dr.
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