Teenager Cancer Trust In The UK
In the UK, children have a place to turn to when they are diagnosed with cancer. That organization is the teenager cancer Trust. This UK charity makes sure young people have someone in their corner r
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Hope For Aggressive Lung Cancer
Lu Wang, PhD is an assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern University. What he and his colleagues have discovered is extremely hopeful for aggressive lung can
How BBC Journalist Sarah Lee’s Skin Cancer Was Misdiagnosed
Sarah Lee is a 29-year-old BBC journalist who found out she had stage 3 melanoma. How did she find out? Well, first of all, she took a picture of her scalp because she was trying to see if
TCR Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Is there hope?
Pancreatic cancer is usually not detected in its early stages which is why pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. It is the 3rd leading cause of cancer-related de
Colorectal Cancer Screening
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the good news is that it’s easier than ever to be screened for colorectal cancer. Screening tests are available that you can complete at home. It i
Can Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Breast Cancer?
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that many commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications are associated with a significant increase in the risk of breast
Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. Dr. Sara Hurvitz at UCLA has brought to light the impact of medicine to fight brea
Maricela Vázquez and Breast Cancer Awareness
Maricela Vazquez is a meteorologist at Telemundo Chicago and she recently shared her breast cancer experience with Northwestern Medicine in the hopes that more women will get regular checkups and brea
Farrah Fawcett Foundation and HPV-Related Cancer
Farrah Fawcett died in 2009 from anal cancer but today her spirit lives on through the Farrah Fawcett Foundation. Farrah was known for her role in the hit T.V. series Charlie’s Angels as well as o
Lung Cancer Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
According to cancer.org, most lung cancers do not cause any symptoms until they have spread, but some people with early lung cancer do have symptoms. If you go to your doctor when you first notice sym
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