Today in things that make us scream incoherently   by Jill Pantozzi | 4:15 pm, January 30th Share on Tumblr Yes, it’s true, we have rules in our society for a reason but in my mind at least, there’s times when rules should be bent for the greater good. This is one of those occasions. J.T. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — The latest chapter of Mark Herzlich‘s feel-good story involves the Super Bowl, and he’s more than happy to be here. Herzlich tweeted this message Monday after he and the Giants touched down at Indianapolis International Airport: “”2 yrs ago I was told I might never walk again. Just WALKED off plane in Indy [...]

By CHIOMA OBINNA Federal government has been urged to include technique of Breast Self Examination into the school curriculum. The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, MWAN, in a communiqué issued after it’s 17th Biennial Scientific Conference and General Assembly in Lagos tagged; “Revisiting the myth behind Maternal and Infant Mortality: Can e-health/m-Health Make a Difference” [...]

Joe Paterno leaves behind one of the most incredibly complex legacies in the history of sports. His tenure at Penn State University was legendary, both for its duration and for its success. Paterno turned Penn State into one of the most recognizable college football powerhouses of all time, and did so while graduating an unbelievable [...]

Hellnuts by Raid71 RCHOP by by Raid71 Cosmic Kiss by Raid71 Artist Chris Thornley (aka Raid71) was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago and in response created a fundraising site called Art V Cancer that sells his art posters to benefit cancer research. Art V Cancer is run by Chris Thornley (aka Raid71 the [...]

By Lynne Friedmann UC San Diego Health System is set to acquire the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early December 2011. The purchase price is $18 million for the four-story, 142,000-square-foot facility located in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas. NVCI will remain the official cancer institute of the [...]

Luke Timmerman1/20/12Leave a CommentFollow @ldtimmerman Veracyte has been gaining momentum the past few months with a new molecular diagnostic for thyroid cancer, and today it’s taking another step ahead by forming an alliance with Genzyme, the maker of a common drug for treating the disease. South San Francisco-based Veracyte said today that it has formed a global co-promotion deal [...]

President Nixon declared a war on cancer on Dec. 23, 1971. The war on cancer is arguably being lost on a daily basis. My daughter Alexis Agin, just two weeks shy of her fifth birthday, became yet another name etched on the proverbial wall of names who laid down their life in this war. Sure, [...]

Esophageal cancer is the eighth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the fifth biggest in the United Kingdom so any new tools that enable doctors to detect and help fight it is probably more than welcome; which is exactly what this news from scientists working at the Medical Research [...]