Komen Hopes Walkers Won't Walk Out On Event
Over the weekend, the Susan G. Komen foundation held meetings in 15 cities around the country for people who have registered for this summer's 3-Day walks.The annual events are key fundraisers for the...
View ArticleWhat's The Cure In The Race Against Breast Cancer?
Tracy Grant was just 39 when she got the diagnosis."They asked me to stay a little bit longer because they saw something a little weird," she remembers. "In my mind I was saying, ... 'Here we go, this...
View ArticleSpecialty Hospitals Get A Favorable Vote
The House Health and Human Services Committee has sent an amended bill allowing not just Cancer Specialty Hospitals but all specialty hospitals to bypass the Certificate of Need process. All other...
View Article'Life Is Really Good,' Says Cancer Survivor, 12
When Grant Coursey was a toddler, he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer often found in young children. A tumor had wrapped itself around Grant's spinal cord and had grown so that it pushed...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Modifies Caramel Color To Avoid Cancer Warning Label
When the state of California added the compound 4-methylimidazole, also known as 4-MI or 4-MEI, to its list of known carcinogens in 2011, it created a problem for the soda industry.The caramel color...
View ArticleDeath By Bacon? Study Finds Eating Meat Is Risky
Bacon has been called the gateway meat, luring vegetarians back to meat.
View ArticleDoctors Revamp Guidelines For Pap Smears
Women should get screened for cervical cancer far less frequently than doctors have long recommended, according to new guidelines released Wednesday.More than 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical...
View ArticleKomen Struggles To Regain Footing, And Funding
It's Race for the Cure season in many parts of the U.S. The signature fundraisers of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation draw crowds of men, women and children dressed in pink to city streets...
View ArticleLifestyle, As a Cancer Preventative
How alternative cancer therapies and life style changes can not only treat cancer, but also prevent it, Dr. Lorenzo Cohen presents “The Anti-Cancer Way of Life” tonight at 7pm at the Concord City...
View ArticleWider Use Of Breast Cancer Radiation Technique Raises Concern
When Lisa Galloway was trying to decide what kind of radiation treatment to undergo after surgery for early breast cancer, she jumped at the chance to get a newer, quicker approach.Instead of dragging...
View ArticleA Lesson in Dying
Abby Goodnough, writer for The New York Times, talks about the incredible opportunity that Martha Keochareon afforded medical students at Holyoke Community College. Martha, a nurse, was diagnosed with...
View ArticleSoothing Cancer With The Arts
A creative arts program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon is helping cancer patients and their families deal with life-changing illness.
View ArticleAvoiding Environmental Cancer Triggers
EarthTalk®E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: I know that some of us are genetically predisposed to get cancer, but what are some ways we can avoid known environmental triggers for it?-- B....
View ArticleThe Sun's Blood Pressure Benefits
For years, fear of skin cancer has had us slathering 50+ SPF sunscreen, donning hats or avoiding prolonged sun exposure under umbrellas or shade. Some unexpected research recently out of Edinburgh...
View ArticleThe Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene And The Quest To Cure Cancer
In 1959 scientists caught their first glimpse of a genetic mutation, ‘the Philadelphia chromosome’ and began unraveling the mysterious role it plays in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and led to the...
View ArticleFamily Of 12-Year-Old Hudson Girl Seeks FDA Exception For Cancer Drug
U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte is reaching out to the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to help a Hudson girl with a rare form of brain cancer.
View ArticleSeabrook Representative Dies Following Battle With Brain Cancer
State Representative Amy Perkins of Seabrook died this morning after being diagnosed with brain cancer more than a year ago.
View ArticleGranite State Has Highest Rate Of Breast Cancer
New Hampshire has a higher rate of breast cancer than any state in the U.S. according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In 2011 - the most recent data available is from back -...
View ArticleCheshire Lands $1.1 Million Grant For Healthy Monadnock Plan
A plan to make the Monadnock region one of the healthiest communities in the country has received a financial boost from the federal government.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has...
View ArticleGiving Matters: A Lifeline For Kids With Cancer And Their Families
The mission of Childhood Cancer Lifeline is to “empower New Hampshire families who are coping with childhood cancer.” The Konrads are one such family.
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