TOGETHER FOR A CURE's Blog – September 2009 Archive (4)

Breast cancer 'cure' hopes, New hope for women at risk of breast cancer

There is new hope for the thousands of women at risk of developing breast cancer after British scientists announced a possible 'cure'.



Experts at Imperial College in London say they have identified a way to stop tumours from growing and spreading to other parts of the body.



The team behind the research says new drugs could be available within the next two years.



Scientists have previously focused on how to prevent tumours from forming, but this new treatment… Continue

Added by TOGETHER FOR A CURE on September 14, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Do you know a Little Star? Cancer Research UK's Little Star Awards

Cancer Research UK's Little Star Awards, in partnership with TK Maxx, celebrate the courage of children who have been diagnosed with cancer. Nominations for this year have now closed, but will reopen in November 2009. The 2008/9 awards were supported by celebrities David Tennant, Leona Lewis, Cesc Fabregas, Gael Clichy, Zoe Salmon, George Sampson and Lewis Hamilton. The 23 Little Stars and their families, who came together as… Continue

Added by TOGETHER FOR A CURE on September 14, 2009 at 2:09pm — No Comments

LIVING WITH CANCER

My husband Allan was diagnosed with a lymphoma 10 years ago, Im lucky in the sense that my husband is still with me ten years on and is feeling fine so far and now only attending the hospital once per year as a safety net. We have been on the other end as both his parents died of cancer, his mother at an early age, which was hard as she never saw the grandchildren that came along. Cancer not only effects the person that is unfortunate to contract it,… Continue

Added by TOGETHER FOR A CURE on September 14, 2009 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Doctors Double As Rock Stars To Help Raise Cancer Awareness

A group of doctors are trying to raise awareness about cancer in the operating room and on stage. NY1's Kafi Drexel filed the following report. Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth of Mt. Sinai Medical Center is a busy women's cancer doctor by day, but take away the white lab coat and you have a rock star. Nagarsheth and five other doctors from around the country are all skilled surgeons in the field of gynecologic… Continue

Added by TOGETHER FOR A CURE on September 13, 2009 at 2:02pm — No Comments

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