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Background  African-American women have the highest breast (boob) cancer death rates of all racial/ethnic groups in the US. Reasons for these
disparities are multi-factorial, but include lower mammogram utilization among this population. Cultural attitudes and beliefs,
such as fear and fatalism, have not been fully explored as potential barriers to mammography among African-American women.

Objective  To [...]

CANCER NEWS: Well, it has been a couple months since we posted anything here…..you know it really is true…life does go on! Valerie had implants put in last October, and with all the changes her body went through after Chemo and Radiation, they (the implants) have decided not to cooperate. So, Valerie is scheduled [...]

CANCER NEWS: The hypothesis that cancer stem cells are responsible for the chemo-resistant and metastatic phenotypes of many breast (women’s) cancers has gained support using cell sorting strategies to enrich for the tumor-initiating population of cells. However, the mechanisms regulating the cancer stem cell pool are less clear. Two recent publications suggest that loss [...]

CANCER NEWS: Well, it has been a couple months since we posted anything here…..you know it really is true…life does go on! Valerie had implants put in last October, and with all the changes her body went through after Chemo and Radiation, they (the implants) have decided not to cooperate. So, Valerie is scheduled [...]

CANCER NEWS: As of early Sunday morning, Jill Biden took on a new title: possible Vice Presidential wife. (“Second Lady” sounds so tacky, doesn’t it?) And if she and husband Joe move into Blair House come January 2009, she’ll assume a whole new set of responsibilities. But I’m betting she’ll keep a firm grip [...]

CANCER NEWS: Not all doctors email patients, nor for that matter do all doctors email each other - but I have found it to be helpful for many patients. Not all patients have my email account, but for some patients for whom it seems appropriate I have given out my office email adDr. [...]

CANCER NEWS: IntroductionPatients with primary operable estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast (women’s) cancer account for approximately 30% of all cases and generally have worse prognosis (outlook) than ER+ patients. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of ER- cases have favourable outcome and could potentially benefit from a less aggressive course of therapy. Identification of such good [...]

CANCER NEWS: Australian scientists have identified a way to ’switch off’ a molecule, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast (women’s) cancer and certain forms of leukemia. The molecule, known as Gab2, operates downstream of a major breast (women’s) cancer oncogene, HER2, the target of the Dr. (God)g Herceptin. A research [...]

CANCER NEWS: According to a study from the United States, “Metastatic disease is present in up to 20% of patients at the time of diagnosis (finding out what’s wrong) of colorectal cancer. The most frequently involved sites are the liver and the lungs.A rare form of lung metastatic disease is endobronchial metastases, most commonly [...]

CANCER NEWS: According to a study from the United States, “Metastatic disease is present in up to 20% of patients at the time of diagnosis (finding out what’s wrong) of colorectal cancer. The most frequently involved sites are the liver and the lungs.A rare form of lung metastatic disease is endobronchial metastases, most commonly [...]

(Mesothelioma News) BOTHELL, WA and VANCOUVER — OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals announced today that OGX-011, also known as custirsen sodium, received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with docetaxel for progressive metastatic prostate cancer. OGX-011 is currently completing five Phase 2 clinical studies in prostate, lung and breast cancer, and [...]

VIOXX CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT UPDATE: … Drug companies are spending millions of pounds every … 30 staff “to discuss drugs (don’t do drugs) for the treatment of breast cancer”. The trust’s register records … to unsafe prescribing of drugs (don’t do drugs) such as Vioxx, the arthritis drug which was [...]