CHILLICOTHE— A successful battle against childhood cancer inspired Rebecca Coffey to pursue a career in pediatric oncology.The senior is graduating from Chillicothe High School this year after battling anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, a highly aggressive and rare malignant tumor that is one of the most deadly types of cancer.After receiving four surgeries and radioactive iodine treatment in 2020,…
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Dover grandmother writes children's book to make her cancer less scary for grandkids – Foster's Daily Democrat
DOVER — Barbara Burgess wrote a children’s book, illustrated by her son Joel, to help make her cancer a little less scary for her grandchildren.Burgess, 71, said after she was diagnosed in May 2019 and began treatment for breast cancer, her grandson Grayson, 6 at the time, was very worried when she began to lose her…
Sirnaomics will present clinical study results and development strategy for Cancer RNA Therapeutics at the 2022 Pre-ASCO China Summit – BioSpace
Skip to main content Published: May 20, 2022 GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SUZHOU, China, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sirnaomics Ltd. (the “Company” or “Sirnaomics“, stock code: 2257.HK), a leading biopharmaceutical company in discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics, announced today that the Company’s Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Molyneaux, will present clinical…
Stanley Cup playoffs – Calgary Flames star Matthew Tkachuk sends shoutout to young Edmonton Oilers fan battling brain cancer – ESPN
Relive every goal scored in the Flames’ thrilling 9-6 Game 1 win vs. the Oilers on Wednesday night. (1:12)CALGARY, Alberta — Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has his tough-guy persona down on the ice.In real life? Tkachuk’s got a soft side. Even when it comes to the Battle of Alberta.The Flames and Edmonton Oilers are…
PHGDH heterogeneity potentiates cancer cell dissemination and metastasis – Nature.com
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Riding the waves off Nova Scotia, this surfer says she felt cancer-free – CBC.ca
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Conversations about Cancer: Living with a brain tumor – KWCH
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Catherine Heidel has lived with a non-operable brain tumor for more than 10 years.“Honestly, I really had no idea what they were talking about because my thoughts were… you’ll just take it out right? I had no clue of what my diagnosis would end up being,” says Catherine. Catherine is one of an…
Cancer coalition aims to boost access to medicines in poorer countries – Reuters.com
Petri dishes are pictured in an unknown location in a Cancer Research UK laboratory on an unknown date. Cancer Research UK/Handout via REUTERS LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis (NOVN.S) and Roche (ROG.S) have teamed up with global cancer organisations in an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries.Currently,…
Cancer coalition aims to boost access to medicines in poorer countries – Reuters
Petri dishes are pictured in an unknown location in a Cancer Research UK laboratory on an unknown date. Cancer Research UK/Handout via REUTERS LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis (NOVN.S) and Roche (ROG.S) have teamed up with global cancer organisations in an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries.Currently,…
New DNA Repair Mechanism Holds Promise for Precision Cancer Therapies – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Scientists at the University of Birmingham and the Francis Crick Institute have discovered a new way in which cancer cells repair double-stranded breaks in DNA.The findings were published in a paper titled,”H3K4 methylation by SETD1A/BOD1L facilitates RIF1-dependent NHEJ,” in the journal Molecular Cell on May 19, 2022. The work sheds light on how cancer cells…
Bike to work, cancer screening and more news happening today – WSLS 10
See the complete listWEATHER ALERTJazmine Otey, Digital/Social ProducerPublished: May 20, 2022, 4:00 AMUpdated: May 20, 2022, 6:14 AMJazmine Otey, Digital/Social ProducerGood morning!Here’s a look at some of the stories we’ll be following today as they make headlines across Southwest Virginia:Have a great Friday!Copyright 2018 by WSLS 10 – All rights reserved.Jazmine Otey joined the 10 News team…
Angle PLC – Prostate Cancer UK Funds New Study Using Parsortix – BioSpace
Skip to main content Published: May 20, 2022 GUILDFORD, SURREY / ACCESSWIRE / May 20, 2022 / ANGLE plc (“the Company”) (AIM:AGL)(OTCQX:ANPCY), a world-leading liquid biopsy company, is pleased to announce that Prostate Cancer UK has approved funding for a significant clinical study at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London. The study will…
Stigma leads many overweight, obese patients to avoid cancer screenings – UPI News
Many people who are overweight or obese avoid cancer screening for fear of stigma and judgment about their weight, British researchers report. In a review of 10 published studies, researchers found that many doctors around the world don’t look kindly on patients with obesity, an attitude that can affect treatment and screening for breast, cervical…