Awareness is first step in battling cancer.(Health)

Manila Bulletin;  September 11, 2004 ;     544 words ...Cancer is perhaps the most feared word in healthcare. Filipino doctors and patients alike prefer more subtle nicknames such as Big C or Ca when talking about cancer because most often than not, cancer diagnosis is taken like a death sentence. This perception or fear is affected largely by the tendency...

Why does cancer cluster?

American Demographics;  March 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Cancer is expected to surpass heart disease as the number-one...2000. It exists in every community, but certain types of cancer are more common in some areas than others. Researchers are now engaged in a debate about why cancer clusters happen, and what can be done to make places healthier...

Campaign provides information about cancer risks

Ontario Birchbark;  January 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Cancer Care Ontario's Aboriginal Cancer Care Unit (ACCU) and the Ontario division of the Canadian Cancer Society are teaming up on a campaign aimed at educating Aboriginal people about cancer. The campaign, Let's Take a Stand Against Cancer NOW...

How are cancer rates changing?

Consumers' Research Magazine;  April 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ...Are cancer rates decreasing, stable, or increasing...perspectives. However, the questions surrounding cancer trends are of concern not only to the scientific...reports from advocacy groups and the media on cancer-causing situations and substances. There...

Cancer facts for people over 50.(AgePage)(Disease/Disorder overview)

Pamphlet by: National Institute on Aging;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Cancer strikes people of all ages, but you are more likely to get cancer as you get older, even if no one in your family has had it. The good news is that cancer death rates are going down. No matter what your age, the...

Extraordinary opportunities in cancer research.

Phi Kappa Phi Forum;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Cancer statistics paint a daunting and seemingly overwhelming...and two out of every three women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lives. Nearly 25 percent of all deaths in the United States result from cancer, and medical expenses for cancer cost our nation up to...

Cancer drugs. (Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation).

OB GYN News;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Cancer in pregnancy is an extremely stressful, complex situation. First, the issues of whether the cancer affects the pregnancy and whether the pregnancy affects the cancer should be considered. For example, breast cancer, which is probably the most common cancer...

Cases, Deaths and Survival Rates; Judging Success or Failure of the War on...

The Washington Post;  December 3, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Cancer is not only a deadly disease, it is a statistical minefield. Seventeen years ago, incidence of breast cancer took a sudden sharp jump. The reason? Widely publicized breast cancer operations on First Lady Betty Ford and Happy Rockefeller had prompted thousands of...

Aboriginal women's perception of cancer.(focus: Palliative care and...

Australian Nursing Journal;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Cancer has historically been considered a lesser problem for Aboriginal people because of high rates...1) However, recent observations demonstrate increasing incidents of respiratory system cancers among Aboriginal people and of cervical and breast cancers in Aboriginal women. (2, 3) The finding that ...

Allegheny Cancer Center offers advanced treatment, services

New Pittsburgh Courier;  October 5, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Allegheny Cancer Center offers advanced treatment, services. Cancer. That word usually evokes universal fear and dread. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the second leading cause of death among African-Americans. Cancer incidence...

Cancer therapy a new chapter: could we be about to witness a new chapter...

Chemistry and Industry;  September 19, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Cancer is the second leading killer in western world. Its highest...past, this longevity is driving an increased incidence of cancer. The first wave of modern medical treatments came with...June, director of translational research at the Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ...

Cancer facts for people over 50. (Common Health Concerns: Learn more about...

Pamphlet by: National Institute on Aging;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Cancer strikes people of all ages, but you are more likely to get cancer as you get older, even if no one in your family has had it. The good news is that the chances of surviving cancer are better today than ever before. When cancer is found...

Uterine Cancer; Facts to Know.

NWHRC Health Center - Uterine Cancer;  March 17, 2005 ;     538 words ...* Cancer of the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, is the most common gynecologic cancer and ranks one of the most treatable when identified...earliest stages. * According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 40,320 new cases of cancer...

Cancer rehabilitation: Does it make a difference?

Rehabilitation Nursing;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Clinical Review Cancer is a significant cause of physical and cognitive disability. The concept of cancer rehabilitation was developed in the 1970s...trend has been an increase in the number of cancer diagnoses and an increase in cancer survival...

DO ALL WE CAN TO FIGHT CANCER

Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  August 14, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Cancer is a horrifying disease, which until recently, has known...loved ones, our neighbors or our teachers to name a few. Cancer, like many diseases, is non-discriminatory. Like many readers...family member. Unlike many, we were lucky -- she beat the cancer. But nothing can ever begin to describe the fear, ...