Mobile phones ‘more dangerous than smoking’
Posted in News on Mar 30th, 2008
Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded.
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Jayci Yaeger Loses Battle With Cancer
Posted in News on Mar 28th, 2008
At 1:47 Friday morning, Jayci Yaeger died. “I think Jayci was hanging on for her daddy . She just let go after she knew daddy was here to be with her. We’re glad that she got to be with him one last time,” said Ed Yaeger, Jayci’s uncle.
Here we show that dexamethasone can reduce glioma growth in mice, even though it depletes infiltrating T cells with potential antitumor activity.
Brain Tumor Action Week 2008
Posted in Brain Tumor Action Week, Events, News on Mar 26th, 2008
Register now for Brain Tumor Action Week!
Most young women Melissa McClelland’s age are worried about looking their best — finding just the right dress, makeup, hairstyle and jewelry. But the 22-year-old Ventura College student doesn’t have the luxury of that kind of angst. Instead, Melissa worries about the brain cancer that recurred five months ago.
The free two day conference will offer participants the opportunity to hear leading healthcare professionals speak about the latest treatments for brain tumors, how brain tumors work and issues related to quality of life, nutrition and mental health. Through this conference, the Neuro-Oncology Programs will promote the sharing of information and experiences between brain tumor survivors, their families, friends and health care professionals.
MRI scans could be used to determine which drug will work best against a brain tumor.
Last August, Caiden Steinhoff was diagnosed with medulla blastoma, the most common brain tumor in children. Following brain surgery, the Thunder Bay boy has undergone four chemotherapies, each of which wipes out his immune system.
The heartbroken family of a 10-year-old Nebraska girl diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, who is not expected to live through the end of the month, say the Federal Bureau of Prisons has denied the child’s dying wish: that her incarcerated father be furloughed to be by his child’s bedside when she dies.
Jason Yaeger talked with Action 3 News on the phone from a Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota. He says after the warden denied his many requests for a special release, he’s been calling on Senators, Governors and even the President of the United States. He’s desperate to see his daughter before she dies.
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