Posted in Brain Tumor Action Week, News on May 20th, 2009
LIVE RECORDING OF DAVID COOK’S ‘IDOL’ PERFORMANCE WILL BE SOLD ON iTUNES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY
Source: PR Newswire
David performing "Permanent" earlier this year.
All Proceeds From Sale of Live Version of ‘Permanent’ Will Be Donated To D.C.-Based Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
LOS ANGELES, May 20 /PRNewswire/ — Exactly one year after winning the seventh season of [...]
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Posted in Information, News on May 20th, 2009
Source: Science Blogs: Framing CancerAuthor: Matthew C. Nisbet
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As we discuss in a current working paper, the “going broad” strategy of using entertainment media to reach wider audiences was first pioneered in the area of health.
For example, working in collaboration with experts, screenwriters for the series ER purposely inserted plot scenarios intended [...]
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Posted in News, Protons on May 19th, 2009
2007, Susan and Jim Ralston received the news every parent dreads: their 2-year-old son was diagnosed with spinal Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. This heart-breaking report was followed by a discovery from relatives that offered some comfort and hope: a relatively new radiation treatment, proton beam therapy. The Ralstons began a quest for more information and learned proton therapy could help their son improve his odds of beating cancer.
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Posted in News on May 18th, 2009
The 57-year-old lawyer in New York had handily completed the New York Times’ Saturday crossword puzzle – the hardest of the week – for years. But one Saturday morning, suddenly he couldn’t retrieve the words to fill in the squares.
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2009
Dr. Feng Lin, Director of Research at Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. and Entest BioMedical Inc., today stated that he believes that an effective new therapy for “traumatic brain injury” (TBI) using autologous “adipose-derived” stem cells represents a potential cure for TBI.
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Posted in Research, Trials on May 13th, 2009
Brain tumor tissue studies posted May 2009.
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Posted in Health Care, News on May 13th, 2009
Unable to work when stricken by brain cancer? Social Security Disability is there to help cover some of your lost income and steer you onto Medicaid for health insurance. Or it’s supposed to. Except when it doesn’t.
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Posted in Events, News on May 12th, 2009
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group to hold meeting in June 2009, with a reception for advocates and interested parties.
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Posted in Stories on May 11th, 2009
She leaned on her husband, using his strength to hide her unsteadiness. Her steps were tentative, measured, cautious, with her gait more typical of a woman decades older than her late 20s. She could still walk, shake hands and almost smile, at least with one side of her mouth; she couldn’t let the tumor take those gifts away — not yet. She had to stay healthy another few weeks, until her baby was born.
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Posted in Brain Tumor Action Week, Stories on May 10th, 2009
Every night before she falls asleep, Annette McKeon kisses a picture of her daughter. “I love you Aimee,” she says softly, and then squeezes a Teddy bear named Hope. A recording of Aimee’s voice plays from inside. “I love you Mom.” Some nights, she squeezes the toy over and over again. “It keeps her alive,” Ms. McKeon says.
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