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Independence Bowl features unexpected matchup
12/27/2008
The coaches offer intrigue. Kill has battled kidney cancer, while Dooley is the son of legendary Georgia coach Vince Dooley and is a rising star who one day may be coaching an SEC team.
Terminally ill cancer patients to be given more life
12/27/2008
Dying cancer patients are to be allowed more life-extending drugs on the NHS.
UC Davis researchers take aim at kidney cancer
12/26/2008
Researchers have come across a way to block a cancer genes own repair mechanism and make chemotherapy more effective for kidney cancer patients.
Surgery improves kidney cancer survival: study
12/25/2008
Surgical removal of the kidney -- a procedure known as nephrectomy -- improves survival in patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer.
Patrick Swayze 'says goodbye as cancer spreads'
12/25/2008
Comments: I am a kidney cancer survivor and my wife is abreast cancer survivor. This cancer kills so many people usually over age 60.
Jane Alexander dies - victims' rights advocate
12/23/2008
In 2006, Mrs. Alexander received the Minerva Award, created by Maria Shriver to honor women who have achieved extraordinary things. Other recipients include astronaut Sally Ride and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Kidney cancer patients families may challenge drug ruling
12/20/2008
A cluster of families in Swansea have had applications for Sutent and other new kidney cancer drugs refused by the citys local health board officials.
A Way to Spot Cancer Early
12/19/2008
A prototype device employs the same magnetic phenomenon used to write data to computer hard drives.
U.S. scientists have developed a tiny sensor that can detect small amounts of cancer
12/15/2008
"We made a very small nanosensor that can detect cancer-causing molecules or important therapeutic drugs inside of a single living cell," said Michael Strano of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, who worked on the study.
Ban on kidney cancer drugs lifted
12/01/2008
The move is a major victory for campaigners, patients and cancer specialists. They had described Nice's refusal to approve the drugs - which cost up to £70,000 a year per patient - as unfair, inhumane and condemning patients to an unnecessarily early death.
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