News Posts List
Tony's plea for kidney cancer drug is rejected again
04/12/2009
Patient Tony Howells plea for a drug that may prolong his life has been turned down for the third time.
Dying man's bet pays out £20,000
04/11/2009
A man diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer left his family and friends £250 to put on the 100-1 Grand National winner. Danny Shea, 66, knew he would not live to see the race, but made sure his wife and family bet on Mon Mome scooping £20,310 at the bookies.
Brit officials wrestle with cost of cancer drugs
04/10/2009
In October, Rocky Fernandez was told he might not live to Christmas. Suffering from kidney cancer that had spread to his lungs, his doctor wanted to prescribe him Sutent, a relatively new cancer drug. But Fernandez hit a roadblock.
May is National Cancer Research Month
04/09/2009
In recognition of the American Association for Cancer Research's Centennial, and its focus on every aspect of high-quality, innovative cancer research, the United States Congress officially declared the month of May as National Cancer Research Month.
The case for alarm about climate change is grossly overstated
04/07/2009
The computer models forecasting rapid temperature change abjectly fail to explain recent climate behavior.
As mom faces renal cell cancer, a daughter learns patience
04/07/2009
Revelations come from a new relationship as cancer patient and caregiver.
Breakthrough Preclinical Model for Human Cancer
04/07/2009
AVEO scientists have developed a sophisticated cancer biology platform that provides models of human cancer more relevant than traditional mouse models.
Scientists net new culprits for cancer
04/07/2009
In a massive genetic trawl through tissue samples from patients with a form of kidney cancer, the scientists found a rare but telling signature.
Bread consumption linked to kidney cancer
04/06/2009
Bread has become the latest food group hit by a health scare following the publication of a scientific study linking the consumption of bread to kidney cancer.
My mother has been diagnosed with a kidney tumor
04/06/2009
Q. My mother has been diagnosed with a kidney tumor of 4 centimeters and she is 84 years old. The Dr. is doing periodic CAT scans and watching it. This would be a great procedure for her.