| Health News : cancer - News from other sources. | | | | | | A cure for cancer – in the intestines? Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 10:51 AM PDT A new study details the significance of a healthy gastrointestinal (GI) tract for patients undergoing chemo and radiation therapy - and how enhancing its function may help cure cancer. Continue reading | | 2 teachers earn chance to work with top researchers Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 10:50 AM PDT Tami Caraballo, a Glacier Peak high school teacher, won the Partners in Science award. Carole Tanner, a Jackson High School teacher, is studying the genetic basis of repeated evolution in stickleback fish (below) with Dr. Katie Peichel at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Continue reading | | | Older smokers urged to get CT scans to detect lung cancer npc-news.oneidadispatch.com Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 10:35 AM PDT Many older smokers and former smokers should undergo annual CT scans for lung cancer, an influential health panel recommended for the first time Monday, suggesting that early detection of the leading cause of cancer deaths could save more than 20,000 lives every year. Continue reading | | | | | | Editorial - Thursday, August 1: Help a worthy cause Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 10:21 AM PDT I'VE interviewed two breast cancer patients over the past two days. Their stories and diagnoses are very different but two things have struck me. The first, they're both young mothers and the second is the fact they have this spirit and fight in them that moved me to the core. Continue reading | | | | | |
