January 26, 2012 · In The Media
Legendary college football coach Joseph Vincent Paterno lost his battle with lung cancer on January 22, 2012. He held the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football…
January 20, 2012 · Cancer Research
Between 1938 and the early 1970’s, up to six million women worldwide were prescribed Diethylstilbestrol (DES) , a synthetic hormone meant to prevent a miscarriage. On January 19, 2012, fifty three woman were given the…
January 11, 2012 · Legal Issues
Asbestos related Mesothelioma is a well known legal issue, in large part due to heavy advertising by law firms seeking to bring legal claims on behalf of injured parties. One common issue that arises in Asbestos-related…
January 9, 2012 · Events & Fundraising
Just 15 years ago, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong created one of the most important non-profit brands in history, LIVESTRONG. The goal of this organization is to advocate for policies and funding…
January 6, 2012 · Cancer Community
A new study of one thousand individuals in Rome found that skin cancer tumors were completely eradicated in ninety-five percent of the patients using a new type of skin cream. And thats after only one treatment! This…
January 4, 2012 · Cancer Treatment
Just a few months ago, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez was re-elected for another four years in office at age 58. Yesterday, she underwent a procedure to deal with her ongoing battle with thyroid cancer . To be…
December 16, 2011 · In The Media
After a long battle with cancer of the esophagus , Washington, D.C.-based writer, author and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62. Hitchins passed away at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,…
December 14, 2011 · Cancer Prevention
The next time you are out and about in public, take a look around and think...50% of all the men in here will get diagnosed with cancer, as will one-third of all women. Its crazy to think about it this way, especially…
December 12, 2011 · inspiration
We recently came across this amazing Ted Talk by Jay Bradner and felt compelled to share! Jay asks the interesting question of, "How does cancer know it's cancer"? Bradner, a researcher at Harvard and Dana Farber in…
December 8, 2011 · Breast Cancer
As we reported earlier this week, the science community is buzzing with joy over some new findings regarding breast cancer . A new drug developed by Genetech called Pertuzumab , significantly delays the worsening of…
December 2, 2011 · Breast Cancer
Scientists have long understood the importance of the mitochondria, a membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. Now, the science community is now recognizing the mitochondria as the new Achilles heel…
November 29, 2011 · Cancer Treatment
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center just got a turbo boost! This week, Gov. Perry made public the creation of the Institute for Applied Cancer Science which is aimed at turning scientific discovery into…