Cancer Definition & Overview

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• Treating Young Adults Right

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  People of all ages develop cancer.

  By The Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center on February 9, 2012 - 12:33am
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  Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a special light treatment that affects cells that are directly exposed.

  What is Photodynamic Therapy and What Conditions Does it Treat?

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on January 3, 2012 - 6:22pm
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  Both Steve Jobs and Ralph Steinman made the news for their deaths from pancreatic cancer in 2011. Steve Jobs was the wealthy businessman who ran Apple Computer.

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  Pancreatic Cancer Immune Therapy

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 28, 2011 - 7:58am
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  Liver cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer death. The American Cancer Society estimates 26,190 new cases in the United States and 19,590 deaths for 2011.

  Liver Transplants for Cancer Patients

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 26, 2011 - 7:42am
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  Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common type of primary brain cancer.

  Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Tumors

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 21, 2011 - 7:37am
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  Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in U. S. females. The American Cancer Society estimates 71,340 deaths from lung cancer in American women in 2011.

  Characteristics of Female Lung Cancer

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 14, 2011 - 7:57am
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  Colorectal cancer is second only to lung cancer in the number of cases diagnosed in the United States, and it is one of the top cancer killers for both men and women.

  Colorectal Cancer: We're Making Progress

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 7, 2011 - 7:10am
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  Higher socioeconomic status is usually associated with better health, but the opposite is true for breast cancer patients.

  Richer Women Have More Breast Cancer

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 5, 2011 - 5:40am
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  No one wants to be cured of cancer just to die of a heart attack. Unfortunately, many of the chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer have damaging effects on the heart.

  Cardiotoxicity of Chemotherapy Agents for Cancer

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on November 28, 2011 - 7:03am
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  The phrase “cancer awareness” means different things to different people.

  Cancer Awareness

  By Denise DeWitt HERWriter on November 10, 2011 - 3:41pm