Penn State's DeChellis leads press for health care overhaul Sep 23, 2009
His bladder cancer is in remission, but in three weeks the Penn State men's basketball coach will return to his doctor for his biannual checkup, to see if the disease remains at bay. With Congress in the midst of a bitter fight over health care reform, DeChellis joined four other major college basketball coaches and scores of advocates from the American Cancer Society on Capitol Hill yesterday to share his tale and lobby for reform. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
deCODE Discovers Four New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer Sep 21, 2009
The SNPs are located on chromosomes 3q21, 19q13, as well as on 8q24, a region of the genome where deCODE and others have previously discovered risk factors for prostate, breast, colon and bladder cancer. The deCODE team followed up these latest findings with a population-based analysis in Iceland of these and other published sequence variants linked to risk of prostate cancer. (PR Newswire)
Bioniche Reports Fiscal 2009 Year-End Results Sep 19, 2009
Urocidin is a patented formulation of Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex (MCC) developed by Bioniche for the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer that is currently undergoing Phase III clinical testing ... The majority of these costs continue to be attributed to the ongoing Phase III clinical program for the Company's Urocidin(TM) bladder cancer therapy and the E. coli O157 cattle vaccine development program. (PR Newswire)
Kelly Epperson: When life stinks, you still can find a little joy Sep 18, 2009
"A second vow had to do with my wife. We were married in 1968 and had three boys. In addition to the conventional marriage vows, I vowed that I would try to find something that had occurred during the course of the day that I really appreciated about her. In the nearly 18 years we were married, I did that every night. In April 1986, Ann was found to have a rare form of gall bladder cancer that had entered her liver. Within five months, at the age of 38, she died. I was fortunate enough to be... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Fred Cusick, at 90; the velvety voice of the Bruins for decades Sep 16, 2009
A broadcasting legend for Boston sports who called the Bruins last game at the old Boston Garden and the Patriots first football game, Mr. Cusick died in his Barnstable home yesterday of complications from bladder cancer. He was 90 and will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame tonight. (Boston Globe)
How Does Activia Work? Sep 15, 2009
Probiotics are reported to have a huge effect on the health by increasing the body s defenses against multiple conditions such as inflammation prevention, controlling Crohn s disease, preventing eczema in children, and reduce the chances of recurrence in bladder cancer. How Does Activia Improve Health. (Suite101.com)
Dunne eulogized in NY as great dad, friend, gossip Sep 11, 2009
The Vanity Fair columnist and author of numerous books, including "Another City, Not My Own," about O.J. Simpson's murder trial, died Aug. 26 after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 83. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
How Safe is Your Sugar Substitute? Sep 8, 2009
A common belief is that sweeteners cause cancer; in reality, specific sweeteners called cyclamate have caused bladder cancer in rats and have been banned in the United States since 1970. According to the National Cancer Institute, no approved sweeteners have clear evidence of cancer risk in people. (Suite101.com)
Sudan detains supporters of woman on trial Sep 7, 2009
Dunne's son, Griffin Dunne, said in a statement released by Vanity Fair magazine that his father had been battling bladder cancer at his home. Vivas decision on award is expected Wednesday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Debts closing in on photographer Annie Leibovitz Sep 6, 2009
Dunne's son, Griffin Dunne, said in a statement released by Vanity Fair magazine that his father had been battling bladder cancer at his home. Horse track owner moving ahead on property sales. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Lucas to return to Blazers bench Sep 2, 2009
Lucas, however, told The Oregonian newspaper he doesn t know how many of the team s 82 games he will be able to attend because he hasn t fully recovered from the surgery he had related to bladder cancer. Lucas, who had the surgery toward the end of last season, starred on Portland s 1977 championship team and his No. 20 is retired. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Celebrity crime writer Dunne dies Aug 28, 2009
Best-selling US writer Dominick Dunne has died aged 83 after losing his battle with bladder cancer, his actor son Griffin Dunne has confirmed. Dunne was best known for writing about shocking crimes among the rich and famous for US magazine Vanity Fair. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Denzel movie draws crowd Aug 28, 2009
Dunne's son, Griffin Dunne, said in a statement released by Vanity Fair magazine that his father battled bladder cancer, but the cancer had not prevented Dunne from working and socializing, his twin passions. In September 2008, against his doctor's orders and his family's wishes, Dunne flew to Las Vegas to attend O.J. Simpson's kidnap-robbery trial, a postscript to his coverage of the football great's 1995 murder trial -- the best-selling "Another City, Not My Own" -- which spiked Dunne's... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Crime Story Author Dominick Dunne, 83, Dies In NYC Aug 28, 2009
Dunne's son, Griffin Dunne, said in a statement released by Vanity Fair magazine that his father had been battling bladder cancer. But the cancer had not prevented Dunne from working and socializing, his twin passions. (Click2Houston, TX)
Dominick Dunne Dies... Aug 27, 2009
The cause of death was bladder cancer, said his son Griffin Dunne. Dunne who joined Vanity Fair in 1984 as a contributing editor and was named special correspondent in 1993 famously covered the trials of O. J. Simpson, the Menendez brothers, Michael Skakel, William Kennedy Smith, and Phil Spector, as well as the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. (The Drudge Report)
Society crime writer Dominick Dunne dies at 83 Aug 27, 2009
(CNN) -- Dominick Dunne, the former Hollywood producer and best-selling author known for his Vanity Fair essays on the courtroom travails of the rich and famous, died Wednesday of bladder cancer in New York City, the magazine confirmed. Dunne, who described himself as "a high-class Zelig," was 83. (FOX19.com, OH)
Bestselling Author Dominick Dunne Dies Aug 27, 2009
His son, actor-director Griffin Dunne, said that Dunne had battled bladder cancer for some time. He died at his home in Manhattan. (KWTX.com, TX)
Dominick Dunne, author of crime stories, dies Aug 27, 2009
Peter Kramer / APBest-selling author and journalist Dominick Dunne died Wednesday atage 83 after a battle with bladder cancer ... Dunne's son, actor-director Griffin Dunne, said in a statement released by Vanity Fair magazine that his father had been battling bladder cancer. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne dies of bladder cancer at 83 Aug 27, 2009
Dominick Dunne, a novelist and journalist who chronicled true-crime tales of the rich and infamous, including O.J. Simpson and Claus von Bulow, and in turn became a celebrity in his own right, died of bladder cancer today at his home in New York City. He was 83. (Honolulu Advertiser)
U.N.: Can halt violence against women Aug 27, 2009
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- True-crime author and television personality Dominick Dunne died of bladder cancer Wednesday at his home in New York, his actor-son Griffin said. He was 83. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
U.S. author, journalist Dominick Dunne dies Aug 27, 2009
BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. author and journalist Dominick Dunne, who covered the trials of celebrity defendants and wrote frequently on the intersection of high society, died Wednesday at the age of 83 in Manhattan after a battle with bladder cancer. During his decades-long career, Dunne became something of a journalistic-literary enigma in the nation, whose persona bristled with righteous indignation. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dominick Dunne: A raconteur of the rich and famous Aug 27, 2009
He had been battling bladder cancer ... He was 83 and had battled bladder cancer. (USA Today -- Life)
Young Leukemia And Lymphoma Patients Live Longer Today Than In Years Past Aug 26, 2009
(May 15, 2008) Survivors of childhood cancers treated with the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide were five times more likely to develop bladder cancer later in life than the general. (May 8, 2007) One simple blood test could predict relapse or survival for children and young adults with acute leukemias, new research. (Science Daily)
Casey on the case for MLB Aug 21, 2009
Old favorite ailing Nick Charles, a mainstay on the national sports broadcasting scene since the 80s, announced this week that he was taking a leave of absence from his current gig as a Showtime boxing announcer to undergo treatment for Stage IV urothelial carcinoma, a form of bladder cancer. Our best wishes go out to the 63-year-old, whom we remember as half of our all-time favorite tandem of sports highlight show co-anchors when he teamed with Fred Hickman on CNN s Sports Tonight in the early... (Boston Globe)
• Want some stevia with your coffee? Aug 17, 2009
Notes: Studies on animals showed a link to bladder cancer, but in 2000 saccharin was removed from a government list of cancer-causing chemicals after more studies on humans. A warning label was also removed. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
New EPA Rules on Arsenic Could Increase Water Costs by Billions Aug 13, 2009
In our previous comments we also noted the vast majority of studies conducted in the U.S., Mexico, Finland, Denmark, and Australia with low levels of arsenic in the drinking water found no statistically significant associations between bladder cancer and arsenic exposure ... The ORD report cites controversial studies from Taiwan as evidence that the long-term ingestion of inorganic arsenic in drinking water could lead to bladder cancer ... A case-control led study of bladder cancer in Utah did... (Human Events Online)
Cancer diagnosis spurred former college professors quest Aug 11, 2009
His test results had come back, and his doctors had diagnosed him with bladder cancer. Immediately, he went into treatment. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Pop Quiz: Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode Aug 10, 2009
A: Well, the thought would have been if the bladder cancer prognosis was different but actually you couldn't get a better prognosis. It was caught very early and it was low grade. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Scientists Find Cells Responsible For Bladder Cancer's Spread Aug 10, 2009
Using cancer cell lines grown from other bladder cancer patients, the researchers separated cells displaying the stem cell marker from those without it and injected these two populations into different sets of mice ... 31, 2009) Researchers have found that one of the genes commonly thought to promote the growth and spread of some types of cancers is in fact beneficial in bladder cancer -- a major discovery that could ... (July 17, 2006) By demonstrating that a protein -- a growth factor called... (Science Daily)
Navigating in the ocean of molecules Aug 8, 2009
5-lipoxygenase is a target protein in the treatment of inflammation and bladder cancer, while the oestrogen receptor alpha is an important starting point in the treatment of breast cancer. "Scaffold Hunter is a key technological tool with innumerable possible applications," says Stefan Wetzel. (EurekAlert!)
Hopkins scientists find cells responsible for bladder cancer's spread Aug 7, 2009
Using cancer cell lines grown from other bladder cancer patients, the researchers separated cells displaying the stem cell marker from those without it and injected these two populations into different sets of mice. Mice injected with the cancer cells displaying the marker always grew tumors, but those injected with the other cancer cells rarely did, suggesting that the stem-like cancer cells have an ability to create new tissue much like healthy stem cells do. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Discover Bladder Cancer Stem Cell Aug 5, 2009
4, 2009) Researchers at Stanford's School of Medicine have identified the first human bladder cancer stem cell and revealed how it works to escape the body's natural defenses ... Jim Pride, who had been diagnosed with bladder cancer, approached Weissman after the talk and offered to sponsor a post-doctoral fellow Keith Syson Chan, PhD to investigate whether there was a bladder cancer stem cell ... "The whole concept of cancer stem cells is that they are often resistant to current therapies,"... (Science Daily)
Sidney Zion, 75; worked to cut doctors’ long hours Aug 5, 2009
The cause was bladder cancer, said his son, Adam. A confidant of writers and power brokers in New York, Mr. Zion was a federal prosecutor and criminal lawyer early in a many-sided career that included jobs as a legal reporter for The New York Times and columnist for The Daily News and The New York Post. (Boston Globe)
"Don't Eat Me" Sign Helps Bladder Tumors Escape Aug 5, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers said on Monday they had found primitive bladder cancer cells that cloak themselves with a "don't eat me" signal that scares off immune system cells, allowing them to mature into tumors later on ... The immediate hope is to find a way of telling apart patients who have dangerous bladder cancer from those who have more benign forms ... Bladder cancer is mostly slow-growing and easily treated, but 15 percent of cases become invasive and deadly. (MEDLINEplus)
Variation in prostate stem cell antigen gene raises bladder cancer risk Aug 3, 2009
HOUSTON - Researchers have pinpointed a specific gene variation that causes increased risk of urinary bladder cancer, according to a scientific team led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. These findings were reported today in the advance online publication of Nature Genetics, and determined that people with the variant had a 30 percent to 40 percent higher risk for bladder cancer ... "With this research, we were able to find a novel specific gene and a functional variation... (EurekAlert!)
Guest opinion: Too many can't get care at an affordable price Aug 1, 2009
As the illness worsened, he finally scheduled an appointment, only to find that he was suffering from Stage III bladder cancer. In the costly fight against the cancer, David lost both his right kidney and his retirement. (Montana Standard, MT)
Popularity Contest in Cancer Funding? Jul 31, 2009
Bladder Cancer Survivors Are Upset That Some Cancers Get More Money Per Patient ... But back in 2006 when he saw blood in his urine, neither he, nor his primary care doctor, considered bladder cancer for several months. (ABC News)
Endo revenues, adjusted income up Jul 31, 2009
-based Endo bought Indevus, which is pursuing regulatory approval of drugs to treat hypogonadism and bladder cancer, earlier this year for $370 million. Reader Comments. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
All the President's "Guarantees" Jul 31, 2009
Read this from my friend Tim who has survived bladder cancer about the difference in treatment regimens here in the U.S. and abroad, differences based in cost-containment. Then study this prepared by the GOP staff on the Joint Economic Committee. (Townhall.com)
Reprogrammed Role For The Androgen Receptor Jul 31, 2009
5, 2007) Male sex hormones and their receptors may be involved in the development and progression of bladder cancer, according to a study in mice published in the April 4 Journal of the National Cancer. (Feb. (Science Daily)
STRONG MEDICINE: MOMS KNOW BEST Jul 25, 2009
When she contracted bladder cancer, I helped her pay for the surgeon ... The only reason she now pays for insurance is that -- statistically -- bladder cancer is quite likely to recur. (New York Post -- Opinions)
No Firm Evidence Green Tea Helps Prevent Cancer Jul 23, 2009
The review, published online in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, found that green tea may offer some help against liver cancer, breast cancer and, in men, prostate cancer, but consumption may actually increase one's chances of developing urinary bladder cancer. Conflicting evidence was found in the case of gastrointestinal (esophagus, colon or pancreas) cancers, though the authors noted "limited moderate to strong evidence" of green tea protecting against lung, pancreatic and... (MEDLINEplus)
Green Tea: Mixed Reviews For Cancer Prevention Jul 22, 2009
The review did not find any benefit for preventing death from gastric cancer, and found that green tea might even increase the risk of urinary bladder cancer. Despite conflicting findings, there was limited moderate to strong evidence of a benefit for lung, pancreatic and colorectal cancer. (Science Daily)
UT Southwestern researchers investigate high-risk populations for bladder-cancer screenings Jul 16, 2009
Large-scale screening of people at high risk for developing invasive bladder cancer could result in earlier diagnosis and improved survival rates. Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and the fifth most common cancer overall ... "At this time bladder cancer screening is not the standard of care," said Dr. Yair Lotan, associate professor of urology and senior author of the study appearing online and in a future edition of The Journal of Urology. (EurekAlert!)
Faith brought mother, daughter through cancer fight Jul 14, 2009
It certainly helped a great deal, Lynn said. I don t understand how people with no religion in their life manage even without being ill. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline to work on cancer test Jul 14, 2009
MAGE-A3 is found in melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck cancer and bladder cancer, but does not occur in healthy cells. GlaxoSmithKline is testing drugs that target the protein and stimulates the immune system to respond to it and begin fighting the cancer, which would slow tumor growth or prevent tumors from returning after surgery. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Endo licenses drug from Bioniche Jul 11, 2009
Endo licenses bladder cancer treatment from Bioniche - Philadelphia Business Journal ... Endo licenses bladder cancer treatment from Bioniche ... signed a licensing agreement Friday with for the rights to develop and market Urocidin, an experimental bladder cancer treatment, in the United States. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Researchers Discover New Information On Spreading Of Cancer Jul 6, 2009
31, 2009) Researchers have found that one of the genes commonly thought to promote the growth and spread of some types of cancers is in fact beneficial in bladder cancer -- a major discovery that could. (May 23, 2007) Scientists have made an important discovery in understanding how cancers spread in what could lead to new ways of beating the disease. (Science Daily)
W. Hutchinson, editor stymied during attack of Pearl Harbor Jul 6, 2009
WASHINGTON - William E. Hutchinson, 92, a retired Foreign Service officer who was a Honolulu newspaper editor when Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, died of bladder cancer June 20 at his home in Gaithersburg, Md. Mr. Hutchinson was a news editor at the Honolulu Advertiser when the Japanese attacked the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Boston Globe)
Cancer-causing Protein Can Also Help Fight The Tumors It Causes Jul 5, 2009
(July 14, 2008) The natural compound honokiol blocks survival signals from the Ras family of genes in breast, lung and bladder cancer cells. As a drug target, Ras is considered difficult to approach chemically. (Science Daily)
Novel Light-sensitive Compounds Show Promise For Cancer Therapy Jul 5, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 4, 2009) Chemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs to kill tumor cells. The new compounds, called dye-sensitized ruthenium nitrosyls, are absorbed by cancer cells and respond to specific wavelengths of light by releasing nitric oxide, which triggers cell death. (Science Daily)
SPACE/TECH NEWS Jul 5, 2009
Some dogs can smell odors given off by humans with bladder cancer and diabetes, researchers say. In some cases, the canines warn of oncoming attacks. (National Geographic)
Offer of hope Jul 4, 2009
I was diagnosed with bladder cancer and our lives were turned upside down in an instant. My wife Jillian had endured her own battle with breast cancer years before. (The Age, Australia)
Vegetarians show reduced cancer risk Jul 2, 2009
Past research has shown that eating lots of red or processed meat is linked to a higher rate of stomach cancer and the new study, involving more than 60,000 people, did confirm a lower risk of both stomach and bladder cancer. But the most striking and surprising difference was in cancers of the blood such as leukemia, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma where the risk of disease was 45 percent lower in vegetarians than in meat eaters. (MSNBC -- Health)
Dogs Smell Diabetic Attacks Coming Jul 1, 2009
June 2, 2009 Some dogs can smell odors given off by humans with bladder cancer and diabetes, researchers say ... The center also trains dogs to sniff out bladder cancer, following evidence that suggests certain types of cancer can be detected from chemicals found in the sufferer's urine. (National Geographic)
Richard 'Dick' A. Linn Jul 1, 2009
formerly of Minneapolis, died June 25, 2009, at the Cuyuna Care Center of bladder cancer. Survived by wife, Barb; children, Jim and Sharon Linn, Anita Benson, Joe and Wendy Linn; grandchildren, Jolene and Jimmy, James and Michele, Jordan and Sara. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Shawsheen Tech dedicates bakery to teacher Jun 26, 2009
After battling with bladder cancer, Levin, 77, chose to retire last year, but his presence will be eternally commemorated as the school dedicated its bakery building in his honor. My proudest accomplishment] is that I ve helped kids go on through life and make a good living throughout their life and not to live off the public dole, said Levin, a Wakefield resident, adding that each of his thousands of students are his favorite. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Cancer Is Second Most Frequent Cause Of Death In Individuals With Schizophrenia Jun 24, 2009
Some bladder cancer tumors are so small, surgeons can't see them. Urologist Edward Messing is using a new liquid dye that reacts to light to help him. (Science Daily)
Curb A Cancer's Deadliness? Potent Metastasis Inhibitor Identified Jun 24, 2009
31, 2009) Researchers have found that one of the genes commonly thought to promote the growth and spread of some types of cancers is in fact beneficial in bladder cancer -- a major discovery that could. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Dogs being trained to sniff out diabetes Jun 23, 2009
At around the same time, the first hard evidence was being gathered by researchers down the road at Amersham Hospital that dogs could identify bladder cancer from chemicals in urine. The move into diabetes followed the case of Paul Jackson, who told Guest and her team about his dog Tinker who warns him when his sugar levels get too low and he is in danger of collapsing. (MSNBC -- Health)
Q&A WITH DOMINICK DUNNE Jun 21, 2009
For the past two years, Dunne has bee 00004000 n struggling through treatment for bladder cancer, which he is still fighting. His latest project, the documentary "After the Party," now out on DVD, chronicles his early career as Hollywood stage manager and producer, his alcoholic years and his reinvention as novelist and Vanity Fair scribe. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
McKenzies persevere against cancer Jun 21, 2009
His doctor, Dr. Cory Miller, informed him he found traces of blood in his urine and said it may be bladder cancer. He referred him to another Williston doctor, urologist Dr. Salem Shahin, and after further tests he was diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer ... The National Cancer Institute states about 38,000 men and 15,000 women are diagnosed with bladder cancer in the United States each year. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Improved Method Developed To Test Carcinogen Risk Jun 20, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 19, 2009) Researchers at Oregon State University recently completed the largest animal study ever done in the field of toxicology, and the findings challenge some basic concepts about how to determine what level of a cancer-causing compound can be considered safe. The study found that acceptable levels of at least one carcinogen may be 500 to 1,500 times higher than is currently believed. (Science Daily)
Remembering Charles Sabatier, advocate for many Jun 19, 2009
Charles J. Charlie Sabatier Jr., an advocate for veterans and the disabled, died at his Columbia Street home on June 11 of bladder cancer ... By March, they were informed it was stage four bladder cancer ... Griffin also plans on working to raise awareness for developing better diagnoses of bladder cancer in people with disabilities. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Cancer Crusade, Broadway Style Jun 19, 2009
" The ACS's research program is the nation's largest private funder of cancer research. It funds scientists with cutting-edge ideas that have led to breakthroughs in treatment, and 42 of these researchers have gone on to win the Nobel Prize for their work, including 11 from New England. "It's the only organization I have stuck with for a number of years because I believe in what they do," said Dr. Carter. Dr. Taylor, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Connecticut's School of... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
