Janet Sue Loucks Feb 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Berrien Springs Village Seventh-day Adventist Church, with Pastor Bruce Hayward officiating. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Oral Cancer Study Shows Full Tumor Genome; Novel Method Speeds Analysis for Individualized Medicine Feb 24, 2010
13, 2010) Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. Now a more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers may soon be. (Science Daily)
Researchers Identify a Potential Therapeutic Target for Brain Cancer Feb 23, 2010
23, 2010) Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic report the identification of a protein that is highly expressed in a subgroup of glioblastoma brain tumor cells and show that depletion of this protein increases the survival of mice with these tumors. This work will be published in the online open-access journal PLoS Biology. (Science Daily)
FOS-TV: Make-a-Wish Tours Feb 22, 2010
Absent this year was Kyla Miller, a Lasch Building tour veteran who passed away after a long fight with brain cancer before reaching her 10th birthday. At the end of the afternoon, after he had thanked everyone for coming and spoke of how proud he was of the players for pitching in, Ganter wept when he mentioned the one child who was not there. (LionNews.com)
China's top university student awards Feb 21, 2010
A grad student at the School of Aerospace at Tsinghua University, BeijingSince 2008 Yang has already published 15 theses in the field of aerospace engineering now included in the Science Citation Index, all the while battling against brain cancer. Soon after she received a full scholarship from the California Institute of Technology in May 2008, Yang was diagnosed with malignant brain tumor. (People's Daily Online, China)
Personalized Blood Tests for Cancer Using Whole Genome Sequencing Feb 20, 2010
29, 2010) Researchers have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that may lead to personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Clinical trial underway: Miniature ultrasound device could revolutionize pain relief Feb 19, 2010
For example, Lewis hopes his device can affect treatment for the brain cancer glioblastoma, which is the subject of Lewis' Ph. D. thesis. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Cancer cluster family that lost son to tumor surfaces to help press for answers Feb 19, 2010
Some of those families, worried that the incidence of pediatric brain cancer may have environmental causes, started pressuring last year for an official investigation. On Feb. 1, health officials confirmed that enough cases existed to constitute a cluster and are investigating. (The Palm Beach Post)
Kendra Scott, Founder and CEO, Kendra Scott Design Feb 19, 2010
It was started after I lost my stepfather, Rob, to brain cancer, and I wanted to give women who were undergoing chemotherapy an option for comfortable but stylish headwear. What would you be doing if you weren t doing this. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Reporter's Notebook: Students dress up to grant Catie's Wish Feb 18, 2010
Since the 7-year-olds death from a rare form of brain cancer in January 2009, her family and friends have raised money for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital in her name and created the non-profit Caties Wish Foundation, all in an effort to grant Caties wish: to raise the $1. 4 million needed to run St. Judes every year on her birthday. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
JOURNAL: Chris Plys enjoying village Feb 17, 2010
My dad finally got done winning his second battle with brain cancer, and was unable to attend the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships in Ostersund, Sweden. With him recovering, this Olympic Games for me is going to be very special not only to be representing my country, but also to have one of my heroes in the stands watching me and cured from cancer. (USA Today -- Sports)
Paul Gregory Slifkoff (73) Feb 17, 2010
In October of 2009 he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He gave it a good fight but the good Lord had other plans for him. (Boerne Star, TX)
Obama set to approve bipartisan deficit panel Feb 17, 2010
Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, died of brain cancer last summer. ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Boston Globe)
DEP wraps up new round of water tests Feb 16, 2010
THE ACREAGE Hoping to narrow what might have caused The Acreage's brain cancer cluster, the state on Sunday wrapped up three days of water sampling in the central Palm Beach County community. Environmental workers drew samples from wells and taps at 27 Acreage homes: 11 homes of children with brain tumors or cancer, 12 unspecified "control" homes and four homes that Department of Environmental Protection water tests conducted last year showed had elevated levels of radiation. (The Palm Beach Post)
Faith, others give two mothers strength to care for their children Feb 15, 2010
Surgery found it was brain cancer that still requires close monitoring and chemotherapy. Despite speech, occupational and physical therapies, Mark is still unable to speak or walk, but he is making progress in occupational therapy. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Metabolite Common Among Cancers Feb 15, 2010
Additional work is needed to understand if and how 2-HG influences brain cancer and/or leukemia progression. However, as these mutations have so far only been found in cancer, they may prove useful as drug targets. (Science Daily)
The Acreage cancer cluster: Parents validated but agony continues Feb 14, 2010
The Cotromanos are among 13 families identified by state and local health officials as belonging to a cluster of pediatric brain cancer cases in The Acreage ... Early last year, local families affected by pediatric brain cancer began to find each other. (The Palm Beach Post)
Politics was not a smooth fit for Patrick Kennedy Feb 13, 2010
The younger Kennedy said his father's death from brain cancer last summer helped lead him to pivot away from the life in government embraced by so many Kennedys before him. He said his father agreed that you don't have to hold public office to make a difference. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Nanomaterials May Help Fight Cancer Feb 12, 2010
Brain cancer is notoriously difficult to treat with standard cancer-fighting methods, so scientists have been looking outside standard medicine and into nanomaterials as a treatment alternative ... Since the antibodies are attracted only to brain cancer cells, the process leaves surrounding healthy cells unharmed. (Science Daily)
Pratt responds Feb 12, 2010
THE ACREAGE Pratt & Whitney said Thursday that contaminants at its central Palm Beach County plant "pose no threat to human health," responding to a federal lawsuit that accuses the defense contractor of causing the brain cancer cluster in the nearby Acreage. "We have put in place a comprehensive environmental, health and safety program that protects the environment, our employees and others in the surrounding communities," said the company, whose plant along Beeline Highway has been the subject... (The Palm Beach Post)
Suit puts blame on Pratt & Whitney Feb 11, 2010
Last week, health officials acknowledged that The Acreage indeed has elevated rates of brain cancer in children and teenagers ... No Brain Cancer Sues There are 4 miles of Corbett between Pratt and the Acreage ... Science does not know what causes pediatic brain cancer, they know for sure it in nothing in the enviorment. (The Palm Beach Post)
Tuesday's cancer cluster meeting left many dissatisfied Feb 11, 2010
Delivering on its promise post-haste, the state Department of Environmental Protection is expected to test water at homes of children affected by brain cancer Thursday and Friday, said Robert Siedlecki Jr., chief of staff of the Florida Department of Health ... The health officials have assured residents that rates in The Acreage are not elevated for cancer in general, or for brain cancer in adults. (The Palm Beach Post)
Anxious Acreage residents vent to state officials Feb 10, 2010
Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post Residents packed Seminole Ridge High School's auditorium within minutes of the doors opening at 6 p.m. for a meeting about The Acreage's pediatric brain cancer cluster ... That wasn't enough for the 800-plus-person crowd on edge tonight over whether they will ever find out if something has caused The Acreage's pediatric brain cancer cluster ... Another mother said that her son's brain cancer case wasn't included the study but it should have been. (The Palm Beach Post)
Study: Soda Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Feb 10, 2010
That's like making a link of Beer to Brain Cancer. Just not happening. (CBS News)
Meeting with health officials gives Acreage residents' a turn to demand answer on cancer cluster Feb 9, 2010
They said they've found a cluster of childhood brain cancer in the community, a semi-rural swath filled with dirt roads and private wells ... Then a short report that health officials released Feb. 1 to confirm the cluster considered only pediatric brain cancer rates from 2002 through 2007 ... Board members also plan to call on health officials to do comparative studies to back up Alonso's statement last week that elevated levels of pediatric brain cancer are likely elsewhere in South Florida. (The Palm Beach Post)
Related: Brown getting Kennedy's seat, but not his desk Feb 8, 2010
Kennedy died in August of brain cancer. Posted in on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 8:50 pm Updated: 11:01 pm. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Game more than Super Feb 7, 2010
" But as the years went by, neither brother reached out, and the estrangement went on. In November, Greg learned that Bill had brain cancer. Doctors gave a grim prognosis--Bill might have two years to live. Greg decided it was time for the silence to end. He called Bill and they talked a few times. But Greg wanted to do more. He decided to fly out to Indianapolis to see his brother. Scheduling the trip around the holiday was tricky, so the first day he could get to Indiana was Jan. 22. As Greg... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
State officials agree to test soil, water at homes of Acreage kids with cancer Feb 6, 2010
Since June, the state Health Department has been investigating whether a childhood brain cancer cluster is in the semi-rural community of 32,000 to 39,000 residents. Figures released Monday confirmed the cluster exists. (The Palm Beach Post)
Republican Scott Brown Sworn In As U.S. Senator Feb 5, 2010
Brown fills the seat of the late Edward Kennedy, who died of brain cancer in August. The little-known former Massachusetts state senator rocked the nation with his upset victory last month over a favored Democrat and put this year's midterm elections in play for a possible GOP takeover of Congress. (KWTX.com, TX)
Vows to find cause Feb 5, 2010
Instead of searching blindly, she said, the next step for health officials would be a campaign to raise awareness about childhood brain cancer. But Florida Surgeon General Ana Viamonte Ros said Thursday that Acreage residents are beyond aware. (The Palm Beach Post)
Brown demands to be sworn in earlier than planned Feb 4, 2010
The change also followed criticism from conservative radio hosts and newspaper columnists about what one dubbed a "three-week victory lap" since the state senator staged an upset to win the Jan. 19 special election to replace Kennedy, who died of brain cancer. The conservative-leaning Drudge Report immediately linked to Brown's demand letter, generating such traffic that would-be readers could not open it. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
New data confirms Acreage cancer cluster; health officials puzzled on cause of children's ailments Feb 4, 2010
Eight months of uncertainty ended Monday when state health officials confirmed that rates of brain tumors and brain cancer among children in the semirural community are higher than normal, especially among girls ... Health officials recently completed interviews with 12 of 13 families with children who have been diagnosed with either brain tumors or brain cancer from 1993 through 2008, in search of commonalities ... Excessive radiation can cause brain cancer. (The Palm Beach Post)
Magnetic Nanoparticles to Combat Cancer? Feb 4, 2010
9, 2009) In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer. (May 10, 2005) Binding gold nanoparticles to a specific antibody for cancer cells could make cancer detection much. (Science Daily)
Homeless see hope Feb 4, 2010
David Bailey, a brain cancer survivor from Virginia, was invited by Next Pastor Scott Billue to perform that evening at the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden. Bailey s performance can be described as a musical story on living life to its fullest. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Republican Brown to Be Certified Today for Swearing-In as U.S. Senator Feb 4, 2010
Kennedy, 77, died Aug. 25 after a 15-month battle with brain cancer. Brown will serve the rest of Kennedys term, ending in January 2013. (Bloomberg -- US)
15 Comments Feb 3, 2010
We really should focus on more important things, like the Dallas-area preacher who is currently courageously fighting brain cancer. Posted by: Anonymous on Feb 2, 2010 at 09:38 AM jay is a GOOD shot. (KWTX.com, TX)
Sen. Bill Nelson: Do more tests for contamination Feb 3, 2010
THE ACREAGE Stinging from news that a cluster of childhood brain cancer cases exists in their community, Acreage residents reacted with a range of emotions Tuesday some determined to flee their homes, others saying they aren t worried about staying in an area where they have lived for years ... Authorities have identified 13 cases of brain cancer or tumors among children and teenagers in the community from 1993 to 2008 ... Childhood brain cancer: 2-3 case expected. (The Palm Beach Post)
Relay For Life Kickoff Event Energizes Fundraising Efforts Feb 3, 2010
DJ Wise (COL 13) received a standing ovation during the kickoff event after recounting his fathers fatal struggle with brain cancer. Hope is all you have when you lose someone so close to you, and honestly it is all you really need, Wise said. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Letter to state Health Department Feb 2, 2010
The new population estimates were then used to recalculate three-year standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for the 0-19 year age group for all cancers, brain cancer, and brain/CNS cancers ... Although the SIRs were reduced slightly in comparison to the original metho d, brain cancer for female pediatric residents for the period 2005-2007 continued to be significantly elevated with 3 cases observed and less than one case (0 ... The main conclusion is that, even with denominator population ranging... (The Palm Beach Post)
Detailed population and cancer data for The Acreage Feb 2, 2010
Subsequently, these population estimates were used to recalculate three-year SIRs for the 0-19 year age group for all cancers, brain cancer, and brain/other CNS cancers. Population estimates gleaned from each method and the recalculated SIRs are presented and discussed. (The Palm Beach Post)
Coffee slows brain cancer growth Feb 2, 2010
A group of scientists has said that caffeine found in coffee and green tea could effectively slow the growth of brain cancer tumours ... They discovered a sub-type of IP3R, or IP3R3, to be very active among brain cancer patients and that caffeine stymies the spread of such compounds, resulting in less tumour growth in the brain and blocks cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body, reports Xinhua ... A group of scientists has said that caffeine found in coffee and green tea could... (India Times, India)
Suffering well: Pastor's faith tested by cancer Feb 1, 2010
Chandler wears a mask with white webbing that keeps his head still as the radiation machine delivers the highest possible dose to what is considered to be fatal and incurable brain cancer ... Chandler says learning he had brain cancer was "kind of like getting punched in the gut. You take the shot, you try not to vomit, then you get back to doing what you do, believing what you believe. "We never felt still have not felt betrayed by the Lord or abandoned by the Lord. (USA Today -- News)
Brain cancer puts young pastor's faith to the test Feb 1, 2010
Brain cancer tests a young pastors faith - Cancer- msnbc ... Brain cancer tests a young pastors faith ... LM Otero / APMatt Chandler, center, holds hands with his son Reid, 4, left, and daughter Audrey, 7, in Flower Mound, Texas, on Jan. 4as they take a walk after a treatment for Matt's brain cancer. (MSNBC -- Health)
Dominic Varisco, fund-raiser, educator, and volunteer; at 76 Jan 30, 2010
Mr. Varisco died of brain cancer Jan. 17 at his summer home in Harwich ... Mr. Varisco was diagnosed with brain cancer more than a year ago. (Boston Globe)
Cancer Researchers Perform Complete Genomic Sequencing of Brain Cancer Cell Line Jan 30, 2010
29, 2010) Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that may lead to personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an individual's cancer and a finding that may unveil new molecular targets for which more effective and less toxic drugs can be developed ... The study also may lead to new and better ways to monitor for brain cancer recurrence, allowing for much... (Science Daily)
Some Childhood Cancer Survivors Face More Challenges at School Jan 30, 2010
THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of childhood brain cancer or other central nervous system cancers, or leukemia, are less successful in school than their peers, a new study has found. British researchers examined data collected from more than 10,000 five-year survivors of all types of childhood cancer and compared it with data from the general population. (MEDLINEplus)
Cape Wind's Fate Unclear Despite Obama Jan 29, 2010
Kennedy battled the project fiercely, writing Obama of his opposition the month before he died in August from brain cancer. To add to the uncertainty, Obama's Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who pledged this month to decide whether to approve Cape Wind by the end of April, has called it "a good project." But two Obama appointees to agencies connected to the project's review have links to its chief opposition, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound. (KSBW 8, CA)
How to Get a Job in a Dying Profession Jan 29, 2010
And Galvez, a 34-year-old brain cancer survivor, hopes to fill what he sees as a gaping hole in online information for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their loved ones. I know what some of you are thinking: Are these people crazy, entering a profession that's been trounced by the recession. (ABC News -- Business)
› Bok legend dies Jan 29, 2010
Kruger has lost his 10-year battle with brain cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2000. In a heartfelt message the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd, the players and coaches as well as the thousands of Bulls supporters expressed their condolences and sympathy with Kruger's family and friends. (iAfrica.com)
Discovery Links Genes to Pancreatic Cancer Jan 27, 2010
"The telomerase gene has already been identified in lung cancer, brain cancer, skin cancer and leukemia, and it's associated with a rare lung disease and blood disorders," Chanock said. "This seems to be pointing toward a 'soft spot' in the human genome -- that there's something about genetic variation in that region that can predispose toward a number of different diseases.". (MEDLINEplus)
Combo Therapy Shows Promise Against Brain Cancer Jan 26, 2010
FRIDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A synthetic form of a naturally occurring hormone combined with chemotherapy inhibited tumor growth and achieved a 25 percent cure rate in mice with a deadly brain cancer called glioblastoma, a new study reports. Currently, people diagnosed with glioblastoma have a poor prognosis and relatively short life expectancy. (MEDLINEplus)
It's A Wonderful Life Courtesy of Tracey StoneRicky Stone, with his daughter Lily, son Riley and wife Tracey, pitched for three major league teams from 2001-07.When a former major league pitcher, out of the majors and out of insurance, fell seriously ill, a vast network of friends and former teammates came to his aid, writes Joe Lemire. Jan 26, 2010
In August 2008, Ricky Stone suffered a seizure and learned he had brain cancer. Former teammates like Brad Lidge and Roy Oswalt gave aid to Stone. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
NYT: High-tech radiation treatments can turn deadly Jan 25, 2010
In 2005, a Florida hospital disclosed that 77 brain cancer patients had received 50 percent more radiation than prescribed because one of the most powerful and supposedly precise linear accelerators had been programmed incorrectly for nearly a year. a radiation oncologist at the University of Toledo and a leading authority on the treatment of radiation injuries, estimates that 1 in 20 patients will suffer injuries. (MSNBC -- Health)
The Memory Miracle Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Jan 25, 2010
"About nine years ago I noticed my brain didn t seem to be working as well. I was having trouble coming up with words and remembering recent events. I was irritable and not sleeping and had fuzzy thinking, all can be very troubling! My brain functioning began to worsen. I was having trouble coping at my part time job - I was slow and couldn t always remember how to do things from week to week. Some days I felt like I couldn t even put a sentence together or keep track of ideas in a discussion!... (Newsmax)
Radiation is a lifesaving tool that sometimes turns deadly Jan 24, 2010
In 2005, a Florida hospital disclosed that 77 brain cancer patients had received 50 percent more radiation than prescribed because one of the most powerful - and supposedly precise - linear accelerators had been programmed incorrectly for months. Dr. John J. Feldmeier, a radiation oncologist at the University of Toledo and a leading authority on the treatment of radiation injuries, estimates that 1 in 20 patients will suffer injuries. (Boston Globe)
Sen.-elect Brown swaggers into Washington Jan 23, 2010
Edward Kennedy, the man who held the seat from his election in 1962 until his death in August from brain cancer. "I'm stepping into shoes that are very, very big," Brown said during a meeting with Rep. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Scientists Show How Brain Tumors Outsmart Drugs Jan 23, 2010
17, 2006) Stem cell-like glioma cancer cells that share many characteristics with normal stem cells propel the lethal growth of brain cancers by promoting tumor blood vessel formation, and may hold the key to ... 17, 2006) A research team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has discovered a cell-signaling mechanism instrumental in the most common brain cancer in. (Science Daily)
Elect a new Democrat Jan 22, 2010
Edward M. Kennedy died of brain cancer last August. I continue to wonder why my congressman, Jim Costa, wont do one of two things: either shout out that the American people were promised transparency on health care negotiations and they deserve it, or just say Im a weak, spineless puppet and I cant stand up to Nancy Pelosi and the rest of my party. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Chocolate company executive Joe Blommer dead at 67 Jan 22, 2010
after a long fight with brain cancer. The Milwaukee-born Blommer led the family owned company founded by his father and uncles in 1939 through a period of sustained growth. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Health Insurance by Command Jan 22, 2010
You may be willing to do without medical care or treat your brain cancer with bee pollen. Too bad. (Townhall.com)
Democrats Lose More than Senate Sea... Jan 21, 2010
After the Death of Ted Kennedy in August 2009 of brain cancer, Massachusetts was required to hold a special election to fill his Senate seat. Democrats thought they had it in the bag, and were surprised and disappointed when Republican Scott Brown grabbed the seat away from Martha Coakley. (Suite101.com)
Brown: Mass. Victory Sends 'Very Powerful Message' Jan 21, 2010
Kirk has been holding Kennedy's seat on an interim basis since shortly after Kennedy's death from brain cancer in August. The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is meeting with Brown before he has lunch with a broader group of colleagues. (KSBW 8, CA)
Democrats See Brown Win as "Wake Up Call" Jan 21, 2010
Just 14 months ago, Obama carried the state by 26 percentage points over Republican John McCain, and Brown will assume a seat Kennedy, who died of brain cancer in August, and his brother, President John F. Kennedy, held for over 50 years. Brown will finish Kennedy's term, facing re-election in 2012. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Researchers Find a Treatment for Deadly Brain Tumor Jan 21, 2010
28, 2007) Avastin, a relatively new type of drug that shrinks cancerous tumors by cutting off their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, a pilot study conducted ... 17, 2006) Stem cell-like glioma cancer cells that share many characteristics with normal stem cells propel the lethal growth of brain cancers by promoting tumor blood vessel formation, and may hold the key to. (Science Daily)
Brain Cancer Not a Single Disease Jan 21, 2010
The most common form of brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, probably is a set of diseases, rather than a single disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The team identified four distinct subtypes of the brain tumors, each with unique molecular characteristics, a finding they say may lead to targeted therapies. (Newsmax)
