Wednesday's TV picks Jan 7, 2009
In his first TV interview since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, the Dirty Dancing star and his wife, Lisa Niemi, talk about the actor's illness. Swayze admits that he is scared, and angry, but he tells Walters he's not giving up. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
STEVE JOBS: CEO ill, hormone imbalance blamed Jan 7, 2009
It was not clear whether the hormone problem resulted from his treatment for pancreatic cancer several years ago. "It is hard to know without specific medical information," says Dr. Umesh Masharani, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California-San Francisco. (USA Today -- Money)
BiPar Sciences to Present At the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco Jan 7, 2009
The company also has two additional compounds in pre-clinical development, BSI-401, a follow-on PARP inhibitor candidate being investigated as an oral therapy for pancreatic cancer and BSI-302, a novel anti-tubulin therapy. BiPar Sciences is privately held with headquarters in Brisbane, California. (Primezone Releases)
What's Ailing Steve Jobs? Medical Opinion Varies Jan 7, 2009
As their phones began lighting up Dr. Robert Lustig, an endocrinologist at the University of California at San Francisco, said he had fielded a dozen calls by midafternoon medical experts nationwide postulated myriad reasons for Jobs' withered appearance: a thyroid problem, a deficiency of human growth hormone or perhaps the lasting effects of Whipple surgery (which involves removing portions of the stomach, pancreas, bile duct and small intestine, and can inhibit digestion), which is a common... (Time.com)
Jobs explains his weight loss Jan 6, 2009
The disclosure caps months of speculation by Apple investors that Jobs, who had successful surgery for a form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, was ill again and that he may have to hand the chief executive job to chief operating officer Tim Cook. Jobs turned Apple into a consumer electronics juggernaut with the iPod and iPhone. (Boston Globe)
Griffin Bell, attorney general in Carter administration Jan 6, 2009
He had complications from pancreatic cancer, said a spokesman for the venerable Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding, where Judge Bell had worked as a young man and after leaving the Carter administration in 1979. In his post-government career, Judge Bell enjoyed a reputation as a courtly troubleshooter for major corporations. (Boston Globe)
Apple's Jobs admits poor health Jan 6, 2009
Steve Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 ... Mr Jobs, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, has appeared increasingly gaunt at public appearances, sparking rumours about his health. (BBC News)
Experts tie pancreatic surgery to Jobs' weight Jan 6, 2009
Jobs, who announced Monday he had recently been diagnosed with a treatable hormone imbalance, underwent surgery in 2004 at Stanford University Medical Center to remove a rare, slow-growing form of pancreatic tumor that is far less deadly than most pancreatic cancer growths ... Ko, an expert in pancreatic cancer, said it is more likely for such imbalances to appear closer to the time of surgery rather than years later. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Jobs Has Hormone Imbalance Jan 6, 2009
Pancreatic cancer has a horrid pronosis, with 90+% fatality. Apple, cut the crap, and don't concoct silly diagnoses to protect the corporation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Remembering Dr. David George, 1939-2009 Jan 6, 2009
(01-05) 18:20 PST -- David George, an end and cornerback on Cal's last Rose Bowl team, died Thursday of pancreatic cancer ... Dr. David George - Played at Cal SP David George, an end and cornerback on Cal's last Rose Bowl team, died Thursday of pancreatic cancer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Dr. David George - Played at Cal Jan 6, 2009
(01-05) 18:20 PST -- David George, an end and cornerback on Cal's last Rose Bowl team, died Thursday of pancreatic cancer. He was 69. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The prognosis for Apple's Steve Jobs: continuing conjecture Jan 6, 2009
Medical experts said a hormone imbalance in a pancreatic cancer survivor raises red flags about a possible recurrence. Jobs said in 2004 that he had undergone surgery to treat a rare form of the deadly disease. (Los Angeles Times)
Apples Steve Jobs condition a puzzle Jan 6, 2009
5: Hoping to put to rest rumors that he was again suffering from pancreatic cancer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday he is suffering from a hormone imbalance that has caused dramatic weight loss in the past year ... Reports that a hormone imbalance may be responsible for Apple chief executive Steve Jobs recent weight loss do little to quell concerns about the pancreatic cancer survivors health, endocrinologists said ... CNBC.comSteve Jobs, left, in a recent photo and in 2005, a year after... (MSNBC -- Health)
Apple CEO Reveals Truth About Weight Loss Jan 6, 2009
Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a hormonal imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health ... Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a hormonal imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health. (ABC News -- Business)
Jobs Cites Hormone Issue Jan 6, 2009
Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company ... Jobs announced in 2004 that he had undergone successful surgery to treat a very rare form of pancreatic cancer an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor ... Jobs did not have a deadlier and more common form of pancreatic cancer called... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO Jan 6, 2009
Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company. . (Herald Sun)
Steve Jobs Admits Health Problems Jan 6, 2009
Jobs was treated for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, and his gaunt appearance last year spooked many, even as he introduced the 3G iPhone in June, new iPods in September and new notebook computers in October. Don't expect more disclosures anytime soon. (Forbes -- Technology)
Jobs says he has 'hormone imbalance' Jan 6, 2009
Jobs underwent treatment for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in mid-2004 and rumors regarding his health have periodically captured headlines and the blogosphere ever since. Although pancreatic cancer is generally one of the more difficult types of the disease to recover from and has grim survival rates, Jobs has maintained that he had a less aggressive type of cancer and that it was successfully treated. (InfoWorld)
Inside Jobs: 'I've said more than I wanted' Jan 6, 2009
Islet cell neuroendocrine tumours account for only about 3 per cent of pancreatic cancer cases in the US. Luckily for Jobs, this less common variety is also less deadly, especially if detected early and removed. Actor Patrick Swayze is also suffering from pancreatic cancer. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Apple shares lift as CEO Jobs puts story straight on health Jan 6, 2009
In an unprecedented personal statement touching his personal life, the intensely private Jobs, 53, early this morning said the pancreatic cancer, which he successfully beat in 2004, had not returned. Instead, he has "a hormone imbalance" that was robbing his body of proteins, causing severe loss of weight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Former Attorney General Griffin Bell Dies at 90 Jan 6, 2009
He was being treated at the Atlanta hospital for complications due to pancreatic cancer and kidney disease, which he had fought for years, she said ... Bell continued to practice law well after his 80th birthday, despite battling kidney disease and pancreatic cancer in recent years. (Law.com)
Cloud hangs over Macworld opening Jan 6, 2009
It also revealed that chief executive Steve Jobs would not present the keynote address, reigniting speculation his health has deteriorated following pancreatic cancer surgery in 2004. Some analysts, however, see Mr Jobs' decision as part of a succession plan. (BBC News -- Technology)
Apple boss Jobs in cancer scare Jan 6, 2009
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has undergone surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer ... He expressed his relief that the pancreatic cancer he contracted was not the more widely-known adenocarcinoma form ... He wrote: "I mention this because when one hears 'pancreatic cancer' (or Googles it), one immediately encounters this far more common and deadly form, which, thank God, is not what I had.". (BBC News -- Technology)
Griffin Bell dies at 90 Jan 6, 2009
Bell had been suffering from kidney disease, pancreatic cancer and pneumonia. A grave-side service will be held for Bell on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the historic Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Apple CEO clears air on his health Jan 6, 2009
Jobs battled pancreatic cancer four years ago and reportedly told the company's board last year that he was cancer-free. Unlike perhaps any other American chief executive, Jobs is considered central to his company's innovative success. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Jobs explains health status; will stay as Apple's CEO Jan 6, 2009
But Jobs, who recovered from pancreatic cancer four years ago, said that contrary to reports that he was suffering from a relapse, doctors had recently diagnosed his visible weight loss as the result of a hormone imbalance that was depleting proteins in his body ... Jobs announced in 2004 that he had undergone successful surgery to treat a very rare form of pancreatic cancer - an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor ... Jobs did not have a deadlier and more common form of pancreatic cancer called... (International Herald Tribune)
Macworld's annual surprise Jan 6, 2009
The guessing game isn't entirely settled by Jobs' vague disclosure, which didn't mention an earlier bout of pancreatic cancer. He's almost as secretive about his health as Apple is about its next products. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Stocks turns cautious after last week's rally Jan 6, 2009
Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, will continue as CEO during his recovery. Apple rose $4. (AZCentral -- Business)
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-- Oceanside's Candye Kane, one of San Diego's most-enduring and best-loved nightclub singers, survived a near-death bout with pancreatic cancer in 2008. The once-zaftig blues singer fought off the disease with a high-alkaline diet (which helped her shed 100 pounds) and surgical intervention. (North County Times)
Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere? Jan 6, 2009
Asked if he practiced what he preached, Dr. Koniaris said yes, that as a surgeon he sometimes sent patients to other doctors, especially for pancreatic cancer and liver tumors. His article pointed out that in a few cases in the United States and Australia, courts have ruled that doctors who had operated on people with poor results should have informed the patients that more experienced surgeons were available. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Apple's Jobs: Condition Won't Hinder CEO Duties Jan 6, 2009
Jobs' dramatically thinner appearance at Apple's annual developers' conference in June initially sparked debate about whether he had been suffering either from complications from his 2004 pancreatic cancer surgery, or from a reappearance of his cancer ... Such rumors have persisted in part because bloggers and industry watchers maintain that Apple has a reputation for being slow in updating the public on Jobs' health: His October 2003 diagnosis of pancreatic cancer wasn't disclosed until after... (SmallBusinessComputing)
Bell, former AG, judge dies Jan 6, 2009
He was being treated at the Atlanta hospital for complications due to pancreatic cancer and kidney disease, which he had fought for years, she said. Carter said he was "deeply saddened" by Bell's death and called him a "trusted and enduring public figure.". (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jobs to remain Apple's head Jan 6, 2009
Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, said in the statement Monday, "I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple's CEO," breaking his silence about his health for the first time in months. The statement followed widespread investor concern about the executive's health, after Jobs decided not to give the keynote speech at Apple product showcase Macworld this week. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jobs to remain Apple CEO despite health problem Jan 6, 2009
In 2004, Jobs underwent a surgery to treat a rare, far less aggressive form of pancreatic cancer. In the following years, his thin, almost gaunt appearance while delivering keynote speeches at some major conferences constantly inspired speculations about his health. (Xinhuanet, China)
Caution returns to Wall Street Jan 6, 2009
"It's just going to limp along,'' she said of the economy. Some stocks and sectors saw selling Monday as analysts issued downbeat forecasts. JPMorgan Chase which last year scooped up ailing banks Washington Mutual and Bear Stearns, fell after a Deutsche Bank analyst late Sunday reduced his 2009 profit forecast for the company. He predicts JPMorgan will see increases in soured loans. The stock fell $2.10, or 6.7 percent, to $29.25 and was the steepest decliner among the 30 stocks that make up the... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Jobs Spills Guts Jan 6, 2009
Apple first said that Jobs' gaunt frame was the result of a "common bug." But after The Post first revealed concerns last summer among Apple investors that Jobs' pancreatic cancer - which he had treated in 2004 - had returned, the company took the position that Jobs' health was "a private matter." When speculation didn't die down, Jobs' weight loss was subsequently described as nutritional problems resulting from a strict diet. "There is certainly an inconsistency to the messages," said Jeffrey... (New York Post -- Business)
Apple CEO Blames 'Hormone Imbalance' Jan 6, 2009
Jobs' assertion is buoyed by the fact that the pancreatic condition he survived -- called a neuroendocrine tumor, or NET -- is much less deadly than the more common form of pancreatic cancer that took the lives of "Last Lecture" professor Randy Pausch and New York Times reporter Dith Pran, and which actor Patrick Swayze now faces ... Conversely, doctors estimate that about 30,000 people were diagnosed with the deadlier form of pancreatic cancer this year, which has a five-year survival rate of... (ABC News)
'08: Our Date With Disaster Jan 5, 2009
We thought about , wondering whether the new due out in summer would pop the company stock and offset concerns about the health of , a pancreatic cancer survivor, who was being seen less and less. CONTINUED 1. (Washington Post -- Technology)
Whither Apple? Dispatches from the Steve Jobs Rumor Mill Jan 5, 2009
Most of it, of course, has to do with Jobs himself, who's battled pancreatic cancer for four years, and who's been looking particularly gaunt since the summer. A spokesman said that Jobs would not be giving the Macworld keynote because Apple was severing ties with the event, which is run by IDG, an outside publishing company. (TIME)
Where is the economy headed in 2009? Jan 5, 2009
Jobs was treated for pancreatic cancer in 2004, and concerns about his health persist. But whether onstage or backstage, Jobs will be watched in 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
PATRICK SWAYZE'S BATTLE VS. CAN... Jan 5, 2009
AS reported, one year ago Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with inop erable stage-four pancreatic cancer which, basically, gave him a go for four months. For the first time Swayze is finally speaking out about it. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Clarence Norman Anderson Jan 5, 2009
A service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Beaverton West Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for John Elroy Esch Jr., who died Jan. 1 of pancreatic cancer at age 67. John Elroy Esch Jr. was born April 14, 1941, in Milwaukie. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Stay tuned: This new season is supersized Jan 5, 2009
Filmed shortly after Swayze's treatment for pancreatic cancer last year, the series has the gritty tone and street feel of The Shield. Swayze is very good as the complex FBI agent Charles (The Beast) Barker, an undercover FBI agent whose specialty is adopting different identities. (Globe and Mail)
5 steps to a healthier you Jan 5, 2009
com: 5 steps to a healthier you. Monday, January 05, 2009. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Recalling the best of 2008 in national sports Jan 5, 2009
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Ex-attorney general in Atlanta hospital Jan 5, 2009
ATLANTA - Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell is being treated at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta for complications due to pancreatic cancer. Katherine Bell McClure said her 90-year-old grandfather also is experiencing kidney failure and pneumonia. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Obituaries for Sunday, January 4, 2009 Jan 4, 2009
ONALASKA Michael Allan Johnson, 53, of Onalaska died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in his home while in the company of his family, after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer ... Memorials may be given to PanCan Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, Onalaska High School Volleyball Program or the donor s choice. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Former AG Griffin Bell in hospital Jan 4, 2009
Attorney who helped design Georgia school desegregation plan has pancreatic cancer ... Former United States Attorney General Griffin Bell was being treated at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta on Saturday for complications due to pancreatic cancer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Apple's Macworld Game Jan 3, 2009
Jobs was treated for pancreatic cancer in 2004, and his gaunt appearance last year spooked many, even as he introduced the 3G iPhone in June, new iPods in September and new notebook computers in October. Such events used to be all about Jobs. (Forbes -- Technology)
Code of secrecy for Apple's iGod still goes with the Jobs description Jan 3, 2009
More significantly, it rekindled speculation about Jobs' health following his battle with pancreatic cancer ... It took him months to confirm he had pancreatic cancer five years ago following a flurry of rumours. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Elfreda Frances Malick Jan 3, 2009
She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September. Her prayer was to have no pain and to just fall asleep. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
No Steve Jobs or big announcements expected at Macworld Jan 2, 2009
Questions about the health of the company co-founder, who battled pancreatic cancer four years ago, resurfaced last June when he appeared gaunt at a conference. Apple has declined to discuss Jobs' health, saying it is a private matter. (San Jose Mercury News)
Jobs 'rumour' fans new Apple speculation Jan 2, 2009
Jobs's guant appearance during the year has led to much speculation over the course of the past six months that he is suffering from a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, which he had surgery to remove in 2004. Apple shares had been trading up 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
2008 deaths: Upshaw gone too soon Jan 2, 2009
In August, with another season upcoming, Upshaw died at 63 of pancreatic cancer. He learned he had the disease only days earlier. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
The year in film Jan 1, 2009
Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and denied claims he had "months to live". He went on to film a US TV drama. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Women's causes dear to Kristin Schaefer Jan 1, 2009
She describes herself as a "Tigger," based on the famous "Last Lecture" about living life to the fullest given by Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor who died from pancreatic cancer. He urged his listeners to "really achieve their childhood dreams" and to decide if they are a Tigger or an Eeyore personality," based on "Winnie the Pooh" characters."I'm a Tigger. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Year in Review Jan 1, 2009
Ken Angell, who is battling pancreatic cancer, gets an opportunity to attend Super Bowl XLII in Arizona and share the joy of the Giants' win. Former resident Peter Kisling, a pilot, flew the team to and from Phoenix. (Bethel Beacon, CT)
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-- Oceanside's Candye Kane, one of San Diego's most-enduring and best-loved nightclub singers, survived a near-death bout with pancreatic cancer in 2008. The once-zaftig blues singer fought off the disease with a high-alkaline diet (which helped her shed 100 pounds) and surgical intervention. (North County Times)
Getting Away With Murder? Jan 1, 2009
If she had not died just before Christmas after a brief, intense battle with pancreatic cancer, Norma Hotaling would be right there on Wednesday evening standing vigil in Baltimore. After overcoming her own childhood sexual abuse and drug addictions and escaping her life as a prostituted woman and slave to a brutal pimp, Norma Hotaling resolved to transform her own horrible experiences into realistic help for others who were exploited in prostitution and rendered invisible to authorities and... (Townhall.com)
Jobs' Health Watch Has Bloggers in a Frenzy Jan 1, 2009
The topic of Jobs' health has repeatedly cropped up this year thanks to a slew of reports and rumors that the Apple chief, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer four years ago, was again in poor health. Those rumors persist in part because bloggers and industry watchers maintain that Apple has a reputation for being slow in updating the public on Jobs' health: His October 2003 diagnosis of pancreatic cancer hadn't been disclosed until after his surgery. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Pre-existing Diabetes For Persons Diagnosed With Cancer Associated With Increased Risk Of Death Dec 31, 2008
Diabetes was associated with a nonsignificant increase in risk in prostate, gastric, hepatocellular, lung and pancreatic cancer ... 16, 2007) Pregnancies in Jerusalem in the 1960s and 1970s may hold vital clues about how pancreatic cancer and diabetes are linked. (Science Daily)
Apple stock shaken by more rumors about Jobs' health Dec 31, 2008
The Apple co-founder, who is 53, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 but has said he was cured with surgery. As the Los Angeles Times reported Dec. 17, however, "Appearances over the summer, in which Jobs looked unusually thin and drawn, renewed questions about his health.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
"Jobs' Health Rapidly Declining, Inevitable News Spring 2009" Dec 31, 2008
Steve Jobs' health has been an important topic of rumours ever since he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in mid-2004. He was treated successfully, and recovered from his ordeal. (OS News)
Jobs Health Rumor Hits Apple Stock Dec 31, 2008
Jobs said in 2004 that he had undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer. On Oct. 3, Apple shares fell more than 10 percent after a report that Jobs had suffered a major heart attack. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Big names, great games make 2008 year to remember Dec 30, 2008
Longtime NFL union head Gene Upshaw died just a few days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and few had even known he was ill. Eight Belles broke down after finishing second to Big Brown at the Kentucky Derby. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
