Tumors

National Cancer Institute Scrubs "Antitumoral Effect" of Cannabinoids From Website

Russ Belville | Posted 06.08.2011

Russ Belville

Last Wednesday on our NORML Stash blog we pointed out this incredible paragraph on the website of the National Cancer Institute at cancer.gov on their...

Sunscreens With Vitamin A May Accelerate Skin Cancer: FDA Knows Of Link

AOL News | Andrew Schneider | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON (May 24) -- Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spr...

Nanotechnology Cancer Treatment: A New Tool In Radiation Therapy

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Nanotechnology could be the new hope of cancer patients since it's been shown to make radiation therapy of cancer more effective: A nanotech approach...

Face Tumor Girl Heads For Surgery

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

15-year old Lai Thi Dao is scheduled to have a 17 pound facial tumor removed next week in a ten hour surgery. Lai Thi Dao, 15, suffers from a Schwan...

FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A Genentech drug received federal approval on Friday to treat breast cancer, a surprise decision that could represent a shift in st...