Cancer

Fighting the Big Lie of Mass Consumption

Natalia Rose | Posted 12.29.2009 | Green


Natalia Rose

Keeping people employed is not a good enough reason to perpetuate the plunder of our precious resources. Convenience is not a good enough reason. Fear of change is not a good enough reason.

The Decade In Health: New Bugs, Scary Food, Bad Drugs

usatoday.com | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living


As the decade comes to a close, USA TODAY looks at some of the more newsworthy medical stories of the past 10 years....

Four-Year-Old Girl Needs Bone Marrow Transplant, Faces Long Odds

Posted 12.28.2009 | Impact


NPR: In September, 4-year-old Maya Chamberlin was diagnosed with a rare blood disease known as HLH. Her chances of survival depend on finding a suita...

Give Until it Hurts: I Promise, It'll Feel Good

Marika Holmgren | Posted 12.29.2009 | Impact


Marika Holmgren

The end of the year is just a couple of days away. Giving is easier than ever before: you can give through traditional channels, or use new giving strategies through Facebook or even a text message.

Teresa Heinz Says She's Fighting Breast Cancer

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics


BOSTON — Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue u...

What the Media and Obama Never Understood About the Public Option

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

What I'm afraid of is that this bill makes private insurance larger and stronger -- and thus, gets us further away from curing the main problem of our health care system: perverse incentives.

Fraud, Cancer, House Collapse: Adversity Inspires Philly Mom To Pay It Forward

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 12.20.2009 | Impact


This story is part of HuffPost Impact's 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible chal...

Liz Claiborne, the Legend, the Woman -- the Cancer Victim

Art Ortenberg | Posted 12.18.2009 | Style


Art Ortenberg

The world knew my wife as a uniquely talented designer, a founder of a great fashion company, a beautiful, gracious, accomplished artisan. But the world knew little of her nine years as a cancer patient.

Cancer Survivor's T-Shirt Line Fights Illness With Laughter

Posted 12.15.2009 | Impact


Four-time cancer survivor Linda Hill believes that the battle against the disease begins with a state of mind, NPR reports. The 48-year-old and her ...

3 Tips to Take Control of Fat Bottoms and Your Bottom Line!

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living


Robyn O'Brien

As the poor are being turned away from free cancer screenings, the US is buckling under the weight of obesity. Over the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity.

Milk Thistle Shown To Help Cancer Patients

Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living


A new study, published online today in the journal Cancer, finds that milk thistle may help reduce the liver inflammation associated with chemotherapy...

A Battle Close To Home: Thirty Eight Years After Nixon's Declaration Of War

Diane Balma | Posted 12.14.2009 | Living


Diane Balma

Scientists know more than ever before about the mechanisms of cancer and how to stop its spread. Yet the new numbers we're seeing are victories in skirmishes, not battles.

Mammography Wars: Drawing the Line Between Breasts and Politics

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles


Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

How did mammography guidelines end up in the middle of a political discussion? It was the timing, of course. The conclusions were immediately plunged into a partisan, political dispute.

Dominick Dunne's Last Book Skewers The Rich

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books


"Too Much Money" (Crown Publishing, 288 pages, $26), by Dominick Dunne: You didn't think the grave could possibly silence one of the most famous chron...

Armchair Generals in the War on Cancer

Mark Drapeau | Posted 12.14.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Drapeau

Now, a private person pledging $1 million is a generous thought, to be sure, but how much does it need to be re-tweeted, blogged about, and generally celebrated?

Jane Hamsher Calls For Cancer Foundation To Cut Ties With Joe Lieberman's Wife

Firedoglake | Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Nancy G. Brinker The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation Headquarters 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250 Dallas, TX 75244 Dear Ms. Brinker, The Susan G....

Senate Deal Lets Health Insurers Rob the Public Purse

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

The Senate is about to take on the worst deal in history. And at the end of the day, the only winners are the same companies who got us in this mess in the first place.

Deadly Traffic: Tests Link Freeway Smog To Brain Cancer

Daily Bulletin | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green


In as little as three months, the brains of laboratory rats begin to change after being exposed to the air around congested Southern California freewa...

Shedding Light on Sunny LA's Vitamin D Deficiency

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.09.2009 | Los Angeles


Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Unfortunately, there is a pandemic of vitamin D insufficiency around the world, and those of us living in sunny Los Angeles are not immune from the problem.

Bryant Gumbel Cancer: Announces Cancer Surgery On "Regis" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media


Bryant Gumbel announced Tuesday morning that he had cancer surgery two months ago to remove a malignant tumor near his lung. Gumbel, 61, was guest-ho...

Colon Cancer Deaths Could Make Big Drop, Experts Say

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 12.08.2009 | Technology


ATLANTA — Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic n...

A Commonsense Approach To Cancer Prevention?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living


Christopher Gavigan

Billions more are spent every year on research to find new treatments and cures for cancer. It's one of the most common diseases and one of the most costly. Why, then, is there so little focus on prevention?

ACS Chief Sends Mixed Messages On Mammography

John McDougall, M.D. | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living


John McDougall, M.D.

Dr. Otis Brawley of the ACS voiced strong support for annual mammography for women 40 and above in an Op-Ed piece published November 20, 2009 -- a position that contradicts previous statements.

Literary Community Rallies Around Author Through Donations for Silent Auction

Cicily Janus | Posted 12.07.2009 | Books


Cicily Janus

In artist communities around our country, it is imperative that we support each other and gather the support of others outside the community, especially in times of trouble.

Cell Phone Use Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk: Study

Telegraph | Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent | Posted 12.04.2009 | Technology


Using a mobile phone for more than 10 years does not appear to raise the risk of brain tumours, according a new study that re-opens the debate on the ...