http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:09:28 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/diagnosed.php Cancer and Tumor Types Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer - A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:57:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/diagnosed.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/reducing.php Prostate Cancer Dr. David Samadi, top robotic prostatectomy surgeon, redirects prostate cancer emphasis to treatment decisions following diagnosis. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:51:18 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/reducing.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/lung/50-years.php Lung Cancer War on Cancer Enters 5th Decade - Lung Cancer Alliance Calls For More Aggressive Integration of Imaging Advances and Biomedical Research. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:36:27 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/lung/50-years.php http://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/nutrition/fats-oils/key.php Fats and Oils Information A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, according to Penn State researchers. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:14:09 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/nutrition/fats-oils/key.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/doubling-efficacy.php Cancer Treatment Scientists may be able to double efficacy of radiation therapy - Scientists may have a way to double the efficacy and reduce the side effects of radiation therapy. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:50:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/doubling-efficacy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/alternative.php Skin Cancer Melanoma Patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma on a limb have traditionally had limited options for fighting the often deadly form of skin cancer. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:35:38 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/alternative.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/soy-cancer.php Prostate Cancer New research points to soy as a potential solution for men with prostate cancer that is unresponsive to the conventional treatment of surgery and radiation. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:01:44 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/soy-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/destruction.php Cancer Treatment Blasting Cancer from the Inside Out - TAU develops tumor destruction method that also creates immunity. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:26:44 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/destruction.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/ovarian/treatment-breakthrough.php Ovarian Cancer A potential breakthrough in treating late-stage ovarian cancer has come from University of Guelph researchers who have discovered a peptide that shrinks advanced tumours and improves survival rates for this deadly but often undetected disease. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:21:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/ovarian/treatment-breakthrough.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/suicide-virus.php Cancer Treatment Amidst the ongoing strive to improve radiation treatment technology and promoting early diagnosis programs, researchers believe that there may be an effective, groundbreaking way to cure cancer. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:55:46 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/suicide-virus.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/nebuliser.php Cancer Treatment Lung cancer patients could receive safer and more efficient treatment through a system being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:53:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/nebuliser.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/ignoranance.php Cancer Treatment Public ignorant about key messages concerning diet and cancer - New research reveals widespread lack of knowledge of the importance of diet and obesity as contributing causes towards the development of cancer. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:21:54 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/ignoranance.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/risk.php Colorectal Cancer Fruits and vegetables reduce risks of specific types of colorectal cancers according to new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:41:33 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/risk.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/unequal-access.php Cancer Treatment Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity worldwide, and its economic burden grows year by year. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:27:04 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/unequal-access.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/ovarian/early-symptoms.php Ovarian Cancer Early detection is key in the fight against ovarian cancer - Northwestern Memorial experts urge women to recognize warning signs; receive appropriate screenings. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:04:03 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/ovarian/early-symptoms.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/fluoride-cancer.php Cancer and Tumor Types Association between fluoride and various cancers including evidence that fluoride can increase risk of osteosarcoma a type of bone cancer in boys and young men. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:12:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/fluoride-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/ependymoma.php Cancer Treatment New strategy likely to speed drug development for rare cancers - Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators used a pioneering approach to drug development and identified dozens of potential new treatments of ependymoma, a rare tumor of the brain and spinal cord. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:38:23 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/ependymoma.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/alcohol-colon.php Colorectal Cancer Evidence that alcohol, at least at higher levels of consumption, is associated with an increase in the risk of colorectal cancer. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:36:58 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/alcohol-colon.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/mrrtgrt.php Cancer Treatment The Government of Canada is supporting the development of a new cancer radiation therapy device that could lead to more precise and life-saving treatment methods. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:03:35 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/mrrtgrt.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/prostate-test.php Prostate Cancer Combined with traditional PSA screening, new urine test of genetic markers may improve prostate cancer screening results. Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:39:50 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/prostate-test.php