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Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer and other DNA defects?
2008-06-03 23:29:00 Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and CancerBy TARA PARKER-POPEPublished: June 3, 2008What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don’t? Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. “I think the safe practice,” said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, “is to use an earpiece so you keep the microwave antenna away from your brain.”Dr. Vini Khurana, an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University who is an outspoken critic of cellphones, said: “I use it on the speaker-phone mode. I do not hold it to my ear.” And CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital, said that like Dr. Black he used an earpiece.Along with Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s recent diagnosis of a glioma, a type of tumor that critics have long associated with cellphone use...
Survivor: Brain cancer no longer a 'death sentence'
2008-05-22 02:10:00 iReporters offer advice for battling brain cancer Brain cancer survivors urge other cancer patients to find a support network Educate yourself as much as possible about treatments, they say iReport.
By: Get rich
Survivor: Brain cancer no longer a 'death sentence'
2008-05-22 02:10:00 iReporters offer advice for battling brain cancer Brain cancer survivors urge other cancer patients to find a support network Educate yourself as much as possible about treatments, they say iReport.
By: Get rich
Senator Ted Kennedy Has Brain Cancer
2008-05-20 21:27:00 Senator Edward M. ?Ted? Kennedy (D-Mass.), 76, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. The malignant brain tumor, a glioma, was found during a brain biopsy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following Kennedy?s Saturday seizure at his Cape Cod, MA home. Survival rates for this type of brain tumor average six to eight months.
By: pajamadeen
Ted Kennedy: Brain Cancer
2008-05-20 21:26:00 Ted Kennedy's got an inoperable malignant brain tumor. Here. NYT ABC News Wash Post The Boston Herald in billing Ted as "the nation's liberal lion," reports Ted has from under a year to five.
By: Chickaboomer
David Cook’s brother with brain cancer travels to see him on American
2008-04-14 14:21:00 David Cook’s brother who had a relapse with brain cancer is traveling from Indiana to see his brother perform on American Idol. The trip almost didn’t happen according to the Tribune Star. Adam Cook, 36, is undergoing chemotherapy for his second diagnosis of brain cancer, which has spread to his spine. A plan to travel to California to see his brother perform was grounded earlier in the week when Adam’s doctors told him he could not fly commercially in his condition. But Adam Cook, a lawyer who practiced in Terre Haute until his condition worsened, has many friends, and as news of his plight spread, friends rallied to find a way to get him to California. The result: an all-expenses-paid flight on a chartered medical jet, in the company of a flight medic and flight nurse, as well as a paid stay in a hotel just across the street from the Los Angeles studio where David Cook and the other “Idol” finalists will perform. Darrick Scott, a Vigo County councilman (District ...
Herbal Medicines for Brain Cancer
2008-03-27 15:17:00 DescriptionBrain cancer is a tumor or tumors that form on the brain itself. Most brain tumors have spread to the brain from other affected parts of the body (such as the breast or the lung) via the blood-stream. Only a small percentage of brain cancer cases originate in the brain.In its early stages, brain cancer often produces no symptoms, or it displays symptoms that are mistaken for everyday headaches. As a result, the condition is often quite advanced before it is detected. Brain cancer is a very serious condition that can cause extensive neurological damage or death.The exact cause of brain cancer is unknown, but heredity is suspected to play a role in its development.Signs and SymptomsBrain cancer is usually asymptomatic until the tumor reaches a certain size. At that point, symptoms include:Persistent headachesVomitingGeneral weakness, or localized weakness in the arms or legsLoss of coordinationDizzinessChange in personalityLoss of mental abilities, including memoryDouble vi...
By: American Cancer
Murcer May Have Brain Cancer Again
2008-02-29 17:35:00 Former New York Yankees center fielder and current broadcaster Bobby Murcer will undergo a biopsy on Monday to see if his brain cancer has returned.Murcer battled a brain tumor in December 2006 and had it removed. Murcer recently underwent a magnetic resonance imaging test that revealed “an area that doctors are concerned about,” said his wife, ...
By: Random Thoughts
Study clears mobile phones of brain cancer risk
2008-02-06 13:55:00 Using a mobile phone does not increase your risk of brain cancer, according to a new Japanese study that is the first to consider the effects of radiation on different parts of the brain.The finding adds to the growing body of evidence that mobile phones are safe.Scientists at Tokyo Women's Medical University compared phone use in 322 brain cancer patients with 683 healthy people and found that regularly using a mobile did not significantly affect the likelihood of getting brain cancer.They also studied the radiation emitted from different types of phones to assess the affect on different areas of the brain.?Using our newly developed and more accurate techniques, we found no association between mobile phone use and cancer, providing more evidence to suggest they don't cause brain cancer,? Naohito Yamaguchi, who led the research, said.His team's findings were published in the British Journal of Cancer.Scientists around the world have been monitoring the effects of radio-frequency ...
Mobiles 'not brain cancer risk'
2008-02-06 09:49:00 Mobiles 'not brain cancer risk'Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of any of the most common brain tumours, a Japanese study suggests.http://news.bbc.co.uk/-go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7229003.st-m
What Causes Brain Cancer?
2007-12-21 19:38:00 There is no known cause of brain cancer. Extensive research has been conducted to pinpoint a cause to help prevent the cancer from occurring. Although there has not been very much conclusive evidence... A health blog with articles including fda, bird flu virus, cancer, weight loss, vaccines, medicare, conspiracy, hair loss, hpv, virus, politics, supplements and other health topics.
Mobiles use for a decade raises brain cancer risk
2007-10-15 20:39:00 Do cell phones cause brain cancer? There’s no sign of it, say many. But, if researchers in Europe are to be believed, regular use of a mobile phone over more than a decade raises the risk of brain cancer. Yes, according to Swedish researchers, who carried out a study, long-term users have double the chance of ...
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Where Brain Cancer Hides
2007-10-10 03:56:00 Six months ago, I chatted about maintaining germinal niches in the adult brain, focusing on the protected spots near oxygen-rich blood vessels where neural progenitors reside, from which fresh neurons are born to replenish the neurocircuitry in adults. Well it just so happens that one of the prominent types of brain cancer, called glioblastomas, ...
By: Migrations
Cell Phone-Brain Cancer Debate Continues
2007-10-09 21:02:00 Recently, researchers from the Orbero University in Sweden led by Professor Kjell Mild have suggested that young children may be at risk for brain cancer when using cell phones because of their thinner skulls and developing nervous systems. read more
Mobile Phones and Brain Cancer
2007-10-08 05:41:00 Regular use of a mobile phone for more than 10 years can raise the risk of cancer, a study claims. Swedish researchers found that long-term users had double the chance of getting a malignant tumour on the side of the brain where they held the handset.Professor Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro and Professor Kjell Hansson Mild of Umea University, analysed the results of 11 studies carried out around the world, before coming into this conclusion. An hour a day on a mobile phone is enough to increase the risk.They said children should be discouraged from using mobiles because their thinner skulls and developing nervous systems made them especially vulnerable. Adults should exercise caution.This research was published in the latest issue of the 'Occupational Environmental Medicine' journal. via DailyMail
Brain Cancer
2007-09-24 21:51:00 This publication will give you and your family introductory information you need when you first learn that you have brain cancer. It will help you gain a sense of control and help you work with your healthcare team to choose the best treatments for you.
A Potential Cancer Treatment - Electric Fields
2007-08-07 04:06:00 Low-intensity electric fields can disrupt the division of cancer cells and slow the growth of brain tumors, suggest laboratory experiments and a small human trial, raising hopes that electric fields will become a new weapon for stalling the progression of cancer. The research, performed by an international team led by Yoram Palti of the Technion-Israel ...
By: cancer war
Brain Cancer: Brain Tumor Proteins Identified
2007-07-22 15:20:00 MIT researchers have identified a critical link between two proteins found in brain tumors, a discovery that could eventually help treat a form of brain cancer that kills 99 percent of patients. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive brain tumor in adults, strikes about 15,000 people in the United States each year. GBM is currently treated ...
By: Cancer war
Frog Molecule and Brain Tumors Drug
2007-06-27 15:20:00 A synthetic version of a molecule found in the egg cells of the Northern Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) could provide the world with the first drug treatment for brain tumours. Known as Amphinase, the molecule recognises the sugary coating found on a tumour cell and binds to its surface before invading the cell and inactivating ...
By: Cancer war
Electrical Fields To Kill Brain Cancer Cells?
2007-06-12 02:42:00 (Image Credit: The Franklin Institute)It looks like researchers have developed a new way to fight brain cancer without having patients go "under the knife." If proven successful, this Israeli invention may revolutionize how doctors treat this deadly disease.(Israel 21st Century) An Israeli-developed treatment that specifically targets rapidly growing cancer cells with electrical fields shows great promise in treating patients with brain cancer. The Novo-TTF (Tumor-Treating Fields) device, invented by Technion Professor emeritus Yoram Palti, uses electrical fields to disrupt tumor growth by interfering with cell division of cancerous cells, causing them to stop proliferating and die off instead of dividing and growing. Healthy brain cells rarely divide and have different electrical properties than cancerous brain cells. This allows the device to target cancer cells without affecting the healthy cells. ..."This is a new general modality for treating cancer. In a way it's similar to...
By: IsraGood
Stanford doctor at center of hope for brain cancer vaccine
2007-04-10 01:04:00 The road to a cure for glioblastoma — the most malignant of brain cancer — is littered with false promises and failed attempts. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines) More: continued here
Brain cancer stem cells are found to be highly resistant to
2006-12-18 09:28:02 Newswise: While great interest has followed the discovery of neural stem cells and their potential for someday treating diseases and injuries of the brain and spinal cord, recent research identified ?cancer stem cells,? a small population of cells that appear to be the source of cells comprising a malignant brain tumor. Theoretically, if these mother cells can be destroyed, the tumor will not be able to sustain itself. On the other hand, if these cells are not removed or destroyed, the tumor will continue to return despite the use of current cancer-killing therapies.Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center?s Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, who first isolated cancer stem cells in adult brain tumors in 2004, have now found these cells to be highly resistant to chemotherapy and other treatments. Even if a tumor is almost completely obliterated, it will regenerate from the surviving cancer stem cells and be even more resistant to treatment than before.Results of studies on thre...
Scientists develop a new treatment for brain cancer
2006-12-10 03:14:13 Life Style Extra: Scientists have developed a treatment that may be effective against the most common and deadly form of brain cancer.Glioblastomas usually grow so quickly that they kill within a year of diagnosis - and neither surgery, drugs nor radiotherapy can stop it.But Italian researchers have blocked the tumor?s growth in lab mice by injecting a protein into their brains.It's hoped the study published in Nature will yield new treatments for glioblastomas - known as GBMs - for which there is currently no cure.It's thought that glioblastomas are maintained by so-called cancer stem cells - a small population of tumor cells that can generate copies of themselves and of all the other cell types that make up a tumor.Dr Angelo Vescovi and colleagues at the University of Milan Bicocca found when mice injected with human glioblastoma cells enriched for such cancer stem cells were treated with a protein called bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) tumor growth was reduced.The researche... |
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