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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 61 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies such as prayer, relaxation, meditation and massage, researchers from the American Cancer Society report.

Being pregnant can be a strong motivator to quit smoking. According to statistics from the American Cancer society, 45% of pregnant women who smoke, quit while they’re pregnant. Sadly, half begin smoking again within six months of having their baby[...]

For patients receiving kidney transplants, therapy with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "Statin treatment is well established for[...]

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new therapy against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The therapy, which has been tested in the laboratory and[...]

Christine L. Lau, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, discusses the statistics of esophageal cancer. For more information[...]

We're back! Holly and I got back last week from our trip to Tunisia, and let me say, it was wicked! We were there on behalf of the American Cancer Society working on a project called, "Travaillons Sans Fumeé" which means work without smoke. We worked[...]

For the second year in a row, I'm helping raise money to battle cancer. I'll be riding in the 36th Annual American Cancer Society Philadelphia Bike-a-thon this Sunday July 13th 2008. Almost everyone, including myself, knows a family member or...

By Debbie Schlussel A suspended Muslim FOX/NewsCorp anchor and reporter's boyfriend is a top lieutenant in the Nation of Islam and a close associate of Nation of Islam leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan. Sources say this resulted in the gushing FOX 2 News[...]

The statistics are alarming: There are 182,490 new cases of breast cancer in women so far this year; that's more than lung, colon, and oral cancer cases combined, according to the American Cancer Society. However, there is hope for women out there when[...]

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080628-Turner.html http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080628-TurnerMourning.html From Aspen Comics' Vince Hernandez Hello all, Unfortunately it's with great sadness that I must inform everyone that Michael Turner tragically[...]