News For: Cancer Insurance Medical HistoryRM50,000 ACTIVE INSURANCE MEDICAL CARD FAILS TO FULFIL OBLIGATIONS KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 Bernama -- A father of an engineering student is fuming mad that a medical card active for RM50,000 issued by an insurance company to his son did not fulfil the obligations under the terms and conditions. Lung fluid test may predict lung cancer risk Testing lung fluid samples for levels of surfactant protein D SP-D, which is thought to have a protective effect on the lungs, may help identify patients with a high risk of lung cancer, Canadian researchers report. Hypnosis, acupuncture may cool hot flashes in breast cancer patients Two new studies suggest that alternative therapies may provide a safe way to relieve the more than 70% of breast cancer patients taking hormonal therapies who have hot flashes. Racial disparities decline for cancer in Missouri Washington University in St. Louis Cancer death rates in the United States are highest among African Americans, but a new report shows that in Missouri the disparity in cancer incidence and death between African Americans and whites is declining. As a result, cancer incidence the rate of newly diagnosed cases between the races is equal, although the death rate will probably remain higher ... Australia's cancer stance lured Armstrong: reports Cycling legend Lance Armstrong was attracted to make his competitive comeback in Australia because of its government's position on cancer research, according to reports published here. Prostate Cancer Seminar in Pocatello Wednesday night, Portneuf Medical Center is offering a free clinic to teach people about prostate cancer. Scientists deliver toxic genes to effectively kill pancreatic cancer cells A research team, led by investigators at the Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, has achieved a substantial "kill" of pancreatic cancer cells by using nanoparticles to successfully deliver a deadly diphtheria toxin gene. The findings - set to be published in the October issue of Cancer Biology & Therapy - ... 'Quad' Births Make North Texas History The birth of a baby is always a special occasion, ask any parent. But one North Texas family is making hospital history at Cook Children's Medical Center. It was a 'times four' special delivery in Fort Worth. Tobacco-movie industry ties traced to Hollywood's early years in Stanford/UCSF study Stanford University Medical Center Today's movie industry still draws on those images to justify smoking in movies -- even as public health experts call for smoking to be eliminated from youth-rated films. Last month the National Cancer Institute concluded that on-screen smoking causes youth to start smoking. Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Title: Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2008 |




