Vegetarians Have Less Risk of BloodCancer than Meat Eaters
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DiseaseProofPosted
Wed 29 Jul 2009 10:09pm
risk of certain types of bloodcancer, such as leukemia, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Vegetarians are 12 percent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters and the advantage is particularly marked when it comes to cancers of the blood, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Past research has shown that eating lots of red or processed meat
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Running to Fight BloodCancers
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Teresa K.Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:34pm
On June 3, my daughters completed a half marathon for Team in Training which is a fund raising program for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Thanks to Emily & Erin and all the other Team in Training participants .
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Parthenolide Analog-BloodCancer Clinical Trial Soon To Begin In England
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MargaretPosted
Fri 04 Sep 2009 10:58pm
I have already posted about parthenolide, extracted from feverfew, a traditional daisy-like medicinal plant used mainly in the treatment of migraines. See my page on parthenolide on the right-hand side of my homepage for more details. I have been following this research for a while, now. And I finally have an interesting update. This [...]
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Blogging for BloodCancer-Friends of Heroes
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Kerry K.Posted
Fri 01 Aug 2008 12:00am
This week is “Blogging for BloodCancer” week. I learned about the organization, Friends of Heroes and their call to bloggers, from ”My chronic life” a terrific blog... who loved her dearly. Her death followed her diagnosis by only six months.
I blog today in honor of my dear friend who lives with a chronic form of bloodcancer and has
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Bloodcancers and a call for inspiration.
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Katie C.Posted
Sun 20 Feb 2011 6:51pm
an OpenIDEO challenge around bloodcancers and how we might compel more people around the world to register for bone marrow donation. For me, it seems simple enough — you can order...
A few years ago, I had a discussion with an oncologist at Stanford who explained to me that cancer is truly a chronic illness. She said that after an experience
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New Miranda Cosgrove Video Supports Light The Night Walks to Fund Blood Cancer Research
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Crystal T.Posted
Fri 18 May 2012 10:03pm
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk recently named Miranda Cosgrove as the National Ambassador for the Light The Night Walks that will take place across North America this fall. View a video featuring Miranda Cosgrove here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBxJE7Ule4A
Cosgrove, known for her singing and acting i ...
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Vaccine Therapy for Patients with Recurrent BloodCancers
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Cancer.govPosted
Mon 03 May 2010 9:00pm
Vaccine Therapy for Patients with Recurrent BloodCancers
Name of the Trial
A Pilot Trial of WT1 Peptide-Loaded Allogeneic.... Alan S. Wayne, NCI Center for Cancer Research
Dr. Alan S. Wayne
Principal Investigator
Why This Trial
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Patients With Hepatitis B May Face Greater Risk of BloodCancer
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HealthFinderPosted
Tue 03 Aug 2010 10:00am
in sustained immune system activation that may trigger lymphocytes (white blood cells that are part of the immune system) to develop DNA mutations that can lead to NHL.
This study.... However, HBV infection remains common in adults because of infections acquired in childhood.
The researchers analyzed data from the Korean Cancer Prevention Study and found
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BloodCancer Advances May Improve Survival
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HealthFinderPosted
Sat 04 Dec 2010 12:00pm
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SATURDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Advances in the treatment of bloodcancers offer new hope for increased survival, according to two studies scheduled to be presented... prior research has suggested that zoledronic acid (brand names include Zometa and Reclast) may have a broader anti-cancer effect, the current study finds that a well-tolerated
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