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Vegetarians Have Less Risk of Blood Cancer than Meat Eaters
by
DiseaseProof
Posted
Wed 29 Jul 2009 10:09pm
risk of certain types of blood cancer, 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 Blood Cancers
by
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-Blood Cancer Clinical Trial Soon To Begin In England
by
Margaret
Posted
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 Blood Cancer-Friends of Heroes
by
Kerry K.
Posted
Fri 01 Aug 2008 12:00am
This week is “Blogging for Blood Cancer” 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 blood cancer and has
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Blood cancers and a call for inspiration.
by
Katie C.
Posted
Sun 20 Feb 2011 6:51pm
an OpenIDEO challenge around blood cancers 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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Patients With Hepatitis B May Face Greater Risk of Blood Cancer
by
HealthFinder
Posted
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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Blood Cancer Advances May Improve Survival
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HealthFinder
Posted
Sat 04 Dec 2010 12:00pm
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SATURDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Advances in the treatment of blood cancers 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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