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Rudy Clay to discontinue run for mayoral seat

Rudy Clay to discontinue run for mayoral seat

Rudy Clay, the current mayor of Gary, revealed on Friday that he would not be seeking re-election due to his prolonged treatments for prostate cancer. Surrounded by his wife and… Read more »

Blue Lights to Help Chicagoans See Prostate Cancer

Blue Lights to Help Chicagoans See Prostate Cancer

CHICAGO, Sept. 8 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Chicago city leaders, along with management of major landmark buildings, are doing their part to raise prostate cancer awareness in Chicago. September is Prostate Cancer… Read more »

Some early cancer overtreated; few want to wait

Some early cancer overtreated; few want to wait

WASHINGTON (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — D.J. Soviero wanted the least treatment that would beat back her small, early-stage breast cancer, but her first doctor insisted she had only one option: tumor removal… Read more »

Cancer deaths to double by 2030, report says

Cancer deaths to double by 2030, report says

LONDON (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Cancer will kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died from the disease in 2008, the United Nations’ cancer… Read more »

Chicago Cancer Genome Project Studies Genetics of 1,000 Tumors

Chicago Cancer Genome Project Studies Genetics of 1,000 Tumors

No two tumors are alike, but analyzing the genetics of cancers from different parts of the body may reveal surprising details useful for treatment and prevention. That process is already… Read more »

Dermatologists Reach Skin Cancer Screening Milestone through National Program

Dermatologists Reach Skin Cancer Screening Milestone through National Program

Two million screenings conducted through national American Academy of Dermatology program One person dies from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, almost every hour. Yet melanoma is often successfully… Read more »

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Lauds Drop in Colorectal Cancer Deaths

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Lauds Drop in Colorectal Cancer Deaths

New report notes that if current trends continue, by 2020 death rates from colorectal cancer could decline by 36 percent The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) lauds the recent… Read more »

University of Chicago Studies Suggest Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth

University of Chicago Studies Suggest Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth

Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth… Read more »

Breast Cancer Network of Strength Expands Its “A Day for You” Program to Care for Medically Underserved Women

Breast Cancer Network of Strength Expands Its “A Day for You” Program to Care for Medically Underserved Women

Program addresses needs of medically under-served women in Cities Across the Country Breast Cancer Network of Strength® is proud to announce it is has expanding “A Day for You™” —… Read more »

University of Chicago Medical Center Researchers Determine Negative Social Isolation Worsens Cancer

University of Chicago Medical Center Researchers Determine Negative Social Isolation Worsens Cancer

Using mice as a model to study human breast cancer, researchers have demonstrated that a negative social environment (in this case, isolation) causes increased tumor growth. The work shows–for the… Read more »

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