Science Buzz Scientists have figured out the structure of the Senecavirus, a natural virus that isn’t harmful to humans but attacks cancer with 10,000 times more specificity than chemo. Early phase clinical trials have already started for small cell lung cancer patients.
Celebrity Buzz Actress Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Luckily, the disease was caught early and she is expected to make a full recovery. Applegate will appear on Stand Up To Cancer, a televised cancer research fundraiser, on September 5th, 2008
Culture Buzz 31 simple food and lifestyle choices that will reduce your risk of developing cancer. Turns out cancer is more predictable than one would think and you can prevent it significantly by making the right choices.
Politics Buzz The candidate’s wife shows remarkable courage and grace in the face of cancer diagnosis. What do you do when you learn you have incurable cancer spreading in your body? Most people would pull the covers over their head and feel sorry for themselves, but Elizabeth Edwards insisted on continuing her work helping her husband become President of the United States. She inspired the press, bloggers, and the general public by saying “I don’t look sickly, I don’t feel sickly,” and then continued her hectic schedule.
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