Cancer organizations
Cancer’s New Battleground: In Haiti, breast cancer presents stark choices
Among developing nations, cancer is an increasingly prevalent cause of death. It’s largely overtaken other diseases as the leading cause of death in those countries — mostly because there’s little or no access to affordable prevention and treatment.
Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood Decision Forces Many to Make Difficult Decision
On Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the largest breast cancer advocacy organization in America, pulled $650,000 in funding from Planned Parenthood. In the days afterward, the Komen foundation’s move has pleased pro-life activists and organizations while outraging others at the seeming contradiction: Planned Parenthood screens 170,000 women a year for breast cancer. New York mayor […]
Abiraterone shows promise in prostate cancer fight, Dimebon for Alzheimer’s
A 21-patient study has shown that the drug abiraterone can stop the testosterone that feeds prostate cancer. A larger international clinical trial is underway to test the drug before it can be deemed a ‘miracle drug. Also, Dimebon, once used as an antihistamine, has been found to improve cognitive abilities for Alzheimer’s patients.