Donovan Plans Meditation University
Tuscaloosa News - Porter Wagoner, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, has been released from the hospital and moved to hospice care on Friday, a spokeswoman for the Grand Ole Opry said. Judge Orders T.I. Released on Bond Rapper T.I. was released on bond
Quality of life is key to cancer survival: study
Reuters - They found patients with a below-average quality of life before getting treatment for lung cancer — those in poor health or with inadequate support networks — had nearly a 70 percent higher death rate than those with a better one. “It’s intuitive
McCrary, civil rights pioneer, dies at 70
Miami Herald - The attorney and former Florida secretary of state died Monday of lung cancer at 70, nearly three weeks after being admitted to North Shore Hospital. In 1967, McCrary became ‘’the first Negro'’ to serve as an assistant attorney general, so described
Dolly: I sang to dying country star
MSN UK News - Country singer Dolly Parton said she sang to her old duet partner, Porter Wagoner as he lay dying from lung cancer. Parton said she was grateful that she was able to spend a few final hours with the man who launched her career. “Part of him will
Evelyn Knight, 89; singer had string of hits in late 1940s
Boston Globe - WASHINGTON - Evelyn Knight, a popular recording star in the 1940s and ’50s, died Sept. 28 of lung cancer at a nursing home in San Jose. She was 89. Between 1944 and 1951, Ms. Knight had 13 Top 40 hits, including two that reached No. 1. She was a
Olmert Discloses He Has Prostate Cancer
Forbes - According to Cancer Research UK, more than 670,000 men worldwide are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, making it the second most common cancer in men after lung cancer. It is found mainly in men over age 55, and the average age of diagnosis
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Avastin to lead the market
BioPortfolio - First-line Phase II Erbitux trials show interesting data for the under 60 age group of NSCLC patients 95 Erbitux second-line Phase II data have examined both monotherapy and doublet therapy 97 Erbitux adjuvant therapy Phase II data is limited 98
Health problems worse in big cities, study finds
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - The study found that lung cancer mortality was 24 percent higher for blacks than whites in big cities, and that the incidence of breast cancer was 35 percent higher in big cities. Area cities fell generally in the middle in many categories in the study