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  • Jeremy Clarkson pokes fun at Angelina Jolies double mastectomy

    Jeremy Clarkson has made light of Angelina Jolie after she had her both breasts removed because of a cancer risk. The 53-year-old broadcaster said: "Ooh, can I have them?" the Daily Star reported. ...

  • Compound in Mediterranean diet makes cancer cells mortal

    A compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death, a new research has suggested. By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer cells into normal cells that die as scheduled. One way that cancer cells thrive is by inhibiting a process that would cause them to die on a regular cycle that is ...

  • Victorias Secret rejects plea for breast cancer survivor bras

    Victoria's Secret has rejected a woman's appeal for a "survivor line" of bras. Allana Maiden wanted her mother to feel beautiful again after she'd undergone a radical mastectomy. But the lingerie company, she hoped would design sexy lingerie for women who've had breast cancer surgery, has decided not to go ahead with the line. The 28-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, was 6 years old when her ...

  • Cancer radiation therapy if given in evening may minimize hair loss

    Researchers who discovered that mouse hair has a circadian clock - a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair - suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimized if these treatments are given late in the day. The study found that mice lost 85 percent of their hair if they received radiation therapy in the morning, compared to a 17 ...

  • Advanced breast cancer detecting machine reaches India

    An advanced breast cancer detecting digital machine with a capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before, has reached India. The mammography machine 'Amulet' by Fuji films, claimed to be India's first low close resolution system, was unveiled in the national capital on Sunday, 19 ...

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Water [DVD]

Water [DVD]

Deepa Mehtas Water is the third and final film in her thematic trilogy about life in India, each of which is titled after one of the four elements. The other two films are Fire (1996), which is about two married women who engage in a lesbian affair, and Earth (1998), which is ab ... ...

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  • The Newest Breakthroughs in Cancer Care

    With cancer at epidemic levels, it's important to know your medical options. The good news is that there is more help available than traditional doctors and oncologists offer. And best of all, these innovative, effective methods are far easier on the patient than anything offered by conventional medicine. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, I hope you'll take a ...

  • British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk

    Man makes decision as Angelina Jolie -- he removes healthy organ. Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Kevin ...

  • 100 years fighting for a cancer cure

    Today, there are nearly 14 million cancer survivors in the United States, a number that would surely have been encouraging on May 22, 1913, when a small group of doctors and business leaders formed the American Society for the Control of ...

  • Priority Health Colon Cancer

    Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ...

  • Zach Sobiech Teen Who Recorded Farewell Song Clouds Dies From Rare Cancer

    Zach Sobiech Eighteen-year-old viral video inspiration Zach Sobiech's long goodbye came to a solemn halt on Monday morning when he died from the rare bone cancer osteosarcoma. He had been battling the disease for the last four years of his life.The Lakeland, Minn., teen who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 14, began writing farewell songs to his friends and family last year after he ...

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