Topic: Cancer

Diet-Induced Obesity Accelerates Leukemia

The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The...
Patients with colon cancer who used multivitamins during and after being treated with post-surgical chemotherapy did not reduce the risk of the...
Lung cancer researchers have identified a genetic signature that can help doctors determine which patients with early-stage non-small cell lung...

Alexandria and Arlington health calendar

Thursday 9 . . SENIORS WALKING PROGRAM, 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859....

Feeling betrayed

Sylvia de Vries and her battle with cancer are again making headlines and shining the spotlight on unacceptable and lengthy wait times for ...

Forum on prostate cancer at NW Community

Dr. Michael Stutz of the Chicago Prostate Center and one of his patients, Cy Cutler of Arlington Heights, will talk with men and their families...
Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer...
Rich Cronin, the singer for 90s boy band LFO, died today of leukemia at the age of 35.. . Cronin penned the band's biggest hit, "Summer Girls,"...
B.C. scientists say that deaths from ovarian cancer could fall by as much as 50 per cent if women getting routine hysterectomies or tubal ligations...

LFO Singer Rich Cronin Passes Away

Rich Cronin, the lead singer of nineties boy band LFO, has passed away at the young age of 35. According to his brother, Cronin suffered a stroke...