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Cancer and College Education

May 15, 2008 by Gloria Gamat  
Filed under Diseases & Conditions

Cancer and College Education

Paul McGee of American Cancer Society has pointed me to a report from The Washington Post, entitled: The Less the Education, The Higher Risk of Dying Cancer.
Quite catchy eh? I totally agree. From the said report, it says: “The difference in death rates between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is very wide and growing wider”.
For Americans with less than a high school education, the risk of dying prematurely is on the increase — rising most quickly for white women in that category. In contrast, the risk of premature death among college graduates is falling — …read more

Cancer Commentary Links 17-March-2008

March 17, 2008 by Gloria Gamat  
Filed under Diseases & Conditions

Cancer Commentary Links 17-March-2008

Wow, it’s Monday again!? Yeah it is. Another manic Monday…
I hope you guys had a great weekend. I hope you are recharged, rested and was able to unwind.
Here are the top five I found today, at the cancer front:

Fat Women ‘At Greater Cancer Risk’
Alzheimer’s or cancer: Which disease would you rather die from?
Eating broccoli can help prevent bladder cancer
Boy’s cancer project takes off
Amgen To Use Lab21 Diagnostic Test For Cancer Gene

Well, that’s all for now folks! I hope you are up and about for the daily grind this week.

Jeff Healey Lost Cancer Battle

March 4, 2008 by Gloria Gamat  
Filed under Diseases & Conditions

Jeff Healey Lost Cancer Battle

In a Toronto hospital on Sunday evening, Jeff Healey lost his long battle with cancer.
Acclaimed jazz and rock guitarist Jeff Healey was remembered Sunday as a musician of rare ability who had a wicked sense of humour and a generous nature as fans and bandmates mourned his death at age 41, following a battle with cancer.
Bandmates of Canadian rock and jazz legend Jeff Healey were among those shocked by the news of his death Sunday.
Healey died Sunday evening in a Toronto hospital surrounded by family and a bandmate, Colin Bray.
Jeff Healey – a Grammy-nominated musician – survived by his …read more


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