Brain Cancer

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Brain Cancer

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 10 reports

Pitt Researchers Find No Increase in Brain Cancer Related to Working at Connecticut Jet Engine Manufacturing Plant

University of Pittsburgh | Schools of the Health SciencesResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have concluded a 12-year, multi-part study into a perceived increase in brain cancer at the Pratt & Whitney jet engine ... [Published Pratt & Whitney - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Pratt & Whitney, Public Health, Brain Cancer

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plant

An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant ... [Published Rochester Post Bulletin - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Cancer, Pratt & Whitney, Brain Cancer

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Harrison Teacher's Son Inspires DECA Fundraiser for Brain Cancer Research

Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) students at Harrison High School reached out in a big way when they heard the inspiring story of Max Merget, son of marketing teacher Nina Merget, they were inspired to help.Since the age of 3, Max has been ... [Published Farmington Hills Patch - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Cancer Research, Fundraising

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Oregon

Oregon Family of Six, Including Two People with Brain Cancer, Evicted For Unclean Apartment

Share this with a friendFollow us and never miss a story!A little girl named Alyssa Lilly has been battling brain cancer for four years. Her family just learned that her cancer is back and more aggressive than ever. Her father was also recently diagnosed ... [Published Opposing Views - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Oregon, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, Constructive Eviction

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 3 reports

Max Planck Institute

Cold plasma successful against brain cancer cells

For the first time physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics MPE biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma a partly ionized gas and chemo therapy on aggressive brain tumour ... [Published BioPortfolio - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Max Planck Institute, Brain Tumor

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Voices Against Brain Cancer Commends Young Man for Raising Money for Brain Cancer Despite Fighting His Own Battle

Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to and advocacy, commends 18-year old Max Merget on raising money for brain cancer despite fighting his own battle with the disease. On May 23, Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated ... [Published PRWeb - May 23 2013]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Tumor, ependymoma, anaplastic

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Jack's

Jump for brain cancer research

Valencia indoor trampoline park Jump 5150 is helping to raise money for Brain Cancer Awareness Month by holding a fundraiser Friday.Customers who say they want to “Jump for Jack” will have 30 percent of the value of their purchases donated to Children’s ... [Published Santa Clarita Valley Signal - May 23 2013]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Cancer Research, Valencia, Fundraising, Jack's

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

UVa. finds possible ?master switch? for deadly brain cancer

Filed under: NewsTags: brain cancer, , uva. Get real-time news updates from AFP on Facebook and TwitterConnect with AFP editor/CEO Chris Graham on LinkedIn ... [Published Augusta Free Press - May 23 2013]

Entities: Brain Cancer, University of Amsterdam, Chris Graham

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Family, friends raise funds for toddler battling rare form of brain cancer

At 20 months old, Brady Richard is already fighting for his life.The toddler from Eastern Passage, N.S. has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer and can only get the help he needs from a hospital in Houston, Texas.Family and ... [Published CTV News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Church of St Vincent De Paul, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Killeen Boy Dies After Battling Brain Cancer

(KCEN) -- An eight-year-old Killeen boy whose battle with cancer we've been following has passed away.Max Simmons captured our hearts earlier this year.He was diagnosed with brain cancer last may and lost that battle on May 21.A huge internet community ... [Published KCEN HD - May 23 2013]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Cancer, France

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Children Who Have CT Scans May Face Higher Cancer Risk

-- Children and teens exposed to radiation during CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer, according to a large, long-term study.The risks, however, are still low: Among a group of 10,000 young people who each had one CT scan, only about ... [Published Drugs.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: CT Scan, Cancer, Brain Cancer, computed tomography

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Merck to buy $5B in stock from Goldman Sachs in jump-start for repurchase plan

Merck CEO Kenneth FrazierGeneric competition, sales woes and R&D disappointments have put revenue on the decline and Merck ($MRK) in hot water, with the pharma giant earlier this month promising to buy back as much as $15 billion in shares. And yesterday, ... [Published FiercePharma - May 22 2013]

Entities: Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Drugs, Stocks, Research & Development

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Professor Walker said: "At the moment the existing EU Clinical Trials Directive is a 'one-size-fits-all' piece of EU legislation, making some academic research particularly difficult. EU countries are still using different standards for clinical trials depending on their interpretation of the law, and this lack of homogeneity makes it very difficult to set up cross-border clinical trials in children with rare cancers which are large enough to be effective in pioneering new treatments and procedures."

Nottingham academic taking cancer fight to Europe [Published Nottingham Post - 1 hour ago]

"He was a great role model, he's going to be missed" Sandy Lehnert said

Smith left indelible mark on Frederick County diving [Published Individual.com - 2 hours ago]

"If not due to chance alone, the slightly elevated GB rates at the North Haven plant may reflect external occupational factors that we did not measure, or other factors unique to North Haven or the baseline plant used in the internal comparisons" said Dr. Marsh

Pitt Researchers Find No Increase in Brain Cancer Related to Working at Connecticut Jet Engine Ma ... [Published Pratt & Whitney - 4 hours ago]

"My expectations are what they've always been. Pratt & Whitney did not spend all this money to buy a pig in a poke" that is, "buying something blind, not knowing what it's getting."

Final Phase Of Pratt Brain Cancer Study Concludes That Workplace Did Not Increase Risk [Published Individual.com - 7 hours ago]

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