Cancer
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NASA
Dim Delights in Cancer
Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster. Cancer also possesses one of the most studied exoplanets: the superhot super-Earth, 55 Cancri e. Find the M44, the Beehive Cluster, at the center of the Cancer constellation, using nearby stars such as Regulus in Leo,…
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Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a smooth, featureless center that is devoid of gas, resembling an elliptical galaxy. It also has a dusty ring with patchy star clusters, like a spiral galaxy.…
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Space-Based 3D Cell Culture Research Paves the Way for New Cancer Therapies
In October, we think pink, and for a good reason—one out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and each year, 2 million women are given this frightening diagnosis. Biotechnology startup MicroQuin leveraged the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory to grow 3D breast and prostate cancer cell cultures to learn more about how…
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Press Releases
AHN Cancer Institute Hosts Free Cancer Screening at Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Institute will host its fourth monthly cancer screening of 2023 on Saturday, April 15, at the AHN Cancer Institute at Allegheny General Hospital, 314 E. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. The screening is free and open to both AHN and non-AHN patients. Health insurance is not required. Registration for the event is now openand closes on April 7. Reservations must be…
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Press Releases
Pick Up a Gift for your Lady and Help Support Breast Cancer Awareness
1. Betsy Bar Soap from Indigo Wild honors their bestie, Betsy Medina. Her rock star status is legendary from her battle-of-the-bands style takedown of breast cancer. So this one goes out to her in lavender and lemon and in the form of a Betsy Goat’s Milk Soap Bar and moisturizing Body Lotion. For every Betsy Body Lotion sold, they donate 25% of sales…
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Washington Auto Show and Washington Area Hyundai Dealers Team Up to Help Fight Pediatric Cancer as Part of “Hands On Hope Contest”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Washington Area Hyundai Dealers, The Washington Auto Show, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Children’s National Hospital are teaming up to help fight pediatric cancer through the Hyundai Hands On Hope Contest at the 2020 Washington Auto Show. A longtime staple of The Washington Auto Show, the Hyundai Hands On Contest requires hearty contestants to…
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New Technologies Could Enhance Air Force Cancer Screenings
(Park City, UT) September 24, 2019 – Questions around the rise in cancers in former Air Force pilots are causing concerns about the role of cockpit radar and current cancer screening technologies used by the military. Those questions are also elevating the need for new cancer detection processes to catch possible tumors sooner and less invasively. Paul Crowe, CEO of NuView…
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Ezra’s New Full-Body Scan Detects Up To 11 Cancers In Men, 13 In Women
NEW YORK, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ezra, the technology-driven healthcare company creating a new standard for early cancer detection, today announced the launch of its full-body MRI scanning program. Ezra provides its members with a direct-to-consumer service that enables them to get screened for cancer using an MRI scan that’s fast, accurate, and affordable. Ezra’s new full-body protocol can detect up to…
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Coming soon from Fire Department Coffee…
Firefighters in the U.S. are 14% more likely of dying from cancer than the general population, according to research by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). Fire Department Coffee has made it their mission to help their brothers and sisters in the line of duty with the launch of their brand new LION Action Blend Coffee Roast being…
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Fashion Tech Company And Cancer Survivors Work Together At SXSW To Create Awareness
AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Fashion Tech company Brobe International (Brobe) conducted an informal survey of Austinites and SXSW Festival goers to see how many people knew someone with cancer or were aware of cancer information. Of those surveyed, 93 percent knew someone with cancer and 89 percent knew someone with breast cancer. Brobe’s founder Allison Schickel wanted to use the platform of…
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