Archive for the 'cancer' Tag
A Maryland teen invented a dipstick-type sensor that tests blood or urine and detects pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancer. WBALTV has more: North County High School freshman Jack Andraka won what is considered the Olympics of science fairs with a diagnostic breakthrough in cancer treatment. The Crownsville 15-year-old won a $75,000 grand prize in this [...]
Yorktown Patch: Chemotherapy, radiation and cancer medications save peoples’ lives, but take a toll on their bodies. Today, Kerry Kourie, who lives in Garrison, knows cancer treatment affects people psychologically and physically and wants to do her part to help ease the pain. She aims to address one side effect of these life saving treatments [...]
Lemonade Stand Raises $10K to Fight Dad’s Cancer
A young entrepreneur is trying to help his dad fight a rare form of cancer – and he hasn’t even finished kindergarten. CBS 19’s Abby Broyles shows how a six-year old boy started his own business from his home in Gladewater to help pay for his dad’s cancer treatments. He’s six years old, he has [...]
Using Rattlesnakes Fight Cancer
Popular Science: An Irish company is using four American diamondback rattlesnakes in a new clinical trial that will test snake venom as a treatment for cancer. The snakes, which hail from the Albuquerque BioPark, will be allowed to bite something and have their venom extracted humanely. The venom contains proteins that will be extracted and [...]
