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Tennis Anyone? Top Player Funding Research at MSKCC
July 14, 2008 11:11 AM by Kerri Reeves
As soon as I could walk and hold a racket, I played tennis. It's the ultimate in competition--a true battle of skill, endurance, hustle, acuity and last but certainly not least, mental toughness. An intense one-on-one fight, you leave it all out on the Read More...
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Cancer, Cell Phones and Going “Hands-Free”
June 3, 2008 3:11 PM by Kerri Reeves
Last week, Larry King hosted three prominent neurosurgeons on his show who stressed the importance of keeping cell phones as far from the brain as possible. Whether or not cellular phones are hazardous to one's health--linking increased usage with increased Read More...
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Eat, Drink and Be Wary: The Cancer Factor
May 20, 2008 12:27 PM by Sharon Breske
When I was growing up in the (gulp) ‘70s, it was hard to escape the phrase “You are what you eat.” It seemed as popular as the ever-caustic “Burnt You” or, a few years later, “Gag me with a spoon.” (Funny how food infiltrates every kernel of our lives, Read More...
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Cancer Survivor Pitches MLB No-Hitter
May 20, 2008 12:24 PM by Kerri Reeves
Last night was fairly typical--my return from work was followed by exercise, then dinner, then baseball. Usually it's all Phillies in the Reeves' household, but Monday's TV bled red. Boston Red Sox, that is, as we watched 24-year-old cancer survivor Jon Read More...
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Breast Cancer Studies Examine Impact of Drinking, Exercise
April 29, 2008 8:55 AM by Kerri Reeves
It wasn't too long ago that I remember hearing how beneficial red wine--in moderation!--was for my health. Its antioxidants were found to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, and even inhibit types of tumor growth. Additional benefits were found in Read More...
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Celebrities Raise Deadly Cancer's Awareness
April 8, 2008 12:56 PM by Scott Hatfield
When "Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze's pancreatic cancer diagnosis made international news last month, he unofficially became the poster boy for this killer disease that unfortunately for its victims remains under researched. Pancreatic cancer needs Read More...
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