Brain-tumor con artist gets jail time - Everett Herald
A former state social worker who faked a life-threatening disease to steal time and money apologized Tuesday before she was sentenced to three months in jail. Sandra Martinez marked her 41st birthday by asking forgiveness. In 2007, the former

Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes - BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — An in-trial dendritic cell vaccine that fights malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) may help boost a patient's immunity response and improve the outcome, a new report says. An article in the

Oregon Woman Gets 140-Pound Tumor Removed - FOX News
REDMOND, Ore. Linda Rittenbach tried all the diets and workouts, but nothing would help her lose weight. Doctors even suggested weight-loss surgery. It wasn't until the Redmond woman went to a different doctor this spring for flu-like symptoms

MediGene Exercises Option for Anti-L1 Monoclonal Antibody and - Phramalive.com
MARTINSRIED/ MUNICH, Germany, July 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — MediGene AG (Frankfurt:MDG) announced that, according to plan, an option, granted two years ago by the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum = DKFZ) in

HER CHARACTER GETS A BRAIN TUMOR. - The Superficial
*End spoiler.* Did I do that right? Us Weekly reports: [Producer] Shonda [Rhimes] and the writers are pissed at her, the source tells Us. It s their way of screwing with her. She won t know whether she s going to live or die. While

Promising Cancer Drug Target In Prostate Tumors Identified - eMaxHealth.com
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they described as a "powerhouse" that drives runaway cell growth. In an article that is being

Organ Transplants Linked to Cancer - HealthScout
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Organ transplants can save lives, but new research shows they might also put recipients at risk of developing cancer. New research at the Harvard Medical School revealed the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine ramps up vascular