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Twenty-nine financially challenged patients suffering from ovarian and uterine tumors were operated on through Manila Doctors Hospital’s (MDH) surgical mission called WE SHOUT, or Women Empowerment through Surgical Help on Ovarian and Uterine Tumors.

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A few weeks ago I scheduled a lunch and wellness session with some friends whom I hadn’t seen in quite some time.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134208 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1339416 [AuthorName] => Gina Lopez [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 834137 [Title] => Cancer debate: Are tumors fueled by stem cells? [Summary] =>

How can a cancer come back after it's apparently been eradicated? Three new studies from American, Belgian, British and Dutch researchers are bolstering a long-debated idea: that tumors contain their own pool of stem cells that can multiply and keep fueling the cancer, seeding regrowth.

 
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Researchers analyzing the genetic makeup of ovarian cancer tumors have found a gene mutation that is surprisingly frequent, suggesting it plays a key role in driving the cancer.

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Large bowel cancers are much more common and chiefly affect the distal large bowel, particularly the rectum and sigmoid colon. Characteristically they occur as fleshy,..

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For patients faced with the prospect of invasive brain surgery, the cost of the procedure and loss of income associated with long hospitalization and convalescence can become as large a burden as the tumor itself.
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Gose knows whereof she speaks, being a member of the steering committee of the newly opened St. Luke’s Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center (CBTC), the first and the only one of its kind in the Philippines. Established under the Institute for Neurosciences, it is involved in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumor.
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Twenty-nine financially challenged patients suffering from ovarian and uterine tumors were operated on through Manila Doctors Hospital’s (MDH) surgical mission called WE SHOUT, or Women Empowerment through Surgical Help on Ovarian and Uterine Tumors.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/other-sections/the-good-news/20151026/Surgery-Doctors-Ovarian-cancer.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1402257 [Title] => Trying natural treatments for cancer [Summary] =>

A few weeks ago I scheduled a lunch and wellness session with some friends whom I hadn’t seen in quite some time.

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How can a cancer come back after it's apparently been eradicated? Three new studies from American, Belgian, British and Dutch researchers are bolstering a long-debated idea: that tumors contain their own pool of stem cells that can multiply and keep fueling the cancer, seeding regrowth.

 
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Researchers analyzing the genetic makeup of ovarian cancer tumors have found a gene mutation that is surprisingly frequent, suggesting it plays a key role in driving the cancer.

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Large bowel cancers are much more common and chiefly affect the distal large bowel, particularly the rectum and sigmoid colon. Characteristically they occur as fleshy,..

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1285088 [AuthorName] => Dr. Tranquilino Elicaño Jr. [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 35942 [Title] => Breast cancer decline linked to reduced use of mammography, hormone therapy [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 342016 [Title] => The advantages of Leksell Gamma Knife surgery [Summary] => For doctors who employ conventional surgical techniques on brain tumors, risk assessment is a fact of life. They must wrestle with the knowledge that the same procedure designed to save a patient’s life exposes the patient to the risk of infection, hemorrhage, spinal fluid leakage, and adverse reaction to anesthesia.

For patients faced with the prospect of invasive brain surgery, the cost of the procedure and loss of income associated with long hospitalization and convalescence can become as large a burden as the tumor itself.
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Gose knows whereof she speaks, being a member of the steering committee of the newly opened St. Luke’s Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center (CBTC), the first and the only one of its kind in the Philippines. Established under the Institute for Neurosciences, it is involved in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumor.
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[DatePublished] => 2002-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1284455 [AuthorName] => Dr. Miriam Joy Calaguas [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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