Knowing that you will die of cancer is no easy thing. Knowing that you will die from of cancer and not have someone take care of your child is even harder. Tricia Somers is a single parent who has no family left to look after her 8-year-old boy, Wesley. She is suffering from terminal cancer. While in the Harrisburg, Pa. Hospital she asked a nurse if she could take care of Wesley. "If I die, can … [Read more...]
Decade-old cheap drug extends lives of men with Prostate Cancer: Study
A decade –old cheap drug for chemotherapy was found to have extended life among those men who suffer from prostate cancer, a study says. According to the researchers, when the drug was added to standard hormone therapy, the life of these cancer patients got extended by more than a year. The drug docetaxel (doe-suh-TAX-uhl) allowed these cancer patients to live nearly 58 months. During … [Read more...]
Music videos help young cancer patients become more optimistic
Music is the best medicine. A new study has given a scientific evidence for the same. The study says, working with a therapist to create music videos may help young patients of cancer feel better. The music helps these patients who are struggling from deadly disease like cancer to feel good about themselves and also give them courage to handle the situation, the study suggests. Study author … [Read more...]