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CanHOPE is a non-profit cancer counselling and support provided by Parkway Cancer Centre, Singapore.
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Sep 11
Cell Phone Study was Flawed, Say Some Experts
Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)
The use of cell phones, and their possible detrimental effect on human health, is an issue that remains unresolved.
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Sep 11
Seizure Drug May Extend Lives of Brain Cancer Patients
Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)
As many as half of all people with a common and potentially lethal type of brain cancer known as a glioblastoma will have a seizure at some point during their illness
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Jul 11
Brain Cancer Patients who Exercise Live Longer
Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)
Exercise is linked with longer survival for patients with advanced glioma, a form of brain cancer. These findings were recently reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Gliomas are brain tumors that arise from glial cells (cells that provide a supportive function in the brain) and may be classified as low-grade (less aggressive) or high-grade (more aggressive). Journal of Clinical Oncology [early online publication]. June 20, 2011.
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Jun 11
Hand Phone Radiation Range Outside Most Brain Tumour Locations
Sharon (Community Relations Oncology Nurse)
Radiofrequency from and phones cannot reach the cells where most brain tumours are located. Dr Suvi Larjavaara form Tampere University in Finland explains in the American Journal of Epidemiology that regular mobile phone users do not have a higher incidence of a type of brain tumour called Glioma than those who rarely use their handphones.
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