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Upcoming Insights Into Cancer lecture:
SKIN CHANGES AND CANCER TREATMENTS: TIPS FOR HEALTHY SKIN AND HAIR – TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2010: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Carolyn Goh, MD, UCLA Clinical Instructor, dermatologist and researcher and Jenny Kim, MD, PhD, UCLA Associate Professor, dermatologist and researcher discuss how skin, (the bodys largest immune system), hair, [...]

Upcoming Insights Into Cancer lecture:
RECENT TREATMENT ADVANCES IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY – Tuesday July 13, 2010: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Dr. Percy Lee, MD, UCLA Assistant Professor, radiation oncologist and researcher, discusses radiation therapy as an integral component in the fight against cancer and how recent advances have allowed radiation oncologists to target cancer [...]

Upcoming Insights Into Cancer lecture:
MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM CANCER PATIENT TO CANCER SURVIVOR Tuesday June 15, 2010: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Patricia Ganz, MD, UCLA Professor of Medicine and Health Services, medical oncologist, researcher and Director of the UCLA-LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center for Excellence, and Janet Pregler, MD, UCLA Professor of Clinical Medicine, [...]

Janet W. Battaile
Editor
Late last year, I learned two things at about the same time: My cancer was coming back, and I had gotten a new insurance plan. Since then, I’ve learned something else: It’s far easier to deal with my disease than with my new insurers.
I have multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow [...]

Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve heard that relaxation techniques, meditation and mindfulness can help reduce anxiety about cancer treatment. Is that really true?
Yes. Many mind-body techniques that utilize forms of relaxation training can be helpful in reducing a wide range of symptoms and experiences. These techniques help you to cope with stressful situations, provide [...]

Study: cell phone users at higher risk of brain tumor
Washington DC
Cell phone users might take more risks to come down with brain tumors, according to media reports Wednesday quoting latest research from U.S.
In earlier research, scientists did find a weak link between cell phone and brain tumors, whereas there was no clear indication of [...]

Subject: JOHN HOPKINS UPDATE – GOOD ARTICLE
Good Information regarding our diet
John Hopkins Update – Good article
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (’TRY’, BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins [...]

10th Annual American Lung Association State of the Air Report Finds 60 Percent of Americans Live In Areas Where Air is Dirty Enough to Endanger Lives
Editors’ Note: Local grades available at www.stateoftheair.org.
(Los Angeles, CA, Embargoed Until: 12:01 a.m. (pacific) Wednesday, April 29, 2009) — California’s air quality scored mixed grades with 38 of California’s [...]

Four Reasons to Grow and Eat Organic?
Dr Andrew Dweil
Answer (Published 4/22/2008)
1. No pesticides: We know that conventionally grown foods consistently contain residues of pesticides that may be harmful. Some 865 pesticide active ingredients are now registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and thousands of products containing them singly or in combination are used in [...]

Upcoming Insights Into Cancer lecture:
INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
Tuesday October 13, 2009: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Susan Smalley, PhD, UCLA Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and Founder of the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) introduces us to mindfulness: the art of openly and actively paying attention to the present moment. [...]