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New technique holds promise for rare eye cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental technique for a rare eye cancer has saved some children from losing their eyes and even restored vision in a few cases,

Family's Delight At Beating Eye Cancer  -  Mar 18, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,Kirsteen Carmichael, 34, fell victim as a baby to a type of eye cancer that preys on children. Doctors feared they would have to remove her eyes but her

Gains Made in Treating Kids' Eye Cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
WebMDBy Todd Zwillich The technique uses a tiny catheter to deliver anticancer treatment through the ophthalmic artery to retinoblastoma tumors in young children

Eye-cancer treatment shows promise  -  Feb 23, 2008
Canada.com,MONTREAL - A team of Montreal scientists has discovered a novel way to treat cancer of the eye - using antibiotics. Uveal melanoma - the most common type of

New Localized Cancer Treatment for Advanced Retinoblastoma Saves ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Earthtimes,Advanced retinoblastoma is the most common eye cancer in children and -- because there is no effective drug treatment -- is usually treated by removing the

Healey's Roadhouse hosting eye cancer benefit  -  Mar 12, 2008
Toronto Sun,By JANE STEVENSON Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund assists families whose young children are fighting Retinoblastoma, a cancer-causing blindness that could be fatal

• Suzanne's special reason for marathon effort  -  Mar 21, 2008
Kent Online,Suzanne Comer's daughter Charlotte was diagnosed with the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma just after her first birthday and at 14 months old she had to

Drazan's ribbon honors young friend with cancer  -  Feb 28, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),..."She is a family friend of ours, she is 3 years old and she has eye cancer," Drazan said. "I don't know how to pronounce it properly, so you can look that

Fiona eyes up marathon to help combat cancer  -  Mar 15, 2008
this is hampshire.net,Fiona Edwards, of Franklin Avenue, Hartley Wintney, will take part in the London Marathon, on April 13, to raise money for The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust

Jeff Healey Tribute Concerts Coming to Toronto  -  Mar 20, 2008
Soul Shine,In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made to Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund, a charity that assists the families of children with

Public memorial service planned for Jeff Healey  -  Mar 5, 2008
CTV.ca,In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund, an international children's charity. "We would like to thank our

Healey's Roadhouse Fundraiser Honours Namesake  -  Mar 16, 2008
CityNews,Retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, took his sight when he was just a baby. But he learned to play guitar, went on to world wide fame and critical praise,

Healey concert ticketholders encouraged to make donation  -  Mar 7, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,Some of the charities mentioned are the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society and Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund, which is dedicated to

Public memorial planned for Jeff Healey, says widow  -  Mar 4, 2008
CBC.ca,In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made to the international children's charity, Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund.

Private funeral for renowned musician Jeff Healey:  -  Mar 4, 2008
eJazzNews,With this in mind, in lieu of flowers, Jeff’s family has asked that donations to Daisy's Eye Cancer Research Fund (to support their efforts to discover a

Vets in rural areas face 'grueling job'  -  Feb 28, 2008
USA TodayBad news: terminal eye cancer. After further probing, Schawang declared: "April 23rd." That was the diseased cow's due date. She would survive long enough

Private funeral and public memorial planned for Jeff Healey  -  Mar 4, 2008
680 News,In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund, an international children's charity.

Bayou riders hold benefit for toddler  -  Mar 17, 2008
Daily Iberian,The event will also benefit local 2-year-old Maddox Citrano, who in January was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye-cancer.

Eckert & Ziegler baut Marktposition in Spanien aus  -  Feb 27, 2008
inar.de (Pressemitteilung),In combination with special eye applicators, these sources are used to treat eye cancer. Apart from its German and Spanish locations, Eckert & Ziegler

Thinking about cancer: Turn out to help the fight  -  Mar 10, 2008
Amherst Citizen,You can look at the situation two ways: that Jeff Healey (blind since toddlerhood because of eye cancer) didn’t have an easy life and should have been angry

On The Beat  -  Mar 13, 2008
Tandem,Fans wanting to pay tribute in a positive sense are asked by his family to consider a donation to Daisy’s Eye Cancer Research Fund

Jazz: Fisher reacts to fans  -  Mar 19, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Fisher asked out of his contract with the Jazz so he could go to a city with proper medical care for his daughter, Tatum, who has a rare form of eye cancer.

WHAT: SIR's two press conferences highlighting the latest advances ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Earthtimes,Eye Cancer in Children: A new interventional radiology treatment successfully treats advanced retinoblastoma--a deadly, inherited cancer of one or both eyes

Jeff Healey, Guitarist and Singer, Dies at 41  -  Mar 4, 2008
New York Times,He lost his sight to eye cancer when he was a year old and was given his first guitar two years later. At a school for the blind, he was shown how to play

Healey remembered as talented titan of blues and jazz  -  Mar 3, 2008
Canada.com,For many, Healey's blindness - the result of a rare form of eye cancer he'd fought as an infant - was his most recognizable feature.

Jeff Healey Has Died  -  Mar 4, 2008
Ultimate-Guitar.ComHealey suffered since he was born about a malignant eye cancer. Lately doctors noticed he also had a lung cancer. Guitar god announcent his first album

Jeff Healey, Dead at 41  -  Mar 2, 2008
Undercover Music News,He lost his sight to Retinoblastoma, an eye cancer. Despite his handicap, Healey taught himself to play guitar and became a teenage prodigy.

The Empowered Patient: Protect Yourself from Hospital Errors  -  Mar 10, 2008
AlterNet,Hallisy's daughter, Kate, was diagnosed with an aggressive eye cancer when she was five months old. Over the next decade, she went through radiation, chemo,

Health Care & Biotech  -  Feb 26, 2008
Memphis Daily News,He's also one of the world's leading experts on pediatric eye cancer and chief of eye surgery at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Lakers expect high emotions in Utah  -  Mar 20, 2008
Press-Enterprise,Fisher departed after learning that his daughter Tatum had a rare form of eye cancer and would need treatment. Los Angeles was one of the few cities that

This time around, Fisher ready for boo birds  -  Mar 19, 2008
Deseret News,Yet, the circumstance that lead him to leave the Jazz — his infant daughter, Tatum, was diagnosed with a rare form or eye cancer, and he wanted to live in a

Utah Jazz notes: Injury could force Boozer to tone down twisting  -  Mar 19, 2008
Deseret News,Jazz to let him out of his contract so he could sign with another club in a city that had the medical facilities needed for his daughter's eye cancer.

What's On: Clubs  -  Mar 13, 2008
Toronto Star,Jeff Healey's Roadhouse (56 Blue Jays Way, 416-593-2626): Jeff Healey/Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund benefit with Green River Revival, Cajun Moon, Joe Brett and

NBA: Why These New Lakers are So Darn Lovable  -  Mar 7, 2008
Bleacher Report,The 0.4 bucket, the charge taking, and his baby daughter's eye cancer story is heart warming.Ronny's endless energy, Caribbean vibe, and big toothy smile

One-stop shopping for trip to the country  -  Mar 6, 2008
Waterbury Republican American,Healey, who lost his sight to the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma at the age of 1 year old, picked up a guitar at age 3 and never put it down.

IsoRay CEO resigns  -  Mar 4, 2008
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,Richland-based IsoRay is the maker of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer and, more recently, eye cancer. The seeds are marketed as

March 10, 2008 | Vol 53 | No 10 Community bands together to help ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Victoria Lookout,When word spread that MS Troy Stickley’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with eye cancer and needed to be rushed to Vancouver’s Children’s Hospital to have

LA Councilman Declares "Derek Fisher Day"  -  Mar 5, 2008
KNBC.com,Last May, Fisher announced that his infant daughter had been diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. Because of his daughter's illness,

"One of Canada's greatest talents"  -  Mar 3, 2008
Orillia Packet & Times,Born in Toronto, Norman Jeffrey Healey lost his sight as a 1-year-old to retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer. However, the lack of vision didn’t distract him

Nuclear worker described as ‘an angel sent from heaven’  -  20 Feb 2008
Tampa Bay Newspapers,One woman who worked at the plant between 1979 and 1993 suffers from an eye cancer. She was rejected for benefits because her exposure rate was determined

Child With Eye Cancer Hockey Player's Biggest Fan  -  Feb 18, 2008
WCCO,In January 2007, Erickson was diagnosed with bilateral retinal blastoma, an aggressive form of eye cancer that is extremely rare.

Cancer toddler stacks coins for charity  -  Feb 5, 2008
Chorley Citizen,In May 2007, Aaliyah, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye cancer which affects children. Her mum, Michele Barton, first realised something

My little star  -  Feb 12, 2008
Daily Echo,CUTE little Isha Tavares can thank her vigilant family for spotting the rare eye cancer that could have so easily claimed her life.

Camera flash revealed tot's cancer  -  Feb 6, 2008
Chorley Guardian,After seeing a specialist at Chorley hospital last May, the toddler was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, an extremely rare type of eye cancer that affects

Make Today Count says brave Isha  -  Feb 8, 2008
this is hampshire.net,Retinoblastoma is a rare type of eye cancer, which affects around 50 children in the UK every year. Isha had her right eye removed and endured gruelling

Malfunctioning N-myc genes are often associated with pediatric ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
TopCancerNews.com,...may translate into a deeper understanding of how genes coordinate the complex process of eye formation and how a rare pediatric eye cancer progresses.

Cancer survivor, 5, shows off big swing  -  Jan 28, 2008
AZ Central.com,His father Jeff watched as the toddler, not yet 2 years old took the remote and began to imitate the professional golfers' swing. Months later, Kyle would

Dance instructor turns tragedy to success, one step at a time  -  Feb 10, 2008
Tribune Review,Life tested Zurchin's will again a few years ago when she learned she had a rare form of eye cancer. She traveled to Philadelphia for surgery to remove the

Artist puts church kids in Jesus mural  -  Feb 3, 2008
Connecticut Post,Jimmy has become well known in Stratford for his courageous battle with eye cancer that claimed his left eye last year. Jimmy's left eye was surgically

Georgette Fishlock blasts Federal Government  -  Feb 2, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,Mrs Fishlock, whose son Tyler lost both eyes to a rare eye cancer, has fought for the past year for a carer's payment of $300 a week and healthcare card on

Boozer is a star who overcame adversity  -  Feb 16, 2008
Deseret News,By Tim Buckley NEW ORLEANS — First he watched then-teammate Derek Fisher deal with his daughter's childhood eye cancer during the Jazz's playoff run last

Richland-based Iso Ray buys stake in Russian company  -  Jan 24, 2008
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,IsoRay is the maker of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer and, more recently, eye cancer. The seeds are marketed as Proxcelan.

The Week in Gay Geek: Bully achievements, Strangers in Paradise ...  -  Feb 9, 2008
AfterElton.com..."You've read it, but now you've got eye cancer. It's like visual AIDS." Sigh. "Visual AIDS." Who thought I could be nostalgic for "Worst. Comic. Ever.

Gene Discovery Made Easier With Powerful New Networking Technique  -  Jan 29, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The tumors are a model for human eye cancer (retinoblastoma) and appear as growths along the length of the worms' bodies. By searching the network,

Bravest little battler Tyler set for first day at school  -  Jan 26, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,Tyler touched the hearts of Victorians when his battle against a rare eye cancer was revealed. It cost him the sight of both eyes.

Facebook-like networking technique to make gene discovery easier  -  Jan 29, 2008
Thaindian.com,The tumors are a model for human eye cancer (retinoblastoma) and appear as growths along the length of the worms bodies. The researchers found about 170 new

More than skin deep: Milwaukee Public Museum's stunning 'Body ...  -  Jan 26, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal,He became friends with von Hagens and decided to will his body for plastination after being diagnosed with eye cancer while just in his 40s.

Body Worlds: Monumental exhibition opens in Milwaukee  -  Jan 25, 2008
Marquette Tribune,Some time later, the man learned he had contracted malignant eye cancer. Feeling he was much too young to die, he thought back to his experience at "Body

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