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   Max Gerson

   Max Gerson (18 October, 1881 - 8 March, 1959) was the developer of the Gerson therapy, an alternative therapy claimed to treat cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases. ... In 1947, the National Cancer Institute reviewed 10 "cures" submitted by Gerson; however, all of the patients were receiving standard anticancer treatment simultaneously, making it impossible to determine what effect, if any, was due to Gerson's therapy.
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   Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research

   In the 1970s, WFEB scientists undertook the first systematic study of anti-tumor effects of the anti-estrogen tamoxifen led by 2003 Kettering Prize recipient V. Craig Jordan and initial studies of aromatase inhibitors by 2005 Kettering prize recipient Angela Brodie, two important classes of drugs to treat breast cancer.
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   Bebu Silvetti

   Bebu was the recipient of the Grammy, Billboard and many other awards throughout his lifetime. Bebu Silvetti died in Miami, Florida at the age of 59 from respiratory failure caused by complications from his lung cancer treatment.
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   John Allan Cameron

   He is the recipient of the East Coast Music Award's Lifetime Achievement Award. ... Several benefit projects such as concerts and a tribute CD were produced to support costs resulting from his treatment of this cancer.
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   Tammy Faye Messner

   She continued receiving chemotherapy throughout mid-2004. ... She had written on her web site in May that the doctors had stopped trying to treat the cancer.
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   Roy Scheider

   (Academy Award winner Patricia Neal was the recipient of the other.) ... In June 2005, he underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat the cancer which was classified as being in partial remission.
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   Cancer

   Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or other methods. ... In other words, when a hormone receptor on a recipient cell is stimulated, the signal is conducted from the surface of the cell to the cell nucleus to effect some change in gene transcription regulation at the nuclear level.
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   Lance Armstrong

   He was named after Lance Rentzel, a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver. ... Chapter 4 details Lance Armstrong's efforts to return to championship form following his cancer treatment.
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   Jimmy Carter

   James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) served as the thirty-ninth President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. ... Despite his initial refusal to admit the Shah into the United States, on October 22, 1979, Carter finally granted him entry and temporary asylum for the duration of his cancer treatment; the Shah left for Panama on December 15, 1979.
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    Prostate cancer

    Although not yet approved for use in the Unites States, many patients have received the HIFU procedure at facilities in Canada, and Central and South America. ... Receptor agonists, such as leuprolide and goserelin, were subsequently developed and used to treat prostate cancer.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Max Gerson,
• Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research,
• Bebu Silvetti,
• John Allan Cameron,
• Tammy Faye Messner,
• Roy Scheider,
• Cancer,
• Lance Armstrong,
• Jimmy Carter,
• Prostate cancer