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It was in the Autumn of 2005, in Philadelphia at the 47th American Society and Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Scientific Meeting. Every year, cancer specialists from around the world gather in this meeting, where new technologies are unveiled and doctors share their experiences and listen to experts in various fields of cancer therapy. At the 2005 meeting, Professor Judah Folkman gave his plenary lecture on cancer and angiogenesis. It was my first and last encounter with Professor Folkman. He passed away on the 14th January 2008. He was 74 years of age...
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Heath Ledger and “Brokeback Mountain” are names that ring a bell for many people who have been following the recent entertainment news. Few would recognise, much less have heard of, Dr Judah Folkman. Though both men died in the same month (January 2008) each event received a different level of publicity. Quite often, for people who work hard behind the scenes it takes a substantial amount of effort to be recognized. Dr Folkman, a cancer treatment revolutionist was one that contributed his greatest to mankind but remains unfamiliar to the majority of the 6 billion people on earth...
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Only a few small studies have assessed the long-term morbidity that follows the treatment of childhood cancer. We determined the incidence and severity of chronic health conditions in adult survivors...
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The 13th MASPO annual scientific meeting was held on 5th and 6th July 2008 at the Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Since the inaugural meeting in 1995, the focus has only been on oncology topics. This year, in line with the society’s aim to place equal emphasis on paediatric haematology, the lecture topics were focused on non-malignant haematological disorders...
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Your mission is to destroy the bad cancer cells from infecting the healthy cells...
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