Grammys 2011: Aretha Franklin's cancer rumored can't keep her from appearing

The legendary Aretha Franklin hasn't disclosed the ailment that forced her to undergo surgery, though many reports say that she is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Despite her serious illness, however, Franklin recorded a message for the 2011 Grammy Awards Ceremony, where several divas honored her with a medley. You can't keep a true diva down.

Looking much thinner than when we last saw her, Franklin appeared on camera to thank fans and fellow artists for supporting her through her troublesome health problems. Franklin was done up in true superstar fashion - dressed up and red-carpet ready even though she was in her own home.

She seemed energetic and healthy as she thanked fans for their prayers, good wishes, and get-well-soon cards, but she remains mum about her illness. "There are a lot of people who will talk about anything, as long as there is somebody listening," she tells JET Magazine. "But I am not one of those people. That's not Aretha."

More power to her. We wish her only the best.

Steve Jobs receiving treatment cancer hospital

It has been confirmed today that Steve Jobs is receiving treatment for cancer in the Stanford Cancer Center in Palo Alto, California. RadarOnine reported today that it’s the same Clinic where Hollywood Actor the Late Patrick Swayze was undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in April 2009.

There has been no formal confirmation of what type of cancer Jobs is being treated for or if he is being treated at all for cancer from the Apple spokes team. Jobs was not forthcoming about the reason he took a medical leave of absence.

Photographs of the 55-year-old Apple CEO were taken on Febuary the 8th outside the clinic and are reported to be published by the The National Enquirer tomorrow morning.

In one photo, Jobs was getting out of his car a day after a full day of work at the company’s Cupertino campus. The photos show Mr Jobs looking painfully frail and weak, with his jeans and dark top hanging loosely on his 6ft 2in, thin body.

Jobs has previously withheld information on his health, such as when he was treated for a form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009, something that worries Apple investors who feel the company’s future rests in his visionary leadership.

The Daily Mail spoke to Dr Jerome Spunberg, a certified Oncologist, who said: “Mr Jobs is most likely getting outpatient chemotherapy at Stanford because the cancer has recurred.”

Another consultant, Dr. Gabe Mirkin, a physician with over fourty years experience, said: “He is terminal. What you are seeing is extreme muscle wasting from calorie depravation, most likely caused by cancer. He has no muscle left in his buttocks, which is the last place to go. He definitely appears to be in the terminal stages of his life from these photos. I would be surprised if he weighed more than 130lb.”

The National Enquirer, who initially reported the news today (to be published tomorrow), talked to critical-care physician Dr. Samuel Jacobson, who said, “Judging from the photos, he is close to terminal. I would say he has six weeks.” That said, given the reliability of The National Enquirer, waiting for further news before jumping to conclusions is advised.

We’ve done a little digging into Dr. Samuel Jacobson. Jacobson appears to be a Florida based pulmonologist (breathing doctor) – not Oncologist. Which would naturally make you wonder just how qualified he is to diagnose someone via a photo, especially outside of his speciality.

We sincerely hope he’s wrong and wish Jobs all the best.

World Cancer Day : It is Possible To Beat Cancer

On February 4, 2011, UICC and its partner organizations to conduct campaigns worldwide to raise awareness about a disease that causes millions of deaths each year, many could have been avoided.
Now more than ever the need for a coordinated fight against cancer, and we believe that the World Cancer Day to do their part by providing a platform for even greater post your cancer.
We have pinned great hopes: 2011 promises to be an important year for the UN summit failed to law on infectious diseases (NCDs) will be held in September.
If you wish to support our efforts, you will find all the information you need on this site: learn, learn to eliminate personal risk factors, sign our statement and pass the word. It can save a life.
In February, the Saudi Cancer conducted a series of events in different places in Riyadh.
The objective of the Saudi Society isbEncourage communities to take serious steps to shrink the tumor and its spread,Provide information on education and awareness of cancer prevention methods and Promoting a culture of early cancer detection leads to healing of God Dates and venues of activities:
February 2 to 4: Riad Gallery Mall
February 5: Center King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research
February 7: Medical City King Soud
February 8: Kind Abdulaziz City National Guard Department of Health
February 9th-11: Granada Mall
February 12: Type Fahd Medical City
February 12: Military Hospital in Riyadh

Andy Whitfield Spartacus "Attacking Cancer" As A True Champion "

Spartacus: Blood and Sand creator Steven. S. Andy Whitfield DeKnight want fans know, the actor actively fight against the disease.
"Andy is obviously very deprived of his status and what he goes through with his family," said Tuesday DeKnight to discuss the prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. "It's been a while but the last I've heard is that the attacker was a true champion. I have faith that most will pull through with flying colors. "
The 36-year-old Whitfield has been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which forced him to abandon the Starz series in September. Liam McIntyre was recently announced as the replacement of Whitfield as the holder of gladiators.
Liam McIntyre replaces Andy Whitfield is Spartacus
"We all just pray for him," Manu Bennett, who plays Crixus gladiator guy said. "When the cancer has moved to her is a major struggle for him. I can not tell you how deeply saddened, he has been for us all to know that our friend, our colleague, our inspiration is such a challenge . There will be a longer period before we know what the outcome will be with Andy now. All the questions suggest that it is in very high spirits and it was the fight against this thing with as much force that fought [with] on the show. "
Meanwhile, Spartacus, The gods of the arena will open the first of six episodes on Friday at 10/9c. The series focuses on Batiatus (John Hannah) before ludus becomes a competitor in the tournament of gladiators and Cris before becoming a champion.
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Production begins in the spring of the second season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
"The juice I'll give you is that it is extra sweet," DeKnight said. "Season 2 seems to be one hell of a ride. We are now halfway through the rain [it] to. Obviously, we are deeply saddened that Andy could not continue with us. It was a big part of success of the series. We wish him the best and a speedy recovery. "
As for replacing Whitfield said DeKnight they did "an exhaustive search to find someone who does not replace Andy, but stepping into the role of Spartacus. We are very pleased that we have been Liam unable to find that we felt really embodied what we were looking in nature waits impatiently. "

Risk and Risk Factors of Breast Cancer

From now you may be familiar with the statistic that says 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer. Many people misinterpret this to mean that, on any given day, they and the women they know have a 1-in-8 risk of developing the disease. That’s simply not true.

In reality, about 1 in 8 women in the United States — 12%, or about 12 out of every 100 — can expect to develop breast cancer over the course of an entire lifetime. In the U.S., an average lifetime is about 80 years. So, it’s more accurate to say that 1 in 8 women in the U.S. who reach the age of 80 can expect to develop breast cancer. In each decade of life, the risk of getting breast cancer is actually lower than 12% for most women.

People tend to have very different ways of viewing risk. For you, a 1-in-8 lifetime risk may seem like a high likelihood of getting breast cancer. Or you may turn this around and reason that there is a 7-in-8, or 87.5%, chance you will never get breast cancer, even if you live to age 80. How you view risk often depends on your individual situation — for example, whether you or many women you know have had breast cancer, or you have reason to believe you are at higher-than-normal risk for the disease — and your usual way of looking at the world.

Even though studies have found that women have a 12% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer, your individual risk may be higher or lower than that. Individual risk is affected by many different factors, such as family history, reproductive history, lifestyle, environment, and others.

This section is designed to help you better understand breast cancer risk and some of the factors that can increase risk.

Apple chief Steve Jobs had cancer

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is one of the personalities of the best known in recent times. Very few people know, however, suffering from cancer.

Steve was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004. Called to neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas is a rare cancer of the pancreas, which is required for employment is a tumor removed from his pancreas. This process is called a pancreaticoduodenectomy (or "Whipple procedure"), and revealed that the tumor had been removed. He does not need chemo or radiotherapy.

At the end of 2008, Bloomberg mistakenly published Steve Jobs obituary, in which the date and cause of death in white. Although this was quickly rectified, this is fueled by the intense speculation about his health. Then, in January 2009, Jobs has taken six months of work "is a health problem." While continuing to indirectly prohibit the problems of cancer, we know that underwent replacement surgery of the liver in April 2009, Memphis, TN.

Normally pay for the replacement requires patients to be on a waiting list until a donor was found. But private jet Jobs' for him to get two waiting lists at the same time, and chose Memphis. More than 6,000 liver transplants done annually in the United States, but the region 11 of the United Network Organ Sharing, which includes Memphis, has a relatively short waiting time.

A liver transplant operation is a long process. It can last between 5-6 hours over 10 hours in case of complications. Transplant requires a large incision in the abdomen (abdomen). The liver is removed by cutting a series of ligaments that hold it in place, and more channels, arteries and veins.

While the new liver was recently acquired from a deceased donor blood in the liver was replaced by a very cold liquid. A new liver is placed in the empty cavity and the liver is intended to cut ligaments, ducts and blood vessels. You can prevent the rejection of foreign patients often take immunosuppressive drugs for life.

Followed by a long recovery from surgery, but the survival rate is quite high. More than 5 years survival rate is over 90 percent are good services.

If Steve Jobs, the recovery was magnificent. It said it has fully recovered from the procedure. Medical experts say that if Jobs did this procedure, which means that even if the cancer had spread to the liver, no other metastases. This is because most hospitals do not perform liver transplants on you if their cancer had already spread beyond the liver.

Apple is perhaps one of the best known and loved today. It was directed by Steve Jobs innovation and smart business sense. It's sad that someone like Jobs has had to go through this at the age of 50 soon. But, perhaps even as bad as cancer can produce good results, probably in the form of an addendum to the use of research to discover better treatments for liver cancer.

Cancer Patients From The Humiliating Fate Rodgers In His Defense

Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers quart (Notes) has been under fire this weekend when a local news station showed a clip of him brushing against a cancer patient desperate for his autograph. But even that criticism was reinforced, an unlikely source defended by Rodgers: the same woman, it ignores, Jan Cavanaugh.

Before you rush to condemn, to watch the video that started the storm:

This led to a series of self-righteous handshakes in the media, particularly NBC's Mike Florio, who wrote that Rodgers Cavanaugh is treated as a "beggar leprosy" and suggested that a quarterback was a bad person to ignore a request to autograph.

[Related: stars "Glee" starlet apologizes after autograph snub]

Cavanaugh heard comments like this and responded to the local ABC WBAY. From an article on the website of the station:

The film has been criticized, but the only people in January is essential for today are those that create the chat.

"I am very unhappy people make so much out, because this is really such, is not a big deal. It's up to players to decide who they want to give you an autograph, and it is their prerogative."

Just a week before, Rodgers autographed pink jersey bearing the number 12 in January, as the team left for Philadelphia. A few years ago, now the star quarterback signed a few things for her, too.

No wonder that a woman fighting cancer with a positive outlook has a solid perspective of things.

Florio over the world are right in saying that the NFL players owe their fame and wealth for the fans, and the result will accommodate if possible. But the fact that Aaron Rodgers has signed every autograph for every person that there is no reasonable claim.

[Related: Aaron Rodgers resulting images sideline during the playoffs to win]

Do not think Rodgers is based on this single incident. Are you perfect every second of every day? Do you want people to form opinions about you on how you live every second of your life? Maybe he was arguing with his girlfriend. Maybe he ate bad sushi. Maybe he missed the flight. There are many reasons why he might have brushed Cavanaugh, who are all more plausible that "he does not care to cancer patients."

When I read about this incident, I immediately thought of a tangent to the Make-A-Wish "segment that aired on" SportsCenter "earlier this year. You know when Rodgers goes beyond to ensure that a patient's heart transplant 13 years had the time of his life to Packers training camp. It is strange that nobody rip Rodgers noted that the clip this week.

[Related: McDonald's employees shot to help the NFL star]

ESPN segment does not mean that Rodgers is a good guy. But it is much more than an indication of his character as a fraction of a second incident at the airport.

Should I Ask Doctor about I Have Breast Cancer or Not?

If you have received a positive or possible diagnosis of breast cancer, there are a number of questions that you can ask your doctor. The answers you receive to these questions should give you a better understanding of your specific diagnosis and the corresponding treatment. It is usually helpful to write your questions down before you meet with your health-care provider. This gives you the opportunity to ask all your questions in an organized fashion.

Each question is followed by a brief explanation as to why that particular question is important. We will not attempt to answer these questions in detail here because each individual case is just that, individual. This outline is designed to provide a framework to help you and your family make certain that most of the important questions in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment have been addressed. As cancer treatments are constantly evolving, specific recommendations and treatments might change and you should always confer with your treatment team regarding any questions.

Is the doctor sure I have breast cancer?

Certain types of cancer are relatively easy to identify by standard microscopic evaluation of the tissue. This is generally true for the most common types of breast cancer.

However, as the search for earlier and rarer forms of breast cancer progresses, it can be difficult to be certain that a particular group of cells is malignant (cancerous). At the same time, benign conditions may have cells which are somewhat distorted in appearance or pattern of growth (known as atypical cells or atypical hyperplasia). For this reason, it is important that the pathologist reading the slides of your breast biopsy be experienced in breast pathology. Most good pathology groups have multiple pathologists review questionable or troublesome slides. In more difficult cases, the slides will often be sent to recognized specialists with considerable expertise in breast pathology.

Breast Cancer Info

Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women get breast cancer, but there are a number of risk factors. Risks that you cannot change include

• Age - the chance of getting breast cancer rises as a woman gets older
• Genes - there are two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that greatly increase the risk. Women who have family members with breast or ovarian cancer may wish to be tested.
• Personal factors - beginning periods before age 12 or going through menopause after age 55

Other risks include being overweight, using hormone replacement therapy, taking birth control pills, drinking alcohol, not having children or having your first child after age 35 or having dense breasts.

Symptoms of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in size or shape of the breast or discharge from a nipple. Breast self-exam and mammography can help find breast cancer early when it is most treatable. Treatment may consist of radiation, lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Men can have breast cancer, too, but the number of cases is small.