SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on SEER program Race Has Role In Incidence, Survival Of Rare Brain Tumor  Aug 20, 2009 19, 2009) The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to 49, than in white Americans, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the June issue of Journal of Neuro-Oncology. In patients older than 49, the results were reversed. (Science Daily) Mayo researchers find race has role in incidence, survival of rare brain tumor  Jul 31, 2009 Public release date: 30-Jul-2009. Contact: Karl Oestreich. (EurekAlert!) News from Cancer  Jul 13, 2009 Public release date: 13-Jul-2009. Contact: David Sampson. (EurekAlert!) Caucasians are at higher risk of developing Ewing's sarcoma than other races  Jun 22, 2009 Public release date: 22-Jun-2009. Contact: Claire Greenwell. (EurekAlert!) High Blood Pressure Linked To Earlier Death Among African-American Breast Cancer Patients  Mar 14, 2009 13, 2009) A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a predictor of mortality among breast cancer patients, especially those who are African-American, and that hypertension accounts for approximately 30 percent of the survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients. According to the study s lead author, UCSF epidemiologist Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, of the UCSF Helen Diller Family... (Science Daily) Melanoma Rates on the Rise in U.S.  Feb 7, 2009 Increase could indicate an epidemic of skin cancer, researchers suggest. Thursday, January 8, 2009. (MEDLINEplus) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009