Bill Beaton's Tumor-Be-Gone Blog

5K is coming up!

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:14:53 -0500

Please donate today and lets find a cure!

Hmm... this is not good.

Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:56:33 -0500

A recent report in a medical journal suggests that the radio-frequency energy emitted by cell phones may adversely affect sperm health in humans and animals.

Read more: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20093675-85/report-cell-phone-use-could-reduce-sperm-count/#ixzz2E6wMt2tX

Using weather forecasting to predict brain tumor growth

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:17:16 -0500

Very interesting on how ASU researchers are better able to predict the spread of Glioblastoma through the brain:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=198226

Getting ready for this year's 5K!

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:35:54 -0500

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Check out our list of researchers/institutions that your donations support for Brain Tumor research.

2011 Research Grants

Duke University Medical Center - Dr. Hai Yan
Developing Novel Approaches to Target Glioma: Exploration of IDH1/2 mutations

University of California Los Angeles - Dr. Linda Liau
Optimizing Dendritic Cell Vaccination for Low-Grade Glioma Patients

Scripps Research Institute Florida - Dr. Vanessa Saunders
Interplay between EGFRvIII and c-Met in Glioblastoma Multiforme

University of Florida - Dr. Jeffrey Harrison
Targeting Chemokine Receptors in Glioblastoma: Redefining the Functions of CXCR4 and CXCR7 on Glioma Stem Cells

MD Anderson Orlando - Dr. Don Eslin
Nifurtimox and radiation for medulloblastoma therapy

Florida State University - Dr. Eric Laywell
Improving Glioma Treatment with Adaptive Therapy

2010 Research Grants

City of Hope – Dr. Karen Aboody
Development of Next Generation of Neural Progenitor Cells

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center – Dr. Patrick Paddison
Examining the multiple active pathways of GBM

Jackson Laboratory/Swedish Medical Center
Development of Orthotopic Xenograft GBM Pre-Clinical Mouse Models

Johns Hopkins -- Dr. Greg Riggins
Phase II Clinical Trial of Mebendazole

MD Anderson/Baylor College of Medicine -- Dr. Xiaonan Li
Role of Nerium Oleander extract and oleandrin on glioblastoma

Swedish Medical Center -- Dr. Greg Foltz
Study of the Metabolism and Distribution of a Subpharmacologic Dose of Lightly-labeled 14C-Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed GBM Patients

University of California San Francisco – Dr. Mike Prados
Co-Development of a novel Cdk4/6 Inhibitor to treat GBM

University of Florida -- Dr. Brent Reynolds
Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP) as a novel differentiating agent in the treatment of Glioblastoma (GBM)

University of West Florida -- Dr. Raid Amin
An Epidemiological Surveillance of Brain Cancer in Florida

University of Florida -- Dr. Erin Dunbar
Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)

University of Central Florida -- Dr. Sic Chan
Targeting the brain-specific mitochondrial uncoupling protein inhibits metabolic flexibility and survival of glioblastoma multiforme

Battling Glioblastoma by Controlling Cholesterol Levels

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:54:36 -0500

If you have a GBM, why not cut down on your Cholesterol intake? You might be feeding the GBM! Interesting article:

http://www.labgrab.com/users/andrew-hau/blog/glioblastoma_id=1145

Mutations in key gene linked to different forms of cancer

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:29:25 -0500

http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/9613/

Clinical trial that we tried to get Dad on is doing very well.

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 10:43:40 -0500

They just announced that 11 of the 16 patients were still alive 32 months after the trial started, back in Nov-2006. This is the study I was trying to get my Dad into, but his karnoksky score was too low.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110616092701.htm

Cell phone cancer risk needs more study

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:19:22 -0500

I'd rather be safe than sorry. Also, Dr. Black is probably the most intelligent person I have ever met. so... please read:

http://www.ktvq.com/news/experts-cell-phone-cancer-risk-needs-more-study/

The WELL WISHES FOR GARY CARTER Official Greeting Card

Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:12:27 -0500

http://getwellgary.mlblogs.com/2011/06/02/24/

WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:11:43 -0500

It's about time! http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/