Tag: Cancer
Disabled golfer becomes first worldwide to captain an able-bodied club
A golfer who uses just one arm to play his shots is set to become the world's first paraplegic captain of an able-bodied club.
Terry...
How Makeup Artist Steph Aiello Pursued Her Cosmetology Career After Becoming Quadriplegic
In 2010, one day before she was supposed to start cosmetology school, Steph Aiello was involved in a car crash that left her paralyzed...
Spinal Cord Injury Patients Face Many Serious Health Problems Besides Paralysis
MAYWOOD, IL –  Paralysis is just one of the many serious health problems faced by patients who suffer spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord patients also are...
Nutlins cancer drug may be able to reverse spinal cord damage
LONDON, UK - A group of drugs being tested for cancer treatment have been shown to present promising results for spinal cord injury in...
Bladder cancer mortality after spinal cord injury over 4 decades – Abstract
Bladder cancer mortality was not significantly increased for ventilator users, those with motor incomplete injuries, or those injured less than 10 years.
PURPOSE: To estimate...
Cancer Drug Improves Movement in Rats with Spine Injury
Researchers say the anti-cancer drug Taxol, normally used to treat breast cancer, might also hold promise as a way to help people recover...
Cancer Drug Aids The Regeneration Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Taxol stabilizes growing nerve cells and reduces the barrier-function of scar tissue
After a spinal cord injury a number of factors impede the regeneration of...
The Brave Ability Of Joni Tada
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Especially when it's a discarded wheelchair.
Tens of thousands of disabled people in developing countries enjoy the dignity...
Everett talks about his recovery from paralysis
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Three years ago, a hit on the football field left Kevin Everett paralyzed. He became one of the 300,000 Americans living...
Governor signs spinal cord injury research bill
San Jose, CA (October 3) -- Students and teachers rejoiced! Athletes rejoiced! So with parents and advocates of spinal cord injury research, who...