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Scorpions and Brain Tumors, This Week on Your Cancer Today(TM)

Posted on: Thursday, 18 October 2007, 15:00 CDT

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditionally surgeons operating on patients with brain tumors were put in the difficult position of having to remove too much healthy tissue, and possibly crippling the patient, or removing too little and leaving deadly cancer cells behind. A new technique, called "tumor painting" will allow surgeons to distinguish between healthy cells and cancer cells.

Leading the research into tumor painting is Dr. James M. Olson, of Seattle Children's Hospital and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He is the senior author of a study published in the July 15th issue of Cancer Research. In the study, as few as 200 cancer cells were detected, making tumor painting 5000 times more sensitive than a MRI. The "paint" used is called chlorotoxin and is made from the venom of a scorpion!

As part of breast cancer awareness month, Your Cancer Today is proud to present the following guests:

-- From the Orange County Chapter of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, Lisa Wolter. Ms. Wolter is executive director and discusses the Foundation's 25 years of successful education and fundraising. -- Bitsy is a 39 year survivor of breast cancer. -- Leslie, not only survived stage 4 breast cancer, but this year entered the Susan G. Komen annual Race for the Cure Link:

Dr. James M. Olson, of Seattle Children's Hospital and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Tumor Painting. http://www.yourcancertoday.com/Cancers/Brain-Cancer/13

About Your Cancer Today(TM)

Now in its third season, Your Cancer Today is an international television show dedicated to providing unbiased and commercial-free information. Its mission is to help cancer patients and their families make informed decisions about treatment and recovery.

Each week, the host of the show, Don Baillargeon interviews the doctors and researchers that are leading the fight against cancer. Topics include: symptoms, early detection, breakthroughs, treatment options, risk factors, and prevention. The show features interviews with cancer survivors and their supporters. A complete listing of cable and satellite systems that carry Your Cancer Today can be found at: http://www.yourcancertoday.com/.

Your Cancer Today

CONTACT: Stuart Gibbel of Your Cancer Today, +1-949-999-4317,sgibbel@yourcancertoday.com

Web site: http://www.yourcancertoday.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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