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Update: Patrick Snider succumbs to cancer at 17

Seventeen-year-old Patrick Snider, whose battle against cancer drew support from across and beyond Rowan County, died this afternoon in a Lumberton hospital. Snider, 17, was a rising senior at North Rowan High School and the son of David and Jennif ...

Reducing calorie intake can restrict growth, spread of brain cancer: Researchers

Researchers at Boston College, MA, have found that reducing calorie intake can restrict the growth and spread of brain cancer. Writing in ASN NEURO, Laura Shelton and colleagues report success with mice suffering from glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive and invasive form of primary human brain cancer.

Patrick Snider to be remembered for his bravery

By Elizabeth Cook ecook@salisburypostcom Strong. Brave. An inspiration. Those words and more were on peopleâs lips Friday as word spread that 17-year-old Patrick Snider had died that afternoon in a Lumberton hospital. His seven-month battle again ...

Childhood Radiation Therapy Linked To Stillbirths Later In Life

Women who, as children, had radiation treatment on reproductive areas for cancer are more likely to experience a stillbirth or have a baby die in the first four weeks of life, a new report says.

Childhood radiation therapy linked to stillbirths later on

Women who had radiation treatment as children have a higher risk of stillbirth and neonatal death, study finds