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Diana Ngo brought this video at WebMD to my attention. It shows how computer-game-like technology is being used to help radiation oncologists use 3-D visualization to define the boundaries of tumors and decide where to apply radiation. While you’re there check-out the article: "Fighting the Good Fight." It’s about where we are in winning the fight with cancer.

Here’s the link to a whole batch of "pictures" from the 2006 Second Life Relay For Life event. The tag for the pictures is SLRFL2006.

Nike and Apple have teamed up for the Nike+iPod Sprot Kit. According to Technology Review the kit: …uses a wireless sensor to monitor pace, distance, time, and calories burned while walking or running. Some experts believe the Sport Kit is the forerunner to wireless, personal sensors with myriad functions, from tracking locations to monitoring biometrics. The Sport Kit turns iPod ...

Before it goes off the newsstands, you might want to get the July Scientific American. It’s cover story is. "Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer?" It’s a good overview of theorizing and research about the role that stem cells might play in originating and sustaining tumors. We know stem cells are the generators of cells that become various specialized ...