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American Cancer Society calls for new strategies to monitor exposure to environmental carcinogens

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report from an American Cancer Society scientific advisory subcommittee on cancer and the environment says exposure to carcinogens should be minimized or eliminated whenever feasible, and calls for new strategies to ...


Study links obesity to elevated risk of ovarian cancer

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight. Published in the ...


State policies have little effect on reducing minors' indoor tanning use

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created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new analysis finds that state policies meant to limit minors' indoor tanning use have had little effect. Published in the January 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...


Study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors

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created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of ...





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Taking aim at mysterious DNA structures in the battle against cancer

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Designers of anti-cancer drugs are aiming their arrows at mysterious chunks of the genetic material DNA that may play a key role in preventing the growth and spread of cancer cells, according to an article in the current ...


Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer

Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer cells without ...


Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...


Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, researchers find

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Bi ...


Depression increases cancer patients' risk of dying

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Depression can affect a cancer patient's likelihood of survival. That is the finding of an analysis published in the November 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The results highli ...


Studies do not support unhealthful relation between animal foods and breast cancer

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created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Breast cancer is the 7th leading cause of mortality in the United States and results in approximately 41,000 deaths each year. Although genetic factors are important, there is considerable evidence that breast cancer risk ...


Switching immunosuppressants reduces cancer risk in kidney

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and ...


Information about the use and accuracy of breast cancer tests is lacking, study finds

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

A new study finds that there is little information available about the use of new testing technologies and targeted therapies in breast cancer, specifically the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin). Published in the November ...


Juggling Video Highlights Breast Cancer Screening

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Playing by Air Productions, a Nashville-based entertainment company, has teamed up with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to create a new video aimed at busting a common myth about breast cancer risk and reminding ...


Prediction model superior to traditional criteria in bladder treatment decision

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy. The analysis, to be published in the December 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer ...



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