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Britain to fund prostate cancer pill in U-turn

2012-05-15T23:01:03Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's drug watchdog has reversed a controversial decision not to fund a new prostate cancer pill that was developed in the country after maker Johnson & Johnson agreed a new discount on supplies to the UK state healthcare service. Zytiga, which is known chemically as abiraterone, was approved last year in Europe and the United States to treat advanced prostate cancer in patients who previously received chemotherapy. The drug was developed by researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research and London's Royal Marsden Hospital. ...

Britain to fund prostate cancer pill in U-turn

2012-05-15T23:00:56Z

Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk

2012-05-15T03:54:57Z

MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Widely used blood pressure medications called beta blockers do not cut a person's odds of developing colon cancer, a new study contends.

Colon cancer test may not require laxatives: study

2012-05-14T21:06:26Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People getting checked for signs of colon cancer may not need to take a laxative if they choose a CT scan for their cancer screening over a tradition colonoscopy, according to a new study. The findings suggest a so-called CT colonography is almost as good at identifying certain polyps as a traditional colonoscopy, and researchers said eliminating the need for laxatives may encourage more people to get screened. "The results of this study open the door to a more patient-friendly screening," said Dr. ...

Ill.: Scratch-off raises $8.5M for breast cancer

2012-05-14T19:58:45Z

Illinois officials say a scratch-off lottery ticket launched in 2006 has raised more than $8.5 million for breast cancer research and education.

Ousted Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson has cancer: report

2012-05-14T18:29:43Z

Ousted Yahoo! chief executive Scott Thompson told board members before his resignation that he has cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Yahoo's Thompson reportedly has thyroid cancer

2012-05-14T12:50:24Z

Yahoo's Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer.

Ex-Yahoo CEO Reportedly Has Cancer

2012-05-14T10:20:21Z

The Wall Street Journal reports that shortly before stepping down as CEO, Scott Thompson told Yahoo's board that he was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The health issue adds another surprising wrinkle to the controversy around Thompson and his resumé fudging. While the health issue allowed him to cite "personal reasons" as the impetus for his departure, Kara Swisher reported early this morning that Yahoo is officially designating his departure as "for cause. ...

Chavez shows strength after Cuba cancer treatment

2012-05-12T16:52:57Z

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strode, sang and gave a rousing speech on Friday in a careful show of vigor after his latest cancer treatment in Cuba fanned rumors he was dying five months before an election. The socialist Chavez, who had only been seen live in public once in the previous month, addressed the nation after flying back from Havana where he has completed six rounds of radiation therapy. ...

Chavez returns home from Cuba after latest round of radiation therapy in his cancer treatment

2012-05-12T12:00:15Z

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful.

Chavez declares success in cancer fight

2012-05-12T08:31:15Z

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana late Friday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after a week in which he received what was supposed to be his last session of radiation therapy.

Young cancer patients' 'Stronger' video a big hit

2012-05-12T05:35:09Z

A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation.

Birth defects linked to childhood cancer: study

2012-05-11T13:58:39Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, especially during their first year of life. The cancers, however, are generally rare and the study cannot say one condition causes the other -- just that there is a link. The finding "does sort of point to a global relationship to whatever is driving birth defects and what is driving childhood cancers," said Susan Carozza, a cancer researcher at Oregon State University in Corvallis. ...

Many Young Adults at Risk of Skin Cancer: CDC

2012-05-11T03:52:12Z

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Despite warnings about the dangers of excess sun exposure, young adults in the United States still get sunburned or use indoor tanning beds, federal health officials said Thursday.

Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: study

2012-05-11T00:47:48Z

(Reuters) - People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon cancer and, even more, rectal cancer, according to an analysis of 41 studies from around the world. The analysis, which appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, is the latest report that ties fish consumption to a number of possible health benefits. Jie Liang of Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases in Xi'an, China, and colleagues combined the results from 41 studies published between 1990 and 2011 that measured fish consumption and tracked cancer diagnoses. ...

CDC: Young adults ignoring skin-cancer warnings

2012-05-10T21:12:53Z

The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through.

Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: study

2012-05-10T19:32:46Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers, a new report suggests. The finding comes from an analysis of 41 past studies on the link between fish in the diet and new diagnoses and deaths from colorectal cancer. "People who rarely eat fish may experience health benefits in a variety of areas -- heart disease, reproductive and now colon cancer -- by increasing their fish consumption somewhat," said Dr. ...

Young Adults Raise Skin Cancer Risk with Sunburns, Indoor Tanning

2012-05-10T16:11:35Z

Young adults are doing things that dangerously increase their risk of skin cancer, according to new reports for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening

2012-05-10T03:52:07Z

WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in screening account for much of the disparity in both colorectal (colon) cancer incidence and death rates between white and black Americans, a new study says.

Cancer-Battling Kids Sing Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' [VIDEO]

2012-05-09T17:55:38Z

At Seattle Children's Hospital, one floor is full of kids fighting battles that no one should ever have to face -- especially not at their age. For a moment, however, the ward was filled with hope and joy from the most unlikely of sources.

Liver cancer cited in death of Thai text prisoner

2012-05-09T15:35:40Z

A preliminary autopsy shows liver cancer killed a Thai prisoner who was serving a 20-year term for sending insulting text messages about Thailand's royal family.

Cancer claims fewer Canadian lives; drop in male lung cancer death drives decline

2012-05-09T07:13:33Z

TORONTO, Canada` - The death toll cancer takes in Canada is on the decline, fuelled in large part by the fact that lung cancer is killing fewer Canadian men than it did in earlier decades, the Canadian Cancer Society said Wednesday.

Exercise May Boost Survival in Breast, Colon Cancer Patients

2012-05-09T03:52:10Z

TUESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Being physically active might lengthen the lives of people with breast and colon cancer, a new study suggests.

Cancer Cells in Bloodstream Show Great Diversity: Study

2012-05-09T03:52:09Z

TUESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- There is a great deal of genetic diversity in cells shed by cancerous tumors into the bloodstream, a new study has found.

Infection causes one in six new cancer cases: study

2012-05-08T23:23:48Z

Largely preventable or treatable infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites cause about two million new cancer cases and 1.5 million cancer deaths each year, said a study published Wednesday.