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TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that helps prevent one type of breast cancer in women with an evaluated risk of the disease also appears to help doctors make an earlier diagnosis of another form of breast cancer, a new study reports.
Did you know that over the last year in Houston County, 60 people participated in more than six programs offered through the American Cancer Society?
With the abundance of pink ribbons everywhere, most everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The disease is pervasive: One in eight women in their lifetime will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Over the weekend, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation kicked off a month of breast cancer awareness events with their Race for a Cure marathon, which raises money for research.
TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men who drink a moderate amount of red wine may lower their risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke, researchers report.
( Journal of the National Cancer Institute ) Older and younger patients with renal cancer derive similar benefit from sorafenib therapy and tolerate the drug equally well, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
( University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center ) The drug tamoxifen does not prevent or treat estrogen receptor negative breast cancer, but it can make the disease easier to find, researchers report in the Oct. 1 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
( Journal of the National Cancer Institute ) Women at elevated risk of breast cancer who had been randomly assigned to tamoxifen treatment and then developed estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer were diagnosed earlier than women who had been randomly assigned to take a placebo and then developed ER-negative disease, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of the National ...
http://www.cancer.org (American Cancer Society), available as a link at http://www.wilsoncountynews.com by clicking on Links and choosing “Home, Health, and Family” http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org (National Breast Cancer Foundation – click on the pink ribbon to help provide free and discounted mammograms) http://www.nbcam.org (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, free resource ...
For nearly three decades, stylist Debralene Hurley concentrated on real human hair. But then her best friend developed ovarian cancer, and Hurley found a new calling: matching women who have lost their hair with the perfect wig.
A biotech company today will begin offering the first genetic test to assess a woman's risk for the most common forms of breast cancer.
LOCKPORT -- The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteer drivers to take cancer patients from Niagara County to treatment facilities in Buffalo and elsewhere in the region.
Nicole Fields/photo Local residents gathered at the Mason County Public Library in Point Pleasant Monday to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Day during an official wreath hanging ceremony.
Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as "colorectal cancer."
The American Cancer Society estimates that, right now, there are slightly more than 2 million women living in the United States who have been treated for breast cancer.
Here are 10 myths about breast cancer and the truth that can protect you. Myth: Underwire bras will cause cancer. Reality: Despite rumors, there are no scientifically valid studies linking wearing bras to any type to breast cancer.
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Family members of a Westfield woman who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last year are hoping to keep her memory alive with an innovative fund-raiser.
Susan Spurlock-Rawlings of the American Cancer Society was here this morning talking about the Fight Back Express Bus that is here in town today (Oct. 6). Go out to The Big Texan tonight at 6 to see the bus and log onto acscan.org for more info.
Miami Beach resident Vaso Spirou, owner of Salon Vaso at 1500 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, is doing her part to help women with cancer deal with one of the ravaging side effects of chemotherapy: hair loss.
HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Patients who have liver transplants are almost three times more likely to develop cancer, Finnish researchers say.
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Higher than normal levels of an insulin-like hormone in the blood may signal an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new analysis of 12 studies.
