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Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 10, 5:36 pm ET
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 11/10/09) - In a recent New York Times article, the American Cancer Society (ACS) ignited a major controversy over the benefits of cancer screening, specifically with regards to their breast and prostate cancer guidelines. In the article, Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the ACS, responded to a study in the current issue of the Journal of the American ...
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Marketwire - Tue Nov 10, 8:49 am ET
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 10, 2009) - Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMV) , a vaccine development company, has signed a collaborative agreement with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Maryland, USA. The research collaboration involves formulating NCI's cancer vaccine antigens in DepoVaxT, Immunovaccine's vaccine enhancement system. "NCI is a world leader in the study of ...
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USA Today - Tue Nov 10, 8:13 pm ET
Nearly half of breast cancer survivors suffer from persistent pain, even two to three years after surgery, a new study shows.
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CNN - Tue Nov 10, 11:35 am ET
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
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HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 4:03 pm ET
TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Even three years after finishing treatment for breast cancer, almost 50 percent of women report long-term pain, a new Danish study finds.
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CNN - Tue Nov 10, 3:49 pm ET
In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with cancer, but there's still not a definitive explanation or proof of cause and effect.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 1:40 pm ET
Most adults transition to their post-cancer treatment lives needing minimal or no healthcare support, but a significant proportion of cancer survivors continue to have multiple unmet physical and mental health needs, hint study findings from the United Kingdom.
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LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 1:08 pm ET
A cancer diagnosis can strain any relationship. But when a woman gets news of a life-threatening illness, her husband is six times more likely to leave her than if the tables were turned and the man got the bad news, according to new research.
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redOrbit - 57 minutes ago
Image Caption: Research on this microscopic worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) may offer a drug target for cancer treatment Credit: Ian Chin-Sang and Tony Papanicolaou
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The Toledo Blade - Wed Nov 11, 5:40 am ET
By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER State environmental and health officials acknowledged yesterday they are no closer to determining the cause of the childhood cancer cluster in the vicinity of Clyde, Ohio, and conceded in a new report it "is possible that a cause may never be known." The report, discussed privately Monday with families of area cancer victims who have been part of the ongoing study ...
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ABC News - Tue Nov 10, 7:34 pm ET
After a report on ABC's 'World News,' hundreds sought new cancer treatment. Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Baltimore Sun - 4 minutes ago
Nearly half of patients surveyed said they had lingering pain two to three years after their cancer treatment, according to the study by Danish researchers. The pain can be severe to mild, and for some women it doesn't simply come and go -- it endures.
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Science Daily - Tue Nov 10, 10:22 pm ET
Hypofractionated radiation treatment, a newer type of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation in fewer treatments than conventional radiation therapy, is significantly more effective in stopping cancer from growing in high risk patients, compared to receiving standard radiation treatment, according to a new study. In addition, findings show there is no increased risk of ...
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Science Daily - Tue Nov 10, 10:24 pm ET
Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new research.
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WTVC Chattanooga - 1 hour 0 minutes ago
Many of you have likely heard the news that Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson has blood cancer. Sheriff Wilson sat down with us this afternoon to shed more light on his multiple myeloma.
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MedicineNet.com - Tue Nov 10, 4:22 pm ET
Title: Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence Category: Health News Created: 11/9/2009 2:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/10/2009
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The State - Wed Nov 11, 12:00 am ET
Ethel Hayes, a breast cancer survivor for more than a decade, was a winner of a makeover contest sponsored by Kenneth Shuler Schools of Cosmetology as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Hayes was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 and had a simple mastectomy in September that year. She has been cancer-free since.
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Daily Pilot - 13 minutes ago
UC Irvine will collaborate with other medical centers in the University of California system on a decades-long, statewide study into breast cancer, UCI officials announced Tuesday.
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The Wahpeton Daily News - 46 minutes ago
Richland County health officials are seeking to give residents over the age of 50 protection against colorectal cancer – the third most common cancer among adults.
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The Progress - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
NORTH CALDWELL – Carly Abramson of North Caldwell was 12 years old in 2007 when her mother Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer.