Women insistent on cancer screening
USA Today - Tue Nov 24, 1:11 am ETThe vast majority of women in the USA say they will get a mammogram before age 50, in keeping with American Cancer Society recommendations.
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Yahnke earns American Cancer Society honor
Waverly News - Tue Nov 24, 4:57 am ETLINCOLN – In a reception featuring nearly 100 volunteers from all corners of the Nebraska, the American Cancer Society recognized its volunteer leadership in the first-annual ACS Volunteer Recognition Celebration held last month.
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Fertility drugs may pose some uterine cancer risk
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 4:19 pm ETThough the use of fertility drugs does not seem to generally increase uterine cancer risk, a Danish study identified small increases in risk from certain fertility drugs used for longer duration.
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Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 9:03 am ETTUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The world of cancer screening has been upended in the past two weeks.
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Cancer screening debate points to the political power of the breast
St. Petersburg Times - Tue Nov 24, 7:19 pm ETOther diseases are more deadly, but breast cancer politics can be hard to fight.
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Cancer, excess body fat linked - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 PST
The Spokesman-Review - Tue Nov 24, 3:51 pm ETNewly compiled data suggest that “excess body fat alone is responsible for more than 100,000 cancer cases in the U.S.” The report comes from the American Institute for Cancer Research, which said its data included cases of endometrial, esophageal, pancreatic, kidney, gallbladder, breast and colorectal cancer. No one has pinned down exactly how body fat might increase cancer risk. Researcher ...
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Laser therapy can worsen skin cancer
UPI - Tue Nov 24, 5:43 pm ETBERGEN, Norway, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Low-level laser therapy, used in sports medicine, hair-loss treatment and skin care, can aggravate skin cancer, Norwegian and Brazilian scientists say.
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Zimmer Cancer Center receives federal dollars to help fight cancer
WWAY 3 Wilmington - Tue Nov 24, 4:31 pm ETVideo Body Nearly two million federal dollars will be used to help fight cancer in underserved members of the community. Congressman Mike McIntyre presented the Zimmer Cancer Center at New Hanover Regional Medical Center a check for $450,000 from the National Cancer Institute Tuesday. The cancer center will receive a total of $1.9 million over the next five years. The hospital will use the money ...
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Pennsylvania Cancer Patient Mugged in Own Driveway
Fox News - Tue Nov 24, 3:50 pm ETPolice in Pennsylvania have been searching for someone who mugged a 71-year-old cancer patient in her own driveway.
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Pregnancy Protein May Slow Breast Cancer
WebMD - Tue Nov 24, 7:49 pm ETNew research in rats could help explain how pregnancy protects against breast cancer, and the findings may one day lead to a novel way to treat the disease.
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Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients
MedicineNet.com - Tue Nov 24, 7:20 pm ETTitle: Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients Category: Health News Created: 11/23/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/24/2009
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Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer
Science Daily - 1 hour 32 minutes agoResearchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein, may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, according to new findings.
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Cancer Society seeks volunteers for Caldwellâs Relay for Life Team
The Progress - Tue Nov 24, 1:29 pm ETCALDWELL – The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers and teams for Caldwell’s first-ever Relay For Life to be held in May, 2010 at James Caldwell High School.
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Baylor Sammons Cancer Center Joins One of Nation's Largest Cancer Clinical Trials Groups
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 4:51 pm ETDALLAS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center has become a full member of one of the largest cancer clinical trials cooperative groups in the United States. Funded by research grants from the National Cancer Institute, Southwest Oncology Group conducts clinical trials to prevent and treat cancer in adults, and to improve the quality of life for cancer ...
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Constellation's CSO and Scientific Advisor Receive Medal of Honor from American Cancer Society
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 23, 9:00 am ETCAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the American Cancer Society has awarded the Medal of Honor to Edward E. Harlow, Jr., Ph.D., the company’s Chief Scientific Officer, and Arnold J.
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Researchers identify proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide potential drug targets
EurekAlert! - Tue Nov 24, 8:28 pm ET( Boston University Medical Center ) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer and normal cells with almost 97 percent accuracy.
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Washington Sketch: Seeing a setback in the race against breast cancer
Washington Post - Tue Nov 24, 12:00 am ETNancy Brinker, the breast cancer activist who painted the world pink, was feeling blue.
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Cancer screening changes stir debate among area physicians
San Bernardino Sun - 27 minutes agoRecommendations for significant changes to established practices for early cancer detection in women has stirred debate among local medical professionals about the role evidence-based medicine will play in regulating health care costs.
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Cancer battles impact entire Wolfpack community
News 14 Carolina - 1 hour 2 minutes agoNCSU football offensive coordinator Dana Bible isn't the only person in Wolfpack athletics battling cancer. Long-time voice of the Wolfpack Gary Hahn had surgery last week for prostate cancer.
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In Germany, Children With Cancer Have A High Probability Of Survival
redOrbit - Tue Nov 24, 7:11 pm ETIQWiG presents its final report on pediatric oncological care -- still insufficient research into quality of life, pain and long-term consequencesInternationally viewed, medical care in Germany for children with cancer is very good as far as survival is concerned. However, other aspects, such as quality of life, pain, and long-term consequences of the disease are still insufficiently ...
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Prison bureau refutes story that Madoff has cancer
Newsday - Tue Nov 24, 7:20 pm ETBernard Madoff has not been diagnosed with cancer, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday.
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Closing ceremony marks end of Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
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N. Texas Women Say 'Prempro' Caused Their Cancer
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ACOG Revises Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
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CDC: U.S. Smoking Rates Steady, But Smoke-free Laws Effective
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Report: Over 100,000 Cancers Linked to Excess Body Fat
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FDA Approves New Leukemia Drug
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ACS Report Addresses Environmental Pollutants and Cancer Risk
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