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Four-country study finds no cancer link to cellphone usage

USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 11:34 pm ET

A large new study is the latest to find no link between rising cellphone use and rates of brain cancer.

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Hutchinson Center Wins $55.4 Million Contract to Become Sole Operator of the NCI Cancer Information Service
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours 0 minutes ago
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $55.4 million, multiple-year contract to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to become the nation's sole operator of its Cancer Information Service Contact Center.
City to rally around native with cancer
Lombard Argus Press Spectator - 2 hours 21 minutes ago
In addition to trimming the tree and scrambling for the hottest retail specials, residents have the opportunity to aid one of their own in a battle against cancer this weekend.
Cancer center gets approval to open
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Fri Dec 4, 4:35 am ET
SOUTHBRIDGE - The Cancer Center at Harrington received approval yesterday to treat patients and expects to do so immediately, the center said.
Survivors fighting cancer with color
North Platte Telegraph - Fri Dec 4, 5:52 am ET
The North Platte Telegraph Battling cancer can be scary no matter what form it comes in. Yet one group of cancer survivors has learned that they can fight cancer together with a canvas and a little color - more specifically, watercolor.
Cancer Resource Center offers free services
Eastern Arizona Courier - Thu Dec 3, 1:17 pm ET
An open house Nov. 12 at the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center gave Gila Valley residents a chance to learn what services are available locally.
High school wrestler fights cancer with team's support
News 14 Carolina - Thu Dec 3, 10:23 pm ET
Justin Milton, nicknamed Meatball, is a junior on the wrestling team at Southeast Guilford High School. But due to a rare form of bone cancer, Milton must watch from the sidelines this season.
Genomic Health to Present Five New Studies at 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 8:00 am ET
Genomic Health, Inc. today announced that the company will present results from five studies at the 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium , taking place December 9-13, 2009, at the Henry B.
Hopes high for MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center
The Arizona Republic - Thu Dec 3, 3:20 pm ET
Buzz was big at the groundbreaking for MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center next to Banner Gateway in Gilbert.
Elderly couple mugged at cancer center
Connecticut Post - Thu Dec 3, 4:47 pm ET
DERBY -- Police are searching for a man who stole an elderly woman's handbag in an elevator at the Griffin Hospital Cancer Center earlier this week.The woman and her husband entered the center and
Cancer victims honored
The Lonoke Democrat - Thu Dec 3, 2:42 pm ET
Lonoke Relay for Life held a candle-lighting event at the Lonoke County Courthouse steps on Sunday, because November is lung cancer awareness month.
KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Lung Cancer's Racial Gap Narrowing
KTVN Reno - Thu Dec 3, 9:36 am ET
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to prevent teens from smoking have helped narrow the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence and death rates among adults in the United States, researchers say.
Daley off her feet for latest cancer therapy
Chicago Sun-Times - Thu Dec 3, 5:15 am ET
Maggie Daley, who has been battling metastatic breast cancer for the last seven years, is now using a wheelchair as she undergoes radiation treatment, the mayor's office said Wednesday night.Doctors advised Daley, 66, to stay off her feet while they target a cancerous lesion on the bone of her lower right leg, according to a statement."We want to minimize weight bearing on the leg until the ...
Random DNA Mix-Ups Not So Random in Cancer Development
Newswise - Thu Dec 3, 1:49 pm ET
Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism that may help explain how chromosomal translocations - the supposedly random shuffling of large chunks of DNA that frequently lead to cancer - aren't so random after all.
Swartz Creek breast cancer survivor, radiologist speak out on new mammogram guidelines
The Flint Journal - Thu Dec 3, 11:33 am ET
View full sizeHollyn Johnson | Flint JournalCarla Lazar, 42, sits in the chemotherapy area of the Great Lakes Cancer Institute where she was treated for breast cancer last year. Lazar's cancer was detected early through an annual mammogram. Lazar is...
Cancer setback for Maggie Daley
Chicago Tribune - Wed Dec 2, 9:42 pm ET
Mayor Richard Daley and his wife Maggie tour the City Escape Garden Center and Design Studio last March. (Tribune file photo) Chicago first lady Maggie Daley is undergoing radiation therapy for a bone tumor in her right leg, the latest development in her fight with metastatic breast cancer, Mayor Richard Daley's office said Wednesday night. She will be using a wheelchair to minimize weight on ...
Racial disparity in lung cancer rates narrowed in young adults due to larger decrease in smoking
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 12:21 am ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Effective prevention of smoking among teenagers, particularly black teenagers, is narrowing the disparity in lung cancer rates between blacks and whites, according to a report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The December issue has a special focus on tobacco.
Cancer survivors invited to share their stories
The Shelby Star - Thu Dec 3, 3:02 pm ET
The Star wants to hear your stories about Relay for Life and your personal fight against cancer. Send your com-ments (and a picture, if you like) on one of these topics — “I’m a survivor!” or “Why I Relay” — to ctar-pley@shelbystar.com....
Cigarette smoking increases colorectal cancer risk
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 12:22 am ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.
Oropeza mammography inspection bill set to become law in midst of recent cancer screening controversy
The Argonaut - Thu Dec 3, 4:33 am ET
Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger requiring medical providers who operate mammogram machines to post notices of violations is winning accolades from doctors and organizations involved in breast cancer research.
Cancer patients tell of financial stress
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Thu Dec 3, 1:20 am ET
It's bad enough to have cancer. Paying for it pushes some patients toward financial ruin, adding a layer of stress that the medical system is not addressing adequately, a Philadelphia-based organization for social workers says.

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