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Four-country study finds no cancer link to cellphone usage

USA Today - 2 hours 9 minutes ago

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

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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.
A Gift From One Breast Cancer Survivor To Another
WSAV Savannah - Thu Dec 3, 1:12 pm ET
She says she got cancer, but cancer didn’t get her. Three years later a survivor is in her litter corner trying to make a difference.
Cancer survivors pampered with beauty and support
Lake County News-Sun - Thu Dec 3, 5:43 am ET
Cancer survivors across Lake County were pampered with haircuts, manicures and massages as part of the Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day.Offered to men, women and children who are cancer survivors, the event always falls on the first Tuesday of December. The day was founded by Barbara Paget of Highland Park, and has spread from Illinois to California, and is now in 39 states.The real beauty ...
Aggressive cancer therapy target ID'd
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 5:43 pm ET
DALLAS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a protein that normally suppresses the growth of cancer can also cause aggressive cancer growth after prolonged exposure.
Volume CT for Diagnosis of Nodules Found in Lung-Cancer Screening
New England Journal of Medicine - Wed Dec 2, 5:53 pm ET
Lung cancer, the most lethal type of cancer, accounted for more than 159,000 deaths in 2009 in the United States alone,1 and the annual number of new cases is expected ...
Maggie Daley Being Treated for Bone Cancer
Chicago Public Radio - Thu Dec 3, 7:14 am ET
Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley has begun radiation treatment for bone cancer. A statement from the mayor's office states she has a cancerous lesion progressing on her right leg. Doctors are advising the mayor's wife to use a wheelchair.
CT Scan May Predict Colon Cancer Survival
MedicineNet.com - Wed Dec 2, 4:27 pm ET
Title: CT Scan May Predict Colon Cancer Survival Category: Health News Created: 12/1/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 12/2/2009
Jupiter Medical Center Adds New Breast Cancer Treatment; Multi-Lumen Mammosite(R) Targets
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 3:19 pm ET
JUPITER, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women fighting breast cancer after a lumpectomy have a new weapon in the battle, now available at Jupiter Medical Center's Foshay Cancer Center. Today, the hospital began treating patients with the Multi-Lumen MammoSite(R) device, just approved in September by the FDA.
Health department nets award for breast/cervical cancer control
Huron Daily Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 10:20 am ET
BAD AXE — The Huron County Health Department received an award to acknowledge the work of staff involved with the Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Control Program.
Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 12:23 am ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers wrote in a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The December issue contains a ...
Bentley Styling and Design Art Project Raises £70,000 for The Christie Cancer Hospital in Manchester
The Auto Channel - Thu Dec 3, 6:18 am ET
BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – December 3, 2009: An invitation-only gala auction of artworks by the men and women of Bentley’s design and styling team last night raised more than £70,000 for The Christie cancer hospital in Manchester.
Head and neck cancer survivors who use alcohol and cigarettes have increased death risk
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 12:22 am ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption before head and neck cancer diagnosis strongly predicts the patient's future risk of death, according to published studies. Now, results of a new study show a similar effect among those who continued these habits after cancer diagnosis.
Northern California Cancer Center's Findings on Breast Cancer and Secondhand Smoke Released Internationally by the ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 1:37 pm ET
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released findings today from one of the largest studies to date on passive smoking and breast cancer in women conducted by the Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC).
Maggie Daley treated for bone cancer
Crain's Chicago Business - Thu Dec 3, 10:06 am ET
(AP) — Doctors say Maggie Daley, the wife of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, has begun radiation treatment for a cancerous lesion on a bone of her lower right leg. Dr. Steve Rosen, a cancer specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said Wednesday night that physicians have advised the ...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Yale Breast Cancer Experts Endorse Mammograms for Women in Their 40s
Yale University Office of Public Affairs - Thu Dec 3, 1:44 pm ET
Yale Medical Group (YMG) and Yale Cancer Center (YCC) physicians are urging women not to change their breast cancer screening routines. Their recommendations come in the wake of a government task force report which reversed long accepted breast cancer screening guidelines and prompted a heated debate over when women should get mammograms. The physicians are available to speak to the media on ...
Understanding DNA Repair and Cancer
UC Davis News & Information - Thu Dec 3, 2:16 pm ET
A protein that plays a key role in copying DNA also plays a vital role in repairing breaks in it, UC Davis scientists have found. The work is helping researchers understand how cancer cells can resist radiation and chemotherapy, as well as how cells become cancerous in the first place. The protein, known as proliferating cell nuclear antigen, forms a ring that fits around the DNA double helix ...
Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 12:22 am ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.
Cancer survivors celebrate life
Queens Courier - Thu Dec 3, 8:32 am ET
Mixed flowers adorned violet-colored tables with an assortment of delectable foods, setting the ambiance for the “Celebration of Life” event for cancer survivors at the Queens Cancer Center at Queens Hospital Center (QHC).
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke over a lifetime increased breast cancer risk later in life
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 12:23 am ET
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Exposure to secondhand smoke for a prolonged period of time and in high quantity may increase the risk of breast cancer, even in women who never smoked cigarettes themselves.

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