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Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
(HealthDay)
9 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment
received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of
specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows.
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
(HealthDay)
9 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who
are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following
treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study
reveals.
Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
9 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular
genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from
exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into
contact with it, a new study finds.
Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
(AFP)
9 Mar 2010 at 12:03pm
AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer
(Reuters)
9 Mar 2010 at 11:08am
Reuters - An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
(HealthDay)
8 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Men with jobs that expose them to
high levels of sunlight are less likely to develop kidney cancer than
those with little or no sunlight exposure at work, says a new study.
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
(HealthDay)
8 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of
explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S.
researchers.
Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer
(HealthDay)
8 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Two proteins that might serve
as biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer have been
identified by Chinese scientists.
Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson's patients
(Reuters)
8 Mar 2010 at 1:44pm
Reuters - People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms.
Specialty may bias doctors' prostate cancer advice
(Reuters)
8 Mar 2010 at 1:42pm
Reuters - New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference -- may determine the treatment he receives.
Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
5 Mar 2010 at 8:49pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs
used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast
cancer, according to new research.
New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Aim to Empower the Patient
(HealthDay)
5 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- New American Cancer Society
guidelines on prostate cancer screening mean that many men will be faced
with a cascade of decisions, with a growing responsibility for those
decisions falling on their shoulders.
Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer
(HealthDay)
5 Mar 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Freezing breast tumors helped
stop the spread of the cancer in mice, a new study has found.
Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV
(Reuters)
5 Mar 2010 at 1:15pm
Reuters - Women infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appear more likely to develop lung cancer than women in the general population, possibly because they are much more likely to smoke cigarettes, study findings hint.
New Drugs, Approaches Offer Hope Against Prostate Cancer
(HealthDay)
4 Mar 2010 at 8:49pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are making
headway in finding ways to treat and detect stubborn forms of prostate
cancer.
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