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Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl
(Reuters)
4 Feb 2012 at 4:17pm
Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
(HealthDay)
3 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few
alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are
at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.
Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
(HealthDay)
3 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect
women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 8:02pm
AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
Erotica director Zalman King dies from cancer
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 3:35pm
Reuters - Director Zalman King, best known for erotic film "9 1/2 Weeks" and television series "Red Shoe Diaries," died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 5:38am
AP - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
(AP)
3 Feb 2012 at 1:28pm
AP - For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.
Abortion Dispute Kills Komen Breast Cancer Clients
(ContributorNetwork)
2 Feb 2012 at 9:01am
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Susan G. Komen Foundation has slashed funding for Planned Parenthood to provide preventative breast cancer exams to low-income women.
Professor documents cancer battle in online videos
(AP)
2 Feb 2012 at 5:59am
AP - At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.
Lung cancer forces "Wild Thing" singer to retire
(Reuters)
2 Feb 2012 at 2:59am
Reuters - Reg Presley, lead singer of British band The Troggs, famed for their 1966 anthem "Wild Thing," said on Thursday that he was retiring after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments
(HealthDay)
1 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Experts comparing three
leading prostate cancer therapies find external beam radiation therapy to
be more toxic and expensive than either surgery or a more localized form
of radiation therapy known as brachytherapy.
Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer
(HealthDay)
1 Feb 2012 at 8:47pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Vigorous exercise causes
changes in some 180 prostate genes among men with early stage prostate
cancer, a new study suggests.
Experimental Drugs Do Battle Against Advanced Prostate
Cancer
(HealthDay)
1 Feb 2012 at 8:46pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Two new drugs, taken alone
or potentially together, may boost survival for men with advanced
prostate cancer, studies suggest.
Exercise a Good Pick-Me-Up After Cancer Treatment: Study
(HealthDay)
1 Feb 2012 at 8:46pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can improve the
health, energy and well-being of cancer patients after they've completed
their main cancer treatment, a new review finds.
Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare Cancer
(HealthDay)
1 Feb 2012 at 8:46pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Food and Drug
Administration approval for the Novartis drug Gleevec has been expanded to
include adults who have had surgical removal of CD117-positive
gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), the agency said in a news
release.
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