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NYT: After long fight, cancer drug suddenly effective

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 1:57pm CST

A new kind of cancer therapy is tailored to a particular genetic mutation that was driving the disease, and after six years of trials and disappointments, the “targeted” approach finally seemed borne out.
Cancer - Mutation - Health - Disease - New York Times
1 in 4 states cut back on routine mammograms

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 2:10pm CST

Some U.S. states have begun using controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines to stop offering routine mammograms for uninsured women in their 40s, a survey by the Avon Foundation for Women released on Monday found.
Breast cancer - Mammography - Cancer - Health - Breast
Gene test can identify bits of cancer in blood

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 7:17pm CST

A personalized blood test can tell whether a patient's cancer has spread or come back, offering a better way to see if treatments are working, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Cancer - Blood test - Health - United States - Conditions and Diseases
Danger of Marines’ water removed from report

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 3:35pm CST

An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review, an Associated Press review has found.
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune - Marine - Associated Press - Water - United States
Merck: Studies boost Gardasil for new uses

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:07am CST

The Gardasil vaccine protected most young women from cervical cancer and homosexual men from anal cancer, according to new studies released Wednesday by its maker, Merck & Co.
Gardasil - Merck & Co - Cervical cancer - Cancer - Health
Aspirin cuts death risk after breast cancer

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 6:11pm CST

Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, new research shows. Those in a large study who took aspirin had a 50 percent lower risk of dying from breast cancer and a 50 percent lower risk of cancer's spread.

Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Breast
At-home stool test can help halt colon cancer

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 11:39am CST

Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation's No. 2 cancer killer — colorectal cancer — miss them, despite years of public efforts to make colon screening as widespread as tests for breast and prostate cancer.
Cancer - Colorectal cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Screening
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Posted: February 15th, 2010, 11:39am CST
Scans no help in breast cancer care, study says

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 10:53am CST

Expensive extra scans using MRI on breast cancer patients make no difference to the number of patients who have a repeat operation, scientists said on Friday, raising questions about whether the scans are worth it.
Cancer - Oncology - Magnetic resonance imaging - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 7:56pm CST

Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients.
Cancer - Lung cancer - United States - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Paxil interferes with cancer drug, study shows

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:36pm CST

The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers in Canada reported on Monday.
Antidepressant - Paroxetine - Health - Breast cancer - Conditions and Diseases
Study links sugary soda to pancreas cancer

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:39am CST

People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

Cancer - Pancreatic cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Gastrointestinal
9/11 health lawsuits raise credibility concerns

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 1:59pm CST

As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero.

Associated Press - Lawsuit - Business - United States - History
Hormone therapy may lower colon cancer risk

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 1:16pm CST

Hormone replacement therapy can carry serious health risks, but a new study suggest that menopausal women who use the hormones may have lower odds of developing colon cancer.
Menopause - Hormone therapy - Health - Colorectal cancer - Cancer
40 percent of cancers could be prevented

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 10:43am CST

Forty percent of the 12 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide each year could avert the killer disease by protecting themselves against infections and changing their lifestyles, experts said Tuesday.
Cancer - Health - Disease - Conditions and Diseases - Support Groups