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Chemical exposure may triple breast cancer risk

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:59pm CDT

Exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, Canadian scientists said.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Breast - Conditions and Diseases
Heart failure risk linked to prostate drug

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 5:07pm CDT

A study testing a drug to prevent prostate cancer has turned up a possible risk of heart failure.

Prostate cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Heart failure
Breast cancer screening saves lives, study finds

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:37pm CDT

Regular mammographic screening for breast cancer saves the lives of two women for every one who is given unnecessary treatment, scientists said on Wednesday, in a study which adds to a global row over screening programs.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Breast - Conditions and Diseases
FDA suppressed scan safety fears, staffer says

Posted: March 30th, 2010, 12:03pm CDT

A former Food and Drug Administration scientist says he was fired after raising concerns about the risks of radiation exposure from high-grade medical scanning.
Food and Drug Administration - United States - Radiation poisoning - Government - Executive Branch
DNA tests emerging as weapon against cancer

Posted: March 30th, 2010, 8:30am CDT

Some experts say the world is on the cusp of a "golden age" of genomics, when a look at the DNA code will reveal your risk of cancer, diabetes or heart disease, and predict which drugs will work for you.

Heart disease - Cancer - Diabetes mellitus - DNA - Health
Too much folic acid linked to cancer

Posted: March 29th, 2010, 7:39am CDT

Research links too much folic acid — a staple in multivitamins, as well as cereal and bread — to colon, lung and prostate cancers. Here's what news about this B vitamin means to you.
Folic acid - Cancer - Health - Nutrition - Nutrients
Cancer question complicates 9/11 deal

Posted: March 27th, 2010, 12:23pm CDT

The lack of evidence directly linking cancer cases to toxic dust from the World Trade Center site is making it difficult to craft a compensation package for sick workers.

World Trade Center - Cancer - Law - September 11 2001 - New York City
Minn. boy who fled state to avoid chemo turns 14

Posted: March 26th, 2010, 5:49pm CDT

A Minnesota boy who once fled the state with his mother to avoid chemotherapy for cancer has reason to celebrate.

Cancer - Minnesota - Health - Conditions and Diseases - United States
Losing breast not always best for cancer survival

Posted: March 26th, 2010, 8:21am CDT

For some women, having a breast removed once they're diagnosed with cancer doesn't always mean they'll live longer, a new study says.
Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Breast - Breast cancer
Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors

Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:03pm CDT

Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says.
Breast cancer - Health - Cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Breast
1 in 3 breast cancer cases may be avoidable

Posted: March 25th, 2010, 5:04pm CDT

Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday.

Breast cancer - Health - Cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Breast
Experts: One-third of breast cancer is avoidable

Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:18am CDT

Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday — comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and advocates.
Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Breast - Breast cancer
theGrio: Colon cancer does not discriminate

Posted: March 19th, 2010, 12:13pm CDT

A recent study found that people who ate the most red meat were more likely to develop colon cancer. Although a diet with less red meat is not one commonly found in the African American community, small changes in diet could help fight the disease.
Cancer - Colorectal cancer - African American - Health - Conditions and Diseases
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Posted: March 19th, 2010, 12:13pm CDT
Gene tests don't predict breast cancer better

Posted: March 18th, 2010, 10:21am CDT

Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Tumor - Health - Gene
Newest way to kill cancer cells? Old age

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 5:35pm CDT

Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday.

Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Metabolic pathway - Cell
Gays often excluded from medical studies

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 5:25pm CDT

A small but significant portion of medical studies exclude gays from participating, sometimes without an apparent scientific reason, several cancer researchers say.
Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations - United States
After melanoma, higher risk of other cancers

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 5:58pm CDT

Melanoma survivors are at increased risk of other cancers as well as the return of their skin cancers, according to a new study, leading National Cancer Institute researchers to urge lifelong follow-up of such survivors.
Cancer - Melanoma - Skin cancer - Health - National Cancer Institute
Tenn. woman pleads guilty to faking breast cancer

Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:37am CST

A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Breast - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on ‘Early Show’

Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:09am CST

CBS says it will be the first time an anchor has had a colonoscopy live on network television and Katie Couric plans to be with Smith as he prepares for the procedure.

Harry Smith - Early Show - Katie Couric - Television - Television network
Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on ‘Early Show’

Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:09am CST

CBS says it will be the first time an anchor has had a colonoscopy live on network television and Katie Couric plans to be with Smith as he prepares for the procedure.
HarrySmith - Katie Couric - Early Show - Television network - Television
Last-chance prostate cancer med holds promise

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:47pm CST

A study suggests that an experimental drug may modestly extend the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments.
Cancer - Health - Prostate cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Genitourinary
New advice on prostate cancer test: Weigh risks

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 5:36pm CST

New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good.

American Cancer Society - Cancer - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Q&A: Should men be tested for prostate cancer?

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:54pm CST

The American Cancer Society revised its guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Wednesday.
American Cancer Society - Cancer - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Doctors hastened dying kids’ death, say parents

Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:37pm CST

It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate — a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine doses to a few children dying of cancer, to end their suffering at their parents' request.
Morphine - Death - Pain - End-of-Life - Cancer