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FDA approves new drug for prostate cancer

Posted: April 29th, 2010, 5:59pm CDT

A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday.

Cancer - Food and Drug Administration - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Gene discrimination suit filed by fired worker

Posted: April 28th, 2010, 4:56pm CDT

A Connecticut woman who had a voluntary double mastectomy after genetic testing is alleging her employer eliminated her job after learning she carried a gene implicated in breast cancer.
Breast cancer - Mastectomy - Breast - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Surgery regrets: I want my prostate back

Posted: April 28th, 2010, 7:32am CDT

The urologist diagnosed his prostate cancer. A high-tech robot removed the diseased organ. Then came two common aftereffects: sexual dysfunction and nagging questions. Was it all a mistake?

Prostate cancer - Cancer - Health - Surgery - Conditions and Diseases
Quick colon cancer test could save thousands

Posted: April 27th, 2010, 6:06pm CDT

A five-minute colon cancer test could reduce the number of deaths from the disease by about 40 percent, a new study says.
Colorectal cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Gastrointestinal
Use of costly scans climbing in cancer patients

Posted: April 27th, 2010, 3:02pm CDT

Use of high-tech imaging scans in older cancer patients has climbed substantially in recent years, a study found, raising concerns about costs and radiation exposure.
Cancer - Health - Radiation poisoning - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations
Dirty-bomb test for terror may aid cancer research

Posted: April 26th, 2010, 2:48pm CDT

With a few drops of blood, scientists are creating a way to tell who has absorbed dangerous radiation levels, part of the government's preparations against a terror attack, and advance research that just might point toward new cancer care, too.
Oncology - Cancer research - Cancer - Health - Dirty bomb
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Posted: April 26th, 2010, 2:48pm CDT
Insurer targeted breast cancer patients to cancel

Posted: April 22nd, 2010, 10:14am CDT

One after another, shortly after a diagnosis of breast cancer, various women insured through WellPoint learned their health insurance had been canceled. They didn't know company software had flagged their diagnosis and targeted them for investigation.

Breast cancer - Health - Cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Health insurance
Diabetes drug tied to reduced breast cancer risk

Posted: April 21st, 2010, 1:10pm CDT

Women who have used the diabetes drug metformin for more than five years may have a lower risk of breast cancer than diabetic women on other treatments, a new study finds.
Breast cancer - Metformin - Diabetes mellitus - Health - Cancer
Processed meat tied to ovarian cancer risk

Posted: April 20th, 2010, 12:56pm CDT

Women who eat a lot of processed meats, such as salami and hot dogs, are at a higher risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new Australian study.
Cancer - Ovarian cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Gynecologic
When you’re diagnosed with a rare cancer

Posted: April 20th, 2010, 8:45am CDT

What happens when you get a kind of cancer so rare that your doctors have no clear path to treat it? Throw out the map and your fear, and try to embrace the strange freedom.

Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations - Support Groups
Lung cancer scans often lead to false alarms

Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:00pm CDT

Screening smokers for cancer with lung scans can lead to a high rate of false alarms, unneeded tests and biopsies, a new study suggests.
Cancer - Lung cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Lung
Pills to prevent breast cancer bring trade-offs

Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:08am CDT

Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major study shows.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Breast - Conditions and Diseases
Medicare panel to weigh prostate treatments

Posted: April 18th, 2010, 1:56pm CDT

At a time of growing debate over prostate cancer treatments, U.S. Medicare officials will take a closer look at radiation therapy and its ability to reduce deaths and side effects in men.

Prostate cancer - Radiation therapy - Cancer - United States - Medicare
Tumor marker tests help docs pick best meds

Posted: April 18th, 2010, 12:49pm CDT

Testing lung cancer patients for tumor markers would enable doctors to choose which drug the patient is most likely to respond to, improving the chances for successful treatment, according to results from a recent trial.
Cancer - Health - Lung cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Lung
Cancer drug trials program is 'at breaking point'

Posted: April 15th, 2010, 1:42pm CDT

The system for conducting cancer clinical trials in the United States is "at a breaking point" and needs a major overhaul, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
Clinical trial - Cancer - United States - Business - Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
Deadly breast cancer had 50 mutations, study finds

Posted: April 15th, 2010, 10:32am CDT

Breast tumors that killed an American woman with so-called "triple negative" cancer had 50 separate mutations, including 20 that helped them spread, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Breast cancer - Cancer - Mutation - United States - Health
Some cancer patients more likely to get blood clot

Posted: April 13th, 2010, 6:02pm CDT

Men with prostate cancer being treated with hormone therapy have a slightly higher risk of developing a blood clot, new research says.
Cancer - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Genitourinary
Patient radiation complaints spur FDA action

Posted: April 8th, 2010, 1:42pm CDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has received nearly 1,200 complaints in the last decade about devices that deliver radiation treatments to cancer patients and has called on manufacturers to help improve safety.
Food and Drug Administration - Cancer - United States - Health - Radiation
Test could warn smokers of cancer danger

Posted: April 7th, 2010, 6:38pm CDT

Scientists may have found a way to tell which smokers are at highest risk of developing lung cancer: measuring a telltale genetic change inside their windpipes.

Lung cancer - Health - Cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Lung
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Posted: April 7th, 2010, 6:38pm CDT
Mammogram row heats up: To screen or not?

Posted: April 7th, 2010, 8:40am CDT

It's not hard to find a breast cancer survivor who thinks routine mammograms are a good idea.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Mammography - Health - Conditions and Diseases