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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
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
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
Brain cancer tests a young pastor’s faith

Posted: January 31st, 2010, 10:35am CST

Matt Chandler is trying to suffer well. He would never ask for such a trial, but in some ways he welcomes this cancer. He says he feels grateful that God has counted him worthy to endure it.

Cancer - Health - Brain - Conditions and Diseases - Support Groups
Pelvic symptoms may not mean ovarian cancer

Posted: January 28th, 2010, 7:50pm CST

Only one in 100 women with symptoms typical of ovarian cancer, such as persistent bloating or pelvic pain, actually has the disease, researchers reported on Thursday.
Ovarian cancer - Cancer - Health - Diseases & Conditions - Bloating
Genetic combo key to surviving prostate cancer

Posted: January 27th, 2010, 10:42am CST

A combination of three genetic abnormalities has a dramatic impact on how long prostate cancer patients are likely to live, researchers said on Wednesday, and gene tests could help doctors decide on the best treatments.
Prostate cancer - Cancer - Gene - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Deadly brain cancer not a single disease

Posted: January 19th, 2010, 7:02pm CST

The most common form of brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, probably is a set of diseases, rather than a single disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Brain tumor - Glioblastoma multiforme - United States - Cancer - Health
Newsweek: Women still getting unnecessary mammograms

Posted: January 19th, 2010, 11:30am CST

A significant percentage of elderly women with severe dementia are getting screened. Such women have an average life expectancy of only 3.3 years. Even more disturbing, if an elderly woman with severe dementia is also married and has a net worth of $100,000 or more, she is more than twice as likely to get these inappropriate mammograms as her poorer peers.

Life expectancy - Dementia - Health - Aging - People
Controversial mammogram guidelines rebutted

Posted: January 4th, 2010, 6:00pm CST

Mammograms should begin at 40 for women with an average risk of breast cancer and by 30 for high-risk women, contradicting controversial guidelines from a U.S. advisory panel last year.

Breast cancer - Mammography - Cancer - Health - Breast
NYT: Old ideas spur new tactics in cancer fight

Posted: December 29th, 2009, 10:55am CST

More and more researchers are plunging into murky depths, studying tumors in their cellular environments. The new focus on a cancer’s surroundings, researchers say, is a major shift in thinking about why cancer occurs and how to stop it.

Cancer - Tumor - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations
How to avoid common cancer-causing agents

Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 8:17am CST

There are over 100,000 chemicals used in the consumer products that we come in contact with every day, and only a fraction have ever been tested for safety.
Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Consumer product - Business
Many high-risk women reject breast MRIs

Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 10:25am CST

As many as 42 percent of women who are at intermediate or high risk of getting breast cancer decide not to get recommended MRI screening, even if it is offered for free, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

BreastCancer - Cancer - United States - Magnetic resonance imaging - Health