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Breast Cancer Drug Exemestane Causes Substantial Bone Loss
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:05am CST
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Anti-cancer drug for women weakens bone density
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:05pm CST
A drug tipped for widespread use to prevent breast cancer in post-menopausal women also accelerates loss of bone density, thus potentially boosting the risk of fractures, a study published on Tuesday said.
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Dogs Get Cancer Like People, and Hold Clues to Cures
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:56pm CST
Stephen Gately, of Scottsdale, Ariz., with Bob, who was diagnosed with a type of lymphoma.
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Health highlights: Feb. 3, 2012
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:46pm CST
After a storm of criticism, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation said Friday that it's reversed a decision to stop funding breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates.
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Body's zinc control mechanisms may be key to aggressive breast cancer treatments
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:36pm CST
The body's control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer .
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Colorado groups join to fight ovarian cancer
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:22am CST
Four Colorado nonprofits have banded together to promote the early detection of ovarian cancer and to help fight the disease.
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Best friends who met through being cancer patients take to the catwalk for charity fashion show
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:17am CST
A DIAGNOSIS of cancer can leave many feeling isolated and alone but for Katherine Bown and Cerys Murphy it has formed a solid friendship.
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2. Many Sunscreens May Cause Cancer
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:12am CST
The Vitamin A supplements added to many major brands of sunscreen are raising questions about their safety.
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St. Baldrick Foundation leads assault on childhood cancer
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 10:03pm CST
Four members of a Mundelein family had their heads shaved Saturday to raise money for research to find cures for childhood cancer.
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Iranian scientist's method protects immature cancer boys' fertility
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:58pm CST
An Iranian scientist managed to develop a new method to propagate human spermatogonial stem cells from small testicular biopsies to obtain adequate number of cells for successful transplantation for 18000-fold in vitro, leading to protection of the fertility of immature boys suffering from cancer.
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Duncan author presents book on working with cancer
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 1:48pm CST
"I think many people in the medical profession describe illnesses and treatments in ways that people find hard to understand.
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Let's Be Negative ... It's OK
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:44am CST
A Larkspur-Corte Madera editor Derek Wilson writes a column called "Tick Tock..Time of My Life" that chronicles his days living with Stage 4 carcinoid cancer.
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Experimental pancreatic cancer drug misses endpoint
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:34am CST
For nearly 30 years, Cancer Treatment Centers of American has been dedicated to finding the right combination of personalized cancer treatments for their patients.
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Be alert to these cancer symptoms
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 1:25am CST
In 2008 151 people in Central Beds were diagnosed with bowel cancer and 55 people in the county died of it in the same year.
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'Crucial month for cancer treatment'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:20pm CST
CAMPAIGNERS see this month as crucial in their fight for all cancer services to be under one roof at the Oxford Cancer Centre.
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'It's a win-win': Cancer survivor Suzanne Somers gets cutting edge breast reconstruction
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:06pm CST
The 65-year-old television icon said the cutting edge procedure used fat cells from her stomach to improve her famous bust line, which was left lopsided after cancer treatment.
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Silver helps slay cancer cells: Scientists
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:56pm CST
In an article that appears on newscientist.com, they say silver packs as much of a punch against cancer cells as a leading chemotherapy drug, and could reduce the negative side effects that accompany such treatment.
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Early data show kidney cancer response to Exelixis' 'cabo'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:46am CST
's experimental cancer drug cabozantinib showed promise in patients with a form of metastatic kidney cancer, according to a preliminary report from an early-stage trial.
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Woman Trying to Handle Alopecia With Grace
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:32am CST
But the Lakeland resident hopes she'll someday have the chance to buy a Barbie doll that has no hair.
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Can immune cells from healthy people pulverize cancer?
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:18am CST
This treatment can kill cancer cells without destroying neighbouring cells. The hope is to eradicate cancer for ever.
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New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'Updated 1:05am Saturday 4th February ...
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:18pm CST
The UK ranks 16th out of 27 countries in the European Union for the predicted rise in cases, according to the data from the World Cancer Research Fund issued to publicise World Cancer Day on Saturday.
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Komen breast cancer fund reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:18pm CST
Still image taken from video shows Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker making an address that was first aired on the organization's website on Wednesday.
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Girl Cuts Cancer Mum's Hair In Emotional Clip
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:58pm CST
A video posted online of a young girl cutting her mother's hair to help her understand the trauma of breast cancer treatment has attracted thousands of viewers.
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Burnley prostate cancer patient appeals for change to NICE proposal
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:54am CST
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has decided not to recommend a life-extending treatment for patients in the final stages of prostate cancer.
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Nurses are helping to beat cancer
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:44am CST
WORKING TOGETHER ... Specialist cancer nurses at South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, left to right, Helen Hunter, Sharon Bell and Gayle Adams.
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After fight to Supreme Court, U.S. company agrees to lower price of thalidomide
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:35am CST
A U.S. company that sells a thalidomide-based drug into Canada has agreed to lower the price of medication.
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Research Highlights New Treatments, Compares Existing Therapies For Prostate Cancer
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 10:20pm CST
Research on promising new therapies and data on the relative benefits of established treatments for prostate cancer have been released, in advance of the fourth annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, being held February 2-4, 2012, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, Calif.
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Share the Love and Fight Breast Cancer with Starr Hill Beer
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:11pm CST
For every Starr Hill "The Love" beer you purchase, proceeds will benefit the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation .
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NY mayor pledges up to $250K to Planned Parenthood
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:06pm CST
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged to match up to a quarter-million dollars in donations to Planned Parenthood to offset funds that were cut by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer foundation.
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Medical Blast From Past: Radium 'Time Capsules' Found
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:06pm CST
Environmental officials in Norristown, Pa., have found a blast from the medical past -- an antique medical kit containing four capsules of radium -- dug up at a local waste station.
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NBC Slams Komen: 'Why Did It Cut Off Funds For Critical Breast Cancer Screenings?'
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:06pm CST
Since announcing that it would no longer provide funding to Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been subject to a vicious smear campaign by the abortion provider, a campaign which NBC News has worked to advance over the past 48 hours.
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American organization accused of cheating Chinese cancer patients
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:06pm CST
A prominent Chinese science organization has slammed an American medical institute, accusing its doctors of deceiving Chinese patients with a controversial cancer treatment.
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Cancer Society chief warns of extremes in medical care
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:51am CST
Dr. Otis Brawley, medical director of the American Cancer Society, visits cancer patient Lula Carter, 72, at Grady Memorial Hospital.
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Teen and school seek compromise over hair grown for cancer patients
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 7:36am CST
Winter won't be over for a couple more months, but already the sun is climbing a little higher in... It is admirable for J.T. Gaskins, 17, of Burton to help cancer patients, his school says, but hair must be away from his collar, ears and eyes.
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Medivation Surges on Prostate Cancer Drug: San Francisco Mover
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:27am CST
Medivation Inc. surged the most in almost three months after the development-stage drugmaker said its most-advanced product prolonged the lives of men with prostate cancer.
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Local Resident Heads Fundraiser for Cancer
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:22pm CST
Debbie Costello, adviser to the Hen Hud Leos Club , says she hopes to achieve three goals with this year's Stay-Awake-A-Thon. The overnight fundraiser aims to celebrate those who have survived cancer, lend support and encouragement to those who have been diagnosed and bring success to future patients.
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Cancer drug 'too expensive for NHS'
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 7:08pm CST
A drug hailed as a breakthrough in extending the lives of men with late-stage prostate cancer is too expensive for use on the NHS, a watchdog has said.
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McLaren Flint plans $8 million 'Hospitality House' for families of cancer patients
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:58pm CST
McLaren Flint today announced an $8 million project that will put a 30-room, hotel-like Hospitality House on the campus of the McLaren Cancer Institute on Beecher Road.
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Cancer Resource Center needs volunteers
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 12:48pm CST
The Jefferson County Unit of the American Cancer Society is looking to recruit some volunteers for its Cancer Resource Center located in the Tony Teramana Cancer Center at 4000 Johnson Road, Steubenville.
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Exercise a good pick-me-up after cancer treatment
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 10:48am CST
Exercise can improve the health, energy and well-being of cancer patients after they've completed their main cancer treatment, a new review finds.
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Cancer winter fuel allowance welcomed
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 10:48am CST
LAGAN Valley DUP MLA, Paul Givan and local Councillor Paul Stewart have welcomed an announcement by Health Minister, Edwin Poots which states that eligible cancer patients in Northern Ireland will receive a 100 winter fuel allowance.
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One personal trainer's fitness goal: Help cancer patients feel better during and after treatment
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:43am CST
Laura Rosencrantz makes sure one of her clients, a cancer patient, lifts weights properly during an Inpower class at Mittleman Jewish Community Center.
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Millions of workers face cuts in private medical insurance benefits
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:34am CST
Millions of workers with private medical insurance are facing bumped-up excesses or premiums leaping by up to 50per cent.
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Susan G. Komen halts grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:24am CST
For nearly 30 years, Cancer Treatment Centers of American has been dedicated to finding the right combination of personalized cancer treatments for their patients.
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Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:20pm CST
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 -- 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.
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Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:20pm CST
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 -- Vigorous exercise causes changes in some 180 prostate genes among men with early stage prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
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Second Breast Cancer Surgery Sometimes Needed
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:14pm CST
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 -- Almost one-fourth of women who opt for breast-conserving surgery instead of mastectomy as an initial treatment for breast cancer need a second surgery to ensure all of the cancer cells are removed, a new study says.
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Breast Cancer Foundation Stops Grants to Breast Exam Provider
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:15pm CST
So this is an unfortunate way to end Cervical Awareness Month: the Dallas-based Susan G. Komen Foundation, which raises money to fight breast cancer, announced today it will stop its funding to Planned Parenthood for breast exams.
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Marijuana Mouth Spray: Will Cancer Pain Reliever Be Abused?
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:10pm CST
It takes longer for people to get high from this oral form of marijuana, so there is little potential for abuse The medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment for pain relief, has little potential for abuse, experts say.
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Wide Variations in Breast Cancer Treatment
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:10pm CST
The most common operation for breast cancer is partial mastectomy, with the goal of surgically removing all of the cancer and leaving behind normal tissue.