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Cancer Rates Triple for 9/11 Cops - Newser


Amgen’s Xgeva Spurs FDA to Question Whether Delaying Cancer Justifies Use - Bloomberg


Pfizer’s Breast-Cancer Drug Worsens Bone Loss in Older Women - Bloomberg


'Yuvi has cancer, but not in the lungs' - Hindustan Times


Computer Simulations Suggest New Pathways for Cancer Progression - Boston University


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Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey. Although the results don't necessarily translate into real practice, that means more than a million women might be offered the tests, which come with a ...
Cancer Center, in Suit, Claims Ex-Official Took Research
The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.
Pfizer’s Breast-Cancer Drug Worsens Bone Loss in Older Women
Pfizer Inc.’s breast-cancer drug Aromasin worsened bone loss in post-menopausal women, raising the chance of fractures and calling into question whether the pill’s prevention benefits outweigh its risks.
FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer
Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
Breast Cancer Screening Matters, but Prevention Is the Real Goal
Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.
Anti-cancer drug for women weakens bone density
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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Breast Cancer Screening Matters, but Prevention Is the Real Goal
Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.
World Cancer Day highlights importance of detection, prevention
"Early diagnosis is the key to reducing the nearly eight million deaths caused by cancer across the globe annually, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said" on Saturday to mark World Cancer Day, "stressing the importance of screening programs for healthy people to detect the disease promptly for easier treatment," the U.N. News Centre reports (2/3).
Pfizer’s Breast-Cancer Drug Worsens Bone Loss in Older Women
Pfizer Inc.’s breast-cancer drug Aromasin worsened bone loss in post-menopausal women, raising the chance of fractures and calling into question whether the pill’s prevention benefits outweigh its risks.
World Cancer Day focuses on prevention
Every year cancer takes the lives of over seven million people worldwide, and World Cancer Day is designed to draw attention to the profound and universal impact of the disease.
Cancer prevention dept at Dr GVN cancer Institute
Tiruchirapalli, Feb 3: Tiruchirapalli city based GVN hospital's Dr GVN cancer Institute has established a separate advanced cancer prevention department(CPD) for the first time in the city.
Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project to present forum on the elementary school child’s well-being
The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project invites the public to a forum at the Wellesley Free Library’s Wakelin Room, Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This free event, Help Your Elementary School Child Flourish: Learn How Food, Infections, Stress & Toxins Can Affect Your Child’s Well-being, is co-sponsored by the Wellesley Free Library, is open to the public and includes informational ...
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FDA approves new skin cancer drug
A new skin cancer drug tested for the first time in the world five years ago at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare just received expedited approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a remarkable accomplishment in new drug development.
F.D.A. Approves Drug for an Advanced Skin Cancer
The drug, Erivedge, made by Genentech, was approved for adults with basal cell carcinoma that has spread elsewhere in the body or those who are not candidates for surgery or radiation.
Genentech receives FDA approval for Vismodegib to treat skin cancer
A new skin cancer drug tested for the first time in the world five years ago at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare just received expedited approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a remarkable accomplishment in new drug development.
FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug Erivedge
Federal regulators on Monday approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma
FDA Approves Erivedge to Treat Most Common Skin Cancer - Basal Cell Carcinoma
Feb. 1, 2012 - Erivedge (vismodegib) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week for the treatment of adults with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, and should be available in pharmacies within two weeks. Senior citizens are at high risk of these cancers.
Drug for Advanced Skin Cancer Wins FDA Approval
The Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a drug to treat advanced cases of the most common skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, the agency announced yesterday (Jan. 30).
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Breast Cancer Screening Matters, but Prevention Is the Real Goal
Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.
Anti-cancer drug for women weakens bone density
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.
Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Triple Analysis: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Angiogenesis
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Triple Analysis: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Angiogenesis http://www.reportlinker.com/p0284682/Triple-Analysis-Breast-Cancer-Prostate-Cancer-and-Angiogenesis.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=PathologyThis ...
PET techniques provide more accurate diagnosis, prognosis in challenging breast cancer cases
Researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer. One recent article focuses on an imaging agent that targets estrogen receptors in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer patients with formerly inconclusive assessments, and the second highlights a different imaging agent's ability to help predict the prognosis for patients ...
Drug that prevents breast cancer in some women hard on bones: study
TORONTO - A drug shown to be highly effective in preventing breast cancer in postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease appears to worsen age-related bone loss, despite regular ingestion of calcium and vitamin D, researchers have discovered.
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Yuvraj diagnosed with lung cancer
India batsman Yuvraj Singh is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States his physiotherapist confirms.
Lung cancer study on diesel fumes delayed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Publication of a study on 12,000 U.S. miners exposed to diesel engine exhaust was delayed by an industry group and a U.S House committee, a watchdog group said.
New lung cancer test predicts survival
In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team led by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has demonstrated that an available molecular test can predict the likelihood of death from early-stage lung cancer more accurately than conventional methods.
Gene test may aid early-stage lung cancer patients
In a finding that could improve the survival odds for early-stage lung cancer patients, UCSF researchers have determined a new molecular test can predict more accurately than current diagnostic methods which tumors are...
Yuvi cancer has 95% chance of cure
YUVRAJ Singh does not have lung cancer but a malignant tumour between his lungs that commonly occurs in the testes among young men.
Gene Test May Help Determine Early Lung Cancer Survival
Title: Gene Test May Help Determine Early Lung Cancer Survival Category: Health News Created: 1/27/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012
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Vinegar may be used to detect cervical cancer
A NON-PROFIT health organization on Friday said that it had started to use vinegar to detect cervical cancer among Filipino women.
Aspirin merits testing for prevention of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women
( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College ) Research conducted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggests that aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to prevent development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women.
HEALTH MATTERS: Get the facts about HPV and cervical cancer
January is National Cervical Health Month and an ideal time to shine a spotlight on the leading cause of cervical cancer in the United States the human papilloma virus or HPV.
Aspirin may benefit HIV-infected women at risk of cervical cancer
Research conducted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggests that aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to prevent development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women.
Self-HPV Testing Could Be An Effective Cervical Cancer Screening Method
A study published January 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , has found that self-HPV (human papillomavirus) testing, in low-resource settings, may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer than liquid-based cytology (LBC) and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers found in women. Each year, around 530,000 women ...
BCCCP group stresses importance of screening, prevention during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Each year more than 11,000 American women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 4,000 of those women die from the condition. Almost all cervical cancer deaths could be prevented by a combina...
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Triple Analysis: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Angiogenesis
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Triple Analysis: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Angiogenesis http://www.reportlinker.com/p0284682/Triple-Analysis-Breast-Cancer-Prostate-Cancer-and-Angiogenesis.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=PathologyThis ...
FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer
Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried ...
Modern Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
There have been remarkable advances in the treatment of all cancers in the last twenty years, but for prostate cancer in particular, because it is rather a slow-growing one, particularly in the early . . .
Prostate Cancer Drug Carries Side Effects, FDA Says
An Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects, scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say.
Amgen’s Xgeva Spurs FDA to Question Whether Delaying Cancer Justifies Use
U.S. regulators questioned whether the ability of Amgen Inc. (AMGN) ’s Xgeva to delay tumors spreading to bones justifies its approval in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The drug didn’t extend lives in a study.
Study identifies new prostate cancer drug target
Research led by Wanguo Liu, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a new protein critical to the development and growth of prostate cancer. The findings are published online in the Early Edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, available the week of February 6, 2012.
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Genome British Columbia: Beating Childhood Brain Cancer-A Success Story
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - In March of 1993, Penny Flynn and Jeff Date received devastating news: their nine-month-old daughter Taylor had been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumour. ...
Battling brain cancer, Carter makes PBAU opener
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer, Hall of Famer Gary Carter wouldn't miss Opening Day for the college baseball team he coaches.
Battling brain cancer, Gary Carter makes opener
Even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer, Hall of Famer Gary Carter wouldn't miss opening day for the college baseball team he coaches. Carter shook hands with each player on the Palm Beach Atlantic University team and watched about three innings of the game Thursday night. The Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/A9Q0qN ) reports the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and Exosome Diagnostics Collaborate to Advance Clinical Studies of Exosome Biofluid ...
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) and Exosome Diagnostics are collaborating with leading academic medical centers to accelerate clinical validation ...
Hall of Famer Carter, battling brain cancer, attends college opener
Even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer, Hall of Famer Gary Carter wouldn't miss opening day for the college baseball team he coaches.
Discovery Predicts Patient Sensitivity to Important Drug Target in Deadly Brain Cancer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent discovery by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists enables the prediction of patient sensitivity to proposed drug therapies for glioblastoma ...
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