Oncology
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Half of Cancer Survivors Die From Other Conditions
Posted 5:52 PM 4/3/2012
April 3, 2012 (Chicago) -- Many people fear that a cancer diagnosis carries an almost certain death sentence. But a new national study shows nearly half of cancer survivors die from other conditions.
There are now nearly 12 million cancer survivors in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. That's up from 3 million in 1971 and 9.8 million in 2001.
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Can Being Tall Raise Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer?
Posted 5:31 PM 4/3/2012
April 3, 2012 -- Taller women may be more likely to develop ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.
What's more, an increasing body mass index or BMI also raises the risk for ovarian cancer among women who have never taken hormones during menopause.
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Mammograms Spot Cancers That May Not Be Dangerous
Posted 7:04 PM 4/2/2012
April 2, 2012 -- A new study suggests that routine mammograms, long pitched to women as lifesaving tests, may also be causing substantial harm.
The study estimates that as many as 1 in 4 cancers detected over a decade by routine mammograms are cancers that won't grow or spread, cause symptoms, or lead to death.
Instead, these "overdiagnosed" cancers are treated with surgery, powerful drugs, and radiation, all when the cancer wouldn't have made a woman (More)
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Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent and Treat Cancer
Posted 9:40 PM 3/20/2012
March 20, 2012 -- Millions of Americans who take an aspirin every day to lower their risk for heart attack and stroke may also (More)
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Dietary Cadmium, Breast Cancer Link?
Posted 3:17 PM 3/15/2012
March 15, 2012 -- Exposure to high levels of dietary cadmium may boost the risk of breast cancer, according to new research.
Cadmium is a metal commonly found in the environment. It is also found in many farm fertilizers. From fertilizers, it can work its way into food. It is found in breads, cereals, potatoes, root crops, and vegetables.
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PSA Test Cuts Prostate-Cancer Deaths -- At a Cost
Posted 8:18 PM 3/14/2012
March 14, 2012 -- The odds of dying from prostate cancer are 21% lower 11 years after men are offered routine screening with the controversial PSA blood test, European researchers find.
Those odds go down 29% if you only count men who actually got screened in the huge European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer, or ERSPC. The study enrolled 182,160 (More)
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New Cervical Cancer Guidelines: Less Screening
Posted 7:44 PM 3/14/2012
March 14, 2012 -- Combining a Pap test with a human papillomavirus (HPV) test can safely extend the interval between cervical cancer screenings from three years to (More)
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Can Circumcision Prevent Prostate Cancer?
Posted 12:29 PM 3/12/2012
March 12, 2012 -- Circumcision may lower a man's risk for developing prostate cancer, a new study suggests.
During circumcision, the tissue covering the head of the penis (More)
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Genetic Makeup of Tumors More Complex Than Thought
Posted 5:57 PM 3/8/2012
March 8, 2012 -- A small study that shows a surprising complexity of genetic changes within a single tumor has far-reaching implications for the march toward personalized cancer therapy, according to researchers.
A single biopsy from a tumor might not be sufficient to give a full picture of its genetic landscape, a team from the United Kingdom reports.
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Genetic Makeup of Tumors More Complex Than Thought
Posted 5:57 PM 3/8/2012
March 8, 2012 -- A small study that shows a surprising complexity of genetic changes within a single tumor has far-reaching implications for the march toward personalized cancer therapy, according to researchers.
A single biopsy from a tumor might not be sufficient to give a full picture of its genetic landscape, a team from the United Kingdom reports.
When the (More)
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