Cancer

Obesity, inactivity raise uterine cancer risk
Nov 04 04

Obesity and low physical activity are strong risk factors for endometrial cancer, a disease involving the lining of the uterus, according to a Dutch… Obesity, inactivity raise uterine cancer risk   

 

Cancer Drug Experiments Getting Safer for Humans
Nov 03 04

Early studies of experimental cancer drugs appear to be getting safer, according to a study that found a sharp drop in patient deaths… Cancer Drug Experiments Getting Safer for Humans   

 

New vaccine helps guard against cervical cancer
Nov 02 04

Efforts to develop the world’s first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer took a key step forward Monday with test results suggesting that it can… New vaccine helps guard against cervical cancer   

 

Cancer-stricken US Supreme Court chief fails to attend hearing
Nov 01 04

The US Supreme Court’s chief justice, William Rehnquist, failed to turn up Monday for the first day of court hearings since undergoing cancer treatment… Cancer-stricken US Supreme Court chief fails to attend hearing   

 

UK hospital to check embryos for colon cancer risk
Nov 01 04

Couples who have a risk of passing on an inherited form of colon cancer to their children will be allowed to have their embryos… UK hospital to check embryos for colon cancer risk   

 

Chinese cancer patients reach 1.8 mln
Oct 31 04

An official from the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention says that the number of cancer patients reaches 1.8 million in China, or… Chinese cancer patients reach 1.8 mln   

 

New cancer drug boosts hopes
Oct 31 04

A new drug to help treat patients diagnosed with a devastating form of cancer will be available within months, its makers say.

Alimta is… New cancer drug boosts hopes   

 

Cancer-free ‘designer babies’ get approval
Oct 31 04

People with inherited forms of cancer have won the right to select embryos free from genes that might trigger the disease in future generations,… Cancer-free ‘designer babies’ get approval   

 

Hope for asbestos cancer victims
Oct 31 04

A new treatment for a type of lung cancer that leaves its victims with little hope of long-term survival will become available in the… Hope for asbestos cancer victims   

 

Chief Justice Rehnquist Released From Hospital
Oct 29 04

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was released Friday from the hospital and is recovering at home from treatment for thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court… Chief Justice Rehnquist Released From Hospital   

 

Fear cancer will increase
Oct 27 04

A SWINDON dentist has warned oral cancer rates could rocket under plans to axe six-month check-ups.

The Government has announced it intends to do… Fear cancer will increase   

 

Mental illness may raise cancer risk
Oct 27 04

Patients with mental disorders may be at increased risk for certain cancers, according to a report in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.

Dr. Caroline P.… Mental illness may raise cancer risk   

 

Report demands overhaul of cancer care in England
Oct 27 04

Cancer care across England is poorly coordinated, funding varies widely from one area to another and doctors are not referring patients for treatment quickly… Report demands overhaul of cancer care in England   

 

Arafat doctors rule out cancer
Oct 26 04

Yasser Arafat’s doctors have ruled out cancer after receiving the results of a blood test, a member of his medical team said Wednesday.

The… Arafat doctors rule out cancer   

 

Cancer drug trial is under threat
Oct 26 04

Pioneering cancer drug trials at a Bristol hospital could be scrapped because of a lack of volunteers.

Anastrozole has already been shown to reduce… Cancer drug trial is under threat   

 

California ahead on colon cancer screening
Oct 25 04

California has made significant progress in getting the word out about the importance of colorectal cancer screening, the results of the 2001 California Health… California ahead on colon cancer screening   

 

Arthritis drugs may help fight cancer - study
Oct 25 04

Arthritis drugs like Celebrex and the recently withdrawn Vioxx may boost the immune system’s ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types… Arthritis drugs may help fight cancer - study   

 

Chief Justice Rehnquist Has Thyroid Cancer
Oct 25 04

U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist (news - web sites), 80, the leader of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer… Chief Justice Rehnquist Has Thyroid Cancer   

 

Cancerous drug found in chicken
Oct 20 04

An alert has been issued after the discovery of a potentially cancer causing drug in organic chicken.

Traces of a nitrofuran, a banned… Cancerous drug found in chicken   

 

Anti skin cancer ingredient in toothpaste and mouthwash, Sanguinarine
Oct 20 04

Sanguinarine, commonly found in toothpaste and many mouthwashes, protects the body from developing skin cancer. Sanguinarine is an antibacterial and antifungal ingredient. It is… Anti skin cancer ingredient in toothpaste and mouthwash, Sanguinarine   

 

Heavy kids face higher cancer risk as adults
Oct 18 04

Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.

A group… Heavy kids face higher cancer risk as adults   

 

Support group may help women with “cancer genes”
Oct 15 04

Professionally led support groups may ease anxiety and depression in women who carry gene mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers, a new… Support group may help women with “cancer genes”   

 

Mobile phones increase tumor risk, study says
Oct 14 04

Ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor on the auditory nerve, according to… Mobile phones increase tumor risk, study says   

 

Treatment of lupus may raise cervical cancer risk
Oct 13 04

Women with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) seem to have a heightened risk for cervical cancer when they’re been treated with the… Treatment of lupus may raise cervical cancer risk   

 

Ultraviolet B, not A, radiation triggers melanoma
Oct 12 04

Experiments with mice show that ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation does not initiate melanoma skin cancer, but ultraviolet B (UVB) does.

Dr. Edward C. De… Ultraviolet B, not A, radiation triggers melanoma   

 
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