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Fuel stations may pose child cancer risk
• Cancer • Aug 19 04
Living near a fuel station may quadruple the risk of acute leukemia in children, research published on Thursday showed.
French scientists who carried…
Preschool may help lower risk of Hodgkin’s disease
• Cancer • Aug 16 04
Preschool attendance appears to lower the risk of Hodgkin’s disease in young adults, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Increased…
Diesel exhaust exposure raises ovarian cancer risk
• Cancer • Aug 13 04
The risk of ovarian cancer increases with increased exposure to diesel exhaust, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer.
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Vaccine could prevent most cervical cancers
• Cancer • Aug 12 04
A vaccine based on the seven types of human papillomavirus (HPV) most commonly linked to cervical cancer could prevent most cases of the deadly…
Hodgkin’s therapy tied to later heart problems
• Cancer • Aug 11 04
People who undergo chest radiation therapy early in life to treat Hodgkin’s disease - a type of lymphoma - appear to be at increased…
Breast tumors more aggressive in African Americans
• Cancer • Aug 09 04
Features of aggressive breast tumors, including alterations in the tumor suppressor gene p53, are more common among African American women than among white women,…
Ammonia may raise salivary gland cancer risk
• Cancer • Aug 09 04
New research raises the possibility that exposure to ammonia in air pollution may increase the risk of salivary gland cancer, a rare cancer for…
Radiation therapy info on Internet deemed poor
• Cancer • Aug 06 04
The content and quality of patient-oriented information on the Internet about a modern radiation treatment strategy are generally poor, say researchers from the University…
Fish oil helps some cancer patients with wasting
• Cancer • Aug 06 04
Loss of weight and muscle mass, common among people with cancer, may be improved with fish oil supplements, according to a new report.…
Web sites promote unproven cancer therapies-expert
• Cancer • Aug 02 04
Internet Web sites are recommending unproven complementary medicines for cancer that could interfere with conventional treatments and be dangerous or deadly, a leading expert…
Cloning experiment shows cancer reversible
• Cancer • Aug 02 04
The results of a cloning experiment show that the body may have the ability to reverse cancer, U.S.-based researchers said on Saturday.
They…
Demographics influence cervical cancer rates
• Cancer • Jul 27 04
Cervical cancer occurrence and death rates remain higher among women of lower socioeconomic status than among better-off women, according to a new report.
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Imclone to seek Erbitux OK for head, neck cancer
• Cancer • Jul 21 04
ImClone Systems Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Tuesday they plan by the second quarter of 2005 to ask U.S. regulators to…
Cancer patient did not take no for an answer
• Cancer • Jul 19 04
Jerry Mayfield figures he has had two lucky breaks.
The first was after he was diagnosed with leukemia, and found a new drug called…
Veggie combo may offer best cancer protection
• Cancer • Jul 16 04
Eating broccoli and tomatoes together may offer better protection against prostate cancer than eating either vegetable alone, cancer researchers reported on Thursday.
They said…
Customized vaccines help delay cancer death
• Cancer • Jul 15 04
An anti-cancer vaccine made with a patient’s own brain tumor has helped several sufferers live much longer than expected, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Milk found to help lower cancer risk
• Cancer • Jul 08 04
People who drank about two 8-ounce glasses of milk a day had a 15 percent reduction in risk of getting colorectal cancer, according to…
Ovarian cancer: Not the ‘silent killer’ it was
• Cancer • Jul 08 04
The bad news is that it still kills thousands. The good, says Dr. Judith Reichman, is that better detection tests are on the way
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Smokers, drinkers show gene changes in mouth cells
• Cancer • Jul 01 04
Many healthy people who smoke or drink may have a genetic alteration in the cells of the mouth and throat that could signal an…
Acrylamides pose little risk, panel decides
• Cancer • Jun 24 04
Acrylamides, a family of chemicals recently found in cooked foods, which are known to cause cancer in rats, pose little threat to the U.S.…
More Americans now surviving cancer than In 1970s
• Cancer • Jun 24 04
The number of Americans who live at least five years after a cancer diagnosis has risen sharply since the mid-1970s due to increased screening,…
Cancer patients’ quality of life all in the genes
• Cancer • Jun 09 04
How well people come through cancer treatment might be determined by their genes.
The results of a new study provide preliminary evidence of a…
New drugs chip away at cancer
• Cancer • Jun 07 04
Little by little, new targeted therapies are helping cancer patients live longer, even if they do not offer miraculous cures, researchers said on Sunday.
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New Drugs Improve Survival After Colon Cancer Surgery
• Cancer • Jun 03 04
Two drugs can help extend the lives of people with colon cancer, the third most common type of tumor in the United States, medical…
Value of CT scan for lung cancer questioned
• Cancer • Jun 01 04
Doctors these days may recommend a CT scan for people who smoke or have other risk factors for lung cancer. The CT scan can…