2006

April

• Study finds advances in breast cancer treatments -

• Low vitamin D tied to cancer risk in men -

• Benefit of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Depends on Estrogen-Receptor Status -

• Researchers aim to develop instrument to help physicians estimate risk for developing lung cancer -

• Skin Cancer Reaching Epidemic Status -

• Hormone Use Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Among Black Women -

• Social isolation ups risk of breast cancer death -

• Most women don’t regret preventive mastectomy -

• Vitamin C shots may benefit cancer patients -

• Device for testing breath for the presence of metabolites associated with breast cancer -

• Smoking increases risk cervical cancer -

• Cervical cancer vaccine gives long protection -

• Scientists see progress in prostate cancer tests -

• Roche’s Xeloda effective in stomach cancer -

• Ginger Causes Ovarian Cancer Cells to Die -

• Soy may prevent breast cancer, study hints -

• Many Complex Linkages Between Smoking and Cancer -

• Bone loss seen in kids after stem cell therapy -

• Protein in urine may point to more sensitive screening tests for women with ovarian cancer -

• Teenagers and young adults more likely to survive cancer in Australia than in the USA -

• Celecoxib May Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer In High Risk Patients -

• Celebrex may prevent cancer but raises heart risks -

• Omega-3 fatty acids inhibit the growth of liver cancer cells -

• Targeted Therapies Showing Great Promise Against Colorectal Cancer -

• Researchers Seek Alternative for Leukemia Patients Resistant to Standard Therapies -

• Barbecue meats linked with prostate cancer -

• Nicotine interferes with chemotherapy, study finds -

• Study Finds Two Genes Predict Outcome for Breast Cancer Patients -

• Skin Cancer Facts from M. D. Anderson Cancer Center -

March

• New device could cut chemotherapy deaths -

• Scientists identify a new gene that causes the spread of cancer -

• Women in nursing homes often have bladder problems -

• Most cancer victims unaware of anti-angiogenesis -

• Preschool diet linked to later breast cancer risk -

• Earlier onset of colorectal cancer associated with alcohol use, tobacco use and male gender -

• Treatment of endometrial cancer by laparoscopy gives better patient quality of life -

• Researchers find environmentally friendly ways to produce more Taxol -

• Antidepressants may cut colon cancer risk -

• UK breast cancer patient appeals Herceptin decision -

• Sometimes No Treatment is the Right Option for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer -

• Not all breast cancers’ risk are increased by Hormone Replacement Therapy -

• Study investigates how age relates to survival outcome in patients with early stage breast cancer -

• Vitamins don’t reduce risk of lung cancer -

• Breast symmetry can be early indicator of breast cancer -

• Avastin helps breast cancer patients: study -

• Testing misses some breast cancer mutations -

• Breasts that are uneven appearance could be a predictor of breast cancer -

• Women with Breast Cancer Satisfied with Preventive Mastectomies -

• African American women urged to confront colorectal cancer -

• Chillies send prostate cancer cells on a suicidal path -

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