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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Admin wrote: More than 100,000 people will develop colon cancer in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society; the disease currently causes more than 55,000 U.S. deaths annually. However, the incidence of colon cancer-related mortalities has decreased in recent years, partly due to increased screening for the disease and the removal of colon polyps, the tumors […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Scientists at the University of Manchester have found links between many types of childhood cancer and increased breast cancer risk in the mother. Although a previous study found high risk of breast cancer in mothers of children with soft tissue sarcomas, breast cancer risks in mothers of other childhood cancers remain largely unknown and the […]
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Thanksgiving is a time for counting our blessings, but for too many families the spirit of the season will be diminished by the loss of a loved one to lung cancer. November, designated Lung Cancer Awareness Month, is set aside to educate Americans about the deadliest - and most preventable - form of […]
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A southeast Michigan initiative has increased the number of black women in the area who receive mammograms, program officials said on Monday, the Detroit News reports. According to Mary Beth Bolton, chief medical officer for the [click link for full article] (Link)
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
No relationship was found between vitamin D levels and the overall risk of dying from cancer, according to a study published online October 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. However, higher vitamin D levels were associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer death.Several epidemiological studies have supported the hypothesis that that […]
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay: (Link)
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
pSivida Limited (NASDAQ:PSDV)(ASX:PSD)(Xetra:PSI) announced the results of the Phase IIa clinical trial of BrachySilTM for the treatment of advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer presented at American Society of Clinical Oncolgy-GI (ASCO-GI). The trial, designed as a safety study, successfully showed that BrachySilTM, in combination with standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine), was well tolerated with no clinically significant adverse […]
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced interim pooled, blinded safety data from two Phase 3 trials examining Vectibix(TM) (panitumumab) in combination with chemotherapy in first- and second-lines of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treatment. The respective independent Data Monitoring Committee’s reviews of the pooled, or combined, safety data from both arms of these randomized, multi-center trials endorsed the […]
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
AP - Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn’t save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars. (Link)
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Admin wrote: Using a large population survey in India, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. The study appears in the December 11, 2007 issue of the journal Tobacco Control.Smoking and chewing tobacco contribute to some 800,000 deaths in India every year. […]
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