Smokeless Tobacco Products Do Raise Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
July 2, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Smokeless tobacco products
(STPs), which include products such as snuff and chew tobacco, do
increase the user's risk of cancer -- just not as much as smoking
does.
Promising New Tool to Monitor Lung Cancer Treatment Progress (American Cancer Society)
American Cancer Society - Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are testing a non-surgical technique that may help doctors monitor how well non-small cell lung cancer patients are responding to treatment. Using a device known as a CTC-chip to analyze circulating tumor cells from patients' blood samples, the scientists were able to identify whether patients had genetic mutations that would make them less likely to respond to certain therapies.
Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment
An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors. 
Gene chemicals 'cancer warning'
People vulnerable to cancer may have subtle differences in cell chemicals that could be detected.
06/11/08
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Study shows how broccoli fights...
Reuters - Just a few more portions of broccoli
each week may protect men from prostate cancer, British
researchers reported on Wednesday.
07/02/08
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Gene 'clue' to colorectal cancer
A gene difference in up to a third of patients with colorectal cancer could help solve how it passes between generations, scientists say.
08/15/08
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Scientists Identify Genetic...
American Cancer Society - Researchers at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer
Center and
Northwestern University's Cancer Genetics Program have found a
definitive link...
08/15/08
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Cancer Revolution, Or Me-Too Mess?
Big Pharma is racing to create new cancer drugs. Whether they work is another question.
06/04/08
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Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung...
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- A widely prescribed pain reliever
may one day have value in helping to prevent lung cancer.
06/03/08
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Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment (AP)
AP - An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.
Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment
An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung...
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- A widely prescribed pain
reliever may one day have value in helping to prevent lung cancer.
06/02/08
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Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung...
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- A widely prescribed pain
reliever may one day have value in helping to prevent lung cancer.
06/01/08
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Family History Might Improve Odds...
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic makeup that
increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer also seems to improve
the chances of survival after...
06/04/08
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Family History Might Improve Odds...
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic makeup that
increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer also seems to improve
the chances of survival after...
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Taking Aim at Brain Cancer
Smarter matching of drugs to patients is likely to improve on the lukewarm results seen so far with targeted cancer therapies.
08/28/08
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Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble...
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who have a
vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a
recurrence or to die...
05/17/08
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Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment (AP)
AP - An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.
The Truth About Cell Phones and Cancer (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, shocked just about all law-abiding scientists (abiding by laws of physics, that is) with his warning last week to his faculty and staff that cell phones might pose a cancer risk.
Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble...
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who
have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to
have a recurrence or to die...
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Family breast cancer may not mean...
Reuters - New research suggests that just
because a woman has family members with breast cancer, it does
not mean that she should undergo early screening for the
cancer....
08/07/08
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Global researchers join hands to...
AFP - Scientists across the globe are stepping up the fight against cancer, joining forces to create a first-of-a-kind database of genetic factors, research institutions said...
04/30/08
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Scientists Identify Genetic Defects...
Investigators say their findings will lead to early methods of diagnosis for cancers for which there is currently no cure
09/04/08
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Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast...
HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take an aspirin each day
may reduce their risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer
by 16 percent,...
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Mediterranean diet 'cuts cancer'
Adopting just a couple of elements of the "Mediterranean" diet could cut your risk of cancer by 12%, say scientists.
07/02/08
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