After breast cancer, weight stakes are higher
It’s common knowledge that keeping fit and maintaining an optimal weight are great ways to achieve overall health. But for breast-cancer survivors, the stakes are much higher.
Hot flushes linked to breast cancer drug success
Hot flushes, night sweats or painful joints may be good news for women taking hormone-based drugs for breast cancer — it may mean their tumors are less likely to return, researchers said on Thursday. 
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10/14/08
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During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we underscore our commitment to fighting and preventing this devastating disease. Breast cancer is one of the most common types of...
10/01/08
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Finding is result of study looking at genes associated with colon cancer risk
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Scientists Sequence Genome Of Cancer...
Discovery may lead to better ways to diagnose and treat cancer
11/10/08
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Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough question: Should we test the kids?
09/21/08
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Nobels awarded for AIDS, cancer virus research
Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
Colon X-ray seen as effective at...
A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.
09/17/08
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Hope, confusion in hunt for ovarian...
Does a test that promises to find ovarian cancer sooner really do so? Could other tests nearing the market prolong survival by getting patients the right care faster? A race is...
09/15/08
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Hope, confusion in hunt for ovarian...
WASHINGTON -- Does a test that promises to find ovarian cancer sooner really do so? Could other tests nearing the market prolong survival by getting patients the right care...
09/15/08
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Slight slowdown seen in new cancer cases
The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down — cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil.
11/25/08
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The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down - cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil. Death rates from...
11/25/08
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Medical schools, journals fight...
Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of deceiving the public, manipulating doctors and...
09/11/08
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Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75
Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
Is my cancer upsetting you?
When Alicia Staley, a 37-year-old systems analyst from Boston got the news that she had cancer, she knew she was in for an emotional rollercoaster. But she assumed she’d be the one riding it, not her friends.
U.S. cancer rate declines for the...
Government figures indicate that major progress is being made in prevention. But researchers warn that there are still some clouds on the horizon.
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11/26/08
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Rethinking the War on Cancer
After billions spent on research and decades of hit-or-miss treatments, it's time to rethink the war on cancer.
09/06/08
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Mouth sores, unexplained fevers or joint pain, or discomfort during sex can be symptoms of three cancers — oral, leukemia, and endometrial — that don't get the attention...
09/05/08
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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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New research into a possible link between a cholesterol-reducing drug and cancer concluded there was no proof to establish a connection, but other doctors warned that it should...
09/02/08
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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.
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New research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer.
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