Idaho is one of five states that earned an 'F' on the nation's first prostate (Cancer Information) cancer report card

Idaho is one of five states that earned an 'F' on the nation's first prostate cancer report card
The Idaho Statesman - Jun 29 1:17 AM
Free screenings for men on board the "Drive Against Prostate Cancer." 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at Les Schwab Tire Center parking lot, 6017 W. Fairview Ave., Boise.Save to My Web

Protein linked to cancer spread identified
Tiscali - Jun 29 7:14 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified and blocked the action of a protein linked to the spread of breast, prostate and skin cancer cells to the bones.Save to My Web

Obesity associated with less favorable outcome after radiation therapy for prostate cancer
News-Medical-Net - Jun 27 3:17 PM
Obese men with prostate cancer are at higher risk for treatment failure after primary radiation therapy, according to a new study.Save to My Web

Mayo Researchers Discover Immune System Blocker At Work In Kidney Cancer
Science Daily - Jun 29 3:03 PM
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new and deadly player in the most common form of kidney cancer. They've shown that the molecule B7-H4 helps renal cell carcinoma (RCC) grow and spread by blocking the immune system. The Mayo researchers found that when B7-H4 is active, RCC patients are three times as likely to die from their cancer as RCC patients whose tumors don't express B7-H4.Save to My Web

Local News Obesity affects prostate treatment
Thunder Bay Post - Jun 26 11:56 AM
A new study finds obesity can be a significant factor in how well a man fares after standard prostate cancer treatments. It's not clear exactly how being overweight affects the success of radiation treatment, but by secreting certain hormones, fat tissue may help the cancer to progress.Save to My Web

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Milk thistle compound could protect against lung cancer

Milk thistle compound could protect against lung cancer
NutraIngredients.com, France - Jun 29, 2006 29/06/2006 - A flavanone compound in milk thistle, silibinin, stopped lung cancer growth and spread in mice, says research from the University of Colorado.

Scientist Works on Gleevec for Lung Cancer
Korea Times, South Korea - Jun 25, 2006 Kim Sung-hoon at Seoul National University s College of Pharmacy revealed he had discovered multiple candidate substances for safe, anti-lung cancer drugs.

Lung cancer patients face smoking stigma
Edmonton Journal (subscription), Canada - Jun 24, 2006 There is no long-term left for the 48-year-old. She has terminal lung cancer. At the top of her to-do list is bringing public attention to lung cancer.

ERCC-1 Protein Predicts Benefit of Chemotherapy in Early Lung
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - 6 hours ago According to results presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), individuals with early lung cancer who do not

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Gene boosts melanoma risk (Cancer Information)

Gene boosts melanoma risk
Health24.com, South Africa - 1 hour ago Scientists have identified a gene that increases a person's risk of developing the most common form of melanoma skin cancer. Researchers

Skin Cancer - Are You Wearing Sunscreen
World Fitness, Canada - Jun 25, 2006 can do to your skin. Many people have had skin cancer as a direct result of too much sun exposure. Imagine, you are trying to reduce

Protect your skin from too much sun
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 3 hours ago This exercise is one of 10 simple steps it takes to perform a skin cancer self-examination, an important precaution these days.

Tanning: What you need to know
Standard-Speaker, PA - 58 minutes ago The likelihood of developing skin cancer and wrinkles increases with the more sun you get. But both types of UV radiation cause wrinkles and skin cancer.

CRAWFORD'S SKIN CANCER SCARE
PR Inside (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Jun 28, 2006 Supermodel CINDY CRAWFORD has had three moles removed in a bid to avoid skin cancer after tanning herself in the blazing sun for years.

Protecting yourself against skin cancer
The Desert Sun, CA - Jun 28, 2006 The American Cancer Society reports skin cancer is the most common of all cancers and men get skin cancers twice as often as women.

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Deadly Comfort (Cancer Information)

Deadly Comfort
CTV - Harvey Pass, a thoracic surgeon at Karmanos Cancer Institute, and her ally in battling a rare and deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos. Rebecca was exposed to asbestos-tainted Zonolite insulation in the

STAT Medical News: Asbestos Exposure Now Linked to Laryngeal Cancer
ABC News - ASBESTOS CANCER REPORT A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds sufficient evidence for a causal link between asbestos exposure and laryngeal cancer. Asbestos has previously been implicated in lung cancer and mesothelioma, and now cancer of

Asbestos Linked to Larynx Cancer
Medscape News - Asbestos, widely used in building insulation and other products until the mid-1970s, has long been considered a cause of lung cancer and mesothelioma. Inhalation of asbestos fibers has also been linked to other diseases. It may take years after

CuraGen And TopoTarget Announce Initiation Of NCI-sponsored Phase II
Medical News Today - Mesothelioma is a type of cancer arising from the cells, known as mesothelium, with the majority of cancers beginning in the chest cavity. The incidence of mesothelioma increases with age and is rarely diagnosed in patients under 55 years old

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LEAH GARCHIK
San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 27 3:33 AM
From my watching spot, near the corner of Fifth and Market, I can report that sophisticated San Francisco toddlers, watching the Pride parade from the comfort of their strollers, had definite favorites among the marchers. Although the event has to do with... Save to My Web

Carmona condemns secondhand smoke
Arizona Daily Star - Jun 28 12:27 AM
WASHINGTON Breathing any amount of someone else's tobacco smoke harms nonsmokers, the surgeon general declared Tuesday a strong condemnation of secondhand smoke that is sure to fuel nationwide efforts to ban smoking in public.Save to My Web

Condoms protect against cervical cancer: study
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jun 22 5:43 AM
Experts have long believed it, and now there's hard evidence to support it: condoms dramatically reduce the risk of transmitting a virus that causes genital warts and most cases of cervical cancer.Save to My Web

HPV update: Condoms offer protection from HPV infection
Mayo Clinic - Jun 22 9:32 PM
What happened? Condoms have long been known to offer protection from pregnancy and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The degree of protection from human papillomavirus (HPV) has been less clear until now.Save to My Web

Severe Hot Flashes Associated With Chronic Insomnia
Science Daily - Jun 27 9:03 AM
Women who have severe hot flashes may have more chronic sleep problems than women who do not, according to a report in the June 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Save to My Web

Study Proves Condoms Protect Against Virus ; Research Shows 70 Percent Drop in Risk of Contracting HPV
RedNova - Jun 22 3:15 PM
By LINDA A. JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For the first time, scientists have proof that condoms offer women impressive protection against the virus that causes cervical cancer.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Alfacell Issues Update On ONCONASE Phase IIIb Registration Trial

Alfacell Issues Update On ONCONASE Phase IIIb Registration Trial
Trading Markets, CA - Jun 22, 2006 registration trial evaluating ONCONASE, for the treatment of unresectable malignant mesothelioma. used for future ONCONASE filings for major cancer indications

Hardie tax threat
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Jun 26, 2006 RAY Dawson has just been told he has months to live with the asbestos cancer mesothelioma but the Australian Tax Office won't tell him why he may not get any

Alfacell's Anti-cancer Drug Onconase Shows Unique Promise In
Trading Markets, CA - 13 hours ago of Sciences Journal, the company's anti-cancer drug Onconase might be one of the most effective methods of treatment for mesothelioma and lung cancer caused by

No compensation for wife mesothelioma victims as asbestos
injurywatch, UK - Jun 26, 2006 It is not in dispute that the late Doreen Ellis died from mesothelioma, a cancer solely caused by exposure to asbestos dust, aged 73 in January 2004 and it

Widow's plea in claim over asbestos
Sheffield Today, UK - Jun 22, 2006 Freda Hobson's husband John, of Chapeltown, died aged 60 from malignant mesothelioma, the asbestos-related lung cancer, just four months after being diagnosed

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Cancer Information - The Medical Minute: Cervical cancer vaccine -- a first for

The Medical Minute: Cervical cancer vaccine -- a first for
Penn State Live, PA - Jun 22, 2006 The cervix is the lower end or opening of the uterus or womb. For decades, medical care focused on early detection of cervical cancer with the Papanicolau, or

Government willing to help Bougainville
The National, Papua New Guinea - 13 hours ago She said mothers today were dying of breast and cervix cancer and other health related problems because services could not reach certain areas.

The lowdown on the new cervical cancer vaccine
Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC - Jun 26, 2006 Even if they don't have cancer, women who receive abnormal Pap treatment, cryosurgery or electrosurgical excision to remove abnormal cells from the cervix.

Another good reason to wear a condom
Hawaii Health Guide, HI - Jun 23, 2006 However, for some people it causes cervical cancer, a disease which kills over 300,000 can cause genital warts and lead to cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina

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Walk of Thoughts to raise money for BigC

Walk of Thoughts to raise money for BigC
Norwich Evening News, UK - Jun 23, 2006 The event raised a total of 2,560, half of which will go towards our appeal for the family cancer information and support centre at the Norfolk and Norwich

Hospitals and health services
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - 10 hours ago Center to form the UW Cancer Center at Affinity Health System. St. Elizabeth Hospital: 1506 S. Oneida St., Appleton, 920-738-2000. Patient information: 920-738

Community Calendar
Troy Record, NY - 18 hours ago Checks must be received by July 20. For information and reservations, call Vera Gangel at 393-6538. Merola has been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Pharmaceutical companies are a threat to public health; illicit
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - 4 hours ago I am an RN case manager and I regularly share the information I learn from your Mike Adams is spot on with the column about food and cancer." - A. Dunev, BS, CN

A cancer for every type of cell in our bodies
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 19 hours ago The cells in a cancer can actually become less mature over time - it is thought that multiple reproduction results in more of the genetic information in the

Epigenomics AG and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Release
PrimeZone (press release), CA - 8 hours ago products in cancer. The company has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and a wholly owned subsidiary in Seattle, USA. For more information, please visit our

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Editorial: Delaware County remains haven for smokers (Cancer Information)

Editorial: Delaware County remains haven for smokers
The Delaware County Times, PA - 5 hours ago About 3,000 non-smoking adults who breathe smokers smoke die of lung cancer each year and an estimated 5,000 to 40,000 die of heart disease, according to

Gene May Suppress Lung Cancer Growth and Improve Survival
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - Jun 22, 2006 High expression of a gene known as HLJ1 appears to reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells, and is linked with improved patient survival.

'Closer to a cure' CALUMET CITY: Relay for Life brings hundreds
nwitimes.com, IN - Jun 25, 2006 "I just lost my father to lung cancer last week," Jordan said. Lung cancer survivor Gloria Jones said the relay is a way to bring people together.

Attention News/Health Editors:
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 26 minutes ago The Canadian rate is similar to that in Germany and Japan. - Canada has higher than average incidence rates of breast and lung cancer: Canada's lung cancer

New drugs could save lung cancer patients: Expert
Zee News, India - Jun 23, 2006 London, June 23: Two new drugs which restrict tumour growth could help save the lives of thousands of lung cancer patients, a US expert said Wednesday.

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Bands rock for breast cancer benefit (Cancer Information)

Bands rock for breast cancer benefit
The Union Leader, NH - Jun 21, 2006 for seven bands whose musical genres include rock n roll, soul, Texas-Swing and folk: They are all coming together to support breast cancer research and

2 YEAR WAIT FOR BREAST CANCER RESULTS
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - Jun 19, 2006 WOMEN are being forced to wait for more than two years to see if they carry a breast cancer gene, a charity said yesterday. The

Love conquers all: Breast cancer survivors brought to tears by
Herald & Review, IL - 18 hours ago DECATUR - When breast cancer survivor Jane Piraino entered Fairview Park Saturday to participate in the Komen Decatur Race for the Cure for the first time and

Breast cancer survivor steps up awareness
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jun 23, 2006 The Rancho Pe asquitos resident was diagnosed with breast cancer in August. The money will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Cancer Information - Avid golfers raise funds for breast cancer research

Avid golfers raise funds for breast cancer research
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, IA - Jun 20, 2006 Kerr also is a breast cancer survivor, so the tournament, which is in its eighth year of raising funds for breast cancer research, has become a must for her

Liver cancer drug in development
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 10 hours ago At the 16th American Association for Cancer Research-National Cancer Institute-European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (AACR-NCI-EORTC

Student s Research Helps Identify New Cancer Drug
Carnegie Mellon Today, PA - Jun 21, 2006 During the first week of the month she took her work to the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and during the last week she met with legislators on

Community steps out for cancer research
Broomfield Enterprise (subscription), United States - Jun 21, 2006 More than 1,200 people participated in Friday -to-Saturday's Relay for Life fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. So far, the

Lehigh Valley wine trail fundraiser will benefit cancer research
Pocono Record, PA - Jun 22, 2006 event entitled "Taste Pink, Buy Pink, and Drink Pink." Taking place July 8 and 9, the event is the Wine Trail's annual fundraiser for breast cancer research.

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Talk Show to Focus on Cancer Launched

Talk Show to Focus on Cancer Launched
Market Wire (press release) - 23 hours ago Information is the key to fighting cancer and the more we can spread the word, the better it will be for everyone." Donald Baillargeon, executive producer and

Historical Society concerts begin July 4
Pioneer Press, MN - 15 hours ago cancer walk in August will host a benefit to raise money forthe Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information, call Ann McGrath at 651-698-3770

Chateauguay Relay for Life raises $157,000
Soleil Chateauguay, Canada - 4 hours ago The funds raised will directly finance cancer research; support those living with cancer; offer up-to-the-minute information; promote cancer prevention through

Challenge continues
Benton County Daily Record, AR - 11 hours ago . In its 13-year history, the Cancer Challenge has raised nearly $ 6. 7 million. For more information or to pledge a donation, visit www. thecancerchallenge.

Imaging technology is changing diagnosis and treatment of disease
TMCnet - 11 hours ago They can do virtual colonoscopies and lung cancer screenings before a disease slices" of the body's insides, then computer-process that information to develop

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Cancer Information - Rita's Water Ice working with cancer charity

Rita's Water Ice working with cancer charity
BizJournals - Jun 22 10:04 AM
Rita's Water Ice Franchise Co. said Thursday that it has made Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, which raises money for pediatric cancer research, its official corporate charity.Save to My Web

Research, Support Can Help Patients, Families Cope With Cancer
RedNova - Jun 23 7:29 PM
By Patrick B. Massey, M.D. One of the most striking events in life is to be given the diagnosis of cancer. After the initial shock has worn off, most people try to find as much information as they can about their disease.Save to My Web

Big Pharma Research Racket Is Killing People
Sierra Times - 46 minutes ago
Over the past six years, ten FDA approved drugs have been withdrawn from the market due to deaths and injuries, leading lawmakers to accuse the FDA of not doing its job in protecting the public from unsafe drugs and to call for measures of improvement.Save to My Web

Warm Blanket Lessens Chances Of False-positives In Cancer Scans
Medical News Today - Jun 23 3:03 PM
Placing a warm blanket on patients undergoing PET/CT scans to detect cancer makes the test more accurate, new Saint Louis University research finds.In up to 9 percent of patients, doctors have difficulty interpreting scans because of the presence of brown adipose tissue, also known as brown fat, which may lead to a cancer misdiagnosis. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Condoms Protect Against Cervical Cancer
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Jun 21 2:02 PM
WEDNESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Using condoms consistently and properly significantly reduces the risk of infection by the virus that causes cervical cancer among newly sexually active women.Save to My Web

Cycles Of Cell Death, Proliferation Key To Liver Cancer
Science Daily - Jun 22 9:29 PM
School of Medicine shows that liver cancer is likely caused by cycles of liver cell death and renewal. The research, appearing online the week of June 19 in advance of publication in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSave to My Web

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Cancer Information - Vitamins' Use in Stopping Cancer Debated

Vitamins' Use in Stopping Cancer Debated
13 WREX-TV - ATLANTA (AP) -- Your parents may still tell you to take your vitamins, but a cancer doctor might be less enthusiastic. A recent study that found calcium and vitamin D supplements don't reduce the odds of developing breast cancer is the latest to

New Drug May Slow Breast Cancer
CBS News - When you hear there's a tumor in your brain, it's different than hearing that you have a tumor in other parts of your body." Myrna Schoen, breast cancer survivor (CBS/AP) A new study has encouraging news for women the aggressive Her-2 positive

Friends join for breast cancer walk
1960 Sun - When Tamarra Martz and Christina Nahmias were in high school they were involved in sports, hung out together and were friends. Since then, the only thing that's changed is that Nahmias married and became Engel. The two friends, who have done so much

Couple knows cancer up close and personal
Connellsville Daily Courier - His wife was also dealt a devastating blow two years ago when she was diagnosed with being in the advanced stages of breast cancer. She admits that she didn't go to her physician for regular visits as family obligations often took precedence

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Vitamins' use in stopping (Cancer Information) cancer debated

Vitamins' use in stopping cancer debated
AP via Yahoo! News - Jun 22 6:17 PM
Your parents may still tell you to take your vitamins, but a cancer doctor might be less enthusiastic. A recent study that found calcium and vitamin D supplements don't reduce the odds of developing breast cancer is the latest to deflate the cancer-prevention claims of some vitamin proponents.Save to My Web

Getting to know your sunscreen to prevent skin cancer
KFVS12 - Jun 21 11:13 AM
Paducah, KY - The summer weather season is underway; temperatures are in the upper 80's and 90's across the Heartland, and along with heat come the piercing rays of the sun.Save to My Web

Skin cancer's surprising, deadly secret
San Jose Mercury News - Jun 20 8:15 AM
African-Americans are three times more likely than whites to be diagnosed with skin cancer when it already is in an advanced and possibly fatal stage, according to a report released Monday.Save to My Web

FAU OKs company to sell cancer therapy
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 21 6:06 AM
Florida Atlantic University said it has reached an exclusive license agreement with CHS Resources LLC for a cancer therapy that emerged from the university's Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology.Save to My Web

Novel Therapy Shows Promise in Selectively Targeting and Killing Cancer Cells
Newswise - Jun 21 6:27 AM
Researchers have serendipitously discovered a novel combination of agents that work synergistically and selectively to target and kill cancer cells while preserving normal cells. To examine whether this biological effect was a general phenomenon with cancer cells, these researchers conducted additional experiments with lung cancer cells, colon cancer cells, skin cancer cells and a melanoma cell Save to My Web

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Recent Discussion Transcripts (Cancer Information)

Recent Discussion Transcripts
Washington Post - High cancer rates, air pollution, mesothelioma in the case of asbestos, just to name a few? I guess their stance is that if they make money, it is justifiable. My question is, in the minds of these people you interviewed, does the dollar and the

7 of 69
Orlando Sentinel - Actor Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," died of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, on May 27. He was 67. Through his career, Gleason

Obituaries Obituaries
Washington Post - McCann learned he had mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked to exposure to asbestos. After his diagnosis, McCann joined a class action lawsuit against asbestos manufacturers and led the fight against a proposal in Congress to impose limits on

Obituaries in the news
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan Gleason. A native of Miami, Gleason was an avid athlete. Before becoming an actor, he played Triple-A minor league baseball

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Man Donates Wigs to American Cancer Society (Cancer Information)

Man Donates Wigs to American Cancer Society
WISH-TV - She began wearing wigs when she lost her hair to chemotherapy, then opened the wig store in the garage of her home. The cancer society's Tricia Bock says most donated wigs must first be cleaned and styled, but Jenkins' wigs are all new. Bock says the

LION IN THE HOUSE
Bergen Record - Bognar and Reichert approached the film after their teenage daughter successfully went through a year of chemotherapy and radiation after a lymphoma diagnosis. Reichert called it "a year of hell," but it also made her feel more alive than ever before.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to investigate Chemokine
MSN MoneyCentral - Low blood counts compromise the infection-fighting ability of patients undergoing chemotherapy. Further, CTCE-0214 may also be useful for applications in regenerative medicine as the compound has been shown to increase the growth, multiplicity

A Refined Attack On Cancer
Hartford Courant - Weicker had a mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy - the gold standard of treatment at that time for cancers like hers, which had already spread into the lymph nodes. Today, things might be a bit different, Harris says. Before deciding on a course of

Relay for Life: Facing cancer with courage
East Bay - The following are four survivor's stories a young mother who leaned on her daughter for inspiration after she found out she had a brain tumor, a cheerleading coach who never skipped practice despite her chemotherapy sessions, a Sowams School

CuraGen And TopoTarget Announce Initiation Of NCI-sponsored Phase II
Medical News Today - Patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma, who have failed one prior line of chemotherapy, will be enrolled and receive PXD101 by intravenous infusion every three weeks. The primary endpoint for the study is response rate, with

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Prostate Cancer: Saving the Men We Love (Cancer Information)

Prostate Cancer: Saving the Men We Love
KING5.com (subscription), WA - Jun 15, 2006 Prostate cancer is the leading cancer in men, and it's the second-leading cause of cancer death in men. Every man is at risk of getting prostate cancer.

Prostate-Cancer Vaccine Being Tested
NBC30.com, CT - Jun 15, 2006 Bruce Smith of Avon is testing out a new vaccine for prostate cancer, which is still in the experimental stages. The prostate cancer spread to his lungs.

Women Can Help Men Talk To Doctors About Prostate Cancer
All Headline News - Jun 16, 2006 New York, NY (AHN) - According to a survey, the best way to get a man to go talk to his doctor about prostate cancer is for his loved ones to help him by

Folate Intake May Alter Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Medscape (subscription) - Jun 16, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 16 - Folate nutrition is not associated with the incidence of prostate cancer, but does seem to influence disease severity

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Cancer Information - New Vaccine To Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

New Vaccine To Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
KXAN - Health Check Your Cholesterol Dieting And Your Health News Nutrition News Health Quizzes and Tools Depression Related News Cancer News Recently, the FDA approved a vaccine by Merck that offers tremendous promise in preventing cervical cancer. The only

News Partners
Troy Daily News/Miami Valley Sunday News - UVMC hosting cancer survivors day picnic Upper Valley Medical Center and the UVMC Cancer Care Center will host a picnic in www.tdn-net.com 1996-2005 - Contact The Troy Daily News: 224 S. Market St, Troy, Ohio 45373 (937) 335-5634 To

Health Tip: Why am I Losing my Hair?
KLTV - Health Centers Women's Health News Men's Health News Children's Health News Senior's Health News Dieting And Your Health News Cancer HealthDay News) -- It's common for both men and women to lose hair or experience thinning hair as they near middle age

'Sick blogs' help the afflicted share news
Kane County Chronicle - When Dan Rahenkamp learned that he might die, he reached for a keyboard. "Welcome to my blog about my travels down the trail of treatment for my prostate cancer," wrote Rahenkamp, a middle school teacher in Tampa Bay, Fla., and author of the blog

Health News
Canada East - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pancreatic cancer killed William Schunk. Now scientists are using his body to fight back. Within about an hour of his death, researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center began collecting the Omaha veteran's organs as

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Transgenomic Presents Genetic Research Data and Clinical Services

Transgenomic Presents Genetic Research Data and Clinical Services
Drug Newswire (press release), CT - Jun 17, 2006 Comprehensive Analysis of Human Mitochondrial Genome in Peritoneal Mesothelioma Tumor Samples and cerebellar degenerations, as well as multiple cancer types.

Asbestos cancer ruling change joy
Sheffield Today, UK - Jun 13, 2006 rob thousands of South Yorkshire workers of compensation for cancer caused by ensure ill workers get full payouts for developing the lung disease mesothelioma.

Linking mitochondrial DNA mutations and cancer
Laboratory Talk, UK - Jun 16, 2006 Comprehensive analysis of human mitochondrial genome in peritoneal mesothelioma tumour samples and cerebellar degenerations, as well as multiple cancer types.

Nuclear plant cancer shock
ic NorthWales, UK - Jun 13, 2006 to the results. Other cancers found included prostate and pancreatic cancer, leukaemia and mesothelioma. One cancer sufferer is

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FDA Approves First Drug Treatment for Late-Stage Cervical Cancer (Cancer Information)

FDA Approves First Drug Treatment for Late-Stage Cervical Cancer
Senior Journal - Jun 17 1:32 PM
June 17, 2006 The war against cervical cancer a deadly disease that primarily strikes older women has received two big boosts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This week it approved a combination of Hycamtin (topotecan hydrochloride) and cisplatin for use as the first drug treatment for women with late-stage cancer of the cervix when a physician determines that surgery or Save to My Web

Riverside County Community News: Temecula fitness program under way
North County Times - Jun 17 11:29 PM
TEMECULA ---- The FIT program ---- Fitness in Temecula ---- will continue until Sept. 15 at two parks. The free program started last year to help residents keep in shape by walking or running around a track. Information about health topics will also be offered.Save to My Web

Alberta Develops World's First Electronic Surgical Reporting
Medical News Today - Jun 18 1:03 AM
Alberta cancer surgeons have implemented the world's first Web Surgical Medical Records program (WebSMR) and will be extending the program to other parts of the province thanks to $1.4 million in funding by Canada Health Infoway.The new tool allows doctors to fill out a standardized electronic report after performing surgeries. [click link for full article]Save to My Web

Rage Coach Walks the 'Walk for Cancer'
OurSports Central - Jun 16 12:44 PM
Broomfield, Colo. - Rocky Mountain Rage Hockey Head Coach Tracy Egeland will be in attendance tonight at the sixth annual Broomfield Relay for Life Cancer Walk. The Walk begins tonight at 5 p.m. and continues until Saturday morning at Broomfield High School (1 Eagle Way).Save to My Web

Teacher Who Faked Cancer Gets Two Years
WGAL.com - Jun 16 6:07 AM
A former teacher who faked a cancer diagnosis and collected thousands of dollars in donations will spend time in jail.Save to My Web

First drug treatment for late-stage cervical cancer approved
News-Medical-Net - Jun 18 12:02 PM
FDA has approved a combination of Hycamtin (topotecan hydrochloride) and cisplatin for use as the first drug treatment for women with late-stage cancer of the cervix.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Merck s Gardasil vaccine receives FDA approval

Merck s Gardasil vaccine receives FDA approval
Middle East Medical (Bahrain) - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval for Merck s Gardasil (Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Types 6, 11, 16, 18 recombinant vaccine). Claimed to be the first-of-its-kind, the vaccine is expected to help patients

FDA OKs cervical cancer drug combo
Tehran Times - WASHINGTON (WebMD Medical News) -- The FDA has approved the first drug treatment ever for women with late-stage cervical cancer. The treatment uses two established chemotherapy drugs, Hycamtin and cisplatin. They are to be given when a doctor

Better Hygiene Can Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates
OhmyNews - Three years ago in Spring 2003 news of a possibly revolutionary vaccine made the rounds of the scientific press. It was suggested that humanity would be able to fight a deadly cancer type in women with just a simple vaccination. In Australia tests of

Ovarian Cysts
WNEP-TV 16 - During ovulation (the process during which the egg ripens and is released from the ovary) the ovary produces a hormone to make the follicles (sacs containing immature eggs and fluid) grow and the eggs within it mature. Once the egg is ready, the

Women's Health Discussion About Gynecological Care
Washington Post - Shen received her bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University. Her medical degree and masters in public health are from Tulane University School of Medicine. Shen completed her internship and residency requirements at the Johns Hopkins

Lesbians react like heterosexual males
Science Daily - WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Lesbians have commonalities with heterosexual men in the way they react to pheromone-like compounds, Swedish researchers say. Researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute tested the smell of a progesterone derivative

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Cancer Information - Cases of skin cancer rising

Cases of skin cancer rising
Newsday, NY - Jun 15, 2006 By LINDA A. JOHNSON. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, amounting to about half of all cases. It is about twice as common

HEALTH WARMING
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - Jun 16, 2006 Although over-exposure to the sun increases the risk of skin cancer, Vitamin D provided by the sunlight can actually help significantly to reduce your risk of

The only safe tan is no tan at all
Brighton Standard-Blade, United States - Jun 14, 2006 This year an estimated 7,500 people will die from skin cancer. The number one cause of skin cancer is prolonged exposure to the sun.

Does Your Sunscreen Offer Cancer Protection
World Fitness, Canada - Jun 16, 2006 The main issues is that the bottles have labeling which address sunburn, but not skin cancer, which is caused by an different kind of radiation.

Skin Cancer Can Show Up In Unusual Places
KUTV, UT - Jun 13, 2006 (KUTV) One person dies every hour of skin cancer in the Doctors say when it comes to melanoma the most deadly form of skin cancer sun isn't always the culprit.

Free skin cancer screenings
Framingham TAB, MA - Jun 15, 2006 The Framingham Board of Health will sponsor free skin cancer screenings with a dermatologist and public health nurse Monday, June 19, from 5 to 8 pm Call the

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MSU to study spirituality's effect on cancer patients (Cancer Information)

MSU to study spirituality's effect on cancer patients
MSU State News, MI - Jun 14, 2006 will use a $1 million grant from the Templeton Advanced Research Program to study the connection between spirituality and breast cancer patients' resilience

Breast Cancer Survivors 'Sing to Live'
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jun 16, 2006 an all voice community chorus to provide an interactive musical outlet for men and women whose lives have been touched directly or indirectly by breast cancer.

Strong evidence for lignans breast cancer protection
NutraIngredients.com, France - Jun 14, 2006 14/06/2006 - A high intake of plant lignans could reduce the risk of breast cancer for pre-menopausal women by 78 per cent, says news research from Germany

Americans discover race link to breast cancer but UK still lacking
Black Britain, UK - Jun 12, 2006 A recent breast cancer study in the US has found that young black women are more likely to develop aggressive and deadly tumours but in the UK ethnicities are

BMW Ultimate Drive benefits breast cancer research
WBIR-TV, TN - Jun 13, 2006 Get behind the wheel of a BWM this week and help support breast cancer research. Grayson BMW on Kingston Pike will host this year's Ultimate Drive on June 15.

Breast cancer awareness low in communities
Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria - Jun 15, 2006 The event was that organised by Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) to rise up to creating awareness on breast cancer, especially in the community.

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Hollywood heavy Gleason, 67 (Cancer Information)

Hollywood heavy Gleason, 67
New York Daily News - BURBANK, Calif. - Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," has died. He was 67. Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer

Clinical trial confirms novel EGFR antibody targets tumors but not
EurekAlert - Monday 5th June 2006, New York - The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Life Science Pharmaceuticals (LSP) today announced the results of the first clinical trial of monoclonal antibody (mAb) 806, which demonstrate that 806 specifically

'Die Hard,' 'Breakfast Club' actor Gleason dead at 67
CNN - Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan Gleason. "Whenever you were with Paul, there was never a dull moment," his wife said. "He was awesome." A native of Miami

Cancer rate worry
IC NorthWales - A SCIENTIST has claimed that cancer levels in women living near the former Trawsfynydd nuclear power station are more than 15 times higher than the national average. An environmental scientist said cancer rates were "alarmingly high" near the closed

Saugus parents, teachers question asbestos testing
Daily Evening Item - S AUGUS -- Despite a clean bill of health from an independent analysis company and from the Department of Occupational Safety, parents and educators are not convinced there isn't an asbestos risk at the Lynnhurst School. Superintendent Keith Manville

'Breakfast Club' actor Paul Gleason dies at 67
Cincinnati Enquirer - Paul Gleason, who played the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," has died. Gleason, 67, died at a hospital in Burbank, Calif., Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan. "Whenever

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Cancer Drug Usage (Cancer Information) Expanded

Cancer Drug Usage Expanded
ABC News - Jun 15 7:42 AM
Cancer Drug Receives Expanded Approval to Treat Late-Stage Cervical CancerSave to My Web

R2 Technology Launches Version 2.1 of ImageChecker(R) CT Lung CAD System
SYS-CON Media - Jun 14 12:37 PM
R2 Technology, Inc., the leader in computer aided detection (CAD) technology for the earlier detection of cancer and other medical conditions, today announced the launch of Version 2.1 of its ImageChecker(R) CT Lung CAD System which features expanded PACS integration and updates to the pulmonary artery PE(TM) tool. This latest software confirms R2's overall commitment to further increase Save to My Web

Cancer Drug OK
RedNova - Jun 13 1:27 AM
A NEW drug that increases the life expectancy of lung cancer sufferers has been given the OK. Doctors can now offer pounds 1700- a-month Tarceva after it was approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium.Save to My Web

FDA approves Glaxo drug combo for cervical cancer
CNN Money - Jun 15 8:18 AM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline and the FDA said on Thursday that regulators approved the use of its drug Hycamtin in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of cervical cancer that can't be treated with surgery or radiation therapy.Save to My Web

Cancer victim, family struggle to carry on
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Jun 15 11:15 PM
DELTONA -- Three years ago, doctors gave Deborah Berry no more than 18 months to live. Today she's living on borrowed time, every minute of which her family is grateful.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - Researchers Revisit Radiation After Lung Cancer Surgery

Researchers Revisit Radiation After Lung Cancer Surgery
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Jun 14 6:03 AM
WEDNESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy after surgery may need to be reconsidered as a treatment option for certain types of lung cancer, a new study suggests.Save to My Web

Chuck Shepherd: News of the Weird
Arizona Daily Star - Jun 15 12:35 AM
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Six year cancer battle supported by faith, family
Marshall Democrat-News - Jun 15 2:52 PM
Sandra Morton had advanced colon cancer by the time she was diagnosed with the disease and the diagnosis came just in the nick of time. That was more than six years ago.Save to My Web

Gene test can show need for breast cancer chemotherapy
The Times of India - Jun 13 12:04 PM
WASHINGTON: Claudia Lowry had a scary decision: Could she safely skip chemotherapy after surgeons removed her breast cancer?Save to My Web

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Radiation offers perk in lung cancer

Radiation offers perk in lung cancer
United Press International - Jun 12, 2006 Center conducted an analysis of 7,000 patients, with results that they say highlight the need to "reconsider radiation therapy's role" in treating lung cancer.

How passive smoking hurts
Health24.com, South Africa - 22 hours ago Long-term exposure has been linked to asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, infertility, impotence and tooth decay. A closer look reveals interesting facts.

Vaccine for lung cancer sufferers
The South African Star (subscription), South Africa - Jun 13, 2006 London - Experts have developed a vaccine which could be used to help save the lives of thousands of lung cancer sufferers. The

Cancer drug wins backing
Glasgow Evening Times, UK - Jun 13, 2006 THE Scottish health watchdog has given approval for a drug to treat advanced lung cancer. The Scottish Medicines Consortium recommended

HER2 Mutation and Response to Trastuzumab Therapy in Non Small
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription), MA - 15 hours ago 1 Preclinical data have demonstrated that trastuzumab is effective in non small-cell lung cancer, with additive or synergistic effects with various cytotoxic

New guide on prostate cancer aims to raise awareness on increased
Black Britain, UK - 16 hours ago more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men should be sending alarm bells ringing, given that prostate cancer has now overtaken lung cancer as the

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Baron & Budd, PC, Announces $13.5 Million Asbestos Verdict in

Baron & Budd, PC, Announces $13.5 Million Asbestos Verdict in
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jun 9, 2006 In 2003, Mr. Bostic was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. He died at the age of 41 on Sept.

Olympic wrestling gold medalist dies
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jun 8, 2006 He was diagnosed last year with mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked to asbestos exposure. He was born March 23, 1932, in Chicago.

CANCER HITS 283 RESCUERS OF 9/11
New York Post, NY - Jun 11, 2006 WTC workers who have died of cancer include paramedic Deborah Reeve, 41 (mesothelioma); NYPD Officer Ronald Weintraub, 43 (bile-duct cancer); and Stephen "Rak

Family awarded $13.5M in asbestos case
Bizjournals.com, NC - Jun 9, 2006 Bostic was diagnosed in 2003 with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure, Baron and Budd said. He died in September 2003 at 41.

UI wrestling's first Olympian dies at 72
Hawk Central, IO - Jun 8, 2006 who won two NCAA titles for the Hawkeyes and captured gold at the 1960 Olympics, died Wednesday after a bout with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer linked to

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Ceragenix Compound Demonstrates Promising In Vitro Results Against Bladder Cancer (Cancer Information)

Ceragenix Compound Demonstrates Promising In Vitro Results Against Bladder Cancer
RedNova - Jun 12 9:07 AM
Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that in vitro research conducted at the Urology Clinic of the University of the Saarlandes, Germany has shown that one of Ceragenix's lead compounds was able to significantly inhibit bladder cancer growth with minimal toxicity to normal cells.Save to My Web

Former NIFL Wide Receiver Defeats Cancer
OurSports Central - Jun 13 12:01 PM
Lincoln, NE -- Turnover for former Lincoln Capitals Wide Receiver, Mike Dixon, as he is given a second chance by defeating his most relentless rival, testicular cancer.Save to My Web

Head, neck cancer testing is under way
Belleville News-Democrat - Jun 13 1:08 AM
Treatment for head and neck cancer is getting a new twist at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield.Save to My Web

Pathologists' Work on New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Different Side of Profession
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Jun 12 8:29 AM
Pathologists are perhaps best known as disease detectives, as seen on TV's popular drama, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." On TV, a pathologist determines why a person got sick or died. The recent approval of a new vaccine for cervical cancer demonstrates another noble calling for the profession: disease prevention.Save to My Web

Relay for Life is this Friday and Saturday
The News-Messenger - Jun 13 8:44 AM
The annual Sandusky County Relay for Life, a volunteer effort to raise money for cancer research and education and a variety of patient and caregiver services will take place Friday and Saturday at Conner Park in Ballville Township.Save to My Web

Silent, Swift and Deadly, Pancreatic Cancer Claims More Than 32,000 American Lives Each Year
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 12 5:00 AM
Despite its ranking as the 4th leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., federal research funding on pancreatic cancer topped out last year at $66 million, or 1% of the National Cancer Institute's $4.825 billion budget.Save to My Web

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Life After Cancer
WISH-TV - Before the end of the year, more than 32,700 Hoosiers will be newly diagnosed with cancer. That's according to the American Cancer Society. Most will survive and life after cancer is rarely the same. Mary Studley is a breast cancer survivor. She

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Breast Cancer And Radiation: New Approach
KOLD-TV - New research on radiation treatments for women after breast cancer surgery. Results of a ten year trial show women can reduce the risk of the cancer returning just as well with fewer more concentrated doses of radiation treatment. The typical

Statins do not seem to increase the risk for breast cancer.
Evansville Courier-Press - THE QUESTION Sometimes a drug taken to remedy one problem can exacerbate or even cause another. Other times the drug provides unexpected benefits. Might statins - taken by millions of women to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease - have an

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Panic, then glee, at maker of test for cancer virus (Cancer Information)

Panic, then glee, at maker of test for cancer virus
Sun-Sentinel - Jun 08 12:14 PM
When it first appeared that a vaccine under development by New Jersey's Merck & Co. could one day wipe out the two virus strains that cause 70 percent of cervical cancer -- a vaccine that the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve today -- many in the medical world rejoiced.Save to My Web

Panic, then glee, at maker of test for cancer virus
Baltimore Sun - Jun 08 4:38 AM
Digene expects rival's vaccine and ads to raise women's awareness of HPV When it first appeared that a vaccine under development by New Jersey's Merck & Co. could one day wipe out the two virus strains that cause 70 percent of cervical cancer -- a vaccine that the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve today -- many in the medical world rejoiced. Save to My Web

U.S. Approves Use of Vaccine for Cervical Cancer
Gasden Times - Jun 09 3:18 AM
WASHINGTON, June 8 Federal drug officials on Thursday announced the approval of a vaccine against cervical cancer that could eventually save thousands of lives each year in the United States and hundreds of thousands in the rest of the world.Save to My Web

HPV testing finds precancerous lesions at a higher rate than conventional pap smears
EurekAlert! - Jun 06 1:18 PM
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing was more sensitive than traditional Pap smears at detecting precancerous lesions of the cervix, a study in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports.Save to My Web

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Cancer Information - 1st Friend for Life 1st Friend for Life

1st Friend for Life 1st Friend for Life
WHO-TV - Can a friend save your life? Can you save a friend's life, or your mother's, or your sister's? Breast cancer is the leading cancer site among American women and is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths, and it is something women cannot ignore

Brain Metastases
KFOR - FRIDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Don't ignore the elderly when it comes to giving chemotherapy after lung cancer surgery, new research suggests. "Adjuvant chemotherapy can be given safely to elderly patients and, despite receiving less chemo

WEB WATCHER: Smoke em if ya got em or don t
La Crosse Tribune - Put a story about businesses banning smoking on their own property on the La Crosse Tribune s Web site and watch the rhetoric escalate. I fail to understand, when secondhand smoke has been shown to be a serious health hazard, why people would be

Graduate hurdled all life's obstacles
Antelope Valley Press - BAKERSFIELD - Obstacles never stopped Judy Frisbie, although they did cause temporary delays. Frisbie , 44, donned cap and gown Saturday morning to accept her bachelor's degree and an award as the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Communications at

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Smear on sunblock with zeal (Cancer Information)

Smear on sunblock with zeal
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