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5/24/12 Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults

5/24/12 Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults

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Fox News

Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead to long-term emotional ...

5/23/12 - 1 in 5 Americans Will Get Skin Cancer. Will It Be You?

5/23/12 1 in 5 Americans Will Get Skin Cancer. Will It Be You?

‎U.S. News & World Report

Melanoma, the deadliest form, increasingly strikes younger adults. Here's how to cut your risk.

5/22/12 - Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer

5/22/12 Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer

U.S. News & World Report 

Study says they also were in the later stages, had more aggressive disease at diagnosis.

 

 

5/17/12 - Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

5/17/12 Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

‎U.S. News & World Report

Targeted therapy is effective, has few side effects, but larger trials needed, researchers say.

5/16/12 - 'Avoiding Repeat Biopsies In Prostate Cancer - MDxHealth ...

5/16/12 'Avoiding Repeat Biopsies In Prostate Cancer - MDxHealth ...

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Medical News Today

Each year, in the United States, more than 650000 men receive a negative prostate biopsy result, with around 25-35% of these results being false negative.

5/10/12 - CDC: Skin cancer risks for young adults on the rise, driven by ...

5/10/12 CDC: Skin cancer risks for young adults on the rise, driven by ...

‎CBS News

(CBS/AP) Skin cancer risk is on the rice among young adults in the US, according to two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5/7/12 - Breast Cancer Rare In Men, But They Fare Worse

5/7/12 Breast Cancer Rare In Men, But They Fare Worse

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LEX18 Lexington KY News

CHICAGO (AP) - Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it ...

5/4/12 - How to recognize ovarian cancer, known as the 'silent killer'

5/4/12 How to recognize ovarian cancer, known as the 'silent killer'

‎Fox News

Ovarian cancer is a disease in which malignant cells develop in the ovaries -- two small hormone-producing organs on both sides of the uterus.

5/3/12 - Melanoma rate in young people has increased dramatically

5/3/12 Melanoma rate in young people has increased dramatically

‎USA TODAY

"These people can't imagine being 30, let alone having skin cancer," he said. ... Both types of skin cancer have been linked to UV exposure, which Poeschl ...

5/2/12 - Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s

5/2/12 Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s

‎Fox News

One in eight U.S. women will developed invasive breast cancer at some point, according to estimates, but less than a quarter of them will die from it.

5/1/12 - Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival

5/1/12 Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival

‎MSN Health & Fitness

TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Equal access to health care would reduce the disparity in survival rates between white and black children with cancer, ...

4/27/12 - Many older men still get prostate cancer testing

4/27/12 Many older men still get prostate cancer testing

‎Fox News

Despite recommendations not to screen men age 75 and older for prostate cancer, most elderly men still get tested, according to a new survey.

4/26/12 - Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise

4/26/12 Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise

‎CBS News

ATLANTA — A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help ...

4/20/12 - Lung cancer? Yep, but smokers, globally, are less aware of CVD risks

4/20/12 Lung cancer? Yep, but smokers, globally, are less aware of CVD risks

‎TheHeart.Org

Smokers, Fong points out, are much more likely to die of heart disease than they ... In both data sets, lack of awareness that smoking causes heart disease, ...

4/20/12 - Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer

4/20/12 Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer

‎U.S. News & World Report

FRIDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who were obese as children are at increased risk for liver cancer, a new study suggests.

4/19/12 - Healthy Lifestyle Choices Could Cut Cancer Rates: Report

4/19/12 Healthy Lifestyle Choices Could Cut Cancer Rates: Report

‎U.S. News & World Report

THURSDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Most people know what lifestyle choices will keep the chances of a cancer diagnosis low: Don't smoke, eat healthy, ...

4/19/12 - HPV Cancer Hits 8000 Men, 18000 Women a Year

4/19/12 HPV Cancer Hits 8000 Men, 18000 Women a Year

‎WebMD

By Daniel J. DeNoon Although HPV causes 18000 cancers in women each year, it also causes 8000 cancers in men, the CDC calculates. To get the figures, ...

4/18/12 - Cancer Pain Frequently Undertreated, Especially Among Minorities

4/18/12 Cancer Pain Frequently Undertreated, Especially Among Minorities

‎Medical News Today

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that over 33.3% of individuals suffering from invasive cancer do not receive ...

4/17/12 - Kidney Cancer Patients Fare Better With Tumor Removal Only

4/17/12 Kidney Cancer Patients Fare Better With Tumor Removal Only

‎U.S. News & World Report

TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney cancer patients who have only the tumor removed, not the entire kidney, have higher survival rates, ...

4/13/12 - Many tests follow surgery for early breast cancer: study

4/13/12 Many tests follow surgery for early breast cancer: study

‎Reuters

But researchers said the findings, which appeared in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, pointed to a downside of breast-conserving surgery for ...