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U.S. cancer group endorses newer breast cancer drugs

... guidelines on Monday for the use of hormone-based breast cancer drugs called aromatase inhibitors. ...

Story - editor - 07/13/2010 - 07:00 - 0 comments

back related to lung cancer

... years now. My friend said it could be because I have lung cancer. i am scared to go to the doctor. but i don't see how the back pains can be related to cancer. that makes no sense to me. i don't get the relation. anyway - i know i ...

Story - editor - 07/08/2010 - 06:00 - 1 comment

Throat cancer caused by HPV has better survival rate

People are much more likely to survive head and neck cancer if the tumor is caused by the human papillomavirus or HPV, U.S. ... years old and My father is 58 years old and has throat cancer. I believe what the doctors told us the name of the cancer is "Squamous ...

Story - editor - 06/08/2010 - 02:30 - 1 comment

Breast Cancer Symptoms And Signs

Facts about Breast CancerBreast cancer is a disease that is defined by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal ... seriously. It is known as one of the most common kinds of cancer in women, and even affects a percentage of men. Women can combat breast cancer early on with regular self-exams and mammograms as well as physical ...

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More Than 1.5 Million Cancer Survivors Have Kids Under 18

... June 28 (HealthDay News) -- More than 1.5 million adult cancer survivors in the United States are parents who live with one or more ...

Story - editor - 06/29/2010 - 02:00 - 1 comment

UK's NICE rejects Roche's Avastin in breast cancer

Roche's blockbuster cancer drug Avastin has been spurned once again by Britain's health cost watchdog NICE, this time as a treatment for breast cancer. ...

Story - editor - 07/29/2010 - 00:00 - 0 comments

Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer

... Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a ...

Story - editor - 07/31/2010 - 20:30 - 0 comments

Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug

... to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells. ...

Story - editor - 07/30/2010 - 11:30 - 0 comments

UK finds extra 50 million pounds for cancer drugs

... an extra 50 million pounds ($78 million) to pay for cancer medicines from October, bringing forward a government promise to give ...

Story - editor - 07/30/2010 - 08:30 - 0 comments

Duke scientist's cancer research is questioned

... about the validity of research done by a Duke University cancer scientist who recently was placed on leave while the school investigates ...

Story - editor - 07/29/2010 - 18:00 - 0 comments

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Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug

Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Companies start shipping U.S. flu vaccines

Two flu vaccine makers said on Friday they had started shipping supplies for the U.S. market, one of the earliest starts ever to distributing seasonal influenza vaccine.

Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades?

Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests.

Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted
among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.

Does CPR on a moving stretcher work?

Paging script-writers: Pumping on a patient's chest during CPR while a stretcher careens down a hospital hallway works just fine, Chinese researchers have found.

The pill equally effective in obese, thin women

Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.

Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies

Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.

EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more

San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system.

Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study

Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.

Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study

Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.