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Health - November 27, 2009
How to inform friends and family
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Long-Term Problems Linked to Testicular Cancer Chemo
Health - November 25, 2009
Survivors often plagued by neurological symptoms, study finds
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Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Health - November 25, 2009
In mice, disks placed under the skin kill tumor cells, study finds
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Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer
Health - November 25, 2009
Discovery in fruit fly study may lead to new drugs for people, researchers say
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Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Health - November 25, 2009
Drug plus chemo boosts surgery success for patients with liver lesions, researchers find
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Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease
Health - November 24, 2009
Study finds that quitting improves heart prospects, but cancer risk remains
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Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused
Health - November 24, 2009
But experts say science is behind reasoning that testing less is OK
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Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients
Health - November 23, 2009
More than three-quarters getting chemo deal with insomnia, study shows
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Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says
Health - November 23, 2009
Dr. Bernadine Healy, first woman to head the agency, said lives could be at risk
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Breast Cancer Risk Is Not So Easy to Figure Out
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Katherine Hobson
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Health - November 23, 2009
The new screening recommendations are for women at normal risk; are you among them?
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One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs
Health - November 23, 2009
Almost 20 percent get infected within one year of starting to have sex, CDC report says
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Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer
Health - November 23, 2009
Co-existing illnesses also don't explain why more blacks die than whites, study finds
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Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Health - November 23, 2009
Adding drug to chemo regimen may improve patient outcomes, research suggests
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Formaldehyde May Endanger Funeral Workers
Health - November 20, 2009
Leukemia risk is found to increase with longer exposure to embalming fluids
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Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Health - November 20, 2009
Testicular cells could be preserved for later use, study suggests
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Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Health - November 20, 2009
Taking menstrual cycle into account when booking exam may cut need for repeat scans, study suggests
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New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
Health - November 20, 2009
Experts urge first screen at 21, then once every 2 years or more, not annually
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No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
Health - November 20, 2009
Health plans say routine screening is an individual decision
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Predicting Who Will Survive Skin Cancer
Science - November 19, 2009
Using new techniques, researchers may now be able to predict the survivability of skin cancer.
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Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
Health - November 19, 2009
Report looks to improve health of this group with better preventive care
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Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
Health - November 19, 2009
Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendations
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Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit
Health - November 19, 2009
American Cancer Society sets Nov. 19 as annual day to 'butt out' for good
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Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Health - November 18, 2009
Lab study finds that common surgical painkillers help cancer cells thrive
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Mammography: What to Do Now?
Health - November 18, 2009
Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelines
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Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
Health - November 17, 2009
Norwegian study found supplementation raised chances of disease by 21%
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