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• Adding 3-D Mammograms May Improve Accuracy

  

  Posted 8:33 PM 11/20/2012

  Nov. 20, 2012 -- Although mammograms remain the gold standard for breast cancer screening, they are not the perfect test.

  They don't find up to 30% of cancers, and they often find something that may be suspicious for cancer but really isn't after additional testing. These are called false-positive (More)
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• Brooke Burke-Charvet Has Thyroid Cancer

  

  Posted 2:15 PM 11/9/2012

  Brooke Burke-Charvet, co-host of Dancing With the Stars, announced Thursday that she has thyroid cancer. The 41-year-old mother of four will undergo surgery to have a thyroidectomy, a procedure to remove part or all of the thyroid gland.

  The thyroid (More)
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• Statins Linked to Reduced Cancer Death

  

  Posted 9:03 PM 11/7/2012

  Nov. 7, 2012 -- Statins -- widely prescribed drugs used to help prevent death from heart disease -- may play a role in reducing risk for cancer death, too, a new study (More)
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• Proton Beam Therapy Better for Prostate Cancer?

  

  Posted 10:14 PM 11/1/2012

  Nov. 1, 2012 (Boston) -- A pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton beam therapy appears to cause slightly less diarrhea, (More)
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• African-American Women: Breast Cancer More Deadly?

  

  Posted 6:16 PM 10/28/2012

  Oct. 28, 2012 -- African-American women may be more likely to die of breast cancer than women of other races, especially in the first few years after the diagnosis, according to new research.

  As to why, there are no clear answers yet, but the emphasis on vigilant care is clear for African-American women.

  "Black women were almost 50% more likely to die compared to white (More)
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• Colon Cancer: Aspirin May Improve Survival in Some

  

  Posted 9:54 PM 10/24/2012

  Oct. 24, 2012 -- One of the oldest and cheapest drugs around may be highly effective against colon cancer, a new study shows.

  Some of the most cutting-edge cancer therapies involve targeted treatments used in patients with specific gene mutations, but many cost thousands of dollars a (More)
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• Many With Incurable Cancer Think They Can Be Cured

  

  Posted 9:03 PM 10/24/2012

  Oct. 24, 2012 -- It is not a desired discussion for the doctor, and certainly not for the patient. But an overwhelming majority of people with advanced cancer are under the impression that the chemotherapy they are receiving will cure their disease when it likely will not, a new study (More)
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• Big Drop in Colon Cancer Attributed to Colonoscopy

  

  Posted 7:00 PM 10/23/2012

  Oct. 23, 2012 -- Wider use of colonoscopy has led to a more dramatic decline in colorectal cancer rates, a new study suggests.

  Colorectal cancer cases and deaths have been falling for decades, with the most recent decline likely due to screening tests that enable doctors to detect and, if necessary, remove precancerous growths, researchers write in the journal (More)
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• Green Tea and Cancer Prevention: New Clues

  

  Posted 9:45 PM 10/18/2012

  Oct. 18, 2012 (Anaheim, Calif.) -- Green tea and its extracts have long been studied for health benefits, including cancer prevention.

  Now, researchers have new clues about how it may work to help prevent or slow the growth of prostate and (More)
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• Multivitamins May Help Prevent Cancer

  

  Posted 5:15 PM 10/17/2012

  Oct. 17, 2012 (Anaheim, Calif.) -- Taking a daily multivitamin for years may lower the risk of cancer, according to new research.

  The study followed nearly 15,000 middle-aged and older men for about 11 years. It is not yet clear if the findings would apply to women or younger men.

  "The main findings were a reduction in total cancers of 8%,'' says researcher J. Michael Gaziano (More)
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