2009

March

• Study Quantifies Racial Disparities in Cancer Mortality Rates -

• Study quantifies racial disparities in cancer mortality rates between blacks and whites -

• Castrate resistant prostate cancer: New therapeutic approaches -

• Lung Cancer Experts Address Smoking Dangers on Kick Butts Day -

• Research Shows Biopsy of Recurrent Breast Cancer Can Alter Treatment -

• Researchers Identify Genetic Markers for Aggressive Head and Neck Cancer -

• U.S. Trial Shows No Early Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening -

• Study shows benefit of finding second tumor early -

• Early detection of second breast cancers halves women’s risk of death -

• Pancreas cancer surgery outcome worse with obesity -

• Obese women play cancer roulette -

• Acrylamide not linked to endometrial cancer -

• Mushrooms, green tea may lower breast cancer risk -

• Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Cancers -

• Selected Men with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Have Good Clinical Outcomes without Immediate Treatment -

• Racial disparity in breast cancer explained -

• Genetic Differences Help Protect Against Cervical Cancer -

• New Investigational Treatment for Bladder Cancer, Identified with New Research Model -

• Cell Path Overdrive Prevents Cancer Response to Diet Restriction -

• Systematic estimation of breast cancer risk appears justified in postmenopausal women -

• Age differences seen in rectal cancer treatment -

• Study Shows Best Methods for Assessing Women’s Breast Cancer Risk -

• Folic Acid Supplements Linked To Higher Risk Of Prostate Cancer -

• Molecular Breast Imaging: A Better Way to Spot Tumors in Dense Tissue -

• Tips to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer; New Combined Colonoscopy Procedure Avoids Major Surgery -

• Immune-Based Drug Approved in Europe for Pediatric Cancer Patients -

• Freezing prostate cancer does a man’s body good -

• Studies Investigate Health Care at the End of Life -

• Lights, Camera, Colonoscopy: What to Expect When Your Doctor Wants an Inside Look -

• Delaying bladder cancer surgery increases mortality -

• Surviving Lung Cancer; New Technique Boasts High Cure Rates, Offers Hope in Place of Surgery -

• Red Or White Wine? Both Are Equal in Terms of Breast-Cancer Risk -

• DNA differences may influence risk of Hodgkin disease -

• Women with BRCA Mutation, Or High Degree of Worry, Most Likely to Undergo Prophylactic Mastectomy -

• Data Suggests a Diet High in Vegetable Intake Can Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer -

• Brain tumors: New therapy surprisingly successful -

• Younger Breast Cancer Patients Have Greater Chance of Recurrence -

• Prostate cancer anxiety may affect therapy choices -

• Optimal Treatment and Minimal Complications in Cervical Cancer Patients -

• Alcohol Consumption May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk -

• Wine may cut risk of esophagus pre-cancer -

• Researchers ID Gene Involved in Pancreatic Cancer -

• Water method for unsedated colonoscopy; interval between prep and colonoscopy predicts prep quality -

• Researchers Identify Potential Therapeutic Target in Osteosarcoma -

February

• Long-Term Use of Nutrient Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk -

• March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month -

• March is National Professional Social Work Month -

• Liver Tumors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Differ from Other Tumors -

• PSA levels accurately predict prostate cancer risk in African-American men -

• Acrylamide in food not linked to breast cancer -

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