2006

May

• Man wins right to Herceptin for breast cancer -

• Aggressive cancer treated successfully in mice -

• Women with lung cancer have better lung function than men -

• Breast conserving surgery is a good option for early breast cancer -

• Does age matter in selection of treatment for men with early-stage prostate cancer? -

• Young men with prostate cancer benefit from radiation therapy -

• Lobular breast cancer can be managed as ductal cancer -

• Risk of Melanoma Can Increase with Age, Especially Among Men -

• Combination of genetic mutation and viral infection may cause prostate cancer -

• Cancer cure worth $50 trillion -

• Therapeutic gene suspected to cause cancer -

• Percutaneous cryoablation is a safe method for treating kidney tumors -

• Targeted Virus Compels Cancer Cells to Eat Themselves -

• PET-CT Highly Accurate for Detecting Ovarian Cancer Recurrence -

• Older men may not need prostate cancer screening -

• New approach to treating breast cancer uses existing chemo drug -

• Peplin announces positive results of skin cancer trial -

• Inflammation Markers Identify Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors -

• Finding indicate why some kinds of Leukemia are more aggressive than others -

• MDCT Shows Potential for Detecting Bladder Cancer Without Surgery or Contrast -

April

• New Hybrid virus may aid treatment of cancer -

• Early Diagnosis Key to Melanoma Cure -

• Positive CT scan for lung cancer may resolve -

• Sales jobs tied to bladder cancer risk -

• Pregnancy cuts breast cancer in mutation carriers -

• Cause and treatment for aggressive head and neck cancer may have been found -

• How to talk about cancer with their children -

• Merck cervical cancer shot gives 5-year protection -

• Handheld device helps spot oral cancer -

• Breast cancer survivors turning their backs on recommended mammograms -

• Non-Smokers with lung cancer respond better to treatment than smokers -

• Rare abdominal cancer diagnosis being looked at in a different manner -

• How cancer cells can escape normal growth controls -

• Novel Vaccine Curbs Brain Tumor Growth, Increases Survival -

• Breast cancer survivors often forgo mammography -

• Doctors Learn More about Diagnosing Rare Form of Cancer -

• Children with bone cancer in their arms or legs survival rate improved -

• No alarm on fluoride: cancer risk unproven -

• Researchers Unlock Mystery of Very Aggressive Leukemia -

• Skin cancer epidemic underway in the US -

• No cancer risk seen with breast implants -

• Lilly bone drug cuts breast cancer risk - study -

• Genetic switch that links animal growth and cancer -

• Telephone Calls Increase Cancer Screening Rates -

• One melanoma means there’s a 15% risk of another -

• Ethnic breast cancer gap tied to mammography rates -

• Nimesulide fights breast cancer by targeting key enzyme -

• Mom should not hide her cancer from the kids -

• Reversing cell division has implications for the treatment of cancer -

• Ingredient in red chili pepper has cancer-fighting properties -

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