2006

February

• Cancer deaths fall in US for first time -

• Prostate cancer hormone therapy hard on the heart -

• Study Examines Health Disparities in Breast Cancer -

• Kidney Cancer Patients May Be Overtreated -

• Rise in uterine cancer seen in women over 60 - report -

• Cervical cancer screening rates low in poor areas -

• Magnesium may curb colon cancer risk in women -

• Lower survival rates of blacks with lung cancer may be explained by access to care -

• Black men least likely to get prostate cancer screening even during peak ages of risk -

• Study Shows Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery Has Low Risk -

• Researchers show how estrogen turns genes on and off during cancer progression -

• High dairy diet may up ovarian cancer risk -

• Regular use of COX-2 inhibitors reduces breast cancer risk -

• Hodgkin’s survivors at increased risk for leukemia -

January

• Specialists provide best outcome for ovarian cancer -

• Melanoma rates increasing among Hispanics -

• Cholesterol drug inhibits cancer cells in lab -

• Celebrex and Vioxx reduce the risk of breast cancer -

• Study may provide new hope for cancer patients -

• Voice therapy helpful after early throat cancer -

• Sisters of women with breast cancer joining study -

• Triple therapy prolongs life in esophageal cancer -

• Breast Ducts: A New Site for Cancer Treatment? -

• Few Women Rebuild Breast After Mastectomy -

• Breast cancer patients wrongly given the all-clear -

• Alternative therapy common in prostate cancer -

• Supplemental Radiation Therapy Beneficial for Stage I Endometrial Cancer -

• White Blood Cell Count, Inflammation Linked to Cancer Deaths -

• Last-minute radiation saves lung cancer patients -

• Mobile Phone Use Not Linked to Increased Risk of Glioma Brain Tumours -

• “Room for improvement” in care after breast cancer -

• ‘Statins’ improve prostate cancer outcome -

• Novel feces analysis may help detect colon cancer -

• New Study Examines Scope of Online Breast Cancer Support Groups -

• Scientists Link Variations in Growth-Factor Gene to Risk of Prostate Cancer -

• Measurement of Urinary Protein Can Help Detect Recurrent Bladder Cancer -

• Pesticides raise child risk of leukaemia -

• New Cellular Flaw Found in Some Virulent Breast Cancers -

• Quality of life after treatment for head and neck cancer associated with longer-term survival -

• Discovery of protein fragment that helps predict breast cancer outcome -

• Leukemia risk from chlorination seen mixed -

• Target for Therapeutic Drugs to Fight Most Common Adult Brain Cancer -

• Discovery of protein fragment that helps predict breast cancer outcome -

• Turmeric holds real potential for the treatment and prevention of prostate cancer -

• Indoor Tanning Contributes to Increased Incidence of Skin Cancer -

• Excess pounds may dim breast cancer prognosis -

• Newer cervical cancer test no better than the old? -

• Eating Vegetables may significantly reduce your risk of lung cancer -

• Value of CT screening for lung cancer unclear -

• Abdominal chemotherapy boosts survival in ovarian cancer patients -

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