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Cancer patient jailed for threats
• Cancer news • Jul 11 05
Farmers’ kids at risk for Ewing’s sarcoma
• Cancer news • Jul 05 05
Children of farmers face an increased risk of developing Ewing’s sarcoma - tumors of bone and soft tissues that mainly affect children and adolescents - according to a…
Smoking and hepatitis C up risk of lymphoma
• Cancer news • Jul 01 05
Results of an Italian study confirm that heavy Smoking doubles the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the lymph nodes. The study also…
Green tea doesn’t lower cancer risk, U.S. FDA says
• Cancer news • Jul 01 05
Contrary to what some studies claim, green tea probably does not help prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the U.S. Food…
PCB exposure may raise lymphoma risk
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05
Results of a study hint that exposure to PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) increases the risk of the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer involving the lymph nodes.
The…
Testicular cancer on the rise in much of the world
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05
Though Testicular cancer remains relatively uncommon, rates of the disease have risen in many countries since the 1970s, a new study suggests.
Testicular cancer…
Study shows radiation causes cancer but rarely
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05
Exposure to everyday sources of radiation, mostly medical X-Rays, raises the risk of cancer but not by much and there is no clear line between a harmless…
Mistletoe extract may treat bladder cancer
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05
Cancer risk linked to radiation exposure
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05
High iron and cholesterol equals high cancer risk
• Cancer news • Jun 28 05
Cancer drug may fight smallpox, study suggests
• Cancer news • Jun 27 05
A cancer pill noted for its effectiveness in stopping Leukemia in some patients can also help delay the deadliest effects of a pox virus in mice -…
And the number one cancer myth is…
• Cancer news • Jun 27 05
Tobacco cause of most cancers in black men
• Cancer news • Jun 21 05
House again defeats medical marijuana use
• Cancer news • Jun 16 05
Lupus linked to increased cancer risk
• Cancer news • Jun 11 05
Drug combo boosts Pancreatic cancer survival - study
• Cancer news • Jun 09 05
pancreatic cancer patients who are given a combination of chemotherapy drugs survive longer than those prescribed a single treatment, Italian researchers said on Tuesday.
…Shorter radiation course okay for bone cancer pain
• Cancer news • Jun 08 05
Tiny molecules linked to cancer development
• Cancer news • Jun 08 05
A tonic against non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
• Cancer news • Jun 06 05
Previous studies of the association between alcohol consumption and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma have been inconsistent, probably because of small sample sizes. Lindsay Morton and colleagues from the InterLymph Consortium…
Shark cartilage of no use in advanced cancer
• Cancer news • May 23 05
Formula may help predict personal melanoma risk
• Cancer news • May 18 05
A statistical formula based on the risk factors for melanoma may help define an individual’s risk of developing the skin cancer, according to researchers.
Melanoma is…
Amgen, Abgenix antibody curbs colon cancer
• Cancer news • May 17 05
An experimental drug from Amgen Inc. and Abgenix Inc. reduced tumors in about 9 percent of patients with advanced Colon cancer who previously failed to benefit from chemotherapy, according…
Moderate activity may reduce ovarian cancer risk
• Cancer news • May 17 05
New drug slows advanced kidney cancer
• Cancer news • May 17 05
In patients with a type of kidney cancer - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) - that has spread to other parts of the body may be helped by…