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2012-02-06
CBC.caReal Race in Cancer Is Finding Its CauseNew York TimesA decision by the nation's leading breast cancer advocacy group, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to largely cut off financing for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood set off howls of outrage last week. Once again, it seemed, ...Breast cancer survivalChicago TribunePlanned Parenthood's HostagesWall Street JournalNo secret: Planned Parenthood fights breast cancerOCRegisterSan Jose Mercury News -Huffington Post -Tampabay.comall 1,842 news articles »
2012-02-06
Ovarian Cancer Screening: Are Doctors Ordering Too Many Tests?Huffington PostNo major medical organizations recommend routine ovarian cancer screening, but that hasn't stopped doctors from regularly testing for the disease. According to a new study, primary care physicians and OB-GYNs regularly screen women at low-risk for ...Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelinesHealthNewsMany Doctors Don't Follow Ovarian-Cancer Screening GuidelinesWall Street Journal (blog)Ovarian cancer talk shows sickness still hard to detectPalm Beach Postall 15 news articles »
2012-02-06
Leadership NewspapersSurviving cancer through early diagnosisJakarta PostAfter undergoing tests, Dinda, now 36, was told she had cancer. She needed to have her breast removed to prevent the cancer spreading to the rest of her body. She was one of the lucky patients who received an early diagnosis.Screening for cancer misses the markGoErie.comCancer: FG Focuses On Prevention, AwarenessLeadership NewspapersVIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Fewer cancer screenings without health careMorning SentineldailyRxall 155 news articles »
2012-02-06
Gulf TimesCancer groups mark world event togetherGulf TimesBy Noimot Olayiwola/Staff Reporter The Supreme Council of Health (SCH), alongside other stakeholders in cancer care, prevention, awareness and support groups, organised an event yesterday to mark the annual World Cancer Day, which usually falls on ...Focus After World Cancer Day is Squarely on PreventionMesothelioma.comLessons from Cancer: The appalling facts of lung cancerSt. James PlaindealerKing Hussein Cancer Foundation and Center observe World Cancer DayAME InfoMiddle East North Africa Financial Network -Rockford Register Star (blog)all 135 news articles »
2012-02-06
eMaxHealthBreast Cancer Touches EveryoneHuffington PostBelieve me when I say that I consider this life-saving, cancer detection "machine" a necessary one for me and the millions of other women out there, but today as I walk towards it, my only thought is that it reminds me more of a torture device.What breast cancer has taught meChicago Sun-TimesTroubled Cancer Charity Embroiled in Embryonic Stem Cell DebateScience AAASBreast Cancer Recovery: Infinite Boundaries Retreat for women living with ...Wisbusiness.comeMaxHealth -Yahoo! Contributors Network -StandardNetall 10 news articles »
2012-02-06
13WMAZFDA Questions Benefit of Amgen Bone Drug in Certain CasesWall Street Journal (blog)By Jennifer Corbett Dooren The Food and Drug Administration questioned the clinical benefit of using Amgen's bone drug Xgeva to prevent or delay the spread of prostate cancer to the bones. Xgeva is currently approved to delay fractures and other bone ...FDA staff unsure about new use for Amgen's XgevaReutersFDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancerCBS Newsall 201 news articles »
2012-02-06
Sloan-Kettering Chief, Celgene Sued Over Cancer ResearchBusinessWeek6 (Bloomberg) -- The head of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center was accused along with biotechnology company Celgene Corp. of using research he helped develop at another cancer institute to start his own company. The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson ...Will $1B cancer IP theft suit trigger tighter vigilance on researchers' work?FierceBiotechUPenn Cancer Institute's Suit Against Ex-Director Reflects Greater Focus on IP ...Genetic Engineering NewsSloan-Kettering Chief Is Accused of Taking ResearchNew York TimesCrain's New York Businessall 17 news articles »
2012-02-06
Globe and MailCancer-Deterring Drug Found to Harm BonesNew York TimesA drug that scientists hoped might be a safe new way to prevent breast cancer appears to pose a risk after all: significant bone loss. The finding, published online Monday in The Lancet Oncology, could make women more reluctant to use the drug, ...Commonly used breast cancer drug causes bone loss, study saysTimes of IndiaExemestane for Breast Cancer Prevention Weakens BonesMedscapePfizer's Breast-Cancer Drug Worsens Bone Loss in Older Women, Study FindsBloombergGlobe and Mail -Medical News Todayall 42 news articles »
2012-02-06
kypost.comInd. student sues to wear breast cancer braceletChicago TribuneLAFAYETTE, Ind.— An Indiana eighth grader sued his school district in federal court Monday for the right to wear a bracelet promoting breast cancer awareness with the message "I (heart) Boobies." The lawsuit says the boy's mother bought the bracelet ...Monticello student's breast cancer bracelet sparks lawsuitJournal and CourierIN School sued for Censoring Breast Cancer Awareness Tribute14 News WFIE EvansvilleDad files lawsuit over breast cancer awareness braceletPost-TribuneFox 59 -WANE -Wisconsin State Journalall 26 news articles »
2012-02-06
Science CodexCertain Cancer Drugs May Have Fatal Side Effects: AnalysisU.S. News & World Report6 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with three relatively new cancer drugs may be linked to a slightly increased risk of death, a new analysis suggests. While the risk is low, it should be taken into account by doctors and patients, according to ...3 'targeted' cancer drugs raise risk of fatal side effectsEurekAlert (press release)Fatal Side Effects in 3 Cancer TherapiesdailyRxall 10 news articles »
2012-02-06
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey. Although the results don't necessarily translate into real practice, that means more than a million women might be offered the tests, which come with a ...
2012-02-06
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with three relatively new cancer drugs may be linked to a slightly increased risk of death, a new analysis suggests.
2012-02-06
A drug that scientists had hoped would help prevent breast cancer has a significant side effect.
2012-02-06
Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine.
2012-02-05
The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.
2012-02-05
The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.
2012-02-06
Pfizer Inc.’s breast-cancer drug Aromasin worsened bone loss in post-menopausal women, raising the chance of fractures and calling into question whether the pill’s prevention benefits outweigh its risks.
2012-02-06
Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
2012-02-06
A drug tipped for widespread use to prevent breast cancer in post-menopausal women also accelerates loss of bone density, thus potentially boosting the risk of fractures, a study published on Tuesday said.
2012-02-06
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2012-02-06
Yo creo que la unica cura contra el cancer es la felicidad,no hay dolor que pueda contra alguien alegre☺♥
2012-02-06
@RadikalesLibres El cancer de fujimori "comenzo" en los 90 hizo metástasis, corrupción, gente de buen "pasar" recibiendo dinero del Doc.
2012-02-06
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2012-02-06
RT @Cancer69_: Get a couple drinks in #Cancer and turn their song on and they will go from quiet and reserved to the life of the party!
2012-02-06
RT @CancerTerms: #Cancer always seem to make time for others.
2012-02-06
RT @XSTROLOGY: #Cancer thinks of their home as "nest" and believe it is the safest place for them.
2012-02-06
RT @CancerTerms: #Pisces and #Cancer have a deep emotional soul connection. They don’t need words.
2012-02-06
—¿Qué es doctor? —Cáncer. —¡NO! ¡¿Por qué a mí?! —Cálmese, pensé que preguntaba mi signo —Ah, menos mal ¿Y que tengo? —Tiene SIDA. D: coñoo!
2012-02-06
RT @sexstrology: #Cancer likes to do thing their way not your way
2012-02-06
RT @ZodiacZone: #Cancer always seem to make time for others.
2012-02-06
RT @jordaneverdeen: Telling a person with depression to "be happy" is like telling a cancer patient to cure themselves.
2012-02-06
Survivors: Four sisters, four very different characters. Yet as Bernie battles to survive breast cancer, Coleen,... http://t.co/XZKOFMem
2012-02-06
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2012-02-06
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2012-02-06
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