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July 30, 2005
Hormone Pills Added to Cancer List
The U.N.'s cancer research agency added hormone pills Friday to the list of substances that can cause cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer said that based on consistent evidence from studies in recent years, it was reclassifying hormonal menopause therapy from "possibly carcinogenic" to "carcinogenic." (USA Today)
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July 26, 2005
George Karl to Undergo Prostate Cancer Surgery
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl will undergo prostate cancer surgery in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Karl was diagnosed near the end of last season. The disease was caught early and he is expected to make a full recovery. (SignonSanDiego.com)
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PSA Blood Test and Prostate Cancer Survival
The answer to the biggest question in prostate cancer therapy -- which cancers need aggressive treatment and which are best left to "watchful waiting" -- may lie in the results of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, two studies indicate. (Forbes)
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July 21, 2005
Second Testicular Cancer Rare
Men with testicular cancer have a higher-than-average chance of developing cancer in the other testicle at a later time, but the overall risk is low and survival remains high, study results show. (UPMC Cancer Centers)
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July 19, 2005
Testicular Cancer Survivors Can Have Children
Most testicular cancer patients who try to father children after completing their treatment succeed, scientists said Tuesday.
Men who have surgery to remove the tumour have the least problems but even patients who have radiotherapy and chemotherapy are able to have children. (UPMC Cancer Centers)
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Green Tea Targets Cancer
Speaking at an international conference on diet and cancer, researchers funded by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) presented evidence that a major component in green tea may short-circuit the cancer process in a striking new way that scientists had not foreseen. (InfoZine)
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July 15, 2005
Gene Mutation Linked to Melanoma Risk
In a Mediterranean population typically at low risk for developing melanoma, carriers of mutations in the pigmentation gene MC1R are at increased risk of developing the skin cancer and having it progress, a study hints. (UPMC Cancer Centers)
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Mesothelioma Cases Increasing in Japan
A surge in the number of reported Japanese deaths linked to asbestos some 25 years after the first world health warnings has sparked accusations of government negligence over its policies toward the cancer-causing material. (UPMC Cancer Centers)
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July 9, 2005
Saliva Test for Oral Cancer
Oral cancer patients may have increased levels of certain bacteria in their saliva, new research has found, and detecting those bacteria may help diagnose the disease in its earlier and more curable stages. (HealthDay News)
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Cancer and Barbecueing
Many Americans still do not know that grilling can be unhealthy. The cancer risk from grilling, however, is real, but it changes dramatically with what you grill and how you do it. (MSNBC)
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July 6, 2005
Aspirin May Cut Cancer in Men, Not Women
Men who took aspirin over five years slightly lowered their risk for prostate cancer, but women who took low doses over 10 years didn’t reduce their risk of cancer, two separate studies indicate. (AP)
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Prostate Cancer Test Flawed
A screening test for prostate cancer taken by millions of men every year is not terribly accurate and not even the best result ensures that a man is cancer-free, experts said Tuesday. (Reuters)
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July 4, 2005
New Test Aids Cervical Cancer Detection
For decades, women have made a trip to the gynecologist for their annual Pap test to detect cervical cancer. Now a new test that is more sensitive than the Pap test for the detection of pre-cancerous cells and cervical cancer is being recommended by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (FortWayne.com)
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