Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Cancer’
Trial: Immunotherapy more effective than chemo for lung cancer – UPI.com LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 (UPI) — The drug pembrolizumab, sold in the United States as Keytruda, was shown to be more effective against lung cancer than chemotherapy, according to a new study conducted at the University of California Los Angeles. The drug was approved […]
December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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Test may reduce deaths from ovarian cancer – Miami Herald A new version of a screening test for ovarian cancer may reduce deaths from the disease, but it needs more study to determine whether the benefits hold up, researchers reported Thursday. Yearly, tons of women get ovarian cancer from exposure to talcum powder. With the […]
December 18, 2015 | Posted in
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Blood test for ovarian cancer saves lives, study finds – CBS News A simple blood test for ovarian cancer can save women’s lives, a new study finds. Researchers at University College London say their work is the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of screening for the disease. They found that annual blood tests could help […]
December 17, 2015 | Posted in
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Jury still out on routine skin cancer screening – Business Insider By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – There isn’t enough evidence yet to say whether routine full-body skin cancer screenings are safe or effective, according to new proposed U.S. guidelines aimed at preventing deaths from these malignancies. The conclusion, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services […]
December 12, 2015 | Posted in
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Tapeworm may have spread cancer cells in man – CBS News Cancer cells transmitted from a common tapeworm appear to have caused cancer-like tumors in a Colombian man with HIV — the first known case of what’s called “malignant transformation,” U.S. health officials are reporting. The parasite — known as Hymenolepis nana, or the dwarf […]
November 5, 2015 | Posted in
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Sister to Sister: When Breast Cancer Hits Close to Home – The Root The Root’s senior writer talks to her big sister about her 2007 breast-cancer diagnosis and her experience living with and fighting the disease. Kirsten West Savali and her sister, Tammie West Jones Courtesy of Kirsten West Savali Breast cancer is a special […]
October 30, 2015 | Posted in
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Bacon causes cancer. Now what? A cancer doctor offers advice – NJ.com Bacon is on the ropes – along with hot dogs, sausage, ham and yes, even most lunch meats – because of concern its chemical preservatives cause cancer. A group of World Health Organization scientists looked at more than 800 studies on diet and […]
October 29, 2015 | Posted in
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Bacon causes cancer. Now what? A cancer doctor offers advice – NJ.com Bacon is on the ropes – along with hot dogs, sausage, ham and yes, even most lunch meats – because of concern its chemical preservatives cause cancer. A group of World Health Organization scientists looked at more than 800 studies on diet and […]
October 28, 2015 | Posted in
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‘Big cancer’ and how the pharmaceutical industry affects treatment (Listen) – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio Things are changing in the medical community when doctors start talking about preventing cancer through lifestyle rather than pharmaceuticals. Last week we discussed how the color pink and other trendy breast cancer awareness campaigns are distracting from real solutions, […]
October 27, 2015 | Posted in
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WHO says hot dogs, bacon cause cancer. Do I need to become a vegetarian? – Washington Post By Ariana Eunjung Cha October 26 at 1:30 PM (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg) In an announcement that has alarmed bacon lovers and sent the beef industry into a furor, the World Health Organization‘s cancer research arm on Monday declared processed meat a carcinogen, […]
October 26, 2015 | Posted in
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