Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘Cancer’
Cancer Drug Could Be Baldness Remedy, Too – NBCNews.com Drugs developed to fight cancer and rheumatoid arthritis might work as creams to stimulate hair growth —offering a potential baldness cure, researchers reported Friday. While cancer treatments are usually associated with hair loss, some specialized drugs called JAK inhibitors can actually help hair grow. Angela Christiano […]
October 26, 2015 | Posted in
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Doctor’s advice differs on breast cancer detection – WKRN.com (AP Photo) CHICAGO (AP) — The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force’s advice. In new guidelines out Tuesday, the cancer society […]
October 23, 2015 | Posted in
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New breast cancer screen raises questions about mammograms – State Column As doctors develop new blood screening methods for detecting breast cancer, many are calling the effectiveness of mammograms into question. For decades, mammograms have been the standard screen for breast cancer worldwide. Research over the course of the past few years, however, has called […]
August 28, 2015 | Posted in
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Breast Cancer Relapse to be Predicted by Blood tests – University Herald Aug 28, 2015 09:27 AM EDT (Photo : Flickr/CC) A simply blood test could help cancer screenings become more accurate and able to detect different types. A new study claims that scientists have developed a blood test that can detect the relapse of […]
August 28, 2015 | Posted in
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Taking low-dose painkiller daily can cut bowel cancer risk, study shows – Daily Mail By Press Association Published: 00:35 EST, 25 August 2015 | Updated: 00:35 EST, 25 August 2015 Taking a low-dose painkiller every day can reduce the risk of bowel cancer, a new study has found. When it comes to pain-killers, there’s an […]
August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Daily Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk of Cancer – University Herald Aug 22, 2015 12:35 PM EDT (Photo : Wiki Commons) A new study links the density of both check-cashing places and alcohol outlets in a given neighborhood and the risk of premature death in people ages 20 to 59 years. A study conducted by scientists […]
August 22, 2015 | Posted in
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One Glass Of Wine Could Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Says Study – iSchoolGuide Risk of breast cancer was greatly increased with just one glass of alcohol per day. (Photo : David Silverman | Getty Images News) A glass of alcohol increases risk of breast cancer Researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health […]
August 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Jimmy Carter to undergo latest immune treatment for brain cancer – Washington Post Former president Jimmy Carter reveals that his cancer has spread to his brain during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Aug. 20. (AP) By Amy Ellis Nutt, Abby Phillip and Brady Dennis August 20 at 9:12 PM Jimmy […]
August 21, 2015 | Posted in
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Former President Jimmy Carter to be treated for brain cancer – Reuters ATLANTA Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Thursday that he will start radiation treatment for cancer on his brain later in the day, adding that his fate was “in the hands of God” barely a week after announcing he had undergone surgery […]
August 20, 2015 | Posted in
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Promising alternative to biopsy is like ‘bar coding cancer in blood’ – The Seattle Times A new liquid biopsy may give oncologists a tool to let them figure out quickly whether a treatment is working and, if it is, to keep monitoring for resistance. In the usual cancer biopsy, a surgeon cuts out a piece […]
April 20, 2015 | Posted in
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