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September 27th, 2004
Diet During Pregnancy Linked with Leukemia in Child
UK Scientists Eye Soy-Based Drug to Combat Cancer
Virus Not Linked to Type of Lung Cancer
California Bans Kids from Tanning Salons
Dogs Trained to Smell Bladder Cancer in Urine
End-Of-Life Care for Breast Cancer May Be Inadequate
Experts Call for Team Approach to Prostate Cancer
Supplements May Reduce Some Chemotherapy Side Effects
Popular Magazines Lack Cancer Screening Info

September 20th, 2004
Drinking Doesn't Appear to Raise Bladder Cancer Risk
Alcohol, Diabetes, Hepatitis Up Liver Cancer Risk
Blood Test Detects Early Ovarian Cancer
Monkey Virus Exposure Did Not Raise Lymphoma Risk
Testosterone May Counter HRT's Cancer Effects
Problems Persist After Prostate Cancer Therapy
High Risk Breast Cancer Needs MRI Detection -- Study
Gene Deletion Tied to Prostate Cancer Onset

September 13th, 2004
Many Women Get First Mammogram, Delay Further Ones
Cancer Institute Starts Nanotechnology Drive
Inventor of PSA Cancer Test Says It's Overused
New 'Guided Missile' Targets Breast Cancer
FDA Gives Schering Cancer Drug Priority Review
Schering Buoyed by FDA Priority Cancer Drug Review
Broccoli Compound Arrests Breast Cancer Cell Growth
Hypnosis Effective in Relieving Cancer Pain
Colonoscopy Can Miss a Few Bowel Cancers
Night Light Suspected in Rise in Child Leukemia
Oncologists Say Medicare Won't Cover Drug Costs

September 6th, 2004
Test for RNA in Stool May Spot Colon Cancer
Environment May Be Linked to Rising Leukemia
Secrecy Barring Doctors from Cancer Data -Charity
Cancer Patients Expect Many Treatment Side Effects
Virtual Colonoscopy Shows Promise, Experts Say
Scientists Identify 'Jekyll and Hyde' Cancer Gene
Studies Examine Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Recovery-Study
Anti-Calcium Drug Blocks Cervical Cancer in Mice
Full Body Scans Raise Cancer Risk, U.S. Study Shows
Mammography Cuts Risk of Cancer Recurrence -- Study
Cancer Can Ruin a Life, Even if You Survive -- Study
Tainted Vaccine Not Linked to Cancer
Death Risk in Breast Cancer Patients Can Vary Widely

August 30th, 2004
Obesity Linked to Worse Prostate Cancer Outcome
Cancer Drug Still an Option for Allergic Patients

August 9th, 2004
Fish Oil Helps Some Cancer Patients with Wasting
Breast Cancer Operations Rare for Most U.S. Surgeons
Study: Black Women Prone to Breast Cancer Mutation
Ammonia May Raise Salivary Gland Cancer Risk: Study
High-Carb
Diet May Raise Cancer Risk

August 2nd, 2004
MRI Breast Cancer Test Benefits High-Risk Women
Vaccine Shows Progress for Breast and Kidney Cancer
Limitations Seen with Virtual Colonoscopy
Breast-Feeding Cuts Genetic Breast Cancer Risk
Seizure Drug Helps Reduce Cancer Pain
Cloning Experiment Shows Cancer Reversible - Report

July 26th, 2004
ImClone to Seek Erbitux OK for Head, Neck Cancer
High Dose Chemotherapy Not Seen Saving More Lives
AIDS Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Study Finds
Synthetic Antibody Targets Prostate Cancer
Cancer Drug Buys Time -- But at Woefully High Price
Cell Profiling May Help Pick Best Cancer Treatment
Heat Therapy Said to Hold Promise in Breast Cancer
Unwanted Support in Breast Cancer May Be Harmful
Potential Lung Cancer Gene Narrowed Down -- Study

July 19th, 2004
Mouse Virus Look-Alike Tied to Breast Cancer
FDA Allows New Computer Detection of Lung Cancer
Biomarker May Point to Early Ovarian Cancer
Soy Use Linked to Thickening of Uterus Lining
Late Childbirth Lowers Ovarian Cancer Risk-Study
Study: Kids Face More Problems After Beating Cancer
Study: Casseroles May Offer Best Cancer Protection
Marketing Increases Awareness of Cancer Gene Test
New Drug May Offer New Hope for Leukemia Patients
Study: Customized Vaccines Help Delay Cancer Death
FDA Sets Up Cancer Office to Speed Up New Drugs
Cervical Cancer Screening Really Does Save Lives
Cancer Patient Did Not Take No for an Answer
Permanent Hair Dyes Tied to Adult Leukemia Risk

July 11th, 2004
Ovarian
cancer: Not the 'silent killer' it was
More
surviving cancer, living longer
Testicular Cancer: The Subtle Signs
New Downside to Diabetes: Colorectal Cancer
Milk, Calcium Intake May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Fiber Curbs Estrogen in Breast Cancer Patients
Drug Guards Child's Heart in Cancer Therapy -Study
Test Gauges Prostate Cancer Death Risk - Study

July 5th, 2004
Novartis Breast Cancer Drug Gets Priority Review
Smokers, Drinkers Show Gene Changes in Mouth Cells
Diabetes Ups Cancer Death Risk
Leukemia Drug Side Effects Worse When Vitamins Low

June 28th, 2004
Pfizer Buys Cancer Drug Rights from Sanofi
Stool Test Can Reduce Colorectal Cancer Deaths
Pain Pills May Protect Against Brain Tumors
Needle Biopsy Linked to Breast Cancer Spread
More Americans Surviving Cancer Than in 1970s
Care Needed for Terminal Cancer Patients' Distress
Cream Made from Breast Milk Reduces Warts - Study
Few Women Comply with Mammogram Guidelines
Acrylamides Pose Little Risk, Panel Decides
Cigarettes Rob Smokers of 10 Years of Life
Mental Impairment Common with Breast Cancer

May 31st, 2004
Aspirin Can Cut Risk of Some Breast Cancer -Study
Study Dents Reliability of Prostate Cancer Test
Childhood Cancer Treatments Raise Cancer Risk
Prostate Cancer Not Rare in Men with Normal PSA
Smoking Affects Entire Body - Report
Study Says Condoms Contain Cancer-Causing Substance
Soy May Protect Against Endometrial Cancer
Summer skin
care: Learn not to burn
You can have problems with cancer that has spread to the bone even after
the original cancer is gone

May 24th, 2004
Drug Route Doesn't Affect Colon Cancer Survival
Screening Can Cut Bowel Cancer Deaths-Scientist
Diet, Alcohol Linked to Nearly 1/3 of Cancer Cases
Ibuprofen May Help Treat Colon Cancer - Study
Aventis Cancer Drug Approved in U.S. for New Use
Infections Linked to Reduced Neuroblastoma Risk
Britain Opens World's First Stem Cell Bank
Cancer-Resistant Mouse Aids Search for Treatments
Young British Men Unaware of Testicular Cancer Risk
Obese Women at Risk for False Mammogram Result
Breast Cancer on Rise in Men, Study Shows
Male Breast Cancer Victim Stresses Persistence

May 17th, 2004
Blood Vessel Blockers Show Promise Against Cancer
Sodas Raise Cancer Risk, U.S. Study Finds
Test Predicts Heart Damage from Chemotherapy
Blood Test Could Improve Ovarian Cancer Survival

April 26th, 2004
Drinking Alcohol May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Cancer Trial Participants Rarely Told of Results
Cancer Drug Relieves Severe Psoriasis
Tobacco Explains Black Cancer Disparity -- Study
Prostate Cancer Surgery Helps with Urination
Cervical Cancer Still Cutting Many Lives Short
Cancer Not Increased in IVF Children
Asian
study: Drug slows lung cancer
Genetic testing and breast cancer
Decisions for breast cancer treatment can be made by both patients and
doctors
Facing Breast Cancer?
The Cancer Connection
Get A Free Mammogram
The quest for a killer tan
could be deadly
Roche: Our Cancer Drug Improves Survival
Will
French Fries Get Cancer Labels?

April 19th, 2004
Nitrates in Water Not Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
Vegetable Fiber Tied to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
3M Sees Delay in Approval of Drug for Skin Cancer
FDA Expands Access to Experimental Melanoma Drug
Maxim Says FDA Allows More Patients to Use Drug
Skin Cancer Risk Unrelated to Dermatitis
Doctors May Screen Stool Samples for Cancer
Famine raises breast cancer risk
Cervical Cancer: What's the
Story with Screening?
Some breast cancers need
estrogen to grow
Although tamoxifen is highly
effective in fighting breast cancer, it’s role is limited

April 14th, 2004
'Key-Hole' Surgery Appears Safe for Colorectal Cancer
Routine Thyroid Cancer Procedure May Shortened
New Prostate Test May Improve Cancer Detection
Docs, Nurses Misjudge Late Nausea After Chemo
US Study Suggests More Frequent Breast Exams Needed
Men Take Note of Prostate Cancer in Family

April 8th, 2004
SCIENTISTS FIND NEW GENE
LINKED WITH CANCER
VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE AGAINST
LUNG CANCER
SKIN CANCER A 'TIME BOMB,'
SCIENTISTS WARN
STUDIES FIND NO ACRYLAMIDE,
CANCER LINK
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE WOMEN SKIP
MAMMOGRAMS
Frequent Sex Not A Cancer Risk
Breast cancer drug may be underused

March 20th, 2004
Milk-Duct
Breast Cancer Survival Rates Good -Study
FDA
Looks at Anemia Drugs, Cancer Risks
Radiofrequency
Treatment Destroys Big Liver Tumors
Death
from Breast Cancer Linked to Birth Interval
Virtual
Colonoscopy Helpful in Cancer Screening
Chip
Industry to Probe Cancer Rates of Workers
Combo
Therapy Could Tackle Drug-Resistant Cancer
Pfizer
Breast Cancer Drug Beats Standard in Study
Breast
Cancer Treatment Varies Across U.S. -Study
New
Test to Become Available for Breast Cancer
Virus
Linked with Head and Neck Cancer
Early
Radiation May Cure Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Arsenic
Study May Point to Leukemia Treatments
New
U.S. Surgical Technique Attacks Brain Tumors
Genentech
to Test 10 Cancer, Immunology Drugs
New
Gene Linked with Cancer Found
Dioxin
Exposure Not Tied to Soft-Tissue Cancer
Calories
Have 'Important' Role in Breast Cancer
UK
Cancer Survival Gap Widens
Breast
Cancer Treatment Delayed in Blacks
New
Fertility Hope for Women Cancer Patients
Pregnancy
Complication Linked to Raised Cancer Risk

March 3rd, 2003
Drug
Shown to Break Down Cancer's Defenses
Tamoxifen-Like
Drug Ups Survival of Breast Cancer
Kidney
Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Trial
Alternative
Therapies Popular with Cancer Patients
Breast
Amputation Removes Most Cancer Risk - Study
Oral
Sex Shown to Be Linked to Mouth Cancer
Bladder
Cancer Gene Identified
Low-Fat
Diet Slows Prostate Cancer Growth, in Mice
Weight
Gain Predicts Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
"Genentech
Wins FDA Approval for Colon Cancer Drug"
"UK
Says Two-View Mammogram Ups Cancer Detection"
"Greek
Scientists Find Way to Weaken Cancer Cells"
"Research
Needed Into Rising Teen Cancers"

Feb 17th, 2004
Report
Links Breast Cancer to Antibiotic Use
Brain
Scans Used to Monitor Effect of Cancer Drug
Erbitux
Lifts Hopes of Colon Cancer Patients
ImClone
Wins U.S. Approval for Cancer Drug
Herb,
Supplement Use Could Impede Cancer Treatment

Jan 29th, 2004
"Hair
Dye May Raise Cancer Risk, U.S. Study Shows"
"U.S.
Court Allows German Radar Cancer Suit-Paper"
"Implants
Affect Breast Cancer Diagnosis - Study"
"Pulling
Together To Help Heal Beast Cancer"
"New
Cancer Vaccine Goes to Trial"

Jan 20th, 2004
"Cancer
Vaccine Helps Locals"

Jan 19th, 2004
"Custom
Made Vaccine to Fight Certain Cancers Coming Soon"
"New
Cancer Vaccine Goes On Trial"
"Skin
Cancer Treatments Debated"

Jan 12th, 2003
"Cosmetics,
Deodorant Affecting Your Health?"
"Cancer
Deaths Declining in US"
"Study:
No Cancer Risk From Cell Phones"
"Women
Smokers Face Higher Cancer Risk"
"New
Gene Therapy Targets Advanced Skin Cancer"
"Sugar
Problems During Pregnancy May Up Cancer Risk"
"U.S.
Clears Wider Use for Sanofi Colon Cancer Drug"
"New
Liver Transplant Policy Helps Cancer Patients"
"Bladder
Cancer Responds Best to Dual Therapy"

Jan 5th, 2004
"Earlier
Cancer Screening Supported For Black Men"
"Fruit
Nutrient May Fight Resistant Prostate Cancer"
"Testosterone
OK For Men with Precancerous Prostate"
"Iressa
May Help Combat Oral Cancer"
"CT
Scan Radiation May Affect Kids IQ"
"Flushing
Can Be a Sign Of Cancer"

Dec 29th. 2003
"Obesity
Linked to Prostate Cancer Aggressivness"
"Hereditary
Hemochromatosis Boosts Liver Cancer Risk"
"No
Strong Link Between Parents Jobs, Kids Cancer"
"Stress
Not Related To Breast Cancer Risk"
"Unusual
Bone Cancer Treatment Shows Promise"
"Aspirin,
Ulcer Drug May Prevent Some Types of Cancer"
"A
Better Way To Track Cancer"
"Stem
Cell Transplants Double Chances For Bone Cancer Survival"
"Brain
Tumors, Higher Rate at Philadelphia Workplace"

Dec 22nd, 2003
"Non
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Vaccine"
"Chemotherapy
Timing Crucial in Cervical Cancers"
"New
Drug Prevents Breast Cancer In Mice"

Dec 18th, 2003
"Myeloma
Cancer Drug Aces its Tests"
"Study
Results Released for New Breast Cancer Treatment"
"Australia
Has One Of The World's Highest Skin Cancer
Rates"

Dec 9th, 2003
"Virus
Test May Improve Detection of Cervical Cancer"
"Roche's
CERA Drug Shows Promise in Cancer"
"Internet
Exec Donates to Cancer Center"
"Breast
Scanner Beats Mammogram?"
"Rethinking
Breast Cancer Chemo"
"Oranges
keep cancers away"
"New
Aid In Breast Cancer Fight"

Dec 2nd, 2003
"Microbeams
have big impact on cancer cells"

Nov 22nd 2003
"Does
tea really fight cancer?"

Nov 21st 2003
"Life
After Breast Cancer"

Nov. 20th 2003
"Clues
may reveal best cancer therapy"

Nov. 18th 2003
"Skin
cancer linked to other cancers"
"Rate
of large breast tumors rising"

Nov. 15th 2003
"After
Long Search, Scientists Relocate Cancer-Killing Sponge"

Nov 3rd, 2003
"Nanoshells
may help battle cancer"
"Daily
aspirin use linked with pancreatic cancer"

Oct 17th, 2003
"Drug
might impair cancer survival"

Oct 16th, 2003
"Gene
therapy causing cancer?"
"Tanning
Beds and Skin Cancer"

Oct 13th, 2003
"Exercise
Can Help In Cancer Fight"
"Cancer
Myth Often Prevents Surgery"

Oct 10th, 2003
"New
Leukemia Treatment Planned"
"Cialis
May Help Prostate Patients"

Oct 9th, 2003
"Breast
Cancer Drug May Reduce Return"

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