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This is the latest in the news regarding Cancer, New Treatments Etc, Scroll down and click on the headline you would like to view. We scan the latest headlines and try to update the information as it comes out.

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

"Prostate cancer drug OK'd for some men"

"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

                                Ohio Agency Says Appalachians Suffer More From Cancer Than Those Who Live Elsewhere in State

"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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