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Democratic Senator Lautenberg diagnosed with cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg, 86, has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the stomach and will undergo chemotherapy over the next few mon ...[Read]

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Chemicals suspected in breast cancer, US experts want tests (AFP)

AFP - US experts called Friday for toxicity tests on chemicals they suspect play a role in the development of breast cancer, a leading cause of death ...[Read]

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Virus Link Questioned (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that questions previous research into the disease known as chronic fatigue syndrome, Br ...[Read]

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Gas Cooking Might Up Your Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Slaving over a hot stove -- make that a hot gas stove -- might raise your risk for certain types of ...[Read]

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Surgery Alone May Thwart Stage 1 Lung Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery alone offers a reasonable overall level of survival for patients with stage 1 small cell lun ...[Read]

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Dips in Breast Cancer Rates Seen Most in Affluent Women (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer rates are declining, especially among women over 50 who have estrogen receptor-positiv ...[Read]

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Rituxan Approved for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Rituxan (rituximab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a slowly pro ...[Read]

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Survey finds states cutting back on mammograms (Reuters)

Reuters - Some U.S. states have begun using controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines to stop offering routine mammograms for uninsured wom ...[Read]

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Statins May Benefit Prostate Cancer Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Cholesterol-lowering statins significantly reduce prostate tumor inflammation, which may help lower t ...[Read]

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Genetic Mutation Linked to Prostate Cancer in Blacks (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a mutation in a small number of black American men with a family history ...[Read]

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Information Gap Could Delay Lung Cancer Therapy in Blacks (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans are more likely than whites to have beliefs and perceptions about lung cancer that c ...[Read]

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FDA Approved Diabetes Drug Despite Hints at Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is defending its decision in late January to approve a new d ...[Read]

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Testicular Cancer Survivors May Have Hormone Deficiency (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Testosterone deficiency in young male cancer survivors often causes low energy levels and reduced qua ...[Read]

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Two Surgical Methods Equally Successful for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Results are similar for men with prostate cancer whether they have open surgery or laparoscopic surge ...[Read]

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Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A popular nutritional supplement -- extract of bitter melon -- may help protect women from breast c ...[Read]

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Hormone replacement tied to lung cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Women who use hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study ...[Read]

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Study Reports Progress Against Fatal Brain Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new method to prevent recurrence of deadly glioblastoma brain cancer shows promise, say U.S. sc ...[Read]

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Roche's Avastin helps in ovarian cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Roche's Avastin helps women with advanced ovarian cancer live longer without their disease getting worse, a late-stage study showed, boostin ...[Read]

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Virus Unlikely to Cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study adds to evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome doesn't have anything to do with xenotr ...[Read]

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Removing Lymph Nodes May Boost Endometrial Cancer Survival (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Endometrial cancer patients at medium to high risk for cancer recurrence are more likely to survive ...[Read]

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Tweaks to Breast Cancer Treatments Boost Outcomes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- With a growing array of choices for breast cancer treatment, researchers are now trying to pinpoint ...[Read]

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Poor being turned away from free cancer screenings (AP)

AP - As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long w ...[Read]

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