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Study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors Medicine & Health / Cancer August 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of ...

MDs urged to quit prostate screens in elderly men Medicine & Health / Cancer August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised Monday in a new blow to a much scrutinized medical test.

PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers Medicine & Health / Cancer 11 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ...

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Study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors