FDA considers expanded use of HPV vaccine March 20, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co. Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider expanding the use of its cervical cancer vaccine. | |
Nightime light linked to cancer February 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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An Israeli study said women who live in well-lighted neighborhoods are more likely to develop breast cancer than those who live in darker areas. | |
Boy home after rare stem cell treatment February 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Balloons and signs greeted 2-year-old Caden Ledbetter's return from the hospital following a rare stem cell cancer treatment, a Dallas newspaper said. | |
Prostate cancer treatment draws fire January 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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U.S. medical tourists are headed to Latin American health clinics to receive a controversial prostate cancer treatment not approved in the United States. | |
Inaccurate cancer tests leave two dead January 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Inaccurate cancer tests may have contributed to the deaths of two people and thousands must be retested after a North Wales doctor misread test results. | |
Five-year U.K. breast cancer trial starts January 16, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Two British charities are joining to initiate the first U.K.-based clinical trial for women with a specific aggressive form of breast cancer. | |
Pioneer cancer researcher Folkman dies January 16, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Dr. Judah Folkman, the Boston researcher who discovered that the growth of tumors could be halted by cutting off their blood supply, has died at the age of 74. | |
Hormone therapy raises cancer risk January 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Menopausal women who take hormone combinations for their symptoms are more likely to get an uncommon type of breast cancer much earlier than experts believed. | |
Cancer-fighting agent found in beer December 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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A key ingredient of beer may contain a cancer-fighting substance, a German study indicated. | |
Cancer gene mutation crossed ethnic lines December 27, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists in California have found that a gene mutation previously linked to Jewish breast cancer patients has apparently crossed ethnic lines. | |
Scientist: Infections can cause cancer December 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A U.S. scientist says cancer -- known to be caused by genetic cell mutations -- can also be caused by infections from viruses, bacteria and parasites. | |
Capsule can detect early stomach cancer November 10, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers in Italy have developed a small capsule that can be used to detect early stomach cancer. | |
Fed agency sees no link in cancer cluster October 27, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A U.S. agency said it has found no environmental factors linking 38 cases of a rare blood cancer in northeastern Pennsylvania. | |
Britain criticized for vaccination delay October 13, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Critics say delaying a cervical cancer vaccination program could condemn 1,400 more British girls to develop the disease and 420 to die from it. | |
Study: Garlic may fight deadly cancer August 29, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Garlic can kill cells that cause glioblastoma, a brain cancer that is usually fatal, researchers in South Carolina have found. | |
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