01/08/2009
Hormone therapy may cut colorectal cancer risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The long-term use of hormone replacement therapy, which older women abandoned in droves following the news that it may increase the risk of breast cancer, may substantially cut the risk of colorectal cancer, research shows.
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01/08/2009
Positive outlook helps Courage Award winner Holloway kick cancer (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Few things can make Wilson Holloway stop smiling. Cancer isn't one of them.
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01/08/2009
Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy may lower a woman's risk of colorectal cancer, especially if she is no longer taking the hormones.
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01/08/2009
US to vaccinate Pacific girls against cervical cancer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US will pay for a mass vaccination campaign to prevent cervical cancer in the Micronesia region of the Pacific starting next month, a US official said.
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01/09/2009
Movie review: 'Beautiful Truth' about cancer (San Francisco Chronicle)
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) The Beautiful Truth: Documentary. Written and directed by Steve Kroschel. (Not rated. 93 minutes. At the Roxie.) One of 2008's most notable documentaries, "The Beautiful Truth" is about an all-natural treatment for cancer - a subject...
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01/08/2009
Black raspberries inhibit cancer growth (UPI)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids in black raspberries, inhibited cancer growth in the esophagus of rats, U.S. researchers said.
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01/09/2009
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will partner with KU Cancer Center for drug development (The Kansas City Star)
One of the nation's leading cancer fighters is turning to the University of Kansas as it seeks to speed more treatments to more patients.
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01/09/2009
Patrick Swayze talks about his battle with pancreatic cancer (Scientific American)
Patrick Swayze -- in the first interview since his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer last year -- discussed his battle with the disease yesterday with Barbara Walters. Swayze has Stage IV pancreatic cancer, the most advanced level, in which the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms in the U.S. Just 20 percent of those who are diagnosed are ...
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01/09/2009
Deaths From Lung Cancer Could Be Reduced By Better Policies To Control Indoor Radon, Experts Urge (Science Daily)
About 1,100 people each year die in the UK from lung cancer related to indoor radon, but current government protection policies focus mainly on the small number of homes with high radon levels and neglect the 95 percent of radon-related deaths caused by lower levels of radon, according to a study.
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01/09/2009
Bierman siblings publish book for children; proceeds from sales to help those with cancer (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
MATTOON — Mercedes Bierman has no problem being in the spotlight, and she now wants to bring her cause of fighting childhood cancer to the forefront.
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