• Surgeon blogs that robotic surgery is all hype and no substance

    Updated: 2011-07-30 15:11:07
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Surgeon blogs that robotic surgery is all hype and no substance By Gary Schwitzer on July 30, 2011 10:11 AM No Comments No TrackBacks The surgeon who blogs as Skeptical Scalpel writes that he she is unable to contain him(her self any longer and then lunges into a review of evidence or lack thereof for robotic . surgery You may disagree with Skeptical Scalpel's decision to be anonymous , but he she explains : I've been a surgeon for almost 40 years and a surgical department chairman for over 23 of those years . During much of that time , conforming to the norms , rules and regulations of government agencies , accrediting bodies , hospitals , societies , and social convention

  • Drop in Breast Cancer Death Rates May Not Be Linked to Screening Rates

    Updated: 2011-07-29 21:13:04
    Health News Drop in Breast Cancer Death Rates May Not Be Linked to Screening Rates Print E-mail FRIDAY , July 29 HealthDay News Developed countries have seen a drop in breast cancer death rates in recent years , but a new international study suggests this trend is less about rising screening rates and more about the availability of increasingly effective treatments and improving health-care . systems The finding stems from an analysis of World Health Organization WHO breast cancer data collected between 1980 and 2006, in which French , British and Norwegian researchers compared the screening and fatality rates of several Western European countries . The observations were presented online July 29 in the British Medical Journal The contrast between the time differences in implementation of

  • Collaboration reveals gene mutation link to head and neck cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-29 09:50:00
    Experts in the United States have collaborated to uncover a link between head and neck cancer and mutations in a family of genes.

  • Tamoxifen Wards Off Breast Cancer's Return for More Than a Decade

    Updated: 2011-07-29 05:10:22
    Health News Tamoxifen Wards Off Breast Cancer's Return for More Than a Decade Print E-mail THURSDAY , July 28 HealthDay News Women who took the cancer-suppressing drug tamoxifen for five years after a breast cancer diagnosis were nearly 40 percent less likely to have the cancer return , and that protection lasted for more than a decade after they stopped taking the drug , a new study . finds Researchers analyzed the results of about 20 randomized controlled trials on a five-year course of tamoxifen vs . not taking the drug . The trials involved 21,000 women from a dozen countries around the world , including the United States , Europe , China and . Japan Some 15 years after their diagnosis and 10 years after they stopped taking the drug women who took tamoxifen still had one-third lower

  • Drug prolongs lives of patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-29 00:01:00
    Women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer who take the drug tamoxifen for five years after breast cancer surgery can cut their long-term chances of dying from the disease by at least a third, according to a report by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG).

  • IPAB: What it Means for Medicare Patients

    Updated: 2011-07-28 22:42:56
    : Women Against Prostate Cancer helping women win the war against prostate cancer Home Donate Join the 1-in-6 Club Today Resources Books Additional Resources Intimacy Resource Center Treatment Decision Guide Understanding Clinical Trials WAPC Family Tree Blog Take Action Share Your Story Amy’s Story Anne’s Story Debbie’s Story Pearl’s Story Sherry L’s Story Submit Your Prostate Cancer Story More Stories of Inspiration Press Area About Us Board of Directors Steering Committee Chapters Contact Us WAPC Internships Shop You are here : Home Prostate Cancer Blog IPAB : Limiting Access for Seniors IPAB : Limiting Access for Seniors Filed in Prostate Cancer Blog on July 28, 2011 with no comments Stumble This Digg This Share on Delicious Share on Facebook Tweet This Tags affordable care act

  • Growing Up Near Livestock Tied to Blood Cancers

    Updated: 2011-07-28 21:09:49
    Health News Growing Up Near Livestock Tied to Blood Cancers Print E-mail THURSDAY , July 28 HealthDay News Children raised on livestock farms are at significantly greater risk of developing blood cancers such as leukemia , multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma later in life , a new study . contends The researchers pointed out that further studies will be needed before a definitive cause and effect can be established , but they suggested that exposure to particular viruses during childhood may modify the immune system response and result in a higher risk for blood cancer in . adulthood In conducting the study , published in the July 28 online edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine researchers compiled information from 114,000 death certificates for people between 35 and 85

  • Prostate & breast CA awareness/fundraising campaigns reach new heights/depths - including Hoedown for Hooters

    Updated: 2011-07-28 17:40:40
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Prostate breast CA awareness fundraising campaigns reach new heights depths including Hoedown for Hooters By Gary Schwitzer on July 28, 2011 12:40 PM No Comments No TrackBacks One of the new heights is via Qantas Airlines , which announced through Australian news coverage Qantas passengers will be reminded on flights to get checked for prostate cancer as part of a new campaign to raise awareness of the disease , the airline . says A specially painted Boeing 737 aircraft displaying the distinctive blue ribbon logo of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia was unveiled at Sydney airport on . Thursday It comes after Qantas CEO Alan Joyce , 45, recently revealed he

  • Stories that don't quantify benefits/harms/costs are poorly-framed health policy stories - part 4 of 5

    Updated: 2011-07-28 13:52:01
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Stories that don't quantify benefits harms costs are poorly-framed health policy stories part 4 of 5 By Gary Schwitzer on July 28, 2011 8:52 AM No Comments No TrackBacks In part 4 of this weeklong series of video clips taped with me at the recent NIH Medicine in the Media workshop at Dartmouth College I try to reframe stories about new stuff in health care new treatments , tests , products , procedures as health policy stories , even though they're usually not framed that way . And I submit that when 70 of more than 1,500 stories reviewed on HealthNewsReview.org so far fail to adequately discuss costs or to quantify benefits and harms , that the American public is being sold

  • Cell signalling expert receives Cancer Research UK Lifetime achievement prize

    Updated: 2011-07-28 11:33:00
    Professor Chris Marshall has been named as the recipient of this year's Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Prize.

  • Greater Breast Density May Raise Cancer Risk

    Updated: 2011-07-28 02:33:31
    Health News Greater Breast Density May Raise Cancer Risk Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , July 27 HealthDay News Greater breast density is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and certain aggressive tumor traits , new research . says In the study , published in the July 27 online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute researchers used mammography to compare breast density in 1,042 postmenopausal women with breast cancer and a control group of 1,794 postmenopausal women without breast . cancer Breast density on mammograms is determined by the proportions of fat , connective tissue and epithelial tissue in the breast . Previous research has shown that women with higher amounts of epithelial and stromal tissue have more density and higher risk of breast cancer . But it

  • Computer-Aided Mammography Doesn't Improve Breast Cancer Detection Study

    Updated: 2011-07-28 02:33:30
    : Health News Computer-Aided Mammography Doesn't Improve Breast Cancer Detection : Study Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , July 27 HealthDay News The widely used mammography software known as computer-aided detection CAD doesn't improve detection of invasive breast cancer , new research . suggests But CAD does increase the chances that a woman will be called back for further testing , according to the study , published July 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute All in all , we found very little impact of CAD on the outcomes of mammography , said study author Dr . Joshua J . Fenton , an assistant professor of family and community medicine at the University of California , . Davis With colleagues , Fenton analyzed 1.6 million screening mammograms from seven states and the records of the

  • Bowel cancer risk doubles for men

    Updated: 2011-07-27 00:01:00
    Men's chances of getting bowel cancer in Great Britain have doubled since the mid 70s - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK.

  • Gene mutations linked to diseases of the oesophagus

    Updated: 2011-07-26 21:01:00
    US scientists have linked mutations in three genes with an increased risk of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal cancer, according to preliminary research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

  • Are You Interested in Joining A Promising Clinical Trial? PREVAIL – A Pre-chemotherapy MDV3100 Prostate Cancer Trial

    Updated: 2011-07-26 17:46:57
    There has been a lot of discussion about a number of “on the horizon” drugs that are designed to aggressively treat advanced prostate cancer, including MDV3100. MDV3100 is supposed to act as a “super” antiandrogen (Casodex is the currently most used antiandrogen in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer). You may qualify to participate in [...]

  • Calorie information brings down fast food calorie intake says US study

    Updated: 2011-07-26 16:35:00
    Researchers in the US have found that providing customers in fast food restaurants with information about the food's energy content can reduce the number of calories they consume.

  • Gene test helps identify precancerous pancreatic cysts

    Updated: 2011-07-26 08:16:00
    US scientists have developed a new gene-based test that can determine if pancreatic cysts are likely to develop into cancer.

  • No Difference In Ketoconazole Response For Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer Post Chemotherapy Failure

    Updated: 2011-07-25 17:07:37
    The use of Ketoconazole (Keto) in men with advanced prostate cancer is not considered mainstream, however there is clear evidence that it does reduce PSA in men with castrate resistant prostate cancer. Currently, most men with advanced prostate cancer who do use Keto utilize it prior to chemotherapy. There has been little literature evaluating the [...]

  • 'Sponge on a string' trial launched to try and prevent deadly oesophageal cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-25 00:01:00
    Cancer Research UK has launched a large multi-centre trial to test a new device for detecting Barrett's oesophagus - a condition that puts sufferers at increased risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus, one of the most deadly cancers.

  • Living Today

    Updated: 2011-07-24 20:43:27
    We all have only the present time. Our past and our future are only thoughts in our mind. Make good use of the present so that the thoughts of the past are happy and the thoughts of the future are full of hope and expectation. Joel

  • Erlotinib improves progression-free survival in non-small cell lung cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-22 15:55:00
    The cancer drug erlotinib triples how long certain patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survive without their disease progressing, according to researchers at Tongji University in China.

  • Cyberknife for prostate cancer "still developing and can't stand on its feet"

    Updated: 2011-07-22 13:04:41
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Cyberknife for prostate cancer still developing and can't stand on its feet By Gary Schwitzer on July 22, 2011 8:04 AM 1 Comment No TrackBacks We need more stories that raise questions about new technologies . Cardiac electrophysiologist Wes Fisher tweeted this week about a Chicago Sun Times story that he said was a promo piece for ablation for atrial fibrillation but failed to discuss the risks of the procedure . We've blogged twice this week about more questions about the explosion in the use of robotic prostatectomy and another journalist pointed out fawning coverage of the technology called NanoKnife Also this week , an article in Radiology Today concludes : that While

  • Scientists uncover role gene plays in small cell lung cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-21 01:30:00
    US scientists have used cutting-edge gene sequencing technology to identify a gene that might be involved in the progression of small cell lung cancer.

  • Height gives clue to cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-21 00:01:00
    Taller people are at increased risk of a wide range of cancers, new research shows today.

  • Cell Phone Use and Brain Cancer Risk

    Updated: 2011-07-20 20:29:00
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  • Health Beat blog: harm outweighs benefit in DTC marketing of heart screening

    Updated: 2011-07-20 18:58:25
    : Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Health Beat blog : harm outweighs benefit in DTC marketing of heart screening By Gary Schwitzer on July 20, 2011 1:58 PM No Comments No TrackBacks On the Health Beat blog , Naomi Freundlich writes , Harm Outweighs Benefit when Cardiac Tests Are Marketed Directly to . Consumers In this lengthy piece , she reflects on : marketing of heart scans , including to journalist Marshall Allen , who then wrote about it a recent JAMA commentary that explored the campaigns of the LifeLine Screening company Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles selling gift certificates for heart screening a Teen Screen campaign pushing ECGs of young athletes . She concludes : There is no place in

  • Australian author: increasing public awareness about ovarian CA can have downside

    Updated: 2011-07-20 16:36:18
    : Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Australian author : increasing public awareness about ovarian CA can have downside By Gary Schwitzer on July 20, 2011 11:36 AM No Comments No TrackBacks The Croakey blog posts a column by Marian Pitts , Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex , Health and Society at LaTrobe University . She writes On an almost daily basis we are bombarded with health messages , many of them encouraging us to monitor ourselves for worrying signs that might be signals of an underlying . problem Ovarian cancer is the latest in a long line of such concerns . It is the sixth most common cause of cancer death in Australia and it has a poor five-year survival rate of only 42 Many cases

  • Small foundation tackles inappropriate angioplasty, other evidence-based medical issues

    Updated: 2011-07-20 13:39:39
    , Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Small foundation tackles inappropriate angioplasty , other evidence-based medical issues By Gary Schwitzer on July 20, 2011 8:39 AM No Comments No TrackBacks TheHeart.org wrote about the Parsemus Foundation , a small not-for-profit pushing for appropriate use of angioplasty . Read the full article for background . But soak in the visual impact of a poster the Foundation created to make their point . As you'll read in the article above , the sledge-hammer message doesn't sit well with all doctors . But Elaine Lissner , who started the family-run foundation , defends it based on her father's experience with heart disease treatment explained in more detail in the story above

  • Baby Boomers Worry About Cancer, But Not Obesity

    Updated: 2011-07-20 06:48:00
    , About Us Sponsored : by CTCA Cancer News Family History of Cancer Needs to Be Updated as You Age Study shows it can lead to needed changes in screening Read full story Cancer News Categories Breast Cancer News Colorectal Cancer News Gynecologic Cancer News Hematological Cancer News Lung Cancer News Prostate Cancer News Pancreatic Cancer News Other Cancer News Message Board Cancers Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Colon Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gynecological Cancers Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Melanoma Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Stomach Cancer Testicular Cancer After Treatment Emotional Support Nutritional Concerns Side Effects Cancer Diagnosis Diagnostic Imaging Lab Tests Other Tests Cancer Nutrition Diet Recipes Supplements Cancer

  • Wisconsin hospitals with robots double prostate removals within 3 months

    Updated: 2011-07-19 21:52:57
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Wisconsin hospitals with robots double prostate removals within 3 months By Gary Schwitzer on July 19, 2011 4:52 PM No Comments No TrackBacks Reuters Health reports After Wisconsin hospitals acquired robotic surgery technology , the number of prostate removals they performed doubled within three months , a new study . shows By contrast , the number of prostate surgeries stayed the same at hospitals that didn't purchase the new 2-million . technology The increase in such surgeries raises questions about whether more doctors at hospitals with robots are recommending surgery for men with prostate cancer , say the authors , instead of alternative treatments like radiation or

  • Caregivers of People Treated By the VA Can Qualify for Benefits

    Updated: 2011-07-19 18:52:05
    In July the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sent out the first stipend payments to nearly 100 family caregivers of veterans, including men with prostate cancer. To qualify for the benefits the caregivers first had to complete a training program, “Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers”. Qualified family caregivers receive an average $1,600 in monthly stipend [...]

  • Cancer Research UK scientist honoured by the Royal Society

    Updated: 2011-07-19 15:44:00
    A Cancer Research UK scientist has been recognised for his groundbreaking work on the fundamental building blocks of life and how they influence cancer.

  • Request for the Approval of Denosumab to Protect Bones in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-18 21:45:06
    Amgen has submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the FDA to expand the indication for denosumab (XGEVA) its RANK ligand inhibitor to treat men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer to reduce the risk of developing bone metastases. Although some doctors have already begun to use Xgeva in men with advanced prostate cancer, it is [...]

  • Report calls for improved end-of-life care provision

    Updated: 2011-07-18 16:06:00
    End-of-life care must be prioritised in order to allow the 70 per cent of Britons who wish to die at home to do so, according to new guidance published by two national care bodies.

  • Cancer rates rise in middle-aged

    Updated: 2011-07-18 00:01:00
    Cancer rates in middle-aged men and women in Great Britain have gone up by nearly 20 per cent in a generation - an increase of 17,000 cases a year - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK.

  • An Important Note for Residents of New York State -Ask Governor Cuomo to Sign the Oral Chemotherapy Equity Bill

    Updated: 2011-07-15 20:35:35
    There is some good news; the New York State Legislature has passed the Oral Chemotherapy Equity Bill. However, before this bill can become law we have to have Governor Cuomo sign it, we need all of our New York Residents to contact the governor and ask that he signs it. Orally administered anti-cancer medications are [...]

  • Gene may provide new target for breast cancer drug development

    Updated: 2011-07-15 18:34:00
    US scientists have identified a gene that appears to be faulty in 70 per cent of cases of oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer samples.

  • Hormone Deprivation Ups Prostate Cancer Survival

    Updated: 2011-07-14 14:49:14
    Survival in localized prostate cancer improved significantly in men who received a short course of androgen deprivation therapy before and during radiation therapy, long-term data from a multicenter trial showed.

  • Study suggests new way to attack resistant tumours

    Updated: 2011-07-14 12:38:00
    UK scientists have shown that a particular group of chemotherapy drugs work by causing an unusual form of cell death in cancer cells, called necroptosis.

  • On the Horizon – Denosumab (Xgeva) to Slow the Development of Bone Mets

    Updated: 2011-07-13 18:16:49
    Amgen has submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the FDA to expand the indication for denosumab (XGEVA) its RANK ligand inhibitor to treat men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer to reduce the risk of developing bone metastases. If approved, denosumab would be the first therapy licensed to prevent or delay the spread of cancer [...]

  • Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes Avastin Questions Ask a Pharmacist on Everyday He

    Updated: 2011-07-13 16:18:34
    Home Health A-Z Drugs A-Z Symptom Checker Food and Fitness Community Health Tools My Everyday Health Health Questions Avastin Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes Q : Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes A : The most common side effects with Avastin are : nosebleed , headache , high blood pressure , inflammation of the nasal passages , protein in the urine , alteration in taste , dry skin , rectal bleeding , disorder in the secretion of tears , back pain , and exfoliative dermatitis widespread scaling of the skin , with itching , redness of the skin , and hair loss Rash is also a reported side effect with Avastin . A search of the prescribing information for Avastin did not specifically list hives as a side

  • Projects launched to crack the cancer code

    Updated: 2011-07-13 15:59:00
    CANCER RESEARCH UK today launched two pioneering projects to identify the key genetic faults that are driving oesophageal and prostate cancers, which will transform our understanding of the diseases and pave the way to better and more targeted treatments.

  • Report reveals postcode lottery for lung cancer survival

    Updated: 2011-07-13 01:09:00
    A new report by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has uncovered widespread variations in lung cancer survival across the country.

  • Cancer History Needs Regular Updating

    Updated: 2011-07-12 21:00:00
    Doctors should revise their patients' family cancer histories every five or 10 years, researchers recommended.

  • On the Horizon- Final Results of VENICE First-Line Hormone-Refractory Metastatic Prostate Cancer Trial Expected in 2012

    Updated: 2011-07-12 20:49:12
    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the Phase 3 VENICE clinical trial evaluating the investigational agent Zaltrap (aflibercept) in the first-line treatment of men with castrate resistant prostate cancer will continue to completion as planned. They have not been asked to make any modifications due to efficacy or to safety concerns. This decision is based on [...]

  • Contact allergies 'may be associated with reduced risk of some cancers'

    Updated: 2011-07-12 01:28:00
    People with contact allergies to common metals and chemicals may be less likely to develop certain types of cancer, according to a study by Danish scientists.

  • My Response to the New York Times About the Cost of Cancer Treatments

    Updated: 2011-07-11 18:23:03
    My recent Letter to the Editor of the New York Times in response to the Op-Ed piece decrying the cost of cancer treatments: Your recent editorial about the high cost of cancer drugs missed a number of very significant points which must be considered. Yes, newly developed cancer drugs are expensive, but when treatments like [...]

  • Toning Pelvic Floor No Help for Incontinent Men

    Updated: 2011-07-11 18:00:00
    Personal instruction in pelvic-floor muscle training proved no better than standard care among men with incontinence after prostatectomy, data from two randomized trials showed.

  • Cancer Research UK invests in future world-leading scientists

    Updated: 2011-07-11 12:53:00
    Cancer Research UK has given a number of prestigious grants to new investigators who are set to become the eminent cancer scientists of the future.

  • 'Stage set' for large trials to widen leukaemia and lymphoma donor pool

    Updated: 2011-07-11 12:35:00
    Two new US clinical trials suggest more patients with leukaemia and lymphoma could benefit from bone marrow transplants if half-matched bone marrow or unrelated umbilical cord blood were used.

  • The House Approves the FY12 DoD Appropriations Bill – Yea

    Updated: 2011-07-10 18:25:09
    We dodged a bullet… for now! I’m pleased to report that the House just approved the FY12 DoD Appropriations Bill by a vote of 331-83. No amendments were offered to reduce or eliminate CDMRP (the Department of Defense Medical Research Program) funding. At this time we have managed to maintain the funding for the Prostate [...]

  • Scientists unlock further prostate cancer secrets

    Updated: 2011-07-10 18:00:00
    Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have taken a further step to identifying men at a greater risk of prostate cancer with the discovery of seven new variants in the human genome that increase the chances of developing the disease.

  • Study suggests girls need cervical screen reminder following HPV vaccination

    Updated: 2011-07-08 01:40:00
    A Cancer Research UK-funded study, by scientists at the University of Oxford, has found that many girls and their parents do not understand the importance of attending cervical screening after they have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

  • Amrubicin improved progression-free survival

    Updated: 2011-07-07 16:03:30
    ung cancer patients given amrubicin (Calsed) as a second-line treatment had a significantly improved response rate and longer progression-free survival than patients treated with topotecan (Hycamtin), as per research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)........

  • A Boost for Caregivers and Patients Alike

    Updated: 2011-07-06 22:21:00
    About Us Sponsored : by CTCA Cancer News Vitamin D , Calcium Combo May Halve Melanoma Risk in Some Women Supplements only benefited those who had had another form of skin cancer , study found Read full story Cancer News Categories Breast Cancer News Colorectal Cancer News Gynecologic Cancer News Hematological Cancer News Lung Cancer News Prostate Cancer News Pancreatic Cancer News Other Cancer News Message Board Cancers Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Colon Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gynecological Cancers Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Melanoma Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Stomach Cancer Testicular Cancer After Treatment Emotional Support Nutritional Concerns Side Effects Cancer Diagnosis Diagnostic Imaging Lab Tests Other Tests Cancer Nutrition

  • Small US study suggests celecoxib may reduce risk of lung cancer in former smokers

    Updated: 2011-07-06 05:06:00
    US scientists have found preliminary evidence that a drug called celecoxib could help to prevent lung cancer in patients who used to smoke and therefore face an increased risk of the disease, according to research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

  • Study reveals 16 to 30-year-olds are worst at skin cancer prevention

    Updated: 2011-07-05 12:01:00
    People aged 16 to 30 years tend to have the poorest understanding of ways to avoid skin cancer and are more likely to get sunburnt than older age groups, new research shows.

  • Advanced form of radiotherapy to be made available on NHS

    Updated: 2011-07-04 18:55:00
    An advanced form of radiotherapy, called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), should be made available on the NHS to all suitable patients with cancer in England, according to new guidance.

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