• Breast Cancer Awareness For Men – Men Do Get Breast Cancer!

    Updated: 2011-10-28 18:14:45
    I know, many of you think that breast cancer is a woman only issue. But, it is not. Men do get breast cancer and men do die of breast cancer! Now, of course you are asking why I am writing about breast cancer on this prostate cancer blog. In the past, most of my comments [...]

  • Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk

    Updated: 2011-10-28 17:34:02
    Health News Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk Print E-mail THURSDAY , Oct . 27 HealthDay News Two aspirin a day may cut the risk of colon cancer by more than half in people who are predisposed to these types of tumors , new research suggests . And two tablets of 300 milligrams each also cut the risk of other tumors related to Lynch syndrome , a major form of hereditary colon and other cancers , according to research published in the Oct . 28 online edition of The Lancet People with Lynch syndrome should talk to their doctors about taking daily aspirin , keeping in mind that aspirin does have side effects , including stomach ulcers , said the study authors . Previous research has found that otherwise healthy people who take about 75 milligrams mg of aspirin

  • AACR-FCPR: Adverse Effects Long Lasting After Prostate Cancer Tx

    Updated: 2011-10-28 13:11:06
    BOSTON -- A majority of prostate cancer survivors reported long-term treatment-related adverse effects with surgery or radiation therapy, survey data showed.

  • Aspirin 'should be recommended' to cut bowel cancer risk in people with inherited syndrome

    Updated: 2011-10-28 09:33:00
    Long-term aspirin use protects against bowel cancer in people with Lynch syndrome - a genetic disorder that predisposes to the disease - according to research partly funded by Cancer Research UK.

  • Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies May Be Right for Some

    Updated: 2011-10-28 00:24:05
    Health News Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies May Be Right for Some Print E-mail THURSDAY , Oct . 27 HealthDay News Nipple-sparing mastectomy is safe and effective for certain breast cancer patients and women who have their breasts removed because they're at high risk for breast cancer , according to a new . study For both groups of women , the procedure provides a more natural looking and normal feeling reconstructed breast compared to other types of mastectomy , the Georgetown University Medical Center researchers said in a news . release In nipple-sparing mastectomy , breast tissue is removed but surgeons preserve the breast skin and nipple areola complex , which includes the nipple and darker pigmented circle of skin that surrounds it . Typically , breast reconstruction is done . immediately

  • Too Much Drinking May Raise Lung Cancer Risk Study

    Updated: 2011-10-28 00:24:05
    : Health News Too Much Drinking May Raise Lung Cancer Risk : Study Print E-mail THURSDAY , Oct . 27 HealthDay News While smoking has long been linked to cancer , its frequent companion , drinking , may be as well , a new study . suggests Three new studies presented at a medical meeting this week find a link between heavy boozing and a rise in risk for the number one cancer . killer On the other hand , studies also suggest that heavier people are less likely to develop lung cancer than smaller folk , and black tea might help ward of the disease , as . well The findings were to be presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians , Oct . 22-26, in . Honolulu More Americans die from lung cancer than any other form , according to the U.S . Centers for Disease Control

  • Ovarian Tumors May Develop Years After Fertility Therapy

    Updated: 2011-10-28 00:24:01
    Health News Ovarian Tumors May Develop Years After Fertility Therapy Print E-mail THURSDAY , Oct . 27 HealthDay News Women who undergo ovarian stimulation to produce extra eggs for in-vitro fertilization IVF are at increased risk for a type of growth known as borderline ovarian tumors , new research . suggests Borderline ovarian tumors are typically not aggressive , according to the U.S . National Cancer Institute . Even if the tumor does spread , the vast majority of women survive borderline ovarian . tumors Even so , treating borderline ovarian tumors can require extensive surgery , explained lead researcher Flora van Leeuwen , head of the epidemiology department in The Netherlands Cancer . Institute For the study , researchers examined data from over 19,000 infertile women in the

  • NHS faces huge cancer challenge as cases set to jump by 45 per cent

    Updated: 2011-10-28 00:01:00
    THE NHS must start planning now to deal with a predicted leap of 45 per cent in the number of new cancer cases in the UK over the next two decades, Cancer Research UK warns today.

  • Xigris: "Another over-hyped and over-marketed drug bites the dust"

    Updated: 2011-10-27 18:39:21
    : Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Xigris : Another over-hyped and over-marketed drug bites the dust By Gary Schwitzer on October 27, 2011 1:39 PM 1 Comment No TrackBacks As he so often does , Merrill Goozner offers some important historical perspective to the news , as he headlined it : Xigris Pulled 1 Billion Later Excerpt : Another over-hyped and over-marketed drug bites the dust . Eli Lilly earlier this week pulled Xigris from the market after a clinical trial showed it provided no benefit for hospital patients with septic shock . From the start , critical clinicians questioned the efficacy of this drug , which is used to treat sepsis , a hospital-acquired systemic infection that often strikes the

  • Infections During Chemotherapy – An Emergency Situation

    Updated: 2011-10-27 17:00:53
    From the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Watch out for fever. If you get a fever during your chemotherapy treatment, it’s a medical emergency. Take your temperature any time you feel warm, flushed, chilled, or not well. If your temperature is 100.4°F (38°C) or higher for more than [...]

  • Chest X-rays for lung cancer 'do not save lives'

    Updated: 2011-10-27 14:36:00
    People who have annual chest radiography screening do not have a significantly lower rate of death from lung cancer compared with people who aren't screened, a US study has suggested.

  • New England Journal of Medicine pieces on prostate cancer screening

    Updated: 2011-10-26 21:41:20
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org New England Journal of Medicine pieces on prostate cancer screening By Gary Schwitzer on October 26, 2011 4:41 PM No Comments No TrackBacks This week's edition of the NEJM includes four perspective pieces on the new US Preventive Services Task Force's prostate cancer screening recommendations . One , on what the USPSTF left out , states Although the USPSTF explicitly does not consider costs , policymakers cannot ignore economic aspects of screening . Using data from the European screening trial , researchers have estimated that 5.2 million would have to be spent on screening and the interventions that follow it to prevent one death from prostate cancer . That estimate does

  • The Education of Dee Dee Ricks

    Updated: 2011-10-26 16:47:00
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  • Alpha Blockers Linked to Prostate Cancer Relapse

    Updated: 2011-10-26 16:32:59
    A retrospective study has just been published that shows that the risk of experiencing a biochemical recurrence (PSA recurrence) after radical prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer increased significantly in men who received alpha blockers for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after surgery. When compared to men who did not receive alpha blockers, those who did [...]

  • British breast cancer screening now under independent review

    Updated: 2011-10-26 13:21:43
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org British breast cancer screening now under independent review By Gary Schwitzer on October 26, 2011 8:21 AM No Comments No TrackBacks Questions about how best to communicate to the public about the tradeoffs of potential benefits versus potential harms of mammography do not end at America's shores . The Guardian of London reports An independent investigation into breast cancer screening has been set up by the government's cancer chief to try to settle the growing controversy around its usefulness and potential . harms Prof Sir Mike Richards's move is an attempt to put to rest the criticisms of a number of scientists , who say the NHS British National Health Service screening

  • Pill and pregnancy have biggest effects on ovarian cancer risk

    Updated: 2011-10-26 00:01:00
    Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by almost half (45 per cent), new research part-funded by Cancer Research UK shows today.

  • UK's breast cancer screening programme reviewed

    Updated: 2011-10-25 23:31:00
    The UK's National Cancer Director, Professor Sir Mike Richards, has ordered an independent review of the NHS breast cancer screening programme.

  • The Really Big Factor in Prostate Cancer Deaths Is Age – Can Rationing Save Money?

    Updated: 2011-10-25 16:49:23
    Is it a subtle form of healthcare rationing with the goal of saving money at the expense of lives? Maybe that is what is going on. Older men are not economically as valuable to society as other individuals, in many people’s eyes they are actually a burden. Can a solution to the problem be to [...]

  • Consumer quandary on health care costs

    Updated: 2011-10-25 15:51:27
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Consumer quandary on health care costs By Gary Schwitzer on October 25, 2011 10:51 AM No Comments No TrackBacks Two items in the news reflect the dilemma that health care consumers face on health care cost issues . The Washington Post published advice from Dr . John Santa of Consumer Reports for people with health insurance but who are facing large deductibles and also paying an increasingly large portion of the rest of the bill . But the Wall Street Journal reports on a Government Accounting Office report that showed : Consumers are usually unable to get accurate information about how much medical treatment will cost them before they receive it . The GAO tried to get

  • Another day, another slew of misleading media messages on observational study

    Updated: 2011-10-25 14:45:45
    , Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Another day , another slew of misleading media messages on observational study By Gary Schwitzer on October 25, 2011 9:45 AM 1 Comment No TrackBacks I know you're probably tired of reading about it . Frankly , I get a bit weary of writing about it . But as long as journalists continue to use the wrong language to describe observational studies , I'm going to keep plugging away . This recurring flaw was one of three I identified in a popular blog post last week , How the News Media May Hurt Not Help Health Literacy Efforts Observational studies can't establish cause-and-effect so it is simply inaccurate to use active , causal verbs to describe their findings . So when

  • Sheffield launches new cancer research Centre

    Updated: 2011-10-25 14:01:00
    Cancer Research UK and Yorkshire Cancer Research have come together for the first time today (Tuesday) to fund a new cancer research centre in Sheffield.

  • AACR-FCPR: Drug Linked to Prostate Ca Relapse

    Updated: 2011-10-24 21:48:48
    BOSTON -- The risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy increased significantly in men who received alpha blockers for lower urinary tract symptoms after surgery, according to a study reported here.

  • Most women with screen-detected breast cancer have not had their life saved by screening

    Updated: 2011-10-24 21:42:09
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Most women with screen-detected breast cancer have not had their life saved by screening By Gary Schwitzer on October 24, 2011 4:42 PM No Comments No TrackBacks That's the conclusion of an article published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine . I'm on the run today , but here's the abstract Background Perhaps the most persuasive messages promoting screening mammography come from women who argue that the test saved my life . Because other possibilities exist , we sought to determine how often lives were actually saved by mammography . screening Methods We created a simple method to estimate the probability that a woman with screen-detected breast cancer has had her

  • Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel keeps adding to its "Side Effects" series

    Updated: 2011-10-24 18:47:01
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel keeps adding to its Side Effects series By Gary Schwitzer on October 24, 2011 1:47 PM No Comments No TrackBacks Reporter John Fauber has published the latest in his Side Effects watchdog series , headlined Doctors didn't disclose spine product cancer risk in journal : Spine-product paper omitted key data Excerpts : Doctors paid millions of dollars by Medtronic failed to identify a significant cancer risk with the company's spine surgery product in a 2009 paper about results of a large clinical . trial The surgeons left out important data and claimed there was no significant link between the product and . cancer The company and doctors had become

  • US study confirms aromatase inhibitors are effective for post-menopausal breast cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-21 14:52:00
    An anti-oestrogen drug called letrozole is more effective at preventing breast cancer from coming back than tamoxifen in post-menopausal women, US researchers have said.

  • Excellent PBS NewsHour segment on prostate cancer screening

    Updated: 2011-10-21 14:24:15
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Excellent PBS NewsHour segment on prostate cancer screening By Gary Schwitzer on October 21, 2011 9:24 AM 1 Comment No TrackBacks The PBS NewsHour had a 6-minute segment last night headlined on their website as Patients , Doctors Face Tough Questions Amid Changes in Prostate Cancer Screening One unusual feature of the segment : it profiled a man who went into septic shock after a prostate biopsy after an elevated PSA test the kind of cascade of events that often gets very little news coverage . The segment was careful to say that such a complication is rare and that his example may not be true for all patients and each needs to decide what to do about PSA testing for

  • Attacking Androgen Receptor Signaling In Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-21 03:52:47
    Advanced prostate cancer eventually progresses and becomes castration resistant (CRPC) despite the fact that it is exquisitely sensitivity to androgen deprivation therapy. There has been recent evidence that prostate cancer progression at the CRPC stage is still mediated by androgen receptor signaling, so it seems that subsequent androgen receptor targeting may further contribute to disease [...]

  • 'No link' between using mobile phones and brain tumours

    Updated: 2011-10-20 23:30:00
    There is no link between using a mobile phone and developing tumours in the brain or central nervous system, according to a Danish study published in the British Medical Journal today.

  • Radiotherapy after surgery halves rate at which breast cancer comes back

    Updated: 2011-10-20 15:34:00
    Radiotherapy halves the rate at which breast cancer recurs in the 10 years after surgery, according to Cancer Research UK-funded research by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group.

  • Attention Shoppers: Free Allergy Testing In Aisle Five

    Updated: 2011-10-20 15:15:09
    : Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Attention Shoppers : Free Allergy Testing In Aisle Five By Gary Schwitzer on October 20, 2011 10:15 AM No Comments No TrackBacks The following is a guest post by Kevin Lomangino , one of our story reviewers on HealthNewsReview.org He is an independent medical journalist and editor who is currently Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Nutrition Insight a monthly evidence-based newsletter which reviews the scientific literature on nutrition for physicians and dietitians . He tweets as Klomangino Thanks to the recent national debate about the tradeoffs involved with PSA testing and mammograms we are starting to recognize that cancer screens have the potential to cause more harm than

  • Scientists uncover how cancer stem cells are regulated in common skin cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-20 15:13:00
    Belgian scientists have discovered that a molecule already targeted by several cancer therapies may play a crucial role in a common form of skin cancer.

  • Gene silencing paves way to new treatments for breast cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-20 09:54:00
    CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have discovered that switching off a gene called CERT makes breast cancer cells more sensitive to a range of drugs.

  • Dr. Susan Love on wishful thinking & breast cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-19 18:04:07
    . Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Dr . Susan Love on wishful thinking breast cancer By Gary Schwitzer on October 19, 2011 1:04 PM No Comments No TrackBacks See Dr . Susan Love's column , Wishful Thinking and Breast Cancer a breast cancer awareness month gem . Excerpt : All too often , when it comes to breast cancer , we seem to get caught up in wishful thinking and forget about . science We use wishful thinking when it comes to breast cancer screening guidelines . We get angry at the experts who tell us studies show that mammography is less beneficial for women in their 40s . We focus on the idea that if only every woman had regular mammograms every cancer would be found early and . cured This ignores the

  • Why doesn't the US have the best health care system in the world?

    Updated: 2011-10-19 14:47:34
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Why doesn't the US have the best health care system in the world By Gary Schwitzer on October 19, 2011 9:47 AM No Comments No TrackBacks That's the question The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System asks in its report , Why Not the Best Results from the National Scorecard on U.S . Health System Performance , 2011 Excerpt : U.S . health system performance continues to fall far short of what is attainable , especially given the enormity of public and private resources devoted nationally to health . Across 42 performance indicators , the U.S . achieves a total score of 64 out of a possible 100, when comparing national rates with domestic and

  • 'Supercharged' breast cancer cells give clues to new treatments

    Updated: 2011-10-18 16:03:00
    Scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute in the US have found a genetic 'fingerprint' inside breast cancer cells that seems to predict which women will develop a more aggressive form of disease.

  • Ben Goldacre calls it "best pop science book on evidence based medicine ever"

    Updated: 2011-10-18 15:27:31
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Ben Goldacre calls it best pop science book on evidence based medicine ever By Gary Schwitzer on October 18, 2011 10:27 AM No Comments No TrackBacks A new edition of the book Testing Treatments is available online as a pdf file and for free Amazing . British physician-writer Ben Goldacre , who wrote the foreword in the book , blogged People often ask if there's one good book that is accessible to all , about how evidence based medicine works . The answer is undoubtedly Testing Treatments This book should be in every school , and every medical waiting room . Until then , it's in your hands . Read on . Chapter headings , just to entice you : New but no better or even worse

  • Health Literacy Month blog series includes my "How the News Media May Hurt - Not Help - Health Literacy Efforts"

    Updated: 2011-10-17 15:20:35
    Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog Gary Schwitzer Publisher , HealthNewsReview.org feedback healthnewsreview.org Health Literacy Month blog series includes my How the News Media May Hurt Not Help Health Literacy Efforts By Gary Schwitzer on October 17, 2011 10:20 AM No Comments No TrackBacks As part of a Health Literacy Month blog series about engaging the patient , my column on How the News Media May Hurt Not Help Health Literacy Efforts is now posted . I touch on three recurring themes : Absolute versus relative risk benefit data Association does not equal causation How we discuss screening tests Other bloggers in the month-long series include : Cindy Brach , Senior Health Policy Researcher at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ Cynthia Baur , Ph.D , Senior Health

  • On The Horizon – Some More Information & An Update On MDV3100

    Updated: 2011-10-17 01:55:33
    Many of us are aware of the newly approved drug Zytiga (abiraterone). It had demonstrated a survival advantage for men who are castrate resistant and failed chemotherapy. Zytiga was approved by the FDA in April and many of us with advanced prostate cancer have been taking advantage of the drug. You can learn more about [...]

  • Advanced skin cancer drug 'not cost-effective' for NHS

    Updated: 2011-10-14 15:20:00
    A new skin cancer drug is not suitable for use on the NHS as its benefits are outweighed by its cost and possible side-effects, according to draft guidance by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

  • Cancer Research Technology appoints new chairman to its board of directors

    Updated: 2011-10-13 14:06:00
    Cancer Research Technology - the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK - today announced the appointment of Peter Chambré as its new chairman.

  • Study suggests oesophageal cancer 'less common than previously thought' in people with Barrett's oesophagus

    Updated: 2011-10-13 12:29:00
    In the largest study of its kind, Danish researchers have found that the rates of oesophageal cancer among people with Barrett's oesophagus - a common condition that predisposes to the disease - could be up to four times lower than previous estimates.

  • Prostate Test Recommendation Draws Mixed Reviews

    Updated: 2011-10-12 23:25:43
    A recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer has drawn little official reaction from medical organizations but mixed -- and strong -- reactions from individual physicians.

  • The USPSTF Web Site Is Back & Ready For Your Comments

    Updated: 2011-10-12 20:37:02
    The web site for comments about the PSA test to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is finally back in service and ready for your comments. Last night their site collapsed (I am hoping as a result of the overwhelming number of comments). The site is back up and taking comments. Make sure [...]

  • Gene testing young prostate cancer patients could help target treatment

    Updated: 2011-10-12 00:01:00
    ROUTINELY testing for a faulty BRCA2 gene in under-65s with prostate cancer could help identify men who could benefit from new types of targeted treatment, new research published in the British Journal of Cancer* today shows.

  • Vitamin E May Hike Risk of Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-11 21:00:00
    Men receiving vitamin E supplements in a large randomized trial showed a slight but statistically significant increase in prostate cancer diagnoses after 10 years of follow-up, researchers said.

  • Vitamin E supplements may slightly increase prostate cancer risk

    Updated: 2011-10-11 21:00:00
    Taking vitamin E supplements may be linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to the results of a large US study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

  • Post Your Comments About PSA Testing With The USPSTF

    Updated: 2011-10-11 20:36:03
    It is important that we all add comments to the “Opportunity for Public Comment – Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement DRAFT at the following URL http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf_form3/ I chose to make the following comments: I am concerned and strongly disagree with the conclusion the Task Force has made. To reduce the rating to “D” [...]

  • WAPC Responds to Updated Recommendations on PSA Screening

    Updated: 2011-10-11 14:35:08
    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 2011 WAPC Advocacy Day 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 WAPC Responds to Updated Recommendations on PSA Screening WAPC Responds to Updated Recommendations on PSA Screening Filed in Prostate Cancer Blog on October 11, 2011 with 1 comment Stumble This Digg This Share on

  • Drug combination prolongs lives of leukaemia patients

    Updated: 2011-10-11 00:01:00
    Researchers at the University of Cologne in Germany have developed a new combination of treatments that prolongs the lives of patients with the most common type of leukaemia.

  • Women Against Prostate Cancer Responds to Updated Recommendations on PSA Screening

    Updated: 2011-10-10 14:44:45
    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 2011 WAPC Advocacy Day 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 Press Women Against Prostate Cancer Responds to Updated Recommendations on PSA Screening Women Against Prostate Cancer Responds to Updated Recommendations on PSA Screening Filed in Press on October 10, 2011 with no comments Stumble This

  • The USPSTF Downgrades PSA Testing Using Bad Science

    Updated: 2011-10-09 18:40:27
    It has been in the news so I am sure that you are aware that the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has prepared a draft recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. FYI the USPSTF has posted their draft report on their website which you can view here: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/prostate/draftrecprostate.htm The Task [...]

  • Scientists discover three new gene faults which could increase melanoma risk by thirty per cent

    Updated: 2011-10-09 12:05:00
    Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the first DNA faults linked to melanoma - the deadliest skin cancer - that are not related to hair, skin or eye colour, according to research published in Nature Genetics today.

  • ASTRO: Hormone Tx No Cardiac Threat in Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-07 23:29:29
    MIAMI BEACH -- The addition of androgen deprivation therapy in treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer was not associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, a researcher reported here.

  • ASTRO: Poor Prognosis Guide to Dual Therapy in Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-07 20:47:12
    MIAMI BEACH -- The decision of whether to add androgen deprivation therapy to radiation in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer should include consideration of the individual patient's prognosis, a researcher said here.

  • Panel Says Prostate Test Does Not Save Lives

    Updated: 2011-10-07 02:34:11
    Healthy men do not need prostate cancer screening with prostate specific antigen (PSA) because the test does not save lives and often leads to unnecessary testing, interventions, and treatment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force is expected to recommend in an update to its prostate cancer screening guidelines.

  • ASTRO: Shorter Radiation Course Works in Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-06 21:39:36
    MIAMI -- At five years, men with prostate cancer treated with higher doses of external beam radiation in a shorter period of time did as well as men given conventional radiation treatment, researchers reported here.

  • Poor people more likely to view cancer as fatal

    Updated: 2011-10-06 01:00:00
    People in lower paid jobs are pessimistic about the benefits of diagnosing cancer early and more scared than affluent people to see a doctor about an unusual symptom, new research shows.

  • Eating Eggs Increases the Chance of Developing Lethal Prostate Cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-05 01:11:47
    We all know that diet does effect the development of more lethal forms of prostate cancer. Red meat and dairy products are on the “NO” list while fish oil is a “YES”. Now, it looks as if the “NO” list has just been expanded! A large study has found that eating eggs may increase men’s [...]

  • Pale people may need vitamin D supplements

    Updated: 2011-10-04 00:01:00
    Fair-skinned people who burn quickly in the sun may need to take supplements to ensure they get the right amount of vitamin D, new research finds today (Tuesday).

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