Cancer News - General

WHO cuts radon limits due to lung cancer risks
Radioactive gas in homes more dangerous than thought, studies show

GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Tuesday drastically reduced the amount of radon from natural sources that countries should allow to accumulate in buildings, given the fatal lung cancer it can cause.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32968619/ns/health-cancer/

Vitamin B6 tied to better prostate cancer survival

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men with earlier-stage prostate cancer may have better survival odds if they get a little more than the recommended amount of vitamin B6 everyday, a new study suggests.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090922/hl_nm/us_vitamin_b6

Exposure to sun 'may help people with cancer survive'

Sunbathing is known to cause skin cancer – but it may also help people survive when they get it, scientists are reporting.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/...

Lax Tanning Policies for Kids May Increase Melanoma Risk

A majority of tanning facilities would allow a teenager to tan every day for a week straight, against FDA recommendations, researchers say.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/PreventiveCare/16067

Researchers: Aspirin cuts colon cancer risk

People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Researchers-Aspirin-cuts-colon-cancer-risk/tabid/...

Breast cancer recurrence seen as low after 5 years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who survive breast cancer for five years after treatment have a relatively low risk of the disease recurring, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday.

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/books/Breast+cancer+recurrence+seen+...

How to Fight Breast Cancer at Any Age

Your age can predict your risk of breast cancer and the severity of the disease, research shows. But every woman has the power to outwit her biological clock. Meet three survivors who learned how to protect themselves -- and learn how you can, too.

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/health/conditions/breast-cancer/fight-bre...

Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely

SATURDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a combination form of hormone replacement therapy, which includes both estrogen and progestin, increases a woman's risk for dying from lung cancer, a new study has found.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090920/hl_hsn/hormonetherapymaymakelungcan...

New Drug May Offer Hope to Some With Lung Cancer

SATURDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Maintenance therapy with the drug pemetrexed improves the survival of people with non-small-cell lung cancer whose disease has not progressed after chemotherapy, a new study has found.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090920/hl_hsn/newdrugmayofferhopetosomewit...

Does Breast Cancer Hurt?
Early breast cancer usually sneaks in without pain, but breast pain can have other causes.

If it progresses, cancer can be a very painful disease. But if you wait for breast cancer to hurt, you might not catch it in time.

"Breast cancer rarely hurts," says Christy Russell, MD, an associate professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, chief of medicine at USC/Norris Cancer Hospital, co-director of the USC/Norris Breast Center, and a spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society. "Most breast cancers appear as a non-painful lump. That does not mean that if you have a painful lump it's not breast cancer, but that is a very unusual symptom."

http://www.everydayhealth.com/breast-cancer/does-breast-cancer-hurt.aspx...