Cancer News - General

Colon cancer stopped in its tracks in Swiss study

FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Swiss scientists report that they may have found a way to stop colon cancer in its tracks by tinkering with a genetic pathway that allows cells to communicate with one another.

http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=11007679

Meat, Dairy Won't Up Odds for Breast Cancer

FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- An adult woman's intake of meat, eggs and dairy products should not boost her risk for breast cancer, new research shows.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090828/hl_hsn/meatdairywontupoddsforbreast...

Prostate cancer diagnosed earlier, race gap narrows

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed at a younger age and earlier stage today than in years past, and the racial disparity in stage at diagnosis has decreased significantly, researchers report today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090827/hl_nm/us_prostate_cancer

Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Patients recovering from breast cancer surgery have a greater chance of avoiding a painful and debilitating post-surgery condition if they get a little extra information, a study has found.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090827/hl_hsn/advicehelpspreventpainafterb...

Study Finds Radiation Risk for Patients

At least four million Americans under age 65 are exposed to high doses of radiation each year from medical imaging tests, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/health/research/27scan.html

Two-thirds get medical tests with radiation
Study finds many underwent exams that expose them to cancer risk

LOS ANGELES - As many as two-thirds of adults underwent a medical test in the last few years that exposed them to radiation and in some cases, a potentially higher risk of cancer, a study in five areas of the U.S. suggests.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32570997/ns/health-cancer/

Drug ads may not alter most cancer patients' care

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that most cancer patients have seen ads for various drugs used against their disease, but it may ultimately have little impact on their treatment.

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE57P4DV20090826

Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best

TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and who also have underlying heart disease may not benefit from treatment with hormones, new research suggests.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090825/hl_hsn/hormonetherapyforearlyprosta...

Armstrong uses technology to lift cancer survivors, end stigma

The world's only seven-time winner of the Tour de France— and perhaps its best-known cancer survivor — keeps in close contact with cancer survivors around the world, who say his story inspires them to keep fighting. More than 1.7 million follow his updates on Twitter, where Armstrong writes about everything from quiet moments on the porch with his 2½-month-old son to hopping a flight to London on U2's private jet.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-08-23-lance_N.htm?loc=interstit...

More Women Surviving After Early Breast Cancer

TUESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The first accounting of women with breast cancer in situ in the United States finds that in 2005 there were 610,171 survivors, but that by 2016 that number is expected to increase to more than 1 million.

http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/630362/main.html