Poorer quality of life for gay men and minorities after prostate cancer treatment: What are we missing?
To improve the quality of life in gay men and minorities treated for prostate cancer, a greater awareness of ethnic and sexual preference-related factors is needed to help men choose a more-suitable treatment plan, researchers ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Cancer care costs higher in U.S. than Europe, but survival longer
(HealthDay) -- The United States spends more on health care than any other country, but those high costs may be paying off in cancer survival, a new report suggests.
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Apr 09, 2012 |
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Nearly half of cancer survivors died from conditions other than cancer
Although cancer recurrence may be the overriding fear for many survivors, nearly half of survivors from a recently presented study died from other conditions.
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Study finds dramatic rise in skin cancer in young adults
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the ...
Cancer
Apr 02, 2012 |
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How cost effective are US cancer prevention services?
Prevention is better than cure; however, when it comes to screening for cancer new research shows that U.S. health services are not as cost-effective as international, and publically run, counterparts. The research, published ...
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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ACP releases new colorectal cancer screening guidance statement
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued a new guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women in the United States. ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO
More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day.
Cancer
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Brachytherapy reduced death rates in high-risk prostate cancer patients, study finds
Brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancers patients has historically been considered a less effective modality, but a new study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson suggests otherwise. A population-based ...
Cancer
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Declines in melanoma deaths limited to the most educated
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds recent declines in melanoma mortality rates in non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. mainly reflect declines in those with the highest level of education, and reveals a widening ...
Cancer
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Researchers identify possible receptor for key breast cancer regulator
A key protein potentially involved in regulating breast cancer progression has been identified by researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Led by professor Costel Darie, the team worked to identify the binding ...
Cancer
Jan 13, 2012 |
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American Cancer Society report finds continued progress in reducing cancer mortality
The American Cancer Society's annual cancer statistics report shows that between 2004 and 2008, overall cancer incidence rates declined by 0.6% per year in men and were stable in women, while cancer death rates decreased ...
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Study finds colorectal cancer mortality dropping slower in African Americans
A new study finds that while colorectal cancer mortality rates dropped in the most recent two decades for every stage in both African Americans and whites, the decreases were smaller for African Americans, particularly for ...
Cancer
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Study: men less willing to be screened for cancer
Although men have higher cancer mortality rates than women, they are less willing to be screened for cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues at Sanoa Consulting ...
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Nov 22, 2011 |
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Cancer vaccine impact limited unless drug industry focuses on difficult-to-treat tumors
Drug companies currently developing therapeutic cancer vaccines may be determining the cancers they target based on the number of annual cases, not the number of deaths they cause.
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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Early COPD detection could help lung cancer diagnosis
Early screening of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may help to detect lung cancer at an earlier stage, according to a new study.
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