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Reuters
Thursday, 22 March 2007
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 Reuters - People who eat a diet high in fruit
and low in meat reduce their risk of developing colon cancer,
researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Reuters
Thursday, 22 March 2007
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Reuters - A new study provides more
evidence that animal-derived foods increase the risk of
endometrial cancer, while foods from plant sources reduce it. |
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Reuters
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
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Reuters - The decline in deaths due to
testicular cancer seen in the US and Canada over the last three
decades has not reached all countries in the Americas and
deaths from this relatively rare cancer remain unacceptably
high in most Latin American countries, according to a report. |
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American Cancer Society
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
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American Cancer Society - Women with a particularly aggressive form of breast
cancer now have a new option when other therapies have failed. The US
Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the drug Tykerb
(lapatinib) for women with HER2-positive tumors that have continued
growing despite treatment with chemotherapy and Herceptin (trastuzumab). |
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Reuters
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
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 Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S.
approval for a once-a-day breast cancer pill on Tuesday that
the drugmaker hopes will launch a new era for its oncology
business.
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AP
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
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 AP - Women with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer that other treatments have failed to stop gained a new option Tuesday with the approval of a novel drug — but how much benefit it offers is unclear.
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Reuters
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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Reuters - Pictures of a corpse and mouth
cancers will be displayed on cigarette packets in India from
June in a bid to shock people into stopping smoking, health
officials said on Tuesday. |
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American Cancer Society
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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American Cancer Society - The use of computed tomography (CT) scans to screen current or
former smokers for lung cancer is still too experimental to recommend for
widespread medical use, according to results from a new study. |
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American Cancer Society
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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American Cancer Society - Summary: Women who took part in a structured
exercise program while
being treated for early stage breast
cancer saw a boost in their physical and mental well-being that
non-exercising women didn't
experience, according to researchers in Scotland. The benefits appeared in
as little as 12 weeks
(during cancer treatment) and lasted through 6 months of follow-up, the
researchers reported. |
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American Cancer Society
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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American Cancer Society - Not enough scientific evidence exists to support using
aspirin and other pain relievers to prevent colorectal cancer, according to
a federal task force. Taking such medications in high doses (300 milligrams
and higher) on a regular basis would do more harm than good, they found, by
increasing a person's risk for stroke, internal bleeding, and kidney
failure. |
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Reuters
Wednesday, 07 March 2007
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Reuters - Tiny, tumor-seeking probes can slow the
growth of aggressive breast cancers in mice, leaving
surrounding tissue unharmed, U.S. researchers reported on
Tuesday. |
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