Recent Cancer Headlines:
Doctors want to find spreading cancer
Feb 21, 2006 ... WASHINGTON -- No one ever checked whether Leslie Bather's breast cancer was spreading to her brain, until the day tumors caused three frightening seizures. ...
Gene Mutations May Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Feb 21, 2006 ... 20 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a genetic mutation in one of two related genes are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests. ...
Ovarian cancer survival influenced by MD specialty
Feb 21, 2006 ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The survival rate of women with ovarian cancer is improved when surgery is performed by a gynecologic oncologist rather than by a ...
Many stomach cancer cases caused by tobacco use
Feb 21, 2006 ... ISLAMABAD: Cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products significantly increases the risk of death from stomach cancer in men and women, a large study of ...
Cancer survivor opens Legislature on patriotic note
Feb 21, 2006 ... DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A 6-year-old girl who has battled cancer her entire life opened the Legislature with patriotic singing on Monday, taking front and ...
Black men at high risk for cancer have low screening rates
Feb 21, 2006 ... Black men with a family history of prostate cancer - a group at high risk - are the least likely to seek screenings, according to researchers. ...
Cancer Populomix Institute launched in Fredericton
Feb 21, 2006 ... Fredericton, NB - A new research institute in eastern Canada organization will facilitate research on the prevention and early detection of cancer. ...