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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Cancer Consortium seeks to cut disease in Indiana

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society will be in Indianapolis to speak to a group seeking to reduce cancer in Indiana through the development of a comprehensive plan. Dr. Otis Brawley will speak at the...

    Tags: American Cancer Society, Health and Medical Professionals

    2. May 29, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Examining which cancer screenings you may not need

    Early detection of cancer is the best chance of cure, right? Maybe not.
    Early detection of cancer is the best chance of cure, right? Maybe not. A growing body of counterintuitive evidence suggests that some cancer-screening tests — including those for breast, prostate, colon, lung and cervical cancer — may be...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Prostate Cancer, Dartmouth College, Human papillomavirus, Mammogram

    3. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Is enrolling in a clinical trial tied to survival?

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with certain cancers enrolled in clinical trials survive longer, not necessarily from the treatment itself but potentially because those enrolled are better off to begin with, according to new research.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with certain cancers enrolled in clinical trials survive longer, not necessarily from the treatment itself but potentially because those enrolled are better off to begin with, according to new research. "The survival...

    Tags: Health, Medical Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Skin Cancer, Trials

    4. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Longer span between mammograms OK for older women

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening women over 65 each year for breast cancer doesn't catch any more early tumors - but it does lead to more false positives - than screening every other year, according to a new study.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening women over 65 each year for breast cancer doesn't catch any more early tumors - but it does lead to more false positives - than screening every other year, according to a new study. The findings are based on more...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, American Cancer Society, Mammogram

    5. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Racial gaps in access to robotic prostate surgery

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority and Medicaid cancer patients are less likely to have their prostates removed at hospitals that use robot-assisted surgery, according to a new study that stops short of suggesting the robotic technique represents better care.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority and Medicaid cancer patients are less likely to have their prostates removed at hospitals that use robot-assisted surgery, according to a new study that stops short of suggesting the robotic technique represents better...

    Tags: Prostate Cancer, Health Insurance, Medical Research, Medicaid, Health and Medical Professionals

    6. Oct 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Targeted breast cancer therapies coming to the forefront in treatment

    If there ever was a right time to be diagnosed with <a href="../../health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a>, Beth Thompson found one.
    If there ever was a right time to be diagnosed with breast cancer, Beth Thompson found one. In February 2006, the pea-size tumor in her right breast was too small for a clinical trial of Herceptin, a targeted therapy that had proved effective in advanced...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Johns Hopkins University, Herceptin (drug), Oncology, ImmunoGen Incorporated

    7. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  7. Breast Cancer Moonshot

    AP Chief Medical Writer
    The nation's largest cancer center is launching a massive "moonshot" effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago.  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston expects...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Skin Cancer, Leukemia

    8. Jul 16, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  8. Cancer doctors say broach PSA test with some men

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should discuss prostate cancer screening with men who have at least 10 years left to live, one of the country's largest groups of cancer doctors said Monday.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should discuss prostate cancer screening with men who have at least 10 years left to live, one of the country's largest groups of cancer doctors said Monday. But men with a poorer outlook should generally avoid...

    Tags: Prostate, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Prostate Cancer, Medical Research

    9. May 1, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  9. Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer. Researchers and cancer...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Health, Medical Research, Internists, Mammogram

    10. May 21, 2012 |Story| CNN
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    Tags: Prostate, Prostate Cancer, Health, Internists, Human Body

    11. May 22, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  11. Task Force: PSA Test for Prostate Cancer Should Be Dropped

    The United States Preventive Services Task Force issued their final recommendation on the PSA prostate cancer-screening test Monday, recommending against routine PSA exams for men of any age.
    CNN
    The United States Preventive Services Task Force issued their final recommendation on the PSA prostate cancer-screening test Monday, recommending against routine PSA exams for men of any age. The task force says the PSA exam and additional treatments...

    Tags: Prostate, Health, Prostate Cancer, Internists, CNN (tv network)

    12. Apr 18, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Warren Buffett Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

    NEW YORK -- Iconic investor Warren Buffett announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer in a letter to shareholders of his firm Berkshire Hathaway.
    CNN
    NEW YORK -- Iconic investor Warren Buffett announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer in a letter to shareholders of his firm Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett, 81, said his "condition is not remotely life-threatening or even...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Prostate Cancer, Wells Fargo & Co., Egypt, CNN (tv network)

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