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Spay us now or spay us later
I signed another sympathy card last week for the family of a wonderful female golden retriever that died from mammary adenocarcinoma (breast cancer). This type of cancer would most certainly have been prevented if she had been spayed at an appropriate...Tags: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, FBI, Colonoscopy, Hormones and Metabolism
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Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise
ATLANTA (AP) — A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer...Tags: Chemotherapy, Research, Health Treatments, Prostate Cancer, Oncology
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D'Arcy treated for prostate cancer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend says he will undergo radiation treatments for prostate cancer. The Rev. John M. D'Arcy is 78 and retired in January 2010 one year ago and was...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Prostate Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Roman Catholicism, Health
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Medicare to pay for $93,000 prostate cancer drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare officials say they will likely pay for a prostate cancer drug that extends life about four months at a price of $93,000 per patient. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid says the biotech drug met its criteria as a...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Medicare, Government Health Care, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Death rate for lung cancer among women declines
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It's a small decline, says the nation's annual report on cancer — just under 1 percent a year....Tags: Breast Cancer, Breast, Physical Conditions, Liver, Human Interest
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Drug may slow growth of early prostate cancer
Researchers say that a drug used to treat enlarged prostates may also slow the growth of tumors in men with low-risk prostate cancer who opt to be monitored instead of getting treated right away. A study found that men taking the drug Avodart were...Tags: Florida, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Prostate Cancer, Avodart (drug), Diseases and Illnesses
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New test may help guide prostate cancer treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors may someday be able to better identify which prostate cancer patients need aggressive treatment by using an experimental test. It's one of the most vexing problems in cancer therapy. Currently, once prostate cancer is...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Tumors, Genes and Chromosomes, Health
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