May
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Is Aspirin Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk?
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A new study suggests aspirin use might reduce breast cancer risk, but experts caution that the evidence is still shaky.
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Study Better Defines Risks of Smoking, Benefits of Quitting for Women
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A new study examines the long-term effects of smoking on women’s health.
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Faster Tumor Growth Rate Proof Younger Women Need Yearly Mammograms
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Norwegian researchers found breast cancer tumors grow faster in younger women, evidence that supports ACS screening guidelines.
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Worsening Health Trends Among Least Educated
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A new study finds a widening gap in mortality rates between the most and least educated Americans.
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Study Sees Link Between Vitamin D, Breast Cancer Prognosis
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A new study suggests breast cancer patients might fare worse if they don’t have enough vitamin D in their blood. However, experts caution against going overboard with supplements.
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Childhood leukaemia and the help of stem cells
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The risk of any child developing leukaemia is roughly about only 1 in 2000 with more or less 400 to 450 new cases a year in the United Kingdom only.
Cure rates approaching seventy five percents can be achieved with combination chemotherapy, but this figure disguises success rates that vary from ten to ninety percent with […]
May
17
Colon Health 101
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The colon is not the first body part people always take care of, but it is an important one because colon health also helps the rest of the body be healthy as well. Once the colon is healthy, it is not hard to keep it that way.
With an increased amount of processed […]
May
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Ning Wong Of Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives ASCO Cancer Foundation Career Development Award
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation has selected Yu-Ning Wong, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Fox Chase Cancer Center, as one of 13 clinicians to receive a 2008 Career Development Award. Career Development Awards are presented to physicians in their second, third or fourth year as full-time faculty members in an academic setting. This award marks the third time ASCO has honored Wong’s accomplishments since she began her professional career in oncology in 2002.
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A Brief Overview of Prostate Cancer
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Prostate Cancer is a disease caused by the mutation of cells in the prostate that begin to multiply at increasing rates. Prostate Cancer can develop at any age; however it is more common in older men and risks increase drastically with advancing age. In some men, the cancer can develop unnoticed and the men will […]
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A Brief Overview of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is an enlargement of the prostate gland due to increases in the number of cells of the prostate tissue. Although the enlarging effects of BHP cannot be reversed, it is nonmalignant (non-cancerous), and does not always progress to a cancerous state. In fact, about 80% of men will experience some degree […]
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