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How to Avoid Cervical Cancer Using Natural Methods
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyPart of taking care of a woman's health is to have a regular Pap test, it is also known as Pap smear test. It's a simple process of checking if there are any changes in the cells of your cervix. According to studies there are natural methods that a woman can simply follow to help avoid the main caus ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Options For Cervical Cancer Treatment
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyThe cervix is the lower and narrow part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Cervical cancer or cancer of the cervix is a reality for hundreds and thousands of women all over the world. Cancer of cervix is a slow progressing disease and takes a few years to develop. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Cervical Cancer - Signs, Symptoms and Treatments
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyDespite the fact that cervical cancer has been identified as the second most common cancer among women worldwide as research has consistently shown that it kills more than 300,000 women yearly. Though it can be medically prevented, even in women at high risk, but due to the ignorance and non-challan ...
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Sun Mar 2010
HPV Vaccine and Cervical Cancer
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyIn the UK, one thousand women die each year from cervical cancer. The good news is that this statistic may see a decrease with the introduction of the HPV vaccine. Despite how the tragic death of Jade Goody last year raised awareness about cervical cancer, there is a large amount of misinformation r ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Two proteins that might serve as biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer have been identified by Chinese scientists. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
U.S. Chalks Up Victories in War on Cancer (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The decrease in cancer deaths in the United States since 1990 is the result of reduced tobacco use, increased cancer screening and improvements in treatment, according to an American Cancer Society study. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Scientists Find Key to Hormone-Resistant Prostate Tumors (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Though hormone therapy has proven useful in treating late-stage prostate cancer, it often results in the development of fatal secondary tumors that are resistant to such therapy. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Guidelines: Do medical tests later, less often (AP)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAP - Recent reports and guideline changes suggest some medical tests should be delayed, avoided, or done less often: ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Seaweed May Help Treat Lymphoma (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Seaweed extract has the potential to become a treatment for the immune system cancer known as lymphoma, according to the results of preliminary research. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Papaya Could Be a Cancer Fighter (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - FRIDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- An extract from dried papaya slows the growth of cancer cells in the laboratory, researchers report. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Adding Garlic Might Cut Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyHealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of urine test shows that eating plenty of garlic may lower levels of a cancer-causing process within the body. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests (AP)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system. ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Growing doubts over standard prostate cancer test (AFP)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAFP - The most commonly used prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is at the center of a growing debate after its discoverer said it had become a "hugely expensive public health disaster." ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Tumors May Respond To Extreme And Moderate Heat
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option, according to early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held March 7-10, 2 ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Maryland Legislation Introduced To Prohibit Indoor Tanning For Minors
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyNew Maryland legislation to protect youth from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is based on significant scientific evidence that indoor tanning before the age of 30 is undeniably linked to increased risk of developing the disease. Senator James N. Robey and Delegate William A... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Molecule Tells Key Brain Cells To Grow Up, Get To Work, Stanford Study Shows
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyAbout four out of every 10 cells in the brain are so-called oligodendrocytes. These cells produce the all-important myelin that coats nerve tracts, ensuring fast, energy-efficient transmission of nerve impulses... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Identifying Patient-Relevant Outcomes In Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyWhile subjective patient-reported outcomes, such as scores from health-status questionnaires, have become an integral part of clinical trials, there is also a need to identify what specific outcomes are the most important ones to target in a given disease context... ...
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Sun Mar 2010
Mayo Clinic Receives Unique Philanthropic Gift For Cancer Research
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyMayo Clinic is forming a new permanent professorship to augment cancer research that will focus on finding new treatments and preventive measures to reduce the incidence of cancer. This professorship is made possible by a $2 million gift from The Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Charitable Foundation, and ...
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Sun Mar 2010
BioAlliance Announces Positive Preliminary Results In The First Phase I Clinical Trial Of Fentanyl Lauriad(R)
Categorie : Cancer / OncologyBioAlliance Pharma SA (Paris:BIO), a company dedicated to the treatment and supportive care of cancer and AIDS patients, announced positive preliminary results from the first Phase I trial of fentanyl Lauriad®... ...
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Sun Mar 2010