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  • August 2007

    • Tommy Makem Dies at 74

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 3, 07 4:19 AM CDT

      Tommy Makem Dies at 74

      (Newser) - Tommy Makem, the great Irish singer and storyteller who, with the Clancy Brothers, led the revival in Irish folk music in the late 1950s and 1960s, died after a long battle with lung cancer yesterday. He was 74. "To hear Tommy Makem sing 'Four Green Fields,' " writes Boston Globe columnist  Kevin Cullen, "was to hear Enrico Caruso sing 'Vesti la giubba,' or James Brown sing 'I Feel Good.' " revival of More »

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      music  • obituary  • cancer  • musician  • Ireland  • lung cancer  • folk

    • Bad Plastic: It's Practically Everywhere

      Salon  |  Aug 2, 07 1:59 PM CDT

      Bad Plastic: It's Practically Everywhere

      (Newser) - It's in everything from baby bottles to coffee makers to CDs, and research is accumulating, as Salon's Elizabeth Grossman puts it, that it's a major health hazard. Bisphenol A is a key ingredient of the lightweight plastics now ubiquitous in consumer products, and it's been variously linked to reproductive health, obesity, cancer and neurological disorders. More »

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      health  • cancer  • women  • obesity  • pregnancy  • safety  • plastic  • chemicals  • product safety  • reproduction  • baby bottle  • neurological disorder

    • Drinking Coffee May Fight Colon Cancer

      Reuters  |  Aug 1, 07 11:36 AM CDT

      Drinking Coffee May Fight Colon Cancer

      (Newser) - Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day can cut the risk of colon cancer in half—but the benefit manifests itself only in women. What's more, Reuters reports, the research was conducted in Japan, where men drink and smoke so much that scientists had trouble controlling for those factors. More »

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      Japan  • cancer  • women  • coffee  • research  • men  • caffeine  • colon cancer  • antioxidants

  • July 2007

    • 'GMA' Host Has Breast Cancer

      ABC News  |  Jul 31, 07 3:56 PM CDT

      'GMA' Host Has Breast Cancer

      (Newser) - Good Morning America' s Robin Roberts revealed she has breast cancer today and will be undergoing surgery shortly and follow-up treatment in the coming months. After filming a special about colleague Joel Siegel's battle with cancer, she told ABC News, "I went to bed, I did a self breast exam and found something that women everywhere fear: I found a lump." More »

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      television  • cancer  • breast cancer  • ABC  • Good Morning America  • Robin Roberts  • Joel Siegel

    • Peppy Combo May Battle Skin Cancer

      Associated Press  |  Jul 31, 07 1:53 PM CDT

      Peppy Combo May Battle Skin Cancer

      (Newser) - A 1-2 punch of caffeine and exercise may help prevent skin cancer. Hairless mice fed caffeinated water who worked out on a running wheel showed an increase in destruction of skin cells damaged by UVB rays, the AP reports, and the secret appears to be the combination. Researchers caution, however, that sunscreen remains the best skin cancer prevention. More »

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      cancer  • exercise  • coffee  • caffeine  • skin cancer

    • Lifting That Glass Boosts Cancer Risk

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jul 31, 07 9:13 AM CDT

      Lifting That Glass Boosts Cancer Risk

      (Newser) - What's a bloke to do? After the reassuring news that a glass of red wine a day helps fend off heart disease, now comes a British study that one large glass—or a pint of beer—increases the risk of colon cancer by 10%. ""The research shows quite clearly that the more alcohol you drink the greater your risk of bowel cancer," one health expert told the Daily Mail. More »

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      cancer  • alcohol  • heart disease  • wine  • beer  • cigarettes  • colon cancer  • red wine

    • Tobacco Used in Cancer Vaccine

      USA Today  |  Jul 30, 07 11:21 AM CDT

      Tobacco Used in Cancer Vaccine

      (Newser) - The same researchers who developed Gardasil—the vaccine that can prevent cervical cancer—have genetically engineered tobacco plants to produce a cheaper version of the vaccine. The new drug, designed for distribution in India and other poor countries, would cost $3 for three doses, as opposed to $360 for Gardasil, reports USA Today. More »

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      cancer  • vaccine  • tobacco  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • cancer vaccine  • Gardasil

    • Cholesterol Drop May Boost Cancer Risk

      Reuters  |  Jul 24, 07 4:56 PM CDT

      Cholesterol Drop May Boost Cancer Risk

      (Newser) - Artificially reducing cholesterol to very low levels may slightly increase the risk of cancer, but that doesn't mean heart patients should go off their meds. One extra cancer case occurred in each 1,000 patients using statin drugs in an analysis of 23 different trials, Reuters reports; researchers hastened to caution that that doesn't mean the drugs caused the increase. More »

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      cancer  • cholesterol  • statins  • LDL  • Tufts University

    • Mouth Cancer Strikes Top Chicago Chef

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 24, 07 10:38 AM CDT

      Mouth Cancer Strikes Top Chicago Chef

      (Newser) - Award-winning Chicago chef Grant Achatz, owner and head chef of top-rated restaurant Alinea, has a squamous cell carcinoma in his mouth, he announced yesterday. While doctors believe his long-term prognosis is good, it is possible that the chemotherapy necessary to treat the cancer will deprive Achatz of his sense of taste. More »

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      cancer  • chef  • Grant Achatz  • Alinea  • French Laundry

    • Extra Fruits, Veggies Don't Stall Breast Cancer

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 07 7:33 AM CDT

      Extra Fruits, Veggies Don't Stall Breast Cancer

      (Newser) - Loading up on fruits and vegetables doesn't stop breast cancer from returning, a 7-year study shows, causing researchers to mull switching focus to exercise and weight. The 3,000-woman study found no benefit to those who scarfed down extra servings of fruits and veggies—a relief to women who worry that they're not doing enough, says a study author. More »

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      health  • cancer  • breast cancer  • diet  • fruits and vegetables

    • Gene Doesn't Alter Cancer Survival Rates

      Reuters  |  Jul 12, 07 5:13 PM CDT

      Gene Doesn't Alter Cancer Survival Rates

      (Newser) - Women who carry one of the two known breast-cancer-causing genes—BRCA1 and BRCA2—are more likely to  be diagnosed with the disease before 50, but they're not more likely to die from it than other breast-cancer patients, a new study concludes. Tracking the 10-year survival rates of women in 22 hospitals in Israel, scientists found no significant difference between those with and without the gene. More »

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      Israel  • health  • cancer  • DNA  • breast cancer  • cancer research  • genes  • survival rates  • BRCA1

    • You Say 'Tomato,' FDA Says 'Not a Cancer Cure-All'

      Reuters  |  Jul 11, 07 1:25 PM CDT

      You Say 'Tomato,' FDA Says 'Not a Cancer Cure-All'

      (Newser) - Tomatoes and lycopene, the pigment that gives them their color, do not prevent cancer, the FDA says, contradicting preliminary research. Researchers analyzed 145 studies of lycopene, tomatoes, and cancer risk and found "no credible evidence" that the vegetable wards off lung, colorectal, breast, cervical or uterine cancers, according to a report released yesterday. More »

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      cancer  • FDA