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NEWS ABOUT: cancer prevention

cancer prevention stories: 15 news summaries

Value of Prostate Screening in Doubt: Studies

Routine checks don't lower risk of cancer death, research shows

Mar 18, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Routine screenings may do little or nothing to prevent deaths from prostate cancer, two new studies show. In US research on 76,000 men, the widely used PSA blood test didn't lower the risk of death. And a European trial that covered 162,000 subjects found only a modest... More »

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prostate cancer • American Cancer Society • study • cancer prevention

 Study May Help 
 Mastectomy 
 Dilemma 

Research identifies factors likely to imperil second breast

Jan 27, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers alarmed by a spike in potentially unnecessary double mastectomies have identified three risk factors that might help breast cancer patients make better decisions about whether to have a healthy breast removed, the Houston Chronicle reports. The research was motivated by an earlier study that revealed 80% of women who... More »

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breast cancer • preventative medicine • medical research • cancer treatment • cancer screening • cancer prevention • double mastectomy • elective surgery

Black-White Cancer Death Gap Persists

Colorectal disease rate falls overall, but racial disparity grows

Dec 15, 08 4:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Even as instances of colorectal cancer in the US decrease, the gap between whites and blacks is growing, new research shows. Black men and women are 45% more likely to die from the disease than whites, HealthDay reports. While rates are lower for both white and black men, the difference... More »

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colorectal cancer • cancer screening • cancer prevention • African-Americans • racial gap

Vitamins Don't Change Cancer Risk: Studies

Perception that vitamins can prevent prostate problems is false

Dec 10, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Two new studies debunk the perception that vitamin supplements help ward off prostate and other cancers, the BBC reports. The trials involving 50,000 men provided the most definitive results yet on the effects of vitamins C and E—or, rather lack thereof—on cancer. One study had planned to... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • research • studies • cancer prevention • medical study • vitamin E • vitamin C • selenium

Abortion Foes: Cut Funding for Flush Planned Parenthood

They seek to keep the nonprofit from getting public funds

Dec 10, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Abortion opponents’ newest strategy includes lobbying state and local governments to cut public funding for Planned Parenthood, the Wall Street Journal reports. Religious conservatives have taken to arguing that the organization is running a surplus and doesn’t need public dollars, which account for a third of the nonprofit's budget.... More »

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abortion • health insurance • Planned Parenthood • Family Research Council • cancer prevention • public funding

 Breast Cancer 
 May Vanish 
 Without Chemo 

Fewer cancers found in women screened less often

Nov 25, 08 4:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Breast cancer goes into spontaneous remission far more often than had been believed, a new study has discovered. Researchers found that a fifth more cancers were found in women screened every two years than in a group screened once in six years, leading them to conclude that many cancers may... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • chemotherapy • mammogram • cancer screening • cancer prevention

 Experts Close In on 
 Breast Cancer Vaccine 

Link to childbearing hormones could be prevention key

Oct 6, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer in addition to treating... More »

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pregnancy • breast cancer • cervical cancer • hormones • vaccine • cancer research • cancer prevention

Doctors Fight to Beat
Cultural Cancer Taboos

Stigma surrounding cancer suspected of causing higher mortality rates

Oct 4, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fight against cancer is being hindered by the stigma the illness carries in many cultures, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chinese, Russians, Muslims, and many other groups may shun treatment and try to keep their condition secret. Experts believe the taboo plays a big role in the higher cancer... More »

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cancer • Jews • Muslims • cancer treatment • Russians • Chinese • taboo • cancer prevention • doctors

Many Cancer Trials Go Unpublished: Study

Negative outcomes often shelved because they don't boost careers

Sep 27, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fewer than 20% of cancer trial results are published in peer-review journals, a new study says. And industry-sponsored trials only achieve publication one time in 20. The reason? Scientists seeking success and media-hungry journals don't want to publish negative results, analysts say—even if they would aid other cancer studies.... More »

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FDA • pharmaceutical companies • journals • clinical trials • cancer prevention

 Armstrong Confirms Comeback


Sep 9, 08 7:04 PM CDT
(AP) - Lance Armstrong today confirmed that he is getting back on his bike. The seven-time Tour de France winner, one week shy of his 37th birthday, says his retirement is over. "I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden,"... More »

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Lance Armstrong • bicycling • cancer prevention • comeback

Painkillers May Play Role in Prostate Cancer

Doctors unsure if drugs reduce risk—or merely make screening harder

Sep 8, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Common pain relievers like aspirin and ibuprofen belong to a class of drugs that lowers protein levels doctors use to test for prostate cancer, the second-most-common cancer found in men. But researchers say it's not clear if the drugs are lowering the risk of developing the cancer or just making... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • painkiller • aspirin • cancer prevention • ibuprofen • men's health • Advil • Motrin • Aleve

 Swayze Joins Cancer Telethon 

Celebrities touched by cancer join historic 3-network telethon

Sep 6, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of Hollywood's finest got together for a historic hour-long, three-network telethon in support of cancer research last night, reports AP. They included cancer survivors Elizabeth Edwards, Christina Applegate and Lance Armstrong, among several others, who made passionate pleas for funding to fight the disease. Cancer kills 550,000 Americans... More »

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television • Elizabeth Edwards • NBC • CBS • ABC • cancer research • charity • fundraiser • Lance Armstrong • cancer prevention • Patrick Swayze • telethon

OPINION

New Cancer Scan Promising, But Much Testing Remains

Dramatic decrease in mortality rate is contested by scientists

Apr 24, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A study claiming to dramatically reduce the risk of lung-cancer death is the object of intense scientific debate, Philip Boffey writes in the New York Times. Researchers screened asymptomatic smokers with spiral CT scans, which are more sensitive than the traditional chest X-ray. They estimate 92% of those found to... More »

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lung cancer • medical research • tumors • cancer screening • cancer prevention • spiral CT scans • chest X-ray

 Best Ways to Avoid Cancer 

LiveScience identifies healthy behaviors that reduce risk

Apr 8, 08 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all in the genes: About half of all cancer deaths are preventable, says the American Cancer Society. Follow LiveScience's 10 healthy behaviors to reduce risk:
  1. Quit smoking!
  2. Limit alcohol consumption to one drink per day for women, two drinks per
... More »

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American Cancer Society • diet • exercise • healthy habits • smoking cessation • cancer prevention

Pill Guards Against Ovarian Cancer: Study

Even decades later,
oral contraceptive
provides protection

Jan 25, 08 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Oral contraceptives "confer powerful and long-lasting protection" against ovarian cancer, a cancer that often proves deadly because it's so difficult to diagnose early, a new study has found. The effect is so strong that women who take the pill for 10 years will enjoy significant protection against ovarian cancer... More »

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ovarian cancer • birth control • medical research • Oxford University • birth control pill • over the counter • cancer prevention

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