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  • May 2008

    • Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit

      New York Times  |  May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit

      (Newser) - New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times reports, when smoking declined precipitously across the US. More »

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      smoking  • smoking cessation  • Harvard Medical School  • National Institute on Aging

  • April 2008
  • January 2008

    • Cancer Pioneer Folkman Dead

      Boston Globe  |  Jan 16, 08 7:42 AM CST

      Cancer Pioneer Folkman Dead

      (Newser) - Cancer researcher Judah Folkman, whose insights and tenacity spawned a whole new branch of oncology, died Monday at age 74, the Boston Globe reports. Folkman pioneered the notion that cancer tumors could be halted if their blood supply was cut off; he persevered despite decades of skepticism in the field and research setbacks. The work led to the creation of several successful drugs, most notably Avastin, and there are many more in the pipeline. More »

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      obituary  • cancer  • Boston  • cancer research  • tumors  • Harvard Medical School  • blood vessels

  • July 2007

    • 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  • breast cancer  • cancer research  • lung cancer  • tomatoes  • prostate cancer  • cervical cancer  • ovarian cancer  • vegetables  • colorectal cancer  • Harvard Medical School  • lycopene  • preventative medicine

  • May 2007

    • New Cancer Ideas Compete for $1 Million

      Reuters  |  May 23, 07 5:39 PM CDT

      New Cancer Ideas Compete for $1 Million

      (Newser) - Doctors and hedge fund managers are joining forces to battle cancer with a million-dollar prize for the most imaginative new approach. The Gotham Prize for Cancer Research will be awarded to the most innovative essay—posted to the website—on finding a cure for cancer. Leading medical researchers will judge the submissions at year's end. More »

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      health  • cancer  • medicine  • hedge fund  • cancer research  • innovation  • Harvard Medical School

  • March 2007

    • New Breast Scan Beats Mammogram

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 27, 07 12:58 PM CDT

      New Breast Scan Beats Mammogram

      (Newser) - A new type of breast scan promises to pick up the tumors mammograms often miss and to distinguish between benign and malignant masses—without surgery. The technology relies on harmless near-infrared light to illuminate the masses, which glow when exposed to a particular chemical combination. More »

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      health  • cancer  • medicine  • breast cancer  • medical breakthrough  • mammogram  • Harvard Medical School

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