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Dustin Hoffman 'Cured' by Cancer Surgery

Oscar winner plans to keep filming this fall

(Newser) - Dustin Hoffman has undergone early cancer surgery and plans to continue his film career without a hitch, his rep tells People . "It was detected early and he has been surgically cured," she says. "Dustin is feeling great and is in good health." The rep divulged no...

Elder Bush Shaves Head for Young Cancer Pal

Son of Secret Service member is ill

(Newser) - George HW Bush has a new look for a good cause. The former president shaved his head this week to support the young son of a member of his Secret Service detail who has leukemia, reports the Huffington Post . In fact, all members of the security detail shaved their heads...

Gum Disease May Lead to Cancer
 Gum Disease May 
 Lead to Cancer 
STUDY SAYS
Jul 24, 2013 11:43 AM CDT

Gum Disease May Lead to Cancer

Stomach bacteria also linked to pancreatic cancer

(Newser) - Floss, kids—it could save your life. A new study has linked infections from Porphyrmomonas gingivalis, a bacteria associated with gum disease and poor dental hygiene, with pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly cancers around. The study also pointed the finger at Helicobacter pylori, LiveScience reports, a stomach bacteria...

Smart Knife Helps Doctors Find Cancer

It can instantly detect whether tissue is healthy or not in surgery

(Newser) - A nifty new knife that can sniff out cancer might soon be in operating rooms, reports Bloomberg . In its first major test, the "intelligent knife," or iKnife, did spectacularly well—as in, 100% accuracy in 91 cases. Here's how it works: When a surgeon cuts into a...

YouTube Star Dies of Cancer at 13

Talia Joy Castellano gave makeup tutorials, won legions of fans

(Newser) - A 13-year-old girl who won a massive following on YouTube with her makeup tutorials and wise-beyond-her-years perspective on her cancer has died, reports the Huffington Post . Talia Joy Castellano's YouTube channel had more than 770,000 subscribers by the time of her death today. She appeared on Ellen DeGeneres'...

This Rodent Could Save Your Life

Naked mole rats appear to be cancer-proof: researchers

(Newser) - The naked mole rat is one lucky rodent: It not only lives more than 30 years, it's also seemingly immune to cancer, according to a new study published in Nature . While 95% of lab mice die of cancer, per Bloomberg , scientists were unable to trigger cancer in naked mole...

How Cancer Spreads: Cells &#39;Chase and Run&#39;
How Cancer Spreads:
Cells 'Chase and Run'
study says
Jun 17, 2013 1:25 PM CDT

How Cancer Spreads: Cells 'Chase and Run'

Study may lead to treatment that can halt cancer's spread

(Newser) - Scientists have figured out how cancer metastasizes, and they think the findings could help develop drugs to halt the disease's spread, the Telegraph reports. The study, published in Nature Cell Biology , describes a phenomenon researchers call "chase and run," in which cancer cells and healthy cells follow...

Years Later, Big Problems for Kids Who Kicked Cancer

By age 45, 95% have chronic condition

(Newser) - We all face health problems as we age, but a new study finds an "extraordinarily high" rate of chronic health issues among childhood cancer survivors—many of whom were unaware of their condition. The study of more than 1,700 adults at least 10 years past diagnosis found that...

Celebrated Scottish Author Dies of Cancer
Celebrated Scottish Author 
Dies of Cancer
OBITUARY
Jun 10, 2013 12:03 AM CDT

Celebrated Scottish Author Dies of Cancer

Iain Banks dies days before final book hits the shelves

(Newser) - Scottish author Iain Banks has died barely two months after revealing that he had late-stage bladder cancer. The 59-year-old—who alternated mainstream fiction books with sci-fi novels written as Iain M. Banks—was widely seen as one of the best British writers of his generation and tributes have poured in...

Michael Douglas Blames Cancer on Oral Sex

Actor says HPV is cause—not years of smoking and boozing

(Newser) - Actor Michael Douglas says his throat cancer was not caused by years of heavy smoking and drinking—it was caused by a sexually transmitted disease contracted via oral sex. "Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV [human papillomavirus], which actually comes about from...

What's Best for Angelina May Not Be Best for You

Remember: health industry 'gets rich off fear': Mary Elizabeth Williams

(Newser) - There's no question that Angelina Jolie made a courageous move in undergoing a double mastectomy . But in the applause for her decision, it's important to keep the cancer conversation in context, writes Mary Elizabeth Williams—herself a cancer survivor —at Salon . "I can swear to you...

Studies Suggest Our View of Cancer Is Outdated

It's not about a particular organ, it's about gene mutations

(Newser) - Two major studies of common cancers have zeroed in on the particular gene mutations associated with both, a breakthrough that could lead to better treatment for those with acute myeloid leukemia and endometrial cancer, reports the Boston Globe . But the studies also lend credence to a broader idea: that our...

Doctors: Cancer Drug Prices 'Astronomical,' Unethical

More than 100 sign piece decrying costs to patients

(Newser) - More than 100 cancer specialists from more than 15 countries are joining together to call for lower drug prices, suggesting that the current prices—which can range as high as $138,000 a year—are unconscionably high, and could be seen as profiteering. "Advocating for lower drug prices is...

Growing Up Near Traffic Boosts Kids' Cancer Risk

Study indicates that kids suffer from living near exhaust

(Newser) - Living near traffic may be even worse for kids than previously believed, a new study suggests. California researchers ranked parts of the state based on their exhaust-related pollution, studied their populations, and found that kids from the more polluted areas were at a greater risk for certain childhood cancers, including...

Roger Ebert's Cancer Is Back

Critic taking a 'leave of presence' from reviewing

(Newser) - Roger Ebert is announcing a "leave of presence" from his work as a critic as he suffers from "a new cancer," he writes at the Chicago Sun-Times . Radiation treatment prevents him from attending screenings as frequently as in the past, but his work will go on, he...

74 Genetic Markers Found for Major Cancers

Results could help scientists fine-tune tests in coming years

(Newser) - A huge, international cancer study has identified 74 DNA regions associated with breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers, more than doubling the number of genetic markers known, reports the Los Angeles Times . The Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study, or COGS, combined the research on 250,000 people around the world to create...

Your Breath Can Reveal ... Stomach Cancer?
 Your Breath 
 Can Reveal ... 
 Stomach Cancer? 
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Mar 9, 2013 7:00 PM CST

Your Breath Can Reveal ... Stomach Cancer?

Scientists develop new diagnostic test

(Newser) - Scientists have developed a test that can detect stomach cancer with 90% accuracy—based on a patient's breath, the BBC reports. This test sounds monumentally less unpleasant than the current method for diagnosing stomach cancer, which involves a probe and a camera being passed through the mouth and down...

Google's Brin: Smartphones 'Emasculating'

His issue: 'Rubbing featureless piece of glass.' Critics pounce

(Newser) - Sergey Brin thinks smartphones are "emasculating." "You're standing around and just rubbing this featureless piece of glass," the Google co-founder told a TED audience yesterday. That contrasts, apparently, with his Google Glass project, which has come a long way. It began as essentially "a...

Chavez Breathing Through a Tube

Venezuela admits leader in less than perfect health

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez may be back in Venezuela , but all is not well for the socialist strongman. Chavez is suffering from respiratory problems and breathing through a tracheal tube, and he still struggles to speak, the government announced yesterday. "The tendency has not been favorable, so it is still being...

Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies at 79

 Lakers Owner 
 Jerry Buss 
 Dies at 79 
obituary
Feb 18, 2013 10:43 AM CST

Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies at 79

He'd been secretly battling cancer for months

(Newser) - Lakers owner Jerry Buss died this morning at age 79, after a secret hospital stay, TMZ reports. News broke last week that Buss had for months been hospitalized for an undisclosed form of cancer, though at the time family members said he was "doing fine," USA Today reports....

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