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Web site warns of toxins in beauty products

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:28:14 +0000

“There’s more breast cancer in women than there used to be. There’s more testicular cancer in men”
When you wash your hair or put on makeup, are you getting a dangerous dose of toxic chemicals in the process? Safety advocates are sounding the alarm about the potential health risks in thousands of cosmetic … via KOMOradio

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Writer O’Faolain dies in Dublin

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:03:14 +0000

Writer and journalist Nuala O’Faolain dies after a battle with cancer.

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Morbidity And Quality Of Life In Elderly Patients Receiving Ileal Conduit Or Orthotopic Neobladder After Radical Cystectomy

Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:00 +0000

UroToday.com - Contemporary teaching is that the quality of life of patients with invasive bladder cancer undergoing a radical cystectomy and neobladder is superior to that of patients undergoing an ileal conduit. In this study, the authors evaluated the morbidity, survival, and quality of life in elderly patients with invasive bladder cancer undergoing a radical cystectomy who received an orthotopic neobladder or an ileal conduit.

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Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program

admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:38:58 +0000

Prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study.

Researchers found that after the state of Tyrol began a program of free PSA screening and prostate cancer treatment in 1993, the expected death rate from prostate cancer dropped by 54 percent. That compared with a decline of 29 percent in the rest of Austria, where free screening was not available. (more…)

Diet High In Saturated Fat Contributes To Prostate Cancer Treatment Failure, Study Suggests

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:59:28 +0000

In the online version of the International Journal of Cancer, Dr. Sara Strom and associates evaluate the association between saturated fat intake and biochemical failure among men who underwent radical prostatectomy

A cohort of 390 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy at MD Anderson Cancer Center had a semi-quantitative validated Block food frequency questionnaire modified to their regional diets and completed for the year prior to the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Body mass index (BMI) was also calculated. Clinical and pathological data were abstracted from medical records. Categorical and continual variables were analyzed. (more…)

Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:54:22 +0000

Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born, study findings suggest.

“As a general group, women who reported they had been breast-fed in infancy had a 17 percent decrease in breast cancer risk,” Hazel B. Nichols, who was involved in the study, told Reuters Health. (more…)

Cancer Research UK honours business

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:32:30 +0000

Cancer Research UK has this week celebrated its inaugural Business Supporters’ Awards, in celebration of the contribution made by business to help the charity beat cancer.

The event, held on Tuesday 6th May at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, brought together the charity’s biggest supporters from the world of business to recognise the very best in business and charity partnerships and to inspire future relationships. The Awards were hosted by broadcaster and Cancer Research UK supporter Nicholas Owen, who beat kidney cancer in 2002. (more…)

Mathematical model predicts breast tumours grow faster in younger women

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:12:27 +0000

Norwegian researchers have published details of a new estimation method, which can be used to estimate the rate of growth of breast tumours among a population.

The model also predicts the proportion of breast cancers of a particular size which are detected at mammography screening (the “screen test sensitivity”), and its authors propose that it is nearly twice as accurate as the Markov model currently used to predict tumour progression. (more…)

Funding sought to remove asbestos

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:57:34 +0000

The Department of Education seeks funding from Tynwald to deal with asbestos found in some of its schools’ buildings.

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ASCO And Cancer Foundation Recognize Community Oncology Practices’ Dedication To Clinical Research

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The ASCO Cancer Foundation are honoring 10 community oncology practices for their efforts to improve care of people with cancer through participation in clinical trials. The Clinical Trials Participation Awards will be presented Sunday, June 1, 2008 at ASCO’s 44th Annual Meeting in Chicago. “Virtually every cancer treatment available today is the direct result of clinical research,” said ASCO President Nancy Davidson, MD.

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