CBS News
Fake cancer drug surfaces again from overseasCBS NewsCBS News' Armen Keteyian looks into the distribution of counterfeit Altuzan from UK distributors to the US (Credit: CBS News) (CBS News) It is just about the worst kind of fraud you can imagine — fake cancer drugs, not much more than a vial of water …Summary [...]
Daily Mail
Breast cancer screening can get it wrongDaily MailBy Dr Robert Lefever For every 2500 women invited for screening, most are normal, 20 were accurately diagnosed as having cancer but an estimated 6 to 10 are over-diagnosed as having a pre-cancerous condition. They were told that they might get cancer …Dense Breasts Benefit from Mammogram [...]
AFP
Ultrasounds, MRIs Can Find More Breast Cancer, Says StudyABC NewsHere's one more study to add to the breast cancer screening debate: Annual mammogram screenings, combined with ultrasounds and MRIs, significantly increase the detection of cancer in women who had an elevated risk of breast cancer, new research has …Ultrasound helps catch cancer in higher-risk womenReutersOverdiagnosis [...]
BBC News
Breast cancer screens leads to 'unnecessary treatment'BBC NewsBy James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Up to one-in-four breast cancers detected by screening would never have gone on to be fatal or cause any symptoms, US researchers say. Their study based on 39888 women in Norway said between 15% …Recommended: Mammograms tied to [...]
CBC.ca
Study finds some early breast cancer overdiagnosedCBS NewsNEW YORK — For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it's found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that's not always the case. A study in Norway estimates that between 15 and …Recommended: Mammograms tied to overdiagnosis [...]
CTV.ca
Hormones increase cancer riskmsnbc.comA study of 60000 nurses shows that all long-term hormone use can increase the risk of breast cancer in women. NBC's Robert Bazell explains.Study: Long use of any hormones for menopause poses cancer riskSTLtoday.comSome Older Breast Cancer Patients Could Skip RadiationMedPage TodayStudy: Long use of any hormones poses breast cancer riskUSA TODAYNeon [...]
USA TODAY
Study: Long use of any hormones poses breast cancer riskUSA TODAYCHICAGO (AP) – New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a woman's risk of breast cancer. By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY file New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones [...]
Study: Long use of any hormones poses cancer riskThe Associated PressBy MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer – 1 minute ago CHICAGO (AP) — New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a woman's risk of breast cancer. It is already known that taking pills …and [...]
USA TODAY
Cancer Rates Fall; Lifestyle Toll MountsMedPage TodayBy Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Explain that an annual report on the status of cancer in the US found both a decreased overall …Report links rise in cancer to inactivity, obesityUSA [...]
USA TODAY
Breast cancer fundraising lags after abortion disputeReutersBy David Morgan and Anna Yukhananov | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure is feeling a pinch on donations following a controversy over its funding for Planned Parenthood, a leading provider of birth-control and …Local perspectives on Komen-Planned Parenthood controversyPhiladelphia InquirerSusan [...]
New York Times
Studies Link Daily Doses of Aspirin to Reduced Risk of CancerNew York TimesTaking aspirin every day may significantly reduce the risk of many cancers and prevent tumors from spreading, according to two new studies published on Tuesday. The findings add to a body of evidence suggesting that cheap and widely available aspirin …Studies [...]
Los Angeles Times
Should you take aspirin to prevent or treat cancer?Los Angeles TimesEarlier this week, three studies in the medical journal The Lancet (here, here and here, no subscription required) co-authored by researcher Peter M. Rothwell of the University of Oxford in England and an accompanying comment (subscription required) by …Studies find an aspirin a [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
Studies Find New Evidence Aspirin May Prevent CancerWall Street JournalBy STEN STOVALL A daily dose of aspirin may have more benefits than reducing heart-disease risk—it may also help prevent cancer, according to studies published Wednesday by the UK medical journal The Lancet. The findings add to growing evidence of …Aspirin may stop cancer, [...]
BBC News
Studies find an aspirin a day can keep cancer at bayFox NewsThree new studies published on Wednesday added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent, and possibly treat, cancer. Previous studies have found that daily aspirin reduces the long-term risk of …More Evidence Shows That Daily [...]
BBC News
New evidence suggests aspirin can prevent cancerBBC NewsTaking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, fresh evidence suggests. The three new studies published by The Lancet add to mounting evidence of the drug's anti-cancer effects. Many people already take daily aspirin …Aspirin a day cuts cancer risk [...]
Zee News
Taking a pill to fight cancer? Avoid these dangerous drug interactionsBoston.comBy Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff Common cancer treatments nowadays include not just radiation, surgery, and infusion chemotherapy treatments, but also pills that patients take every day for weeks, months, or even years. Many of these pills, however, …Oral Cancer Drugs Not Effective When Mixed [...]
Zee News
Oral Cancer Drugs Not Effective When Mixed With Some Other MedicationsMedical News TodayA study, which is being presented at the 2012 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) Annual Meeting, and conducted by the Medco Research Institute, claims that cancer drugs taken orally which hit enzymes in tumor cells may …Taking a pill [...]
Los Angeles Times
Exposure To Cadmium Increases Risk Of Breast CancerMedical News TodayA recent study, published in Cancer Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, explains that dietary cadmium, which is a metal found in fertilizers used on farms and is very toxic, can potentially pose a risk of breast cancer …Cadmium [...]
CBC.ca
PSA Screening Reduces Deaths From Prostate Cancer, Study FindsBloombergRoutine tests used to detect prostate cancer reduce the risk of death from the disease, researchers said, adding more evidence to a debate over the role of screening. Those who were screened for PSA, a protein associated with the cancer at high levels, …New data fuel debate [...]
Los Angeles Times
Personalized cancer treatment: Genetic differences abound in tumorsLos Angeles TimesPatients are holding out hope that someday — soon, they hope — physicians will be able to personalize medical treatment more precisely than they've been able to in the past. For people with cancer, this might mean taking a quick biopsy, studying the …Cancer [...]