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7 hrs ago | Daily Express

Jab 'seeks and destroys' ca...

BREAST cancer sufferers have been given fresh hope as trials begin on a new anti-cancer vaccine.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

15 hrs ago | KOLN-TV Lincoln

American Cancer Society Marks 34th Great American Smokeout

As the official sponsor of birthdays, the American Cancer Society marks the 34th Great American Smokeout on November 19 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Charitable Organizations

23 hrs ago | RedOrbit

PET Imaging Response A Prognostic Factor After Thoracic Radiation Therapy For Lung Cancer

A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Oncology

Fri Nov 06, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Experimental Treatment For Lung Cancer

Researchers at Mass. General Hospital are trying an experimental treatment to fight cancer.

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Related Topix: Health, Video

Daily Mail

Over 65? Why some doctors think giving you the latest cancer drugs is just a waste

When Jenny Duffield told friends she was having surgery to reduce her risk of a deadly cancer, she was surprised when some of their reactions were lukewarm.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer

Examiner.com

Based on the Breckenridge vote to legalize marijuana, an objective look at the health effects of pot

Over the past few years the debate over this common weed has grown more and more intense, and the fact is there are an incredible amount of myths and downright lies out there about marijuana, both supporting making it legal and opposed to it.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Breckenridge, CO, Smoking, Medicine, Health

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Daily Commercial

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer is the largest single cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Smoking is still the single leading risk for lung cancer.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Smoking, Pancreatic Cancer

Examiner.com

November is lung cancer awareness month

There are two types of lung cancers: non-small cell and small cell lung cancers.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Smoking

Newswise

CTRC, AACR and Baylor College of Medicine to Host San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

What: Now in its 32nd year, the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium remains the top venue for research and discovery in breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, San Antonio Metro, Baylor College of Medicine

Wed Nov 04, 2009

RedOrbit

Cancer Patients Want Honesty, Compassion From Their Oncologist

What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients prefer to have their hands held by their radiation oncologists during important office visits, compared to 12 percent of men, according to a randomized study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual ...

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Cancer, Health, Prostate Cancer, Casa Grande, AZ

Newswise

Study of Concurrent Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy Shows Promise in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Treating limited stage small cell lung cancer with a combination of accelerated high-dose radiotherapy and chemotherapy has shown encouraging results, opening the door to larger scale investigation, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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Related Topix: Health, Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Oncology, Medicine

Health Scout

Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer

Three-year survival was 100 percent for people with early-stage lung cancer and good lung function who were treated with radical stereotactic radiosurgery using CyberKnife, according to a new study funded by the product's maker.

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Related Topix: Health, Oncology, Medicine

Bloomberg Business News

Breast Cancer Vaccine Tests German Merck's Strategy for $1 Billion Payoff

Merck KGaA of Germany is gambling an unproven therapy that spurs the immune system to attack cancer cells will increase its share of a $48 billion oncology market.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Breast Cancer, Oncology

Tue Nov 03, 2009

ABC7 Chicago

Research: Lung cancer surgery not always needed

Surgery for lung cancer may not be necessary for some patients with an early form of the disease.

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Related Topix: Health, Georgetown University

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E Cigarettes May Be More Effective Than Swine Flu Vaccine

"Sprayed its air first with propylene glycol, then with influenza virus. All the mice lived.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Smoking, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Today's 6

Switch to 'light' cigarettes makes quitting tougher

Experts have long known that "low-tar" and "light" cigarettes aren't any healthier than regular cigarettes, and new research suggests they have another drawback: People who switch to them are less likely to quit, even those who switch specifically because they want to stop smoking.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

Newswise

What Are the Real Benefits Versus Risks of Preventative Brain...

American Society for Radiation Oncology Patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with preventative brain radiation , significantly decrease their risk of developing brain metastases by more than 50 percent , compared to those who did not receive the treatment, according to a randomized study presented at the plenary session November 2, ...

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Related Topix: Health, Oncology, Medicine

Mon Nov 02, 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Stereotactic radiotherapy offers noninvasive, effective treatment for ...

Nov. 2, 2009 - Stereotactic body radiation therapy should be considered a new standard of care for early-stage lung cancer treatment in patients with co-existing medical problems, according to results from a national clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Oncology

WSBT

Niles man pleads for cannabis to ease cancer

Carroll Fisher does not regularly use marijuana. But he'd like to. The retired 67-year-old Niles factory worker has never smoked a joint - except for trying one in his 20s - until July.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Health, Michigan, Paw Paw, MI, Lansing Metro, Southfield, MI

Science Daily

Intervals Between Lung Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Displays A Health Care Disparity

To gain better insight on this topic, researchers studied the timing of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment a t U.S. medical center providing care to a diverse patient population within two different hospital systems.

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Related Topix: Health, Oncology, Medicine

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