For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible – AP – msnbc.com
Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus.
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2011 Pediatric Cancer Toolkit: Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Plus Cancer and Health Encyclopedias (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)This up-to-date and comprehensive ringbound book and DVD-ROM disc set provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from…
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Breast cancer kills older women more often – Fox News
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Breast cancer kills older women more often
Fox News Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but a new study shows older women are actually more likely to die of the disease. Researchers found that among women who had been diagnosed … Breast cancer kills older women more often: study Older women at breast cancer death risk Breast cancer screening 'no longer justified' and causes 7000 women a year to … |
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A Conversation with the NCI Women Scientist Advisors
The NCI Women Scientist Advisors Committee hosted a career development luncheon January 12 at the annual NCI Intramural Scientific Investigators Retreat. The NCI Women Scientist Advisors are composed of representatives from NCI’s two internal (intramural) research groups, the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) and Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG). Representatives from DCEG, Drs. Katherine McGlynn and Mary Ward, talked with the NCI Cancer Bulletin about the Women Scientist Advisors’ role at NCI. CCR’s representatives are Drs. Ying Zhang, Brigitte Widemann, and Cheryl Ann Winkler.
NCI Cancer Bulletin
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Women with certain type of ovarian cancer and BRCA gene mutation have improved survival at 5 years
Among women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, patients having a germline (gene change in a reproductive cell that could be passed to offspring) mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes was associated with improved five-year overall survival, with BRCA2 carriers having the best prognosis, according to a new study.
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Bevacizumab May Benefit Some Women with Ovarian Cancer
The targeted drug bevacizumab (Avastin) extends the amount of time women with advanced ovarian cancer live without their disease progressing, according to findings from two phase III clinical trials. The results were published December 29 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Cancer fear looms large over women who have had breast implant surgery – andhranews.net
The fear of breast cancer is looming among more than 50,000 women in Britain following the death of a French woman who had implants with silicone get “made for mattresses”. The fear of Breast cancer is looming among more than 50,000 women in Britain …
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2011 Pediatric Cancer Toolkit: Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Plus Cancer and Health Encyclopedias (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)This up-to-date and comprehensive ringbound book and DVD-ROM disc set provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from…
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Annual cancer screening must for women after 40 – Times of India
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Annual cancer screening must for women after 40
Times of India CHICAGO: Women, even if they don't have family history of breast cancer, should undergo cancer screening or a mammography every year after reaching the age of 40. A new study presented here on Wednesday at the annual meeting of Radiological Society of … RSNA: Breast Cancer Rates Unaffected by Family History Roche Gets Boost On Breast Cancer Drug Expectation Lobular Breast Cancer Linked to Paternal Cancer History |
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High blood sugar levels in older women linked to colorectal cancer
Elevated blood sugar levels are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new study. The findings were observed in nearly 5,000 postmenopausal women.
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Coffee linked to lower cancer risk in women – Delaware Wave
The finding stems from what investigators call the largest study to date to explore the impact of coffee and tea on the risk of endometrial cancer, which is cancer that originates in the lining of the uterus. The study found that women who …
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No Breast Cancer Screening For Women Aged 40-49, New Canadian Guidelines – Medical News Today
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No Breast Cancer Screening For Women Aged 40-49, New Canadian Guidelines
Medical News Today Women aged forty to forty-nine should not undergo routine mammography screening for breast cancer, according to new guidelines issued by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which were published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association … Breast cancer screening guide says skip exams New breast cancer screening guidelines inflame debate, add to confusion 'Cancer' or 'Weird Cells': Which Sounds Deadlier? |
