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Few Women Taking Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer Study finds that well … - ModernMedicine

Monday, February 8, 2010

Few Women Taking Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer Study finds that well ...
ModernMedicine
8 (HealthDay News) -- Well below 1 percent of American women without a personal history of breast cancer have been taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer ...
Few Women Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast CancerScience Daily (press release)
Breast Cancer Prevention: Save Your BoobiesozCarGuide

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Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas? - WebMD

Monday, February 8, 2010

Globe and Mail

Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas?
WebMD
8, 2010 -- Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. ...
Health Buzz: Study Ties Soft-Drink Intake to Pancreatic CancerU.S. News & World Report
Study: Soda drinkers at increased risk of pancreatic cancerWashington Post (blog)
Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: studyAFP
BusinessWeek -Reuters -ABC7Chicago.com
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ChemGenex Cancer Drug Helped Few Patients, FDA Says - BusinessWeek

Monday, February 8, 2010

ChemGenex Cancer Drug Helped Few Patients, FDA Says
BusinessWeek
About 4830 people were diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in the US last year, with a median age of 67, according to the National Cancer Institute. ...

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Soda Increases Risk of Pancreatic Cancer | HULIQ

Monday, February 8, 2010

Drinking just two cans of soft drinks per week increased the risk of getting pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold, compared to people who did not drink soft drinks, according to a report in the Cancer Epidemiology, ...

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Incentive To Treat Bladder Cancer In Doctors’ Offices Raised Medicare Costs - NPR (blog)

Monday, February 8, 2010

TopNews United States

Incentive To Treat Bladder Cancer In Doctors' Offices Raised Medicare Costs
NPR (blog)
Overall costs to Medicare for bladder cancer rose about 50 percent, says a study of the changes at a New York practice just published online by the journal ...
Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuseReuters
Medicare Reimbursement Change Meant to Save Money Has Opposite EffectScience Daily (press release)
Medicare Increases Surgery Numbers and CostsHULIQ
TopNews United States
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Tough Questions Await Cell Therapeutics’ Cancer Drug - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Monday, February 8, 2010

TheStreet.com

Tough Questions Await Cell Therapeutics' Cancer Drug
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Cell Therapeutics' experimental lymphoma drug pixantrone faces rough sledding from an FDA advisory committee after an agency staff review ...
FDA: Limited Clinical Data On Proposed Cancer Drug PixantroneWall Street Journal
FDA Raises Concerns About Cell Therapeutics Cancer DrugTheStreet.com

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Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk - Reuters

Monday, February 8, 2010

TopNews United States

Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who don't smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study. ...
Some facts about cancer around the worldMalaya

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Mustaches Vs Cancer ~ Chris Pirillo

Monday, February 8, 2010

Even though no child deserves cancer, those who are diagnosed definitely deserve the best care and the best chance at a cure available. We all know that a mustache is the gift that keeps on giving, by creating a more dignified and ...

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Cancer nurses funding row - BBC News

Monday, February 8, 2010

National Post

Cancer nurses funding row
BBC News
Gordon Brown has given more details of Labour's plans to provide dedicated one-to-one specialist nursing for everyone in England with cancer. ...
Brown Offers England's Cancer Patients Care at HomeBusinessWeek
British PM Gordon Brown promises home care for cancer sufferers as election ...The Canadian Press
Brown promises better cancer care as race heats upeTaiwan News
Healthcare Republic -Cancer Research UK -StaffNurse.com
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Moffitt Cancer Center Honors Coach Don Shula for Leadership and …

Monday, February 8, 2010

Tampa, FL – Feb. 5, 2010 – Moffitt Cancer Center honored Coach Don Shula in an award ceremony attended by nearly 400 people, including NFL Hall of Fame.