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Obesity and Colon Cancer a Deadly Combination - Ivanhoe

Thursday, March 11, 2010


Private MD
Obesity and Colon Cancer a Deadly Combination
Ivanhoe
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obese patients with colon cancer may have a greater chance of dying from the disease compared to those at a normal weight. ...
Protein breakthrough in fight against colon cancerNational Business Review
Obesity associated with poor colon cancer prognosisTimes of India
Study: Obesity Associated With Higher Risk Of Death From Colon CancerAHN | All Headline News
Insidermedicine -BusinessWeek -Private MD
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Houston gets biggest slice of the state’s cancer grants - Houston Chronicle

Thursday, March 11, 2010


Houston gets biggest slice of the state's cancer grants
Houston Chronicle
Houston received more than half of $6.8 million in cancer prevention grants announced in Austin on Wednesday, the second round of the state's $3 billion ...
Cancer institute awards first prevention grantsAustin American-Statesman (blog)
CPRIT Funds First Cancer Prevention GrantsEarthtimes (press release)

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A reason to see primary care physician after prostate cancer diagnosis … - Philadelphia Inquirer

Thursday, March 11, 2010


Daily Mail
A reason to see primary care physician after prostate cancer diagnosis ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Most men don't go back to their primary care doctor after a specialist diagnoses prostate cancer. A new study raises questions that suggest ...
Tumor-Melting Virus vs. Prostate CancerWebMD
'Tame' Virus, A Ray of Hope for Cancer PatientsTopNews United States
Type of Specialist Seen Affects Prostate Cancer Treatment Data suggest primary ...ModernMedicine
WHYY -NHS Choices -Indian Express
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Too Much Cancer Testing - FOXBusiness (blog)

Thursday, March 11, 2010


Earthtimes (press release)
Too Much Cancer Testing
FOXBusiness (blog)
My doctor says "you really should do this -- it's a painless test and prostate cancer is no fun." He bullies me into taking the test (my brother has to sign ...
Prostate test 'public health disaster': discovererReuters
Cancer society casts doubt on prostate testsCarlisle Sentinel
Prostate Cancer Treatment Expert Dr. David Samadi, MD Speaks OutMarketwire (press release)
New York Times -Tampabay.com -HealthNewsDigest.com
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Too Much Cancer Testing « John Stossel

Thursday, March 11, 2010

OMG, I've got cancer! “Maybe it's a lab mistake”, said my doc. “We'll test again.” The next result was just as high. “Maybe it's an infection,” said my doc. Take this antibiotic and we'll test again in a month. ...

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Katie Couric’s Notebook: Bottom’s Up - CBS News

Thursday, March 11, 2010


New York Daily News
Katie Couric's Notebook: Bottom's Up
CBS News
After all, March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Ten years ago, I had a colonoscopy on television. At one point, a little high on anesthesia, ...
CBS' Harry Smith undergoes colonoscopy televised liveLos Angeles Times (blog)
TV anchor gets colonoscopy on live TVCBS 21
Harry Smith Has First Live, Televised ColonoscopyWJZ
TestCountry.com (blog) -mediabistro.com (blog) -The Associated Press
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Hope for Tasmanian devil from cancer-immune colony - Scotsman

Thursday, March 11, 2010


Washington Post
Hope for Tasmanian devil from cancer-immune colony
Scotsman
So far, the colony in north-western Tasmania state has proven immune to the facial cancer from which the animals suffer. earcher, Kathy Belov, ...
Tasmanian devil colony shows immunity to cancerThe Associated Press
Health Highlights: March 10, 2010BusinessWeek
'Immune' Tassie devils might help in saving speciesTopNews New Zealand
The Press Association -TopNews United States -Sydney Morning Herald
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Colonoscopies can prevent cancer - WANE

Wednesday, March 10, 2010


TopNews Singapore (press release)
Colonoscopies can prevent cancer
WANE
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Doctors sometimes call colon cancer the silent killer because by the time symptoms show, the cancer is pretty advanced. ...
Colon Cancer Awareness Month13abc.com
Colon cancer isn't just a man's diseaseWVLT
Colon Cancer SurvivalWTVQ
Queens Courier -Monroe Evening News -CBS News
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Vermillion, Quest Diagnostics Launch OVA1 Ovarian Cancer Test - GenomeWeb Daily News

Wednesday, March 10, 2010


Vermillion, Quest Diagnostics Launch OVA1 Ovarian Cancer Test
GenomeWeb Daily News
Vermillion this week launched its OVA1 triage ovarian cancer test as part of its effort to return to commercial viability. OVA1 is being made available ...
Doctors Get New Test to Help Determine If Ovarian Masses Are CancerFOXNews
New test to assess ovarian cancerABC7Chicago.com
Quest Launches OVA1 Test for Ovarian CancerGerson Lehrman Group
The Associated Press
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Prostate test ‘public health disaster’: discoverer - Reuters

Wednesday, March 10, 2010


Earthtimes (press release)
Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health ...
Cancer society casts doubt on prostate testsCarlisle Sentinel
The Great Prostate MistakeNew York Times
Prostate Cancer Treatment Expert Dr. David Samadi, MD Speaks OutMarketwire (press release)
Tampabay.com -HealthNewsDigest.com -Seattle Post Intelligencer
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