News: Cancer


Cancer drug Avastin raises risk of blood clots: study      (AFP)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 02:01:06
 
AFP - The anti-cancer drug Avastin increases the risk of blood clots in the legs
and lungs by 33 percent, according to an analysis published

Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells      (HealthDay)
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by team on 19 November, 2008 02:02:48
 
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say  they've
developed a new long-term method of monitoring the location and  survival of
cancer-killing

New study backs solvent, leukemia link      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 10:37:47
 
Reuters - Research from Italy provides new evidence that exposure to the
industrial solvent benzene increases a person's risk of developing multiple
myeloma.

Too little sleep tied to increased cancer risk      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 11:49:12
 
Reuters - Regular exercise can reduce a woman's risk of cancer, but the benefits
may slip away if she gets too little sleep, U.S. researchers

Diabetes drugs tied to lower prostate cancer risk      (Reuters)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 11:49:41
 
Reuters - Drugs used to control diabetes may lower the risk of prostate cancer,
investigators at the University of Tampere in Finland report.

Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes      (HealthDay)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 06:48:30
 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Gleevec, a wonder drug that 
effectively treats leukemia and other cancers, may also reverse type 1 
diabetes,

Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins      (HealthDay)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 06:48:34
 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used cancer drug 
Avastin appears to be associated with a greater risk of developing blood

Genetic Trait Could Predict Lung Cancer      (HealthDay)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 06:48:37
 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian scientists may have 
discovered a genetic trait that could provide an early indication of which 
former

Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for  Offspring   
  (HealthDay)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 06:48:38
 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose mothers consumed 
canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to  develop
breast

Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors      (HealthDay)
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by team on 18 November, 2008 06:48:39
 
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Home-based programs to get 
elderly cancer survivors to eat better and exercise more may help them  improve