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Kylie Minogue's breast cancer leads to screening spike in young women: study
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Of more than 1,000 advanced-stage cancer patients who were studied, those who had at least one parent or sibling with colon cancer were 28 percent less likely to die or have the cancer return after treatment, researchers found. (article 6)
Combining a mammogram with an ultrasound exam is more effective than mammography alone at detecting breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease, according to a study published in today's Journal of the American Medical Association. (article 8)
CHICAGO - Colon cancer patients with a family history of the disease may live longer once treated than those without the family link, researchers said yesterday. (article 7)
Major strides made against cancer could be undone by the last five years of flat federal funding for cancer research, leading scientists say. (article 4)
The situation has led to a curtailment of research into breast cancer, melanoma, sarcoma and pediatric cancers, according to Davidson (article 4)
The cancer incidence in boys was 174 cases per million, compared with 157 cases per million in girls. (article 2)
The Austrian researchers also found that women who took Zometa (zoledronic acid) had a 30 percent lower risk of the cancer spreading to the bone, with other benefits as well. (article 11)
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cancer, breast, women, Zometa, STUDY |
Source articles
- News for Dallas, Texas (dallasnews.com, 06/02/2008, 476 words)
- Pediatric cancer most common in N.E., study shows - (baltimoresun.com, 06/04/2008, 457 words)
- Childhood cancer rates are highest in Northeast, study finds (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 318 words)
- Cancer fight needs money, scientists say :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health News (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 260 words)
- Childhood cancer survivors face much higher heart ... (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 332 words)
- Colon-cancer survival actually improves if there's... (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 193 words)
- Researchers report colon cancer mystery (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 351 words)
- Mammograms are not enough for many women :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health News (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 538 words)
- The name crystallizes where the members are. They ... (baltimoresun.com, 06/04/2008, 633 words)
- Bone drug Zometa helps fight breast cancer spread (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 325 words)
- Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 586 words)
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