Early screening still saves lives Nov 22, 2009
IT HAS been drummed into our culture, quite relentlessly and successfully, that early detection of cancer saves lives. So it stunned many doctors and breast cancer survivors this week when the US Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of health care experts appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, upended its previous advice by recommending that most women begin getting routine mammograms at age 50, rather than 40 ... In some slow-growing forms of cancer, overly aggressive... (Boston Globe)
Could Mammograms, Pap Smears Kill Reform? Nov 22, 2009
Lawmakers pushing for health care reform are facing charges that a government-funded panel's recommendations to limit breast cancer screenings could be a sign of things to come if proposed health care legislation is passed. A new controversy over mammograms could figure big as the health care bill reaches the Senate. (ABC News)
GOP Points to Cancer Recs, Calls It 'Rationing' Nov 22, 2009
New Cancer Guidelines May Complicate Health Care Reform - ABC News ... Women's Cancer Recommendations Stir Controversy Amid Senate Vote ... Senate Bill Could Be Stalled Over Cancer Screening Confusion. (ABC News)
EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. well... Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet ... Nov 22, 2009
Though the health effects of specific levels are not well understood, the EPA says long-term exposure to high levels of uranium in drinking water may cause cancer and damage kidneys. At the mine itself, wells tested as high as 3. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Four on Hajj killed by swine flu Nov 22, 2009
An official statement released by the ministry said all had underlying health problems, including cancer and respiratory illness, AFP news agency reported. Three of the victims died in Medina and one in Mecca. (BBC News -- Africa)
Late TV listings Nov 22, 2009
Topics: the health care reform bill; controversy over new breast cancer screening guidelines. Guests: Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein of California, Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut; Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure; and Dr. Nancy Snyderman, NBC News chief medical editor. (Boston Globe)
Priest, nun receive awards for leadership in black community Nov 22, 2009
Best is on medical leave because of cancer but stills celebrates Mass and visit schools, DesRoses said. The Bishop James Augustine Healy award is named for the first African-American bishop in the country. (Boston Globe)
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings Nov 21, 2009
THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for cancer and other preventive health measures can prolong lives, but only 25 percent of adults aged 50 to 64 in the United States are getting these recommended screenings, a new report shows ... Areas of special attention in the report include influenza vaccine, cholesterol screening, colorectal cancer screening and for women, breast and cervical cancer screening ... These people are at the greatest risk of developing chronic diseases such as... (MEDLINEplus)
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart Nov 21, 2009
The Spanish analysis used 10-year data on 15,500 men and nearly 26,000 women who were participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer study ... Overindulgence raises the risk of cancer, accidents, obesity and many other problems, and can also cause the heart muscle damage called alcoholic cardiomyopathy, he noted. (MEDLINEplus)
New cancer guidelines called appalling Nov 21, 2009
News : New cancer guidelines called appalling (Roanoke Rapids, NC) ... New cancer guidelines called appallingAbandoning current methods ... ROANOKE RAPIDS New guidelines regarding mammography and self-examinations for breast cancer detection have stirred up controversy nationwide. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Sunday on 'MTP' Nov 21, 2009
As controversy continues over new breast cancer screening guidelines, we discuss the issues at the root of the cancer debate: screenings, insurance, research, politics and funding. We'll be joined exclusively by two people with a great deal of experience in the field: Amb. (MSNBC -- Politics)
No Pap smears until age 21, women advised Nov 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES: Only days after a US panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has done the same for Pap tests, which are credited with drastically reducing the rates of cervical cancer ... The second big change reduces screening for women aged 21 to 29 who are not at increased risk of developing cervical cancer, from each year to every two years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cancer research is improving treatment Nov 21, 2009
Identifying the differences helps doctors come up with tailored treatment for specific cancers. Dr. Ana Maria Lopez informs her audience Tuesday about the marvels of cutting-edge cancer treatment ... This is good news in light of estimates that cancer cases are expected to triply by 2030. (Nogales International, AZ)
Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy Nov 21, 2009
PNT is a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that can stay confined to the liver and often cause death from liver damage ... Researchers at the departments of radiation oncology and internal medicine, division of hematology/oncology and comprehensive cancer center biostatistics unit at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich ... D., FASTRO, an author on the study and chair of the University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology, said, "While this particular type of cancer can have... (EurekAlert!)
Cervical Cancer Guidelines Nov 21, 2009
New Cervival Cancer Screening Guidelines: No More 'Annual' Pap Smears ... Pap smears may no longer be called "annuals" if doctors follow new cervical cancer screening recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ... The group announced today that women should start getting cervical cancer screenings at age 21 instead of 18, and that women could wait longer between the screenings -- regardless of when a woman starts having sex. (ABC News)
Mammography Debate Has Raged for Decades Nov 21, 2009
Breast Cancer Screening: New Fuel for an Old War of Words and Data ... Data from the Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1971, showed a 30 percent reduction in breast cancer deaths in women ages 40 to 64 who underwent clinical breast examination and screening mammography ... Shortly afterward, a Swedish study published in 1981 in the journal Radiology demonstrated a beneficial effect of breast cancer screening in women... (ABC News)
Less Frequent Pap Tests: Good for Women? Nov 21, 2009
Change in Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations Is a Welcome Step. OPINIONBy MARIE SAVARD, M.D.ABC News Medical ContributorNov. (ABC News)
SIRIUS XM to Broadcast 'Doctor Radio Reports: What Every Woman Needs To Know About Mammograms' Nov 21, 2009
Veteran news journalist Perri Peltz hosts in-depth special to break down facts, headlines, preventative care and morePeltz and guests will also examine latest news about cervical cancer screenings24/7 health and medical channel delivers breaking news updates, features live, daily call-in shows hosted by world-class physicians from NYU Langone Medical Center ... How early should women be screened for breast cancer ... New questions about what age a woman should start screening for cervical cancer... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Breast Preservation Foundation to Appear on Hit CBS Show 'The Doctors' Nov 21, 2009
Foundation President Dr. Joel Aronowitz Discusses Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Patients ... A skin-sparing mastectomy, also known as breast-conserving surgery, is a way to treat cancer and save the breast skin ... The skin-sparing procedure removes cancerous breast tissue through a small incision usually around the areola area of the nipple. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New Advice Would Cut Back On Pap Smears Nov 21, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The change by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes amid a completely separate debate over when regular mammograms to detect breast cancer should begin ... Paps can spot pre-cancerous changes in the cervix in time to prevent invasive cancer, and widespread use has halved cervical cancer rates... (Click2Houston, TX)
John Crofton, 97, pioneer in the cure for tuberculosis Nov 21, 2009
Dr. Crofton s multidrug approach remains the standard for treating tuberculosis and has provided the template for combination therapies to combat grave diseases like cancer and AIDS. ... They are the model for cancer and for HIV. His legacy is quite significant. (Boston Globe)
New reports on cancer tests complicate health debate Nov 21, 2009
Challenges to women's cancer tests complicate health debate ... Challenges to women's cancer tests complicate health debate ... Isis Souffrain sat in a waiting room Friday at Wellington Regional Medical Center, about to undergo radiation therapy, when news came on the television that another cancer screening test need not be given to women every year. (The Palm Beach Post)
Cancer Treatments Nov 21, 2009
Cancer Treatment Videos from HealthiNation - HealthiNation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Sandy Springs: Tie a pink ribbon for me on Thursday Nov 21, 2009
I m thankful that I am part of the generation that has seen amazing things happen in the treatment of several kinds of cancer but I can also remember when a breast-cancer diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence. Losing to breast cancer can be a terrible way to exit ... When is it wise to increase one s risk of having to deal with cancer of any kind. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Let women keep their abortion coverage Nov 21, 2009
But unlike the advocates for breast cancer treatment, proponents of reproductive rights battle a problem of perception. No one argues that breast cancer is a disease requiring treatment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Stefanie Spielman, wife of NFL star, dies at 42 Nov 21, 2009
Stefanie Spielman has died after a lengthy battle with cancer ... Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease ... She later miscarried and discovered she had cancer. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Stefanie Spielman, 42; wife of football star fought cancer Nov 21, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease ... She later miscarried and discovered she had cancer ... She survived four bouts with cancer before a fifth recurrence in March. (Boston Globe)
Mammogram debate and a false economy Nov 21, 2009
Obviously, I am not more knowledgeable about breast cancer than a government-led panel of experts ... Obviously, I am not more knowledgeable about breast cancer than a government-led panel of experts ... New cancer-screening guidelines, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, fly in the face of conventional wisdom and long-standing consensus from cancer groups, radiologists and other experts that women get annual mammograms starting at age 40. (Juneau Empire)
Liquor sting caught fewer violators in '08 Nov 21, 2009
In 2008, 96 out of 283 liquor establishments surveyed sold alcohol to people under the age of 21, according to a Cancer Research Center of Hawaii survey completed with the help of the commission ... In 2008, 96 out of 283 liquor establishments surveyed sold alcohol to people under the age of 21, according to a Cancer Research Center of Hawaii survey completed with the help of the commission. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu found in N.C. hospital Nov 21, 2009
All of the Duke patients were located in a ward for people with cancer or severe blood disorders. All were severely ill and were highly susceptible to infections, Sexton says. (USA Today)
Your views: Letters to the editor Nov 21, 2009
I couldnt believe the new advice on breast cancer in Tuesdays FLORIDA TODAY.. My daughters have been getting mammograms every year since they were 40 because Im a two-time breast cancer survivor, which puts them at risk ... Both of my cancers were found by self-examination, which a task force in Washington has decided is of no value. (Florida Today)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Nov 21, 2009
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer ... Using the contraceptive pill cuts the overall risk of a woman developing cancer, research suggests ... Any increased risk of breast and cervix cancer linked to pill use appears to be cancelled out by long-term protection from other cancers. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Making memories Nov 21, 2009
"Cancer sucks, but Jayce is tougher.". Jayce's mother Tracy Kringen of Williston wears these words emblazoned on the front of a deep blue shirt as proof that her 7-year-old son will survive brain cancer ... The hints of the cancer bubbled to the surface when Jayce began vomiting his first day of kindergarten. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
GOP seizes mammogram issue Nov 21, 2009
said she would introduce an amendment that would limit the costs of the breast-cancer tests for women 40 and older ... The guidelines themselves stress that they're general recommendations for routine screening, not a replacement for the one-on-one health advice that women with various risk factors for breast or cervical cancer get from their doctors in choosing how often to get a Pap or mammogram ... This week's recommendations from two different groups called for less-frequent cancer tests for... (AZCentral -- News)
Local Women Urge Others To Kick The Habit For Lung Cancer Awareness Month Nov 21, 2009
Lung Cancer Leading Cause Of Cancer Deaths, With Smoking As No. 1 Cause ... Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, according to the American Lung Association ... Only 14 percent of lung cancer patients survive more than five years after they are diagnosed, said the organization. (KERO 23, CA)
Stop risking others' health Nov 21, 2009
It was classified as such, not because it contains one or two chemicals that may cause cancer, but because it contains at least 50 cancer-causing chemicals. These chemicals include benzene, cadmium, formaldehyde, and arsenic. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Health providers, survivors dispute panels mammogram recommendation Nov 21, 2009
Mardis recommends that women who are 40 and older have annual mammograms, get annual clinical screenings and do breast self-examination to detect breast cancer at its early stages ... Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:38 PM CST Mammography often is depicted as painful and stressful, but to a Keokuk breast cancer survivor, the screening is a life line well worth the trouble ... Martin was diagnosed with cancer by mammogram in 1983 and again in 1993. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
LETTER: 'Health care, insurance are basic human rights' Nov 21, 2009
Do you think someone who has never smoked, should pay the same as the person who smoked for years and now has lung cancer ... Is the person who discovers they have a genetic condition that leads to diabetes, obesity, schizophrenia, cancer responsible for their health problems. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
And then there were two? Nov 21, 2009
Mrs Edwards was treated for breast cancer after the 2004 election, and if the media hints are to be believed, the disease might have returned. CNN reports that she had a routine follow-up on Monday to check on the cancer, "which was believed to be in remission", following which her doctor. (Yahoo News -- Presidential Election 2000)
Opening the Screening Door Nov 21, 2009
Slate writers and editors debate the ramifications of new cancer-screening guidelines ... Days later, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on cervical cancer screening: Now it suggests women receive their first Pap smears later than previously recommended and, depending on certain risk factors, get them less frequently ... Now ACOG recommendations for less frequent pap smears on the heels of the HHS recommendations on mammograms that got breast cancer advocates up in arms. (Slate)
New Pap Smear Guidelines Released Nov 21, 2009
WASHINGTON (November 20, 2009)--The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is issuing new guidelines for Pap smears, saying that having the tests every two years is enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer in women under 30 ... Pap smears can detect pre-cancerous changes in the cervix in time to prevent invasive cancer ... Widespread use has halved cervical cancer rates in the U.S. in recent decades. (KWTX.com, TX)
Obituaries, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 Nov 21, 2009
Kathy L. Dixon, 58, Anchorage, Alaska, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at home after a three-year battle with cancer ... Memorial contributions: American Cancer Society. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Obituaries, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 Nov 21, 2009
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today, Fredrick cClure-Utt Funeral Home Oaktown chapel, 100 W. Main St. Memorial contributions: American Cancer Society. Online condolences. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Conflicting Mammogram Advice May Cause Confusion Nov 21, 2009
Before they reached their50th birthdays, the women gathered at Coliseum Hospital's cancer resource library Thursday had been diagnosed with breast cancer ... Macon OB-GYN Dr. Teresa Luhrs plans to ignore the recommendations, and stick with the American Cancer Society's suggestion: start screening regularly at age 40 ... "To me, that one person that you do diagnose with cancer outweighs the 10, 15, 20 people that have false positives," Luhrs said. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
What to Do About Endocrine Disruptors? A Q&A with Linda Birnbaum Nov 21, 2009
Which exposures in everyday life do you consider the greatest risk factors for breast cancer ... If we re talking about environmental chemicals, we know there are pharmaceutical exposures that may predispose women to breast cancer later on ... We know hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increase in breast cancer. (Scientific American)
COLUMN: Task force puts boobs front and center for public conversation Nov 21, 2009
The test screens women for breast cancer ... This nonstop-fun procedure is credited with detecting breast cancer early and saving many women s lives in the process ... That s what the American Cancer Society has long advocated as well. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Lora Mae Zluticky, 89 Nov 21, 2009
Memorials may be made to Lakeland Hospice and/or Cancer Care and Research Center in Fergus Falls, Minn. Copyright. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Folic Acid Supplements May Boost Cancer Risk Nov 21, 2009
Although folic acid fortification of foods can prevent many birth defects, it may also increase the risk for developing cancer, Norwegian researchers report ... In Norway, foods are not supplemented with folic acid, making it the ideal place to investigate whether or not the supplement increases the risk for cancer, Ebbing noted ... "The study shows that treatment with folic acid for approximately three-and-a-half years was associated with a 21 percent increased risk of cancer and an increased... (Newsmax)
Report: Push Back Age of Cervical Cancer Tests Nov 21, 2009
CHICAGO Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. The guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or ACOG now say women younger than 30 should undergo cervical cancer screening once every two years instead of an annual exam ... "Overtreatment of minor abnormal pap tests in young women and... (Fox News)
Women's Health Care Under Attack? Nov 21, 2009
Days after a government task force radically changed its guidelines for using mammograms to screen for breast cancer, another critical preventive test Pap smears is under the microscope, heightening concern that both might be a first step down a slippery slope toward health care rationing. On Monday, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that doctors delay mammography screening for breast cancer until the age of 50 ... The recommendation goes against the American Cancer Society s... (Fox News)
Profits prompt surge in new vaccines Nov 21, 2009
The last decade brought breakthrough vaccines against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus two of the world's top killers meningitis, cervical cancer and more ... Experts call Prevnar the "game changer." It was the first vaccine to exceed $1 billion in annual sales, followed by Merck's cervical cancer shot Gardasil, with $2. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Prostitutes count on 2010 Nov 21, 2009
SA men are showing their support against cancer by growing their Mo's. When can a spouse lose their assets due to the other's imprudence. (iAfrica.com)
Kirk Hans Vos Nov 21, 2009
Kirk was a cancer survivor from infancy ... Kirk beat all the odds against him and, after several months of experimental radiation and chemotherapy treatments, he was declared totally cancer free by age 5. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
New Pap test guidelines for women Nov 21, 2009
New cervical cancer screening guidelines released - CNN.com ... New cervical cancer screening guidelines released ... Changes to cervical cancer screening guidelinesSTORY HIGHLIGHTS. (CNN)
Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing' Nov 21, 2009
Shorter telomere lengths have been linked to a variety of ageing-related medical conditions, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. For this study, the scientists looked at 22 women and nine men. (BBC News -- Americas)
Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Cancer, Study Finds Nov 21, 2009
Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumour growth in a mouse model of skin cancer ... Bjordal and his colleagues applied LLLT to cancer cultures and to mice injected with melanoma cells ... Although the treatment did not cause any significant changes in the cell cultures, direct irradiation of the tumor with high-dose LLLT caused a significant increase in tumor mass volume and... (Science Daily)
Ancestry Attracts, but Love Is Blind Nov 21, 2009
7, 2008) Latina women have a lower risk of breast cancer than European or African-American women generally, but those with higher European ancestry could be at increased risk, according to data published in. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Leaving a legacy Nov 21, 2009
They visit Gillette every three months, so that 78-year-old Raymond can receive ongoing cancer treatment at neighboring Campbell County Memorial Hospital ... Raymond first began his battle with prostate cancer in 1987. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
How Fish Is Cooked Affects Heart-Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Nov 21, 2009
The data for this research is based on Multiethnic Cohort Study of Diet and Cancer under the NIH grant R37 CA054281 ... 20, 2006) If you want to avoid cancer of the kidneys, a new major study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that eating salmon or other kinds of fatty fish a few times a month would be one good way to ... 25, 2009) Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a... (Science Daily)
Current Cigarette Smokers at Increased Risk of Seizures Nov 21, 2009
14, 2007) Cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for rectal -- but not colon -- cancer. The evidence linking cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer risk has been ... (May 16, 2007) Cigarette smoking is more strongly associated with head and neck cancers than drinking alcohol, according to a new study. (Science Daily)
First Reconstitution of an Epidermis from Human Embryonic Stem Cells Nov 21, 2009
12, 2005) For the first time, stem cell researchers at the University of Minnesota have coaxed human embryonic stem cells to create cancer-killing cells in the laboratory, paving the way for future treatments ... Brain tumor researchers have found that brain tumors arise from cancer stem cells living within tiny protective areas formed by blood vessels in the. (Science Daily)
New Nanomethod Paves the Way for New Measuring Technology and Hypersensitive Sensors Nov 21, 2009
(May 31, 2008) A new measuring procedure can help to investigate in some detail the behavior of magnetic nanoparticles which are used for cancer. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Bucknell Women's Basketball Welcomes Fordham to Sojka Pavilion Saturday Nov 21, 2009
In the (Pink) ZoneThe Bison will again be joining the national effort to promote the fight against breast cancer ... The Bison are very pleased to be teaming up with Evangelical s Women s Resource Center to help spotlight breast cancer and promote women s health. (Bucknellbison.com)
New Cause of Osteoporosis: Mutation in a miroRNA Nov 21, 2009
Researchers are using the sea urchins to study and understand diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy. . (Science Daily)
Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen diagnosed with cancer Nov 21, 2009
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