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05/26/15 Chemo Before Surgery May Boost Outcomes for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Undergoing chemotherapy before surgery may help women battling advanced ovarian cancer, a new study finds. The British study was led by Sean Kehoe, professor of gynecological cancer at...

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05/26/15 Smoking May Make Return of Lung Cancer More Likely

TUESDAY, May 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Lung cancer survivors are at high risk for recurrence of the disease, and smoking is a major factor in that risk, a new study shows. The study included...

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05/26/15 Rural Poor Bear Higher Burden of COPD, Study Finds

TUESDAY, May 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Being poor and living in a rural area are two risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds. COPD is a progressive and incurable...

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05/26/15 Most Americans Still Not Using Sunscreen

TUESDAY, May 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans still don't regularly use sunscreen to help prevent exposure to the sun's cancer-causing rays, a new study reveals. When used as recommended, sunscreen has been shown...

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05/26/15 Parents of Child Cancer Patients Prefer Honesty, Study Finds

MONDAY, May 18, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- It's better for doctors to be open with parents about their child's cancer prognosis, even if the news is bad, researchers say. Doing so is more likely to...

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05/26/15 Prostate Cancer Testing Drops Off After Controversial Guidelines

SUNDAY, May 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer American men are receiving prostate cancer screening in the wake of a national panel's conclusion that the test does men more harm than good, a new study...

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05/26/15 Smoking Makes a Comeback in Georgia Bars, Restaurants

THURSDAY, May 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- While the days of smoke-filled bars and restaurants made be a fading memory in many states, the number of venues where patrons can legally puff away are actually...

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05/26/15 HPV Vaccination for Girls May Help Prevent Cancers in Males

TUESDAY, May 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Males benefit indirectly when girls are immunized against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new Dutch study. However, males still have a risk of developing...

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05/26/15 MRI Might Predict Breast Cancer Risk in Some Women

TUESDAY, May 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women at high risk of breast cancer often have routine MRI scans to try to detect any tumors early. Now a new study hints the scans might also...

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05/11/15 How cancer tricks the lymphatic system into spreading tumors

May 11, 2015 Medical Xpress Journal reference: Oncogene Provided by Karolinska InstitutetSwollen lymph nodes are often the earliest sign of metastatic spread of cancer cells. Now cancer researchers and immunologists at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have...

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05/11/15 They Overcame Childhood Cancer, But Now Obesity?

MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Certain treatments may increase a childhood cancer survivor's risk of obesity later in life, a new study says. "The ability to identify patients at increased risk may guide...

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05/11/15 Many Americans Not Getting Routine Cancer Screenings: CDC

THURSDAY, May 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans aren't getting recommended screening tests for colon, breast and cervical cancers, a new federal study shows. Among adults in the age groups recommended for screening, about...

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05/11/15 Healthy Lifestyle May Boost Colon Cancer Survival

THURSDAY, May 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer patients seem to have a better chance of survival if they have already been practicing healthy lifestyle habits before their diagnosis, a new study suggests. Survival...

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05/11/15 Age-Linked Structures on DNA May Also Hint at Cancer Risk

TUESDAY, May 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, researchers have identified a pattern of change in DNA that may signal the development of cancer long before a standard diagnosis can be made....

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05/11/15 Too Many Americans Neglect Backs in Skin Cancer Prevention

MONDAY, May 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that many people in the United States are forgetting their backs when they try to be forward-thinking about skin cancer prevention. Experts at the...

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05/11/15 Cloudy Climes May Up Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: Study

THURSDAY, April 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People who live in regions with low sunlight may have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, possibly because they don't get enough vitamin D from the sun, new...

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04/28/15 Widower reflects on wife’s sacrifice to skip cancer treatment to save their baby

Last year, Max Joice completely ignored Mother's Day. He had just welcomed a baby girl months earlier, only to lose his wife to cancer six weeks after the birth. "Last year, I pretended it didn't...

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04/28/15 HPV Vaccine Produces Early Benefits for Teen Girls: Study

MONDAY, April 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Girls as young as 14 are receiving important health benefits from the HPV vaccine, which protects against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, a new study...

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04/28/15 Daily Aspirin Taken by More Than Half of Older U.S. Adults

FRIDAY, April 24, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Slightly more than half of middle-aged adults and seniors in the United States take aspirin daily to prevent heart attack, stroke or other serious illnesses, a new survey...

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04/28/15 Ovary Removal Reduces Breast Cancer Death in BRCA1 Carriers: Study

THURSDAY, April 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Actress and activist Angelina Jolie made news last month when she announced she had her ovaries removed -- after undergoing a preventive double mastectomy in 2013 -- because...

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