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07/3/14 Smog Controls Tied to Fewer Lung Disease Deaths in N.C.

MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Lung disease-related deaths fell after stricter national and state air pollution limits took effect in North Carolina in the early 1990s, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed state...

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07/3/14 Indoor Tanning Leads to Early Skin Cancer, Study Says

MONDAY, June 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Teens and young adults who engage in indoor tanning risk developing skin cancer at an early age, a new study finds. Once thought safer than outdoor sunbathing, indoor...

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07/3/14 When Is the Cost of Cancer ‘Toxic’?

FRIDAY, June 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A tool to assess "financial toxicity" for cancer patients -- namely, the expense, anxiety and stress of illness-related costs -- has been developed by University of Chicago Medical...

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06/19/14 Prolonged Sitting May Increase Risk of Certain Cancers

Jun 19, 2014 |By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe and LiveScience People Sitting Researchers found that, with each 2-hour increase in people's sitting time per day, their risk of colon cancer increased by 8 percent, and women's risk...

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06/19/14 Popular Crohn’s, Colitis Drugs Not Linked to Short-Term Cancer Risk: Study

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A popular class of drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel disease isn't linked to an increase in the short-term risk of cancer, Danish researchers report. Researchers found that...

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06/19/14 Mammography Cuts Breast Cancer Deaths by 28 Percent: Study

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Mammography screening of healthy women reduces deaths from breast cancer by about 28 percent, according to a new study. This latest research, published online in the June 18...

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06/19/14 Vitamin D: A Key to a Longer Life?

TUESDAY, June 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of vitamin D may protect people from an earlier death, particularly from cancer and heart disease, suggests a new analysis of existing research. And, the opposite...

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06/19/14 Lymphoseek Approved for Diagnosing Cancer Severity

FRIDAY, June 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the Lymphoseek imaging agent (technetium 99m tilmanocept) has been expanded to include helping doctors determine if a type of cancer called...

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06/19/14 Low Cholesterol Levels May Spell Trouble for Kidney Cancer Patients

THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Low cholesterol levels may increase kidney cancer patients' risk of death, a new study suggests. The findings indicate that cholesterol testing may help guide treatment for kidney cancer...

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06/19/14 Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely to Be Hospitalized: Study

THURSDAY, June 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood cancer survivors wind up in the hospital more often than other people, a new study finds. The researchers looked at nearly 1,500 people who were treated for...

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06/19/14 Red Meat May Raise Breast Cancer Risk, Study Suggests

TUESDAY, June 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Women who ate the most red meat increased their risk for breast cancer by nearly 25 percent, a 20-year study of nearly 89,000 women suggests. On the flip...

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06/10/14 Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin Linked to Heart Risks But most of these effects reverse after women finish treatment, experts say

By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in 10 women taking the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) will experience some type of heart problem, according to...

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06/10/14 Many Women With Breast Cancer Get Too Little Exercise

MONDAY, June 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The majority of women with breast cancer get too little exercise for optimum health, a new study suggests. After women are diagnosed with breast cancer, they are less...

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06/10/14 It’s Better to Prevent a Sunburn Than to Treat One, Dermatologist Says

SATURDAY, June 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The long-awaited arrival of summer means people will be spending more time outdoors. So, an expert warns, it's especially important at this time of year to take steps...

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06/10/14 Many Childhood Leukemia Survivors Aren’t Taking ‘Maintenance’ Meds: Study

FRIDAY, June 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- For child survivors of a blood cancer called acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), two years of follow-up medications help assure that the cancer doesn't return. But a new study...

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06/10/14 Medicaid Patients Get Worse Cancer Care, Studies Contend

WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Medicaid patients appear to receive worse cancer care than people who can afford private insurance, a trio of new studies says. Those covered by Medicaid, the federal health...

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06/10/14 Fish, Exercise May Help Thwart Colon Cancer’s Return: Study

TUESDAY, June 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise and a diet that includes fish may help colon cancer patients improve their odds of avoiding a relapse, a new study suggests. The likelihood that patients...

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06/3/14 A Tattoo That Completes a New Breast

By CAITLIN KIERNAN June 2, 2014 FINKSBURG, MD. — A tattoo parlor here has become a mecca for an unlikely crowd: women with breast cancer. Little Vinnie’s Tattoos offers designs ranging from swordfish and skulls...

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05/31/14 Cancer doctors urged to consider value when treating patients

May 31, 2014 By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer doctors should consider the financial as well as the medical impact of treatment for patients as healthcare costs continue to grow faster...

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05/30/14 Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer Seen in Circumcised Blacks: Study

THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new study on prostate cancer suggests that circumcision might have a preventive effect in black men and men who undergo the procedure later in life. The findings...

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