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Mesothelioma Patients Should Benefit from Organization’s Goal of Doubling Five-Year Survival Rates for Lung Cancer

Last year the National Lung Cancer Partnership celebrated its ten-year anniversary. As it plans its next ten years, the organization determined that it must tackle survival rates for Americans battling lung cancer. With that in mind, it has announced its bold, new vision: “double the overall five-year lung cancer survival rate in the United State …

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Cervical Cancer Survivor Stories: Part 2

Part 2: Filmed at the national Cervical Cancer Coalition conference in Atlanta, GA, in January 2013, these stories from cervical cancer survivors and family …

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Despite new recommendations, women in 40s continue to get routine mammograms at same rate

Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new research.

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Cervical Cancer Survivor Stories: Part I

Filmed at the national Cervical Cancer Coalition conference in Atlanta, GA, in January 2013, these stories from cervical cancer survivors and family members …

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Study Examines Use Of Creative Arts Therapies Among Patients With Cancer

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Creative arts therapies (CATs) can improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients, although the effect was reduced during follow-up in a study by Timothy W. Puetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues…

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American Ginseng Helps With Cancer Treatment Fatigue

Results from a study funded in part by the National Cancer Institute and carried out by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN suggests that American ginseng can cut down on cancer-related fatigue compared to placebo.

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Breast Cancer Survivor Group Targets Young Black Women

Sisters Network, the only national African-American breast cancer survivors’ organization in the United States, has launched a new online program geared toward younger women.

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CT Screening Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths

CT (computed tomography) screening can reduce lung cancer deaths among high-risk individuals, according to results from the National Lung Cancer Study…

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Mutations Discovered That May Affect Treatment Of Patients With Endometrial Cancer

A study from the Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, led by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute, report that mutations discovered in endometrial cancer genes may directly impact treatment plans for women with aggressive endometrial cancer, as well as the classification of endometrial cancer tumors. The study was published in the journal Nature…

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Miss Asia USA delegates at The Facioniztas Fashion Show benefit National Cervical Cancer Coalition

Miss Asia USA delegates introduces at The Facioniztas Fashion Show benefit National Cervical Cancer Coalition. For more information visit Diversity News Maga…

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