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American Cancer Society Turns 100, Cancer Incidents in U.S. Trending Downward

In a bit of good news today, the American Cancer Society reports that as of Wednesday, its 100th birthday, two out of three people who are diagnosed with cancer today will survive for at least five years, and cancer rates in the U.S. are down 20 percent overall since the 1990s.

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Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence confirmed

Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests. However the absolute excess for all cancers combined was low, at 9.38 for every 100,000 person years of follow-up.

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American Drug War Victimizes Children

On today’s broadcast, Alex welcomes filmmaker Kevin Booth to the show. Kevin talks about his latest film, American Drug War 2: Cannabis Destiny. http://ameri…

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Seattle Study Shows Cancer Can Lead To Bankruptcy

Medical debt is one of the leading causes of bankruptcy, according to a study published online today in the journal Health Affairs.

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60 Years Of Data Suggest A Link Between Obesity And Height In Childhood And Endometrial Cancer In Adulthood

New research presented at the European Congress in Liverpool (ECO) beginning today (Sunday 12 May) shows a possible link between obesity and height in childhood and endometrial cancer in adulthood. The research* is by Julie Aarestrup, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues…

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Gene Test Estimates 5yr Risk Of Recurrence For Breast Cancer Patients, Says Studies

Positive Results from Two Studies of the PAM50-Based In Vitro Diagnostic Assay will be Presented at the Annual IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced results from two studies that are featured in oral … (more)

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More Younger Women Getting Breast Cancer

The number of younger women (aged under 50) being diagnosed with breast cancer has topped 10,000 in one year for the first time in the United Kingdom, says Cancer Research UK, a charity. Today in the UK, out of every five women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, one is aged under 50 years. Each year nearly 50,000 breast cancer diagnoses are made…

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Drug firms cash in on David Cameron’s A 650million cancer fund sparking new lobbying row

David Cameron is today facing a damaging new lobbying row over the Government’s flagship A 650million cancer drugs fund.

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Effective Leukemia Drugs Too Expensive, Desperate Patients Left Untreated

Eleven of the 12 drugs approved for treating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and some other cancers cost over $100,000 per year, leaving many desperate patients either untreated or under-treated because they simply cannot afford care, nearly 120 CML experts from over 15 countries reported today in the journal Blood…

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Mango’s Potential Health-Affirming Properties Explored

Two of the most serious health conditions facing Americans today – obesity and cancer – are the subject of new mango nutrition research presented this week at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in Boston…

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