Cancer

Let's Start Screening For Breast Health
In the United States, American women are told to begin annual mammographic screening for breast cancer at the age of 40. Long before we've reached this age, we are advised to perform a monthly breast exam and see our doctors for a clinical breast exam (CBE) annually as well. However, the detection rate of breast ca... 1 Feb 2008 01:08

Prostate Cancer: Screening for Prostate Cancer
This is crossposted to 2 newsgroups. J http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/534530 Prostate Cancer: Screening for Prostate Cancer From ACP Medicine Online Posted 06/07/2006 Philip W. Kantoff, MD The goal of screening for prostate cancer is to detect organ-confined prostate cancer, which is potentially curabl... 28 Jan 2008 15:57

root canals and cancer?
I know that the official position of the ADA is that there is no link between root canals and cancer, and they are probably right. However, have any studies been done? E.g., is the population of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer more or less likely to have had root canals than the general populat... 27 Jan 2008 13:01

This Week's NCI Cancer Bulletin: Jan 22 2008
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- This Week's NCI Cancer Bulletin: http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_012208 Featured Article Research Community Mourns Death, Celebrates Life of Judah Folkman Cancer Research Highlights Two Studies Identify Drivers of Metastases Black British W... 25 Jan 2008 23:28

Toxic Toad Venom Against Cancer ? ? ?
http://ilenarose.blogspot.com/2008/01/cancer-fight-turns-to-toxic-toad-venom.html ... 25 Jan 2008 21:14

Cancer Treatment, Limiting Factor In Rising Survival
The average length of life now is somewhere around 75 years right? Which is crazy when you consider the dramatic increase that this number represents in the amount of knowledge and technology that medicine has experienced in the last 30 years. The problem is that we get people to live longer and we find out the nex... 25 Jan 2008 12:48

The Importance Of Viewing Skin Cancer Pictures
Each year, in the United States, a large number of men and women are diagnosed with skin cancer. Although most cases of skin cancer can be treated, there are times when skin cancer can become fatal. To treat skin cancer, it is important that it is diagnosed in the early stages. The longer skin cancer goes untreated... 25 Jan 2008 06:31

Israeli study says regular mobile use increases tumour risk
Note from Ilena Rosenthal and The Humantics Foundation: Years ago when I became aware that the cell phone industry was pooling their PR $$$$ with the silicone, vaccination and chemical industries (among others) to fund propaganda on 'safety' ... I realized that they had a lot of negative info to spin. Junkscience... 24 Jan 2008 21:13

Polycythemia Vera- need help
HI, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TRYING TO HELP US. My father is a 61y.o man with a myeloproliferative disorder (MPD): Polycythemia Vera. He was diagnosed in 2003. He has a hypercellular bone marrow and normal karyotypes. Additionally, he has BPH and bronchial asthma. Currently on : Agrylin 0... 24 Jan 2008 18:59

Budget bowel cancer funds urged - Australia
www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23089418-662,00.html Budget bowel cancer funds urged - Australia January 22, 2008 04:20am MORE than 30 Australians could be saved every week if the Rudd Government's first budget includes $25 million for bowel cancer screening, the Cancer Council said. The National Bowel ... 22 Jan 2008 04:27