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A silver bullet to beat cancer?
The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects.
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Belgium advises women to have PIP breast implants removed
Belgium's health authorities on Wednesday advised women with defective breast implants made by French firm PIP to have them removed.
Wed 1 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Studies: Avastin may fight early breast cancers
Surprising results from two new studies may reopen debate about the value of Avastin for breast cancer. The drug helped make tumors disappear in certain women with early-stage disease, researchers ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
Sun 29 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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A new screening method for prostate cancer
A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows novel PSA velocity (PSAV) risk count testing may provide a more effective way for physicians ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Scientists find molecular switch that allows melanoma to resist therapy
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that as many as one in 51 men and women will be diagnosed with melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—at some point during their lifetimes. ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Regular use of vitamin and mineral supplements could reduce the risk of colon cancer: study
Could the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in a regular diet help to reduce the risk of colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology ...
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Many repeat breast cancer surgeries could be unnecessary
One in four women who undergo breast-conserving surgery to remove cancer will be called back for more surgery
Wed 1 Feb 12 from FOXNews
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ALS researcher succumbs to disease he studied
(AP) -- Dr. Richard Olney, an internationally renowned researcher who dedicated his life to finding a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, has died after his own eight-year battle with the disease. ...
Tue 31 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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FDA clears Pfizer drug for advanced kidney cancer
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new Pfizer drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body despite treatment with at least one ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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