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Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
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Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
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Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients
Dendreon Corp. announced Tuesday that the pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT study of its drug Provenge in men...
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Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing
An experimental drug showed promise in treating advanced prostate cancer in early trial,...
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Is PSA Test Really Important for Prostate Cancer Prevention?
Many studies have tried to find an answer to this question, but the majority of them ended in...
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Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers
Good news for people suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer...
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Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer
Recently, medical groups have issued guidelines recommending healthy older men to consider...
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Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Urological Association on Tuesday...
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Calcium May Lower Digestive Cancer Risk
People with the highest levels of calcium intake had significantly fewer cancers of the digestive...
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A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity
A new urine test that tracks a certain substance produced by prostate cancer cells may help...
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Worried about Prostate Cancer? New Urine Test May Offer You an Answer
A new urine test designed to distinguish between benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer may...
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New Urine Test That Detects Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan are experimenting with a urine test to help distinguish...
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New Blood Test Helps Tracking Progression of Prostate Cancer
A new blood test made by Johnson & Johnson unit Veridex may give doctors a much clearer...
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Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence In Women
Doctors often advise patients to lose weight if they’re at risk of developing certain...
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New Treatment For Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Researchers said that men with advanced prostate cancer will have the chance to follow a new...
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Radiation, Hormonal Drugs Halve Prostate Cancer Deaths
Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who undergo radiation plus long-term hormone treatment...
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Selenium And Vitamins E and C Do Not Prevent Prostate Cancer
A recent study reveals that selenium, vitamin E and
vitamin C won't prevent men from getting...
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Vitamins Don’t Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Studies Conclude
It’s time to forget about the saying “a vitamin a day keeps cancer away,” as more and more cancer...
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Vitamins C, E And Selenium Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
Two large trials revealed that selenium, vitamin E and C didn’t reduce the risk of developing...
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Women, Less Likely To Survive Severe Heart Attacks
Although equal, there are some anatomical and biological differences between men and women. These...
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New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
The latest cancer incidence report has found that survival rates among cancer sufferers are...
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The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time
The overall incidence of new cancer cases
and death due to cancer dropped for the first time in...
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Cancer Rates In Decline
Upon a close analysis of the records compiled by the Government regarding cancer, it has been...
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Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining in the US
New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the
first time in both American men and...
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The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life
November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great
American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
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Too Little Sleep May Boost Cancer Risk
U.S. researchers claim that a proper diet and exercise enhance body weight and physical function in...
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Exercise May Diminish Cancer Risk
Regular exercise can help sufferers in the fight against cancer, according to new research....
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Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk
A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce
cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
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Research Shows No Benefit from Vitamin D in Breast Cancer Prevention
A new study in the online edition of the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute adds to the...
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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t
look too promising. According to the...
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success
Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. soared Tuesday on the news that its experimental vaccine for...
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The Necessity of PSA Test in Prostate Cancer Questioned Once Again
Two new studies appearing online in the March 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine...
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Radio Host Don Imus Has Prostate Cancer
Radio host Don Imus, real name John Donald Imus, Jr., said he had prostate cancer.
The...
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Healthy Men Should Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer
Healthy men who want to prevent prostate cancer should begin taking finasteride, a drug used to...
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Metabolite in the Body Found to Be a Marker of Advanced Prostate Cancer
A simple urine test may distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer,...
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Aspirin Found to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
Long-term use of aspirin or other similar nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the risk...
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Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking
Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
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Vitamins C, E Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
Two large trials revealed that selenium, vitamin E and C didn’t reduce the risk of developing...
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Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade
For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women
in the US developing and
dying from...
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The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life
November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great
American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
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Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk
A long-term study of more than 14,000 male
physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...
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The Beginning of Personal Genome Project: Positive and Negative Aspects
Harvard Medical School genetics professor
George Church, Harvard psychology professor Steven...
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Update: A Healthy Lifestyle Delays Aging Process
Researchers have long stressed the importance of living a healthy life based on daily exercise and...
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Chemical In Plastics Could Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA), the synthetic hormone used in baby
bottles, toddler cups, water bottle and...
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bisphenol A Once Again under Fire
The Department of Health and Human Services’ National
Toxicology Program on Wednesday released a...
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Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year
Although the American Cancer Society strongly recommends
annual testing, starting with at the age...
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Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned
Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or
older should be stopped because there...
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Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?
Although many previous studies have shown that soya is good
for humans by lowering cholesterol,...
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Hormone Therapy Not Efficient in Older Men with Prostate Cancer
A new study published in the July 9 issue of the Journal of
the American Medical Association...
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Top Senator in New York Retires
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, who has run the
Republican chamber for more than a dozen...
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Report Warns on Serious Health Problems Linked to Bisphenol A
A U.S.
government report revealed Tuesday that a dangerous chemical called bisphenol
A (BPA),...
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The Full Life Of Charlton Heston
While to most people Charlton Heston is known for his larger-than-life roles as some of history's...
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Evangelist Billy Graham Back Home Following Brain Surgery
World-known evangelist Billy Graham returned to his home in Montreal, N.C.,
early this afternoon,...
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Biden Shares Medical Records with the World
To avoid speculations upon his health, Democratic US vice
president nominee Joe Biden on...
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Newspaper apologizes for "untrue" Prince Philip cancer report
A newspaper Friday issued an unreserved apology to Britain's royal family for wrongly reporting...
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Buckingham Palace Denies Prince Philip Cancer Report
Buckingham Palace Wednesday issued a stern denial of a newspaper report alleging that 87-year-old...
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Former Senator Jesse Helms Dies At 86
Jesse Helms, the former U.S. Republican senator from North
Carolina, whose categorical...
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Obama Can Take Pride in His Health
Following John McCain’s release of his medical record, amounting to more than one thousand pages,...
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Giuliani Hospitalized in St. Louis Due to Flu-Like Symptoms
Rudi Giuliani, the Republican candidate for presidency, was checked in a St. Louis hospital during...
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Dying Priest Gets 3 Years for Defrauding his Parish
A former priest who stole $1.3 million from his parish to
support a life of luxury was sentenced...
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Harold Alfond, Philantropist and Shoe Factory Owner, Dies at 93
Harold Alfond, the founder of the Dexter Shoe Co. and a
philanthropist, died on Friday morning at...
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Israeli PM Announces He Has Prostate Cancer
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he has prostate cancer and that he will...
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