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Dr. Paul Donohue: Caught early, uterine cancer curable Detroit News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:22 PM PST Dear Dr. Donohue: Much is written about breast cancer, but little is written about uterine cancer. I just had my uterus removed because of it. I have not been given chemo or radiation. Do I need either? I am 62. Tadpoles 'could prevent skin cancer' The Times of India Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:00 PM PST LONDON: Tadpoles could hold the key to developing skin cancer drugs, according to scientists. A team at the University of East Anglia has identified a compound which blocks the movement of the pigment cells that give the tadpoles their distinctive markings. Donohue: Early detection of cancer of the uterus often curable Chattanooga Times Free Press Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:12 PM PST Much is written about breast cancer, but little is written about uterine cancer. I just had my uterus removed because of it. I have not been given chemo or radiation. Do I need either? I am 62. — C.B. Roche's bid to take over Genentech Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:37 PM PST (Reuters) - Roche Holding , the world's largest maker of cancer drugs, launched a hostile bid for Genentech on Friday for the 44 percent of the U.S. biotechnology company it does not already own. Report shows snapshot of Canberra services Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:47 PM PST The latest Productivity Commission Report on Government Services shows that the ACT has high rates of breast cancer and repeat child abuse but also high child immunisation rates and school participation. Coffs hospital patients exposed to high-level radiation Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:47 PM PST More than 70 patients have been exposed to high levels of radiation during cancer treatment at a New South Wales hospital and the Area Health Service says it has initiated an independent review into the incident. 1-30 Health in brief The Edmond Sun Thu, 29 Jan 2009 8:26 PM PST More than 600 handmade comfort pillows will be delivered to the Troy & Dollie Smith Cancer Center at Integris Baptist Medical Center by members of Girl Scout Troop 35 of Edmond. HPV18 DNA levels are not prognostic for precancerous cervical lesions News-Medical-Net Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:10 PM PST Perhaps surprisingly, the number of copies of the carcinogenic human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) relative to cellular DNA is not associated with the likelihood of progression to advanced precancerous lesions of the cervix, according to a study in the January 27 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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