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Study: Marijuana Use Increases Risk of Testicular Cancer
KYW News Radio 1060 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:02 AM PST
There's another good reason for men, including swimmer Michael Phelps, to put the bong down -- smoking marijuana can raise your risk of a certain type of cancer.

Rush going pink at the rink
Rapid City Journal Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:58 AM PST
Area hockey fans who want to help in the fight against cancer are encouraged to attend "Pink at the Rink" night at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Valentine's Day on Saturday, Feb. 14. Rapid City Rush hockey players will wear pink jerseys and auction them after the game, with the proceeds to benefit the John T. Vucurevich Cancer Care Institute and the Susan G. Komen foundation. 

Pregnancy Has No Impact On Breast Cancer, But Can Delay Diagnosis And Treatment
PhysOrg Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:55 AM PST
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds women who develop breast cancer while pregnant or soon afterwards do not experience any differences in disease severity or likelihood of survival compared to other women with breast cancer. The study is published in the March 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Testicular cancer linked to Canabis use.
Politics.ie Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:51 AM PST
This is a discussion on Testicular cancer linked to Canabis use. within the Chat forums, part of the General Discussion category on Politics.ie . Cannabis linked to testicular cancer - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent Increases in testicular cancer linked with ...

Uganda: Health Condemn Tobacco Use
AllAfrica.com Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:41 AM PST
Kampala â€" LOCAL and international health experts want Uganda and other developing countries to curb tobacco smoking and reduce salt intake to stem cancer, diabetes, respiratory and heart diseases.

Black women with uterine cancers more likely to die than white patients
PhysOrg Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:40 AM PST
Black women with cancers of the uterus are less likely to survive the disease than white women, and relatively little progress has been made over the past two decades to narrow this racial difference. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the March 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Cy Woods to hold cancer fundraiser
Copperfield Sun Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:34 AM PST
The Cy Woods boys basketball team will hold a fundraiser Tuesday night.

CIGNA Receives CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM Accreditation
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:30 AM PST
CARY, N.C.----CIGNA, one of the nation's largest providers of health care benefits and services and group life, accident and disability insurance, has been accredited with CEO Cancer Gold Standardâ„¢ certification, recognizing the company's commitment to the health of their employees and family members and their efforts to meet an exceptionally high standard of cancer prevention, screening and ...

Black women with uterine cancer at greater death risk than white patients
New Kerala Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:23 AM PST
Washington, Feb 9 : A new study suggests that the risk of mortality among black women with uterine cancer may be higher than that in their white counterparts.

Study says pregnancy doesn't worsen breast cancer
AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:21 AM PST
Pregnant women who develop breast cancer do not have worse odds of death or of cancer returning than other young breast cancer patients, a new study has found.




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