Senate HELP Committee To Examine New Mammogram Recommendations Medical News Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:34 AM PST The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing to examine the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's recently revised breast cancer screening guidelines, including the recommendation that women begin biennial mammograms at age 50 instead of annual mammograms beginning at age 40, CQ HealthBeat reports. | World authority on cancer causes The Age Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20 AM PST Donald MacPhee, a world authority on the radiation and chemical causes of cancer, has died in the Austin Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 67. | Backstage ringmaster ensured 'the show went on' The Age Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20 AM PST Ian Cookesley, an exceptional organiser of theatre craftspeople who spent 40 years putting shows into theatres, has died of cancer at Caritas Christi in Kew. He was 64. | Ultrasound destroys rectal tumour BBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:19 AM PST A patient suffering from rectal cancer has become the first to have part of their tumour destroyed by ultrasound, say UK doctors. | synthetic fertilisers polluting Punjab groundwater: Greenpeace Calcutta News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16 AM PST The excessive use of chemical fertilisers in Punjab has led to high levels of nitrate contamination in the groundwater, Greenpeace has said in a study conducted across some Punjab districts. Nitrate contamination in water can cause health hazards, including stomach cancer. | Centre pioneers robotic surgery BBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:14 AM PST A £2m device which carries out robotic keyhole surgery on some types of cancer is being pioneered in Oxford. | | |
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