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Chris Dodd has prostate cancer The Washington Times Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and intends to have surgery early in August, his office said Friday. Dodd intends to be back at work when Congress reconvenes in September, according to an e-mail his office ... Mammograms May Lead To Breast Cancer 'Over-Diagnosis,' Study Finds NPR Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:02 AM PDT Norwegian scientists say as many as 1 in every 4 cases of breast cancer doesn't need to be found because it would never have caused symptoms or death. They also question a fundamental justification of mammography: that it finds more cancers when they're early and more curable. America's Big Rig Truckers Get The Okay From the DOT For Window Film Use In Cabs To Help Prevent Skin Cancer The Auto Channel Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON--April 3, 2012: The International Window Film Association (IWFA), a nonprofit group, announced today that millions of commercial truck drivers on big rigs can now use window film on the cab's side windows to keep them safe from the sun's UVA rays, which have been linked to skin cancer. Black Women Have Trouble Clearing Cervical Cancer Virus First Coast News Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT CHICAGO -- Provocative new research might help explain why black women are so much more likely than whites to develop and die from cervical cancer: They seem to have more trouble clearing HPV, the virus that causes the disease. Skin cancer rate jumps in young adults WLOX-TV Biloxi Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT The Mayo Clinic says skin cancer is on the rise for those 40 and younger. The good news is that thanks to early detection, mortality rates have gone down. AP Enterprise: Church of famed revival struggles Chambersburg Public Opinion Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:56 AM PDT PENSACOLA, Fla.â€"For years starting in the mid-1990s, millions from around the globe visited a humble church in Florida s Panhandle for lively Pentecostal revival services where believers flocked on stage to be healed by God for cancer, addiction and broken hearts. Giuliana and Bill Rancic Talk Cancer, In-Laws and Having a Baby: 'Fingers Crossed' The Hollywood Reporter Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:54 AM PDT Jethro Nededog The upcoming season of the Style Network reality series, "Giuliana & Bill," follows the couple on several life-changing events. read more South Dakota Tech President Says He Is Cancer-Free KELO Sioux Falls Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:53 AM PDT The president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City says he is cancer-free. Floyd Medical Center honors physicians donation to Cancer Navigators Rome News-Tribune Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:51 AM PDT Floyd honored physicians who provide care in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama with a donation to Cancer Navigators on Doctor’s Day, March 30. Each physician received a card thanking them fo... Cancer Drug Leads To Diabetes International Business Times Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:50 AM PDT Many organ transplant recipients and cancer patients depend on rapamycin, a drug that suppresses the immune system and targets proteins involved in cell division. But this highly effective drug has an unfortunate side effect: many of the people who take it develop diabetes. Scientists now say they've figured out the root of the problem by studying the drug's effects on mice.

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