Health News: [cancer]: IASLC survey highlights need to scale up tobacco cessation assistance for cancer patients

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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   IASLC survey highlights need to scale up tobacco cessation assistance for cancer patients Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 11:00 AM PDT Physicians who care for lung cancer patients recognize the importance of tobacco cessation, but often do not provide cessation assistance to their patients according to a recent study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO). Continue reading Cancer-stricken Barca manager runs first practice Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:58 AM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova led his first team practice on Friday since returning from a 10-week medical stay in New York to treat a throat tumor. Continue reading Improved Diagnosis for Cancer Cells Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:57 AM PDT Experts have developed a new "color-coding" system to analyze more than 100 biomarkers. The system is a significant advance in the ability to analyze individual cells or tissue biopsies to find out whether a cell will or won't become cancer. Continue reading Colorectal Surgeon in Houston Highlights Importance of Colon Cancer Screenings and Treatment Options Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:55 AM PDT Dr. Eric Haas, a Colorectal Surgeon in Houston, Uses Colon Cancer Awareness Month as an Opportunity to Stress the Importance of Colon Cancer Screenings for Both Men and Women Continue reading New Blood Test May Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:55 AM PDT Pancreatic cancer is a brutally effective killer disease. Fewer than 5 percent of patients are alive five years after being diagnosed... Continue reading Teen Who Enjoyed Bucket List Prom Dies Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:52 AM PDT Katelyn Norman, a Tennessee teenager whose bucket list rallied and inspired supporters from all over the country, died today after a two year battle with osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer. Continue reading Related Stories Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:50 AM PDT Vilanova returned to Catalunya this week following a lengthy period of treatment in the USA, after he suffered a cancer relapse at the end of 2012. Continue reading Paralympic hopeful Kieran appeals for sponsorship Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:49 AM PDT A PARALYMPIC hopeful who lost part of a leg to cancer is appealing for sponsorship as he looks to continue his promising gymnastics career. Continue reading AACR recognizes scientists whose contributions to cancer field have extraordinary impact Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:45 AM PDT Five University of California, San Diego scientists and professors are among the first class of the Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy, created to recognize researchers whose scientific contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer. Continue reading Study finds HPV improves survival in African Americans with oropharyngeal cancer Fri, 29 Mar, 2013 10:45 AM PDT Even though the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, its presence could make all the difference in terms of survival, especially for African Americans with throat cancer, according to a newly published study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Continue reading

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