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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Study: Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 03:01 PM PDT Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. Continue reading On-and-Off Approach to Prostate Cancer Treatment May Compromise Survival Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:59 PM PDT Taking a break from hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatments once the cancer seems to be stabilized is not equivalent to continuing therapy, a new large-scale international study finds. Continue reading Dementia Care Costs Among Highest of All Diseases; Comparable to Cancer, Heart Disease Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:59 PM PDT Joint study by U-M Health System and RAND estimates total dementia care costs at $159- $200 billion a year, expected to nearly double with aging population Continue reading Roger Ebert will be taking a leave of 'presence' due to cancer Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:58 PM PDT Roger Ebert will be taking a lighter load as a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times because he has suffered from a cancer recurrence. read more Continue reading Van Andel Institute's George Vande Woude in prestigious first class honored for cancer research Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:57 PM PDT He is among the first class in the new Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy. Continue reading Biotech startup that sees chips as a human's best friend in drug development raises $9.2M Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:57 PM PDT There's a saying that people who see animals as ineffective and misleading subjects for drug testing like to use: Cancer has been cured many times already. In mice. A biotechnology startup has developed a technology platform it claims does a better job of indicating the effect drugs would have on human... Continue reading Palestinian protester killed by Israeli army fire Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:56 PM PDT JERUSALEM — Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage Palestinian protester during a clash in the West Bank late Wednesday, raising tensions already heightened by the death of a Palestinian prisoner and renewed fighting between Israel and Gaza militants. The late night killing capped a day of rioting throughou... Continue reading Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:49 PM PDT By Marilynn Marchione, Associated PressCancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail. The biggest cost of Alzheimer's ... Continue reading North Texas senator hopes troubled cancer institute will rebound with restructuring npc-news.star-telegram.com Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:44 PM PDT Nelson "livid" over CPRIT scandal but says her bill can help get it back on track. Continue reading Film critic Roger Ebert's cancer has returned Wed, 03 Apr, 2013 02:41 PM PDT What are you waiting for? Come to Baylor and join us for an awesome summer. Sign up today! Continue reading

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