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Older people at risk of skin cancer Cambridge Evening News Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:00 PM PDT People aged in their 60s and 70s are around five times more likely to be diagnosed with skin cancer than their parents were 30 years ago, a new analysis of figures has showed. Prostate drug also cuts cancer The Malay Mail Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:59 PM PDT Thursday, April 1st, 2010 12:28:00 WASHINGTON: A drug commonly used to shrink enlarged prostates in men has been found to also cut the risk of developing cancer in the same glands, a new study said. The four-year international study of the drug, dutasteride, showed that it reduced by 23 per cent the risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer in men with an increased chance of developing the ... Oncospeak AsiaOne Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:47 PM PDT WHEN we say the cancer has "progressed", it is bad news. If the lung tumour is "positive" for mutation, it is good. Welcome to the world of oncospeak! De-liver me from cancer AsiaOne Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:47 PM PDT THE liver plays an essential role in regulating life processes. Before birth, it serves as the main organ of blood formation. Thereafter, its primary functions are to refine and detoxify everything you eat, breathe, and absorb through your skin. Could multivitamins raise breast cancer risk? AsiaOne Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:44 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people take multivitamins in the hopes of thwarting disease, but a new study finds that older women who use multivitamins may be more likely than non-users to develop breast cancer. Hitler’s Gold Dazzles in New Jersey Cancer Center: Interview Bloomberg Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:43 PM PDT April 1 (Bloomberg) -- If things had turned out better for Albert Speer , Hitler’s adored, evil architect, Nuremberg would have an oversize culture palace topped off by a dome covered in glittering golden tiles. Hospital holding cancer awareness event San Bernardino Sun Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:31 PM PDT COLTON - Arrowhead Regional Medical Center will hold a free cancer awareness and screening event April 24 at the Outpatient Care Center. Study links chemical exposure to breast cancer The Sun Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:28 PM PDT LONDON (April 1): Exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, Canadian scientists said on Thursday. North Bay's Voyageur Days has Heart The Sudbury Star Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:27 PM PDT NORTH BAY â€" Mattawa Voyageur Days has unveiled a new twist to this year's summer festival. A separate ticket is being sold for a July 22 concert featuring popular '70s rockers Heart. All profits from the $20 ticket sales will benefit the Canadian Cancer Society.[...] Doctors: Women in 40s should still have mammograms 22 WSBT South Bend Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:27 PM PDT SOUTH BEND â€" Although 20 percent of breast cancer patients are in their 40s, new screening guidelines issued in recent months by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force exclude that group from routine mammograms.

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