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The Lies And Truths Of Mammography
By Dr. Gifford Jones
Never before have women been more confused about breast mammography. A U.S panel of experts now reports that women under 40 years of age do not need mammograms, and those over 50 require them only every two years. So here are eight points women should know about mammography.
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PHILADELPHIA Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed a new model of skin cancer based on the knowledge that a common cancer-related molecule called Src kinase is activated in human skin-cancer samples.
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Health report updates over the past few weeks may have left a large number of women in a state of confusion.
Last week, the United States Preventive Services Task Force released a statement recommending that women begin screenings for breast cancer at the age of 50, not at 40 as had been previously suggested by both health care professionals and the American Cancer Society.
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For young women who have a high risk of breast cancer because of genetic mutations or family history, the radiation from yearly mammograms may make the risk even higher, researchers reported at a radiology conference on Monday.
Beaufort County Health Department and Cancer Society support 34th annual eventBy Admin
On November 19, 2009, the Beaufort County Health Department, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, will recognize the 34th annual Great American Smokeout. This date is used to encourage smokers to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life.
Government allows more cancer claims from LOOWBy Admin
The federal government is making it easier for individuals who got cancer after working at a Niagara County nuclear site to receive compensation because of a lack of available data about exposure at the facility.
Experts issue call to reconsider screening for breast cancer and prostate cancerBy Admin
Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer – the most diagnosed cancer for women and men – have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in an opinion piece published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association.”
Walkers stepping up to help fight breast cancerBy Admin
The American Cancer Society will host the inaugural Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Livingston County on Saturday at the historical Livingston County Courthouse in Howell.
PET/CT Scans May Help Detect Recurring Prostate Cancer EarlierBy Admin
A new study published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET)/computer tomography (CT) scans with the imaging agent choline could detect recurring prostate cancer sooner than conventional imaging technologies in some patients who have had their prostates surgically removed.
Tick Saliva May Hold Key for Future Cancer CureBy Admin
(ChattahBox)—Brazillian researchers may have stumbled on a future cure for cancerous tumors. An anti-coagulant protein found in the saliva of a common South American tick has been shown to shrink tumors in rats, and the discovery could pave the way for new treatments.
State reviews cancer hospital applicationBy Admin
The Division of Health Planning, Georgia Department of Community Health, is now reviewing the application for a Certificate-of-Need for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America of the Southeast Inc.
CTCA is planning a new cancer treatment hospital in Newnan off Newnan Crossing Bypass across from Ashley Park. The site is land owned by developer Stan Thomas’ Thomas Enterprises and fronts Interstate 85 south of the J.C. Penney store.
Health Buzz: Rare Risk of Cancer After Taking Tamoxifen and Other Health NewsBy Admin
Study Links Tamoxifen to Rare, Aggressive Second Cancer
Tamoxifen, a drug used to prevent breast cancer recurrence, may increase the odds of a more aggressive breast cancer in women who use the drug over the long term, according to a new study in the journal Cancer Research. The study involved more than 1,100 breast cancer survivors whose tumors were estrogen sensitive. Of the group, 369 women developed a new tumor in the other, healthy breast. Researchers compared them with study participants who had not developed a second cancer.
Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of breast cancer among women with family historyBy Admin
WASHINGTON, (Xinhua)—Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
How To Spot Enlarged Prostate Symptoms And Seek Treatment?By Admin
By Cindy Heller
Men undergo transformation as they ages and the body will experience internal and external changes. As men approaches forty, there is a need to be alert to their prostate health. The health of the reproductive system plus the urinary system has been associated with prostate gland. Knowledge of the enlarged prostate and prostate cancer can go a long way in staying in the pink of health.
By Dr. Gifford Jones
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Benjamin Disraeli, Queen Victoria’s Prime Minister, once remarked “There are three kinds of lies, lies, damned lies and statistics”. Disraeli, if he had been a doctor, could have been referring to the PSA test for prostate cancer. For instance, the New England Journal of Medicine has just reported a European study that showed that this blood test cut the death rate of this disease by 20 percent. But this impressive figure refers to a relative reduction in deaths.
