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• Drugs to treat anemia in cancer patients linked to thromboembolism

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  NEW YORK -- Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new res
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• Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  SEATTLE -- A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a stud
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• Minimally Invasive Surgery Shown Safe and Effective Treatment for Rectal Cancer

  
  BreakThrough Digest Medical News — Authority: 481
  Laparoscopic surgery has been used in the treatment of intestinal disorders for close to 20 years, but its benefits have only recently begun to be extended to people with rectal cancer. In a prospective study of 103 patients who underwent straightforward or “hand-assisted” laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, a ...
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• How Body Builders Are Maintaining Such A Low Fat Factor

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Many have the feeling that they need to be completely on the high fat diet if they want build their body. It is totally a wrong assumption. The body builders can manage on low fat high protein diet. After all body building means building the body not the fat.High fat diet may help to put [...]
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• Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  PHILADELPHIA -- The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyper
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• Mandy Moore and Miss USA Race for Cancer Cause in Washington, D.C.

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 814
  Filed under: Emilys Post Mandy Moore, the actress and singer, and Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton were in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for the inaugural Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF)s "Race to End Womens Cancer." Race participants could choose to run the half marathon, 5K or walk one mile through the ...
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• What Are the Benefits of Taking Omega 3 – There’s Plenty! But Let’s Focus On The Most Important 4

  
  Health 2 u — Authority: 130
  Most of us want to lead long healthy lives, unfortunately its not always that simple — things get in the way like illness, disease or unfortunate circumstances. However we are often our own worst enemies, having poor lifestyle choices especially a bad diet, too much stress and lack of exercise all contribute to ill ...
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• People living in volcanic areas ‘at increased thyroid cancer risk’ (Re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk of thyroid cancer.In the study, Gabriella Pellegriti, M.D., Ph.D., of the endocrinology division, University of Catania Medical School, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital in Italy, and colleagues collected incidence ...
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• Why is it that Radiation is supposed to cause Cancer but the cure is Radition?

  
  The Word Is Hope — Authority: 137
  I understand that even cell phones can give off enough radiation to give you a brain tumor and a tv can also radiate you if watched too close. I t does not make sense that radiation can cure cancer but this seems to be the standard cure for most cancers.Please explain the differences between [...]
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• Is immunotherapy the way to cure cancer?

  
  The Word Is Hope — Authority: 137
  Wake Forest researchers since 1999 have breed a group of mice called SR/CR that are totally resistant to all cancers tested so far in them. In turn, the white blood cells of these mice were able to cure cancer in other mice simply by infusion of these cells into the mice with cancer. [...]
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• 1930s drug slows tumor growth

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare genetic disease.
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• Weight Management (Health Ebook)

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
  The prevalence of obesity in the United States has doubled in the past two decades. Nearly one­third of adults are obese, that is, they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. One of the fastest growing segments of the population is that with a BMI with accompanying comorbidities. Over the last two decades, ...
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• EBV Latent Membrane Protein 1 Oncoprotein

  
  Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists — Authority: 135
  Latent infection membrane protein 1 (LMP1) is expressed in most malignances associated with EBV infection , has oncogene-like effects on immortalized fibroblasts, and is essential for EBV to efficiently transform the growth of resting primary B-lymphocytes into long-term autonomously proliferating lymphoblastoid cell ...
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• First use of antibody and stem cell transplantation to successfully treat advanced leukemia

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  SEATTLE -- For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem ce
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• The Truth About Heart Disease And Cancer

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
  Heart disease and cancer are closely intertwined due to the fact that cancer treatments put a risk for heart disease. Having cancer can predispose one to heart disease, the number one known killer. Not only does chemotherapy drugs affect the heart, but further research shows that cancer survivors are more likely to ...
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• 7 Diseases That Big, Juicy Steaks Could Give You

  
  Our Beloved Earth — Authority: 129
  7 Diseases That Big, Juicy Steaks Could Give YouBy Sara Novak, Planet GreenNovember 5, 2009 Link to full article belowMore and more people are passing on meat for a wide variety of reasons. For starters, it reduces your impact on the planet. Some simply cant bare the despicable factory farming industry in this ...
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• New therapy eradicates cancer cells without targeting healthy ones

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Researchers are close to developing a cancer treatment that kills malignant cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched.Led by Professor Cohen-Armon of Tel-Aviv University, the researchers found that potent phenanthridine derived polyADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors efficiently ...
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• Working with poultry linked to certain cancers

  
  Our Beloved Earth — Authority: 129
  Working with poultry linked to certain cancersBy Adam MarcusReutersNovember 2, 2009 Link to full article belowNEW YORK -- Poultry workers may be at particularly high risk of developing several forms of cancer, according to a new study that points to viruses carried by birds as a possible cause.The findings come from ...
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• Low cholesterol may cut risk for high-grade prostate cancer

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Men with low cholesterol levels are less likely to suffer from aggressive form of prostate cancer, say researchers. The study led by Johns Hopkins researchers showed that having lower levels of heart-clogging fat might cut a man’s risk of high grade prostate cancer by nearly 60 ...
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• How To Prevent Colon Cancer

  
  Home Fitness Body — Authority: 125
  More than 95% of colorectal cancers come from adenocarcinoma polyps. These cancers start in cells that form mucus glands, which lubricate the colon and rectum. A polyp is a group of cells that form on top of each other and may eventually turn cancerous. Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and lymphomas ...
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