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Texas cancer center launching “moonshot” against cancer
The nation’s largest cancer center is launching a massive “moonshot” effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago. The University...
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Scientists find breast cancer clues in gene analysis
NEW YORK (AP) Scientists reported Sunday that they have completed a major analysis of the genetics of breast cancer, finding four major classes of the disease. They hope their work will lead to more...
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Certain Type of Breast Cancer Linked to Ovarian Cancer
In Health, new DNA research has found four different types of breast cancer, which may help doctors target better treatment options for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Aside from skin cancer,...
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Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can’t be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or...
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Pennsylvania Study: Dogs help sniff out ovarian cancer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Researchers trying to develop a diagnostic tool for ovarian cancer are hoping dogs’ keen sense of smell will lead them down the right path. An early detection device that combines...
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New Methods In Detecting “Silent Killer” Ovarian Cancer
A simple blood test combined with an ultrasound exam may help doctors catch ovarian cancer while it’s still treatable. Because it strikes with only a few, if any symptoms and by the time a woman knows...
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Ovarian Cancer Prevention
We are nearing the end of National Cancer Prevention Month, but early cancer detection education and prevention never stops. The American Cancer Society estimates nearly twenty-two thousand new cases...
View ArticleLack of Ovarian Cancer Screenings has some Opting for Preventative Surgery
Most types of cancers have screenings to identify the risk of the disease, but lack of screening for ovarian cancer has some women turning to preventative surgery. Actress Angelina Jolie underwent...
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Another big verdict in talc case against Johnson & Johnson
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness — among the...
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‘Magic mushroom’ psychedelic may ease anxiety, depression
NEW YORK (AP) -- The psychedelic drug in "magic mushrooms" can quickly and effectively help treat anxiety and depression in cancer patients, an effect that may last for months, two small studies show....
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