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US cancer rate declines: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The incidence and death rate from most types of cancer continued a downward trend in the United States thanks to widespread screening, better treatment and lower risk factors, a report said Tuesday.
Nations:U.S.
2009-12-08
Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer
ATLANTA - In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.
People:Farrah Fawcett Katie Couric
2009-07-02
Disease prevention often costs more than it saves
CHICAGO - When it comes to health care spending, an ounce of prevention is seldom worth a pound of cure. Take Mrs. Jones, a hypothetical 55-year-old obese woman at risk for diabetes. It costs $900 a year to hire a personal lifestyle coach to help her lose weight and prevent diabetes. Suppose that the coaching works for Mrs. Jones, and she is spared diabetes and all the resulting health bills.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama
2009-06-28
Push is on to tailor cancer care to tumor's genes
WASHINGTON - The days of one-size-fits-all cancer treatment are numbered: A rush of new research is pointing the way to tailor chemotherapy and other care to what's written in your tumor's genes.
2009-02-16
In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better
NEW YORK - Doctors thought that combining two newer drugs that more precisely attack cancer would help people with advanced colon cancer. Instead, it made the cancer worse and made the patients more miserable, a study found. The surprising findings underscore the importance of doing rigorous studies before rushing to mix these pricey, new-generation drugs, the Dutch researchers and other experts said.
Nations:Netherlands Source:(AP)
2009-02-04
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